XCVIII: The Plays Surfacing

30 Minutes Earlier,

Hidden beneath the center of the town was a rocky grotto into which priests from many factions entered. Deeper within, an altar was erected, and a magic circle was drawn on its surface.

"We Gaians are of life, embracing love, and value order."

The voice of a man echoed within the deep as figure man ascended onto the altar and kneeled, his head respectfully bowed.

Suddenly, a golden light penetrated the ceiling and shot down at the center of the altar before a ten foot figure appeared. It wore a golden helmet that covered its entire head with only a straight and narrow slit providing an opening where golden lights shone, coming from its eyes. On top of its plate armor was a cloth that depicted a square symbol.