There is a creature that I call the Beast of Light. He is far from good, as his appearance seems to those he deceives. Those who serve him have been given Great Promises of his care and generosity, but it is a deception. For a period of time they give themselves to this Beast but his wicked intentions become revealed after he has drained the very essence of their lives from them. Then it is too late.
He is my enemy, but he does not know I can see who he really is. I am one of his servants. I am playing a deception as well. I appear to him as loyal, faithful, an asset of value. He thinks he has me in a Fog of Unknowing but this is not so.
He has planned for me to be conveniently gone from the region of his Kingdom a few days from now. I have given much time and sweat to fulfill his labor requests to produce a Veil of Wealth that entices the lords of other kingdoms to give their treasures to him. He is pleased with my efforts and the results.
Outside of his normal nature he has encouraged me to visit the Temple with my family and find some time of peace and rejuvenation. I suggested that maybe only a few hours would be enough but he insisted I take a full day with my family at the end of the work cycle.
I thought this seemed unusual but maybe he was truely seeing the value of my services and wanted to keep me content. But this is not like him. Time is something he never gives generously. It would mean falling behind in the building of his Kingdom against the other realms and losing his foothold of dominance on the continent.
Then out of nowhere it struck me like a Plague Mallet. One of my fellow servants also knows of the Beast's deception. She has been having trouble with the fallen creature's slave girl. This slave girl has become the Beast's right-hand in all matters of the Kingdom. Because he uses her for his own pleasure he is willing to appease her. It is my suspicion that they will attempt to banish my friend while I am gone, for they know we are close.
I am not sure what I will do. In the past I had the faith that I could change my master's heart but apart from Joshu-on's Revealing Power he cannot change. One thing I have learned in all the years I have served the Beast rulers is that the nature of a Beast cannot change and should not ever be trusted.
