Flashback Arc: Rahul's Myth
"The gods didn't fall.
They were erased by a man who fought not to kill…
But to show them what mercy looked like before it turned to flame."
— Unknown chronicler, Archive of Ash
Scene 1: The Divine Decree
The Pantheon of Supreme Light—seven ruling gods—issued one order:
"RAHUL IS TO BE ERASED."
He had upset the balance.
Refused their throne.
Stopped kneeling mortals from sacrificing their own.
He was not a threat to order.
He was a threat to control.
Seven gods.
Seven armies.
They marched upon Rahul at the edge of the star-cracked city of Vaer'Zuun.
Scene 2: Eon Tries to Intervene
Eon Thalor stood alone before the gods.
He was one of them.
But even he warned them.
"You think you're going to fight him?"
"You're going to make him show you what silence sounds like when it breaks."
They laughed.
"He's just a man."
"He's a memory waiting to be burned."
Scene 3: The First Strike
They struck from the sky.
One god wielded time. Another commanded gravity. One roared flame enough to incinerate ten dimensions. The rest formed a cosmic blade meant to pierce concepts.
Rahul stood alone.
He didn't move.
The attacks hit.
Silence.
Smoke.
Then—
A voice.
For the first time since the last war—
Rahul spoke.
"Are you done?"
Scene 4: One-Sided Massacre
Rahul raised one hand.
Voidflame didn't erupt.
It descended.
Like a curtain pulled over existence.
The sky dimmed.
The ground stopped breathing.
And one god fell instantly—
Not struck.
Forgotten.
Their name, their purpose, their legacy—gone from the cosmos.
Another screamed as Rahul looked at them.
Just looked.
"No. No—how are you—?"
"You don't deserve my flame," Rahul whispered.
He simply unwrote their aura.
Scene 5: The Collapse of Divinity
The last three gods tried to beg.
Tried to rewrite the story.
One turned to Eon:
"Help us—he's not mortal, he's not—"
Eon turned away.
"I told you."
Rahul didn't roar.
He didn't declare.
He whispered.
And the cosmos obeyed.
The final god tried to speak.
Rahul silenced their voice permanently.
Not death.
Just… removal.
Scene 6: Aftermath
The battlefield was silent.
Nothing left but ash.
Not a crater.
Not a flame.
Just stillness.
Rahul stood among the void.
And the stars wouldn't shine above him for three days.
Eon approached.
"You didn't have to go that far."
Rahul finally answered.
"They were warned."
Final Lines
The last lines written in the hidden record:
"He did not destroy the gods.
He humbled them so completely, their names ceased to hold meaning."
"They didn't die screaming.
They were never allowed to scream at all.