It was as if the Num did spend an eternity upon that golden plains,
and yet, it was but an instant against infinite time.
Countless moments came and went,
thus did the golden blades rise as one,
and hence did they strike as one.
The Num roared,
it raged and rampaged,
its claws were of primal fury.
Untamed! Beholden to none but the Num!
Ten thousand and one blades fell upon the Num,
clad in the hide of the Nyarr.
Tis said that the Nyarr could not be fell by blade,
not by things crafted of the world.
And thus did its hide prove the truth of that tale.
Ten thousand and one blades, peerless
that even light itself was cut upon their edge,
of the countless blades that rose as one and fell as one,
none pierce the hide of the Nyarr.
The Num laughed in response,
For it was futile to stand against it.
Clearly.
Obviously.
Such was proclaimed upon the world.
"Num!" It cried out in joy
as its claws moved as the wind,
swift as lightning,
and as relentless as an avalanche.
Where its claws had passed,
shafts forged of gold tempered
by the heat of the sun
and the secret fires of the world,
shattered.
Golden dust,
broken fragments lay behind the Num's path.
There was only a fierce joy
as the Num fought the very world,
'til it stood upon the hill
at the center of that golden plain.
Surrounded by devastation,
ten thousand and one spears had risen,
but it was not the Num that had fallen,
rather it was they.
The world of the Golden Queen,
peerless in its perfection,
held a solemn silence,
desecration held court here now.
And thus did the Num look up upon the Golden Queen,
She who ruled the Heavens,
who gifted the world with a bounty of light,
whose very presence brought harmony and life.
The Num looked up at her, arms akimbo.
For the very golden sea that reflected the Brilliant Day
had been found wanting.
They were weak.
Ten Thousand and One had fought the Num,
And the Num was yet unmarked.
Thus did the wild and fierce Num gaze upon
the Golden Queen, Ruler of the Brilliant Day,
and thus did it declare its displeasure.
"Num."
And a challenge.
