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. You, Historian, must take this
message to the world."
"You have shown me proof of the presence of an evil
god," I continued, still choosing my words with caution.
"And that, in itself, is a remarkable discovery in this era
when all gods were thought to have abandoned Krynn! But
will you not tell me the name of this god?"
"Goddess," he corrected. "You already know her."
I looked again, realizing that I gazed at the five pillars
of fire, the five colors ... of evil dragonhood! "She is the
Nameless One," I said quietly, "driven from the world
more than two thousand years ago! She whose dark power
once brought Krynn almost to the point of subjugation."
"The Queen of Darkness!" he shouted in ecstasy.
"Mistress of the evil dragons, the five-headed wyrm!"
"Takhisis!" All of the horrors I had witnessed paled
when compared with the menace raised by this dark priest.
"Do you mean to tell me that she returns to the world?"
"Not yet, Historian, not yet, but her presence can be
felt, by myself and others. She grows in power, and she is
patient. She is not defeated. Never make that mistake,
Historian. She will not be vanquished!"
Abruptly, he raised his voice, pointed. "Go, now! Take
your notes and report to your master what you have
learned! Let the great Astinus know and tremble! Let
everyone know! The Queen of Darkness will return, and
glory is the destiny of those who worship her name!"
His triumph ringing in my ears, I departed -
precipitously, if the truth be told (as, of course, it must)
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