By night, they stole into Torak's iron tower. They stole through the marches, with Belgarath taking the form of a wolf to guidethem, and they crossed over into Mallorea. Together they left the Vale with Cherek's three mighty sons, Dras Bull-neck, Algar Fleet-foot andRiva Irongrip. Then Cherek Bear-Shoulders, King of the Alorns, wentdown to the Vale of Aldur to tell Belgarath the Sorcerer that the northern way was clear. There,in a tower of iron, Torak contended with the Orb, trying in vain to quell its hatred for him. In agony, Torak led his people into the wastelands of Mallorea, and his people built him a city inCthol Mishrak, which was called the City of Night, for Torak hid it under an endless cloud. Torak's left hand was burned away, his left cheek was seared in the arts of sorcery and charred,and his left eye took flame and was ever after filled with the fire of the Orb's wrath. But Torak, seeing that his Angaraks must be defeated, raised the Orb andused its power to crack the world and bring in the Sea of the East to divide him from hisenemies.īut the Orb was angered that Torak should use it thus and it lashed him with a fire whose agonycould not be quenched. Then Aldur summoned his other brothers, and they went with a mighty army of their followersto confront Torak. When Aldur would not give up the stone, Torak smote him and fled with the Orb. He went therefore to Aldur to plead that the stone be setaside. When he learned of the Orb, he was sorely troubled, fearingthat it would counter his destiny. Torak, God of the Angarak peoples, coveted lordship and dominion over all things, for to himhad come an opposing Necessity. Men named the stone the Orb of Aldur, and it was filled with enormous power,for it was the embodiment of a Necessity which had existed since the beginning of time.
And a time came when Aldur took up a globe-shaped stone no larger than theheart of child. The God Aldur remained apart, teaching the power of the Will and the Word to Belgarath andother disciples. Then the heart of UL melted, and he lifted up Gorim and swore to be his God and Godof his people, the Ulgos. But UL, father of the Gods, remained aloof, untilGorim, leader of those who had no God, went up on a high mountain and importuned himmightily.
from the Introduction, Legends of AloriaĪfter the seven Gods created the world, it is said that they and those races of men they hadchosen dwelt together in peace and harmony. Formatted by YuSaKu (FookDemonoidcom) Exclusively for īeing an Account those Events came to the Throne of Riva and how he slew the Accursed GodTorak.
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