Uku [you-coo] had spent a very long time in a very dark place wondering how best to pre-empt the portents. There was such a diverse library of lore on the subject of ancient artifacts that it was hard to sort through at times. However, like most of his kind Uku had the advantage of scaring the bodily fluids out of someone to do his bidding. In silence, did he wait until his minions brought him the good news; that the time of the book would soon be upon them.
This was excellent news, indeed, considering it had been more than a millennia since anyone had even whispered about the true artifacts. With such an incredible find, Uku knew that certain steps would need to be taken to ensure a jumpstart on retrieving the book before the fairies got their hands on it. Uku contacted one of the few like him that shared his zeal for disclosure; Alphus.
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After a wonderful conversation which ended in both men taking their other forms, a settlement was reached and a target selected. A second discussion wound its way around a week or so before a compromise was found and an actual plan was set. Both men went their separate ways and did not speak again until after the attack.
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Uku and Alphus had done well with the demise of the stricture and it felt good to watch something holy burn into nothingness. A slow grin crept over his face watching the ensuing carnage. Uku had intentionally manipulated the anger in several of the monks within the building's walls sending them on a mass spree. Their fear now turned to rage and blind survival; a large group of the people inside was slaughtered by their own before the structure collapsed.
With no time to waste, Uku vanished from the scene flitting in and out of the shadows until he reached a point where he could transport himself to the rendezvous point. A quick incantation sent him to the predetermined spot where Alphus was already waiting. The grin was charming and also hungry. His voice, even in human form, was ridiculously deep and sometimes it didn't fit the frail mortal body he had attached himself to
. "Alphus….not bad for our first soul-crushing attack in over five hundred years. Not bad at all." Seeming to grow bigger, the grin never left Uku's handsome face.