Lifeblood. Guthix called it Godly Essence, the other gods now call it Divine Tears. The inherent power of a deity, solidifying into masses upon death, allowing it to be harvested, even by unscrupulous persons, as it is now.
Now she knows that fears of this power either running out or growing to consume the planet caused a revolution that split Myraid society in half, and that the group that wished to be independent followed the portals she haphazardly made after leaving the world and came to Gielinor.
Then, she could only listen in confusion.
The voices grew louder, until the shouts rang out through the city, Light Creatures wincing in pain from the sound, being very sensitive to stimuli.
Then, she saw it.
Her singer walked beside the angry myraid, face contorted in irritation. Her singer then said something to the other myraid, which she couldn't understand.
Seconds later, it didn't matter.
The Elder Schism, as it later became known to Myraid, brought many firsts to them. It was the first crystal to be grown without the Lifeblood. It was the first time that serious study was made into the Lifeblood, to determine it's long term viability.
And, as her singer's blood splattered her surface, a crystal spike driven into her back, it marked the first murder in Myraid history.
As the treacherous myraid fled, her singer pressed a hand to her surface, straining to pull up from the ground. She resonated, but it was not like before. Echos of screams shook through her body, and she knew.
This was pain. This was suffering. This was the result of senseless violence.
Her singer began to sing, a gasping, wheezing song that was a mockery of what it once had been. She could feel her crystal shifting, as she tried to escape the pain, not just through the resonance, but from within herself. The Song, which normally came to an end with a long, soundless note, stopped abruptly as her her singer made a hacking cough, splattering her surface with more blood.
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