Journal of Lux Tenebris 37
[Many years later]
It has been many years, almost a century now, since I last wrote. I have been forced to change my name many times. There are now a total of two hundred fifty generations of Luxs in my family, and they are all actually me. Aunt Daneris has managed to come to me. She had brought a witch with her named Sally, and a man by the name of Lumen. Tomorrow night they will lock me up.
Oh, I forgot to mention that I am now remembering exactly what I do while in my ‘time of darkness’. I call the periods of when I am evil this, for it accurately describes that time. These words shall also act as a warning to those that are aware of the curse that is upon me. She thinks that the so called ‘Lux I’ had died many years ago of old age. I find it amusing that she thinks that the line of the family Tenebris has officially died out. I am anxiously awaiting to see the look on her face when she discovers that the one and only Lux is still alive and well!
Journal of Lux Tenebris 38
Lumen, that fool, had released me while I was evil. We happened to attack an encampment of Tritain’s, and I had nearly killed Aunt Daneris. If it were not for Lumen realizing his mistake and plunging his sword through my stomach, I fear that I very well might have killed her. Lumen is, or was, a skilled warrior. I happened to slice off one of his hands after he stabbed me in the back. This makes him incapable of wielding a bow and arrow, but I hope that he can still be useful with a sword. If retrained properly, he could once again be a skilled swordsman. I might take it upon myself to retrain him for payment for taking one of his hands. He was taken away by Tritain’s men.. Sally came upon me during the morning hours, and decided to take me to the ruins of Osgiliath to heal me in secret. She shall heal me through the work of magics.
Journal of Lux Tenebris 39
[3 months later]
My wound has fully healed, and I have asked Sally if she'd like to assist me in rescuing Lumen. She accepted, and managed to send word in secret to Daneris, who has also decided to assist us. She will distract the guards while Sally magically takes the keys from them. Daneris also has some men that are willing to help. They shall watch for anyone else that is going to the dungeons, and distract them. While this is happening, Sally will hand me the keys, and I will go to free Lumen.
Journal of Lux Tenebris 40
We have successfully rescued Lumen just a day before Tritain changed her mind to having him executed. Lumen was, and I expected this, shocked that I am still alive. He at first refused to go with me, but when he was told of his impending death, he changed his mind, and reluctantly decided that he’d come with us. We managed to get free of the castle through an underground passageway that was hidden from Tritain. It was made in the days of my father’s ruling as an escape route if ever needed. He had it sealed and hidden by magic. The path leads to a cave well outside of the walls of the citadel and into a field made of stone. The cave is also hidden from view with magic. From the outside it looks like an abandoned mine.
We rode from there and came upon a shack. Lumen decided that he had wanted to live there. As it turns out, that same shack happens to be on the small space of land that my grandfather had given to Daneris and Urchin, so it was already stocked with what was needed for one to live there. I had Sally put magic around the exterior to make it look as if there was nothing but a flat, useless expanse of land there. The cabin could only be made out by the outlines of a very old looking foundation, and once someone was inside, the actual cabin could be seen. Lumen thanked me once he discovered that it was my plan to rescue him, and after learning of my curse in its entirety, he slowly started to trust me again. I too, in time, came to find out that he is somehow now immune to my gaze during the dark time.
Journal of Lux Tenebris 41
[5 months later]
Aunt Daneris is pregnant again; this time with twins! She has decided to give me the gift of a long life as payment for assisting her in her times of need. As a result, I shall live even longer than I already should have. Her husband, Urchin, has charged me with protecting them and their children. I have talked Aunt Daneris into having her children live with two separate families after they are birthed.
I assured her that it would better their chances for survival. I have promised her that these children will be well taken care of, for I am going to watch over them through the use of the mirror that was given to my parents as a wedding gift by none other than my adoptive aunt and uncle themselves. Luckily I have had the foresight to hide it in the ruins of Osgiliath before my kingdom was taken from me.
