Atakhan

Excerpt by Ezkiel Arentavon in "Nox, a city in turmoil"
"... he was an unusual guy. You wouldn't see a citizen like him everyday. He sometimes walked up and down the street for hours at a time, not blinking once. It was as if he was trying to find something within his own little vicinity. The only time he'd stop is when Mylo, the stray cat of the neighbourhood, would come up to him. He'd look down, bow down, give her a pet once or twice and continue walking up and down the street. He was strange but nobody expected him to cause such a mayhem.

''I remember the evening of the incident quite vividly. It was shortly before the sun set on a summer evening. The wind was soft on the skin and one could see the moon surprisingly well. I recall telling the Royal Guards that the blackboard next to the town hall was outdated after I had just come down the street from the docks. I used to love fishing back then but ever since, I hesitate to step out of the city walls. Just as I turned the corner, he was standing there. His body taped with some sort of inscription roles with a language I've never seen in my life! In his right arm, a spear piercing into his upper body. It was glowing in a yellow hue and blood was flowing all over it. Just when I wanted to step back, he turned pointing his finger at me. I don't recall anything after that. I woke up in my bed as if it had been a normal morning. The birds were chirping, Mylo was jumping at the academy professor, asking him to buy a fish, and the tides turned like before. However, Atakhan had disappeared and with him, all the books in the city. The real horror is yet to be mentioned, however. All of the scribes, including their homes, burned to ashes and dust. Nothing was left. Not a single piece of paper remained. It was horrible. It was as if someone had put a black veil on this city, disconnecting us from the history of our land and the happenings all around the world we had carefully written down in our books. On this day, we decided to name the city Nox Aeterna. The eternal night." Atakhan "the unshackled" is a Librarian in Rathnir, living in The Lunari Empire at the south wall of it's capital, Nox Aeterna. After his arrival in Lunaris, he worked hisself quickly up the ranks, becoming second in charge- The so-called Voice of the Empress''. He takes care of the books within the city and is known as a pet-loving introvert. There is not much known about him, however a few ancient documents mention his name, granting insight into his past.