| The Dark Way Master |
| Required: Knowledge and Practical of the Dark Way Master quest, Rank 150 Dark Way, 1 Master's Dark Way Wand, 1 Master's Red Way Bracers, 1 Master's Brown Way Bracers, 1 Adept's Dark Way Robe. |
| → Go to Evelyn |
| YOU: I have the proof of being a worthy student, Archmistress. |
| Evelyn: You obeyed me, and your devotion lead you here. |
| Evelyn: You reached a point where I can give you no more… |
| Evelyn: in the Dark Way. |
| Evelyn: You are a full Master of the Dark Way. |
| -Evelyn takes the bracers and examines them carefully. She takes a long breath.- |
| Evelyn: Dark Way and its allies, Red and Brown… |
| Evelyn: All this power in my hands, within my spirit. |
| Evelyn: I would sacrifice all of it to feel the Blue in my body, again. |
| -Evelyn thrusts back the items and turns her back on you.- |
| Evelyn: Return them to their owners. |
| Evelyn: Please. |
| Evelyn: They will need them, very soon. |
| Evelyn: I… |
| Evelyn: you do not… |
| -Evelyn sighs, a long and deep sigh. Then her face turns back to you, her usual sideways glance shows no emotion.- |
| Evelyn: Give me your last Adept item, please. |
| YOU: Yes, here you are Archmistress. |
| -Evelyn starts folding the cloak, touching it gently.- |
| Evelyn: As a Master of the Dark Circle you are allowed to learn about our history and our secrets. |
| Evelyn: Are you interested to hear them? |
| YOU: Yes, I very much want to hear. |
| Evelyn: Very well. |
| Evelyn: I was sure of your interest. |
| Evelyn: Would you like to talk about our history? |
| -Evelyn half closes her eyes- |
| Evelyn: … |
| Evelyn: or about our secrets? |
| YOU: Tell me about secrets, please. |
| Evelyn: The secrets I want to tell are for your ears and for very few others. |
| Evelyn: Only people who proved themselves can manage to keep a secret like the one I'm going to tell you. |
| Evelyn: The danger in it can harm many lives, not only your own, so you are allowed to discuss them only with the highest levels of the Circles. |
| Evelyn: Full masters of every Way. |
| -Evelyn makes a pause, leaning forward.- |
| Evelyn: The texts in the Sanctuary hold knowledge about all the Ways and artifacts of power. |
| Evelyn: It contains the complete version of this secret too. |
| Evelyn: The position, even the existence of the sanctuary, is closed to the citizen. |
| Evelyn: Secrets hidden in other secrets. |
| Evelyn: I need your word. |
| Evelyn: Promise me you will never share this knowledge outside the Masters of the Circles. |
| YOU: Yes Archmistress. |
| Evelyn: The first secret is the Seventh Way. |
| Evelyn: Until now, I assume you know only six Ways, but there is a Seventh. |
| Evelyn: The Seventh is the essence of all the other Ways, but is also none of them. |
| Evelyn: It is magic without the glyphs created by Talad. |
| Evelyn: This is 'Wild' magic…something outside the rules of the Gods. |
| Evelyn: Diaboli used it, since they are the only race who cast magic before arriving in Yliakum. |
| -The tone of Evelyn grows stern.- |
| Evelyn: Be careful, and pay special attention to my next words. |
| Evelyn: Your level of power will give you sense of the existence of the Seventh Way. |
| Evelyn: Temptation will strike you. |
| Evelyn: And you have to resist it. |
| Evelyn: Otherwise 'Wild' magic will wipe out your very soul. |
| Evelyn: You will be put to True Death if the Seventh Way does not destroy you first. |
| Evelyn: Is this understood? |
| YOU: Yes Archmistress. |
| Evelyn: The dangers of the Seventh Way go beyond your imagination. |
| Evelyn: Two mages have attempted to master it up to today, and they suffered a fate I would wish on no one. |
| -Evelyn pauses, her gaze is firm.- |
| Evelyn: Now, I have to tell you about another hidden knowledge. |
| Evelyn: Something not even I wish to know, a threat to existence itself. |
| Evelyn: The Circles, especially the Masters, are fighting a war against this Dark entity. |
| Evelyn: These battles are hidden to the eye of the people of Yliakum, but you have to know. |
| Evelyn: Our enemy is called the BlackFlame. |
| Evelyn: Have you ever heard about it? |
| YOU: Yes, I have Archmistress. |
| Evelyn: I wish to fill the pool of your knowledge. |
| Evelyn: None know for sure what is the BlackFlame. |
| Evelyn: Some suppose it is a God. |
| Evelyn: While others assume it is a force of destruction. |
| Evelyn: I have not the answer to what is the BlackFlame, but I can say that its touch infects and deprives the creations of the other Ways. |
| Evelyn: Your path will surely teach you more about this, maybe it will grant you access to the Vault of Ages in Arden. |
| Evelyn: My travels brought me there, many times, with… |
| Evelyn: someone. |
| -Evelyn smiles, while her eyes look in the past.- |
| Evelyn: I still have many question with no answers about that place. |
| Evelyn: Many shadows hide the past; the only thing I discovered… |
| -Evelyn closes her eyes for some second.- |
| Evelyn: No, you have to learn for yourself. |
| Evelyn: My word can't explain to you what I saw. |
| -Evelyn takes a long breath.- |
| Evelyn: Well then, one last formality. |
| -Evelyn puts away the old cloak and opens a sack, taking out a new cloak. She offers it to you.- |
| Evelyn: This will prove the mastery you gained in the Dark Way. |
| Evelyn: Make a good use of it, YOU. |
| Evelyn: And take this. |
| -Evelyn hands you an amulet.- |
| Evelyn: Bring it to Levrus, one final lesson awaits you there. |
| QUEST COMPLETED |
| Rewards: 1 Master's Dark Way Robe, 1 Master of Ways Amulet, 50 Faction with Dark Order, 20600 XP. |