Role

Chapter 4

Years have passed, Sodsob and Daikoal, being in possession of each
other, have both grown incredibly strong. Sodsob by feeding on the
souls of its victims, and Daikoal by gaining experience and knowledge
through his neverending war. At one moment, Sodsob has whispered to
Daikoal "We are now equal to gods, my pet, let's feed on the immortal
souls of the gods".

Sodsob continued to whisper those blasphemous words to Daikoal, trying
to slowly convert his mind to hatred of the gods. But Daikoal was not
the warrior he once was, he became much stronger himself and managed
to protect his soul and mind from the flail to a certain extent. His
soul was also bound by the Dark Oath, and so Sodsob was not able to
complete Daikoal's submission. What he did manage to achieve though was
denting Daikoal's devotion to the Immortal Lords of the Empire, even
though was not able to ruin the fire giant's devotion to the Empire
itself and Gaspare, the Emperor who has brought Daikoal to his position
of power as the Dread Lord.

One day after a tiring battle at the palace Daikoal has suddenly
understood that he does not feel the terrifying link with Sodsob as if
he was free from it. It was as if by breaking Daikoal's devotion to the
gods, Sodsob himself has ruined the leash by which he was controlling
the fire giant.

The moment Daikoal has understood it, he has thrown the flail away,
laughing menacingly. "It is not you who are equal to gods now, it is
me who who was freed from the divine pressure. I shall feed on the
souls myself, surpassing the strength you have given me, becoming
Champion of men, champion of citizens, champion of Empire!"

He was now on the path of building his strength back, for the sake of
his Emperor, for the sake of Empire, for the sake of all the mortal
citizens, free from both the unholy and holy influence.