History of the Great Work IV
Title: History of the Great Work IV
Author: Professor Ellie Rafkin
The Fall of the World-Builders
Spoken by the Memory of Katalkotl
Transcribed by Professor Ellie Rafkin
Initially, the Kotl viewed the escaped Myrmidex as a minor nuisance, like any other beast of Eodon. The Myrmidex should have been no threat to the Kotl, who protected their settlements with energy fields powered by the Great Moonstone. Still, the Myrmidex were persistent in their aggression. Eventually, the Kotl began planning to exterminate the ant hybrids. The Kotl attempted to grow a new version of the Myrmidex, hoping to breed passivity into the species. They planned to send empowered humans directly against the insects. The first of these was called Zipactriotl. While the weapon initially killed a countless number of the insects, the human mind inside grew dangerously unstable. Still, it was believed that beyond a few scattered insects in the wilds of Eodon, the species was extinct. Unfortunately, the Myrmidex queen had simply gone into hiding. In a subterranean hive, she produced a million eggs that hatched into an army. The intelligent insects had studied the Kotl and knew the source of their power. Mysteriously, the Myrmidex raided inside Kotlan and stole the Great Moonstone. If this initial strike disarmed the Kotl, the Myrmidex then proceeded to break the back of Kotl civilization. The surface portions of Kotlan were destroyed, so the World-Builders barricaded themselves in the city's tunnels. Expecting to withstand the Myrmidex for months, the Kotl found themselves facing the Myrmidex in days. The insects destroyed everything in their path: every crystal, every relic, and any trace of Kotl magic. The Myrmidex killed everyone in the city, Kotl and human. Then the Myrmidex left, and the city closed up behind them.
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