Demoni Vankil - Letter Seven

I may have said too much, but my work will be known when you receive this letter.

Demoni Vankil is the historical and award-winning work of Höbin Luckyfeller, and the precursor to Chronicles of a Hero.

An ancient puzzle box.
Fourteen letters.
A Council of Whispers.
…and a clerk.
Discover the 700 year old secret millions died to protect.

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LETTER Seven

My Beloved Ethany,

I hoped, I searched, I desired. But now I know…rune lore is real! Oh, Ethany, the Order thought I was insane and mocked me, but never again. rune lore has proven itself to be all I had imagined and more.

The magic system's straightforward manifestations led to its demise and mythical status. Unfit for the great mägo Order, I’ve no doubt. But for me Ethany, brimming with possibilities!

The ancients never tapped into its full potential. Maybe they could not see the boundless power they beheld or else why would they allow it to fade into myth? It saddens me, this act of indolence. But do you know what this means, my love? I am that much closer to finishing my work and coming home!

We sought a method for bringing a rune to life. In this, Hammel has been indispensable. He alone, the keeper of ancient texts and runes, discovered a reference to ‘Oro-Lifsin’ or words of life. Combining the lore that says the first language had intent, life, if you will, and was binding, I knew we were bridging the gap into my expertise: languages. More specifically, the languages of the Seven Disciplines.