The Elder's Warning

Elder god: Ah, my wayward child returns…

Raziel: Having unearthed more than you’d like, I suspect. What am I to make of these ruins that litter the land, and these images here in this chamber?

Elder god: Merely the deceits of a failed civilization. You are being mislead, Raziel. This ancient race hoped to manipulate the future with these scrawled misdirections.

You must tread carefully. There are dark forces at work in this world, bent on subverting your true destiny.

Raziel: I have no doubt of that. The question is: am I in their presence right now?

Elder god: Your arrogance will spell your demise, Raziel. Deny my will, and the arc of your destiny will reach a sudden conclusion.

Raziel: Your threats are unmoving. Even now I’m beyond your reach.

Elder god: My reach is longer than you realize. This is a very dangerous game you’re playing, Raziel.

Raziel returns to the lake located in the Sarafan fortress and thanks to the Reaver of Darkness accesses the Sanctuary of Light. Inside, he observes the decoration that adorns the walls of the sanctuary…

Raziel (vo): These murals left no room for doubt. These creatures were indeed the architects of the Pillars, and while the images were difficult to decipher, the Pillars appeared to banish or diminish their enemies somehow.

Then he manages to activate the mechanism to forge the Reaver once more…

Raziel (vo): I plunged the Reaver into the forge and imbued the blade with the elemental power of light. Thus armed, I now had the means to re-enter the Stronghold and finally use Moebius’s Time Streaming device to accomplish my own ends.