บท 231: The Nomad and The Divine I

["Oh? You'd like to know about "him"? Well, that's a long story with many twists and turns, though I do not mind talking about it. After all, I doubt there are more than a handful of beings throughout history with a more fantastical life than him. There are many tales of him told throughout Arcadius. Fables, documents, songs sung by bards, and even sages far too old for any to take their words as anything but weathered lunacy. However, though he may be known by many names: "Godslayer", "Bedrue", "Khan", "Benjamin"--all names acquired by hundreds of years of renowned feats, it all refers to one man."]

Atop a mountain that surpassed the height of clouds, there was a colossal, stone bridge that stretched from the daunting summit to the next of a neighboring mountain. It was steeped in the primordial breath of the world's past cloak, a place in which a mere man would find their end in trying to climb the impossibly tall, arduous landmark.