I Am As Nothing

''I am as nothing.

''I have defied gods and demons, even death itself: yet, for all I was, I am nothing now, naught but a pawn upon Their board, even if a powerful one. I cling now only to a quest for vengeance, but once it is complete, what then? When at last all is fulfilled, what next?

''In His dying moments, I gained something: Comprehension? Courage? Penitence? I know not. But now, I understand: when this last quest for vengeance is complete, I shall end it all; I shall stab this ancient knife deep within My Captor’s heart, and then fade with all else.

''At last, my time has come: I, Lucifel-Nogard, greatest of The Ancients, will reject my bias and make amends!