Rise of Vu’hurael

A Flooded World and a Tower Raised "Beware the stillness of water. That is where Vu’hurael first returned." —Inscription on the base of the Tower of Gi’lion Among the oldest flood myths passed down in Adamah is the tale of Vu’hurael’s return—a story of infiltration, ruin, and rebirth. Whether this story is literal history, divine warning, or metaphor for unseen corruption is left to the faithful, the fearful, and the few who remember what came before. According to temple lore, Vu’hurael—once cast down during the War of Solehaquin—waited for seven centuries in the hollows of the Infernal Domains. Some say they meditated; others say they seethed. One version of the myth claims that Vu’hurael discovered Adamah—a hidden world birthed in silence, beyond even the Infernal gaze. Denied entry by the Mal’akh guardians, Vu’hurael forged their own path, crafting a clandestine gate in the belly of the earth, known only to them and their dark emissaries. These emissaries, called Changelings, took mortal form and slipped into Adamah unnoticed. They say the Changelings struck down the Dominion Mal’akhs—beings tasked with governing sun, moon, tides, and seasons—and stole their scepters, the sacred keys to balance. With nature unguarded, the world cracked open. For forty days and nights, the seas rose. Cities drowned. Crops rotted. Mountains became islands. Whether this was Vu’hurael’s revenge or the world’s reaction to stolen power depends on the sermon. But all versions agree: the flood was not natural. From the upper heavens, the Mal’akh Raguel, commander of the choir of Power, descended to investigate. They found the Tower of Olam ruined—its Dominion slain or corrupted. The scepters of nature were in the hands of Changelings, cloaked in Mal’akh forms. Raguel’s fury split the sky. A battle erupted so violent that the mountains of Caelunora cracked, and the air sang with the force of wrath. In the end, Raguel struck down the false Dominion, reclaimed the scepters, and restored balance to the natural world. Some say Vu’hurael watched but did not intervene. Others say this was all part of a larger design. In the flood’s aftermath, mortals and Mal’akh rebuilt together. They say Raguel chose the survivors and led them to high ground—what would become Gi’lion, the first great mortal city. At its heart, the Tower of Gi’lion was raised, and atop it: a temple dedicated to the Six Ohros. For five centuries, peace reigned. Mortals and Mal’akh walked together, and from their union were born the Nephilim—children of both realms, seen by some as blessed, by others as dangerous.