Tug of War: Radiant. Chapter one

Archronicus, tome I

“... I have always been interested in magic [...] even when I didn’t know the name of this flow of life, the flow of energy. [...] I literally lived at the academy, studying ancient scrolls and manuscripts. I made progress and managed to delve the essence of things incomprehensible way. [...] My opus magnum has left far behind all the professors and teachers. There is no book left in the library that I wouldn’t read and didn’t feel. [...] I had to leave the academy.

I travelled a lot and studied the world, culture, relationships, creatures. [...] Once, I discovered the external influence of a Terrene Plane’s celestial satellite. It was called differently in various legends among different nations. I liked the most accurate one - the Mad Moon. [...] The heavenly sphere controlled natural phenomenon and creatures. [...] I heard stories about people changed shape and turned into animals influenced by the Mad Moon.

I began to study this artificial celestial satellite. As expected, I quickly delved into the essence of the Mad Moon nature and advanced as far as no mortal creature could. [...] I created Archronicus - a book about the Mad Moon essence, to structure and preserve the knowledge of the mysterious heavenly sphere. [...]

I learn something new about the subject of my study every day. The energy that gives power to the moon is the purest and most forceful energy of creation that I have ever seen. [...] It is of extraterrestrial origin [...] I continue to study day after day ... "