Prince of Shadows, The Tragedy of Ydros

Ydros finally got his outfit and I am really loving it. It was made by Capsule Doll who also made Teo's outfit. It's called the Desert Wayfarer outfit scaled down for the MSD size. It fits perfectly on him and goes very well with the theme of the Eastern lands.

You've already read about Ailsa, The Light Bearer. Now I'll introduce you to her nemesis and the dark to her light, Ydros, The Prince of Shadows.

Mahalia's son has the sad distinction of being the embodiment of Ydros, an ancient dark force that is reborn every eight hundred years, a curse laid upon him by the Goddess Inanya. This force was once just a mortal man, one skilled in the arcane arts. But he sold his very soul to the banished Dark Gods of the old world to gain magic far older and more powerful than Embra had ever known. His misuse of this power led to his eventual downfall and the curse that now binds his soul to the mortal realm.

Into this world is born a boy, one imbued with the dark force, a force his mother and the Red Cabal honour above all else. His creation is an abomination against the Divine. But he is just a boy, one with a dark destiny. He has not yet fully awakened to the darkness deep within his soul.

He has known of his destiny since he was born and has been groomed for it and yet, this incarnation is different. He questions his fate and laments that he has no choice in who he becomes. And so, the boy makes his escape into the world outside his tower. He takes on a new name, a mortal name, Jamal. It is the name of a childhood friend, one that he was close to, one that mysteriously vanished.

So the boy sets out on his own, determined to discover if his fate can be changed.

"You aren't what they tell you to be. You're just you and you get to decide who you are. Not what some old book says you'll be." the words of his old friend has always stayed with him and is the spark that lights his desire to choose.

But can a mere mortal boy overcome the tides of destiny? Or will the darkness claim yet another victim?

Musical Score: Dracovallis - Hero's Destiny

"On this road that leads to an uncertain path does my journey to discover if I am strong enough to turn back the ties that bind my destiny begin. I do not know how it will end nor whether it will all be for nothing but I must at least try. For Jamal. The only friend who saw beyond what I am to become. I will fight or I will fail. But I will have tried to make a choice. I will return to you Mother as your loving son or as the Prince of Shadows. Let me find out who I am on my own terms."

~Letter from Ydros to his Mother.