"Old God—the Earth-shaking Worm?"
Hearing of this deity, Shard was quite surprised, for he had actually heard of this Old God.
The Old God "Earth-shaking Worm" also had another well-known moniker, namely the "God of Earthquakes." Unlike the Old God "Earthly Giant Serpent" that the doctor had mentioned, associated with dust and dirt, the primary power of the Old God "Earth-shaking Worm" was earthquakes.
Shard had read in his textbooks that in the uncivilized bygone days, whenever earthquakes occurred, the local people would seek out the believers of this god and organize large-scale prayer and ritual activities.
But this Old God had long departed, just like Shard's acquaintance, the "Creator of Innocence," who had left during the Fifth Era. Moreover, the "Earth-shaking Worm" was not a Benevolent God; he was a bona fide Evil God, and the pacification of "the Earth's Rage" during rituals required living sacrifices.