This“This, then, is Kossuth—a thing human and nonhuman; a monster unsure yet of his power; a creature bolstering his strength by feasting on human flesh and spirit; a dark malignancy that is slowly and securely tightening his hold upon mankind, and who has already called up his servants and legions from black Hell to augment his position. This is the monster that aids Amrik, that rules now in Salasal. Believe me when I say that Amrik is nothing to Kossuth, and that soon enough he’ll do away with him, expose himself, and attempt to do what he will do.
“For you see, even Kossuth cannot help what he is. There is light and there is darkness, there is day and night to all things—and Kossuth is the everlasting night. He can be defeated, but he cannot be destroyed. Yet all men know him in their
