Teknall walked, observing the craftsmanship of the other gods. Slough continued to populate the world with all manner of life, both mundane and extraordinary.

Then there were the Ashlings, which Teknall recognised as bearing the corrupting mark of Vestec. Not only were they themselves corrupted, but they had been imbued with the power to spread such corruption. They were special in their own way, but unlike every other creature he saw they threatened to upset the balance of the global ecosystem. He would need to fix that. As Toun had created the White Giants to defend against unnatural life, Teknall too would have to add his own contribution to the defence of Galbar.

As he walked, he came near a pack of four Giant Ashlings. As a god, they could not possibly surprise him, as he had seen them coming from over a hundred miles away, but he expected that they may have the sense to not attack a god. He had thought too highly of them. As soon as the Ashlings sensed Teknall nearby, they turned and approached, their towering forms galloping towards Teknall. Not intimidated, Teknall drew his adamantine maul, and his eyes flashed with divinity as he grew in stature to match the size of his opponents.

The Ashlings spread out and came in flanking Teknall. Three of them moved within striking range first, but before they could act Teknall swung his maul with speed which made it seem as though it was built of light wood rather than solid metal. But the maul carried a lot of momentum, and it was charged with divine power, so it plowed right through the first two Ashlings, shattering them instantly and burning their ash with golden light, leaving no remains. The third Ashling ducked, and went to strike with its claws, but Teknall parried the blow with the handle of his maul and pushed the Ashling back with a mighty kick. As the Ashling reeled, Teknall rose the maul over his head and swung down, shattering the Ashling like the others.

The final Ashling realised it was bested and began to flee. Teknall took his right hand off his maul and channelled his will, and in that hand formed a relatively small [url=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_46pdBU26I0/T_g3n4rCsgI/AAAAAAAAAcM/cHuYk-_eZPg/s1600/War_hammer.jpg]war hammer[/url]. This hammer was weighted perfectly, by balancing the placement of alloys of adamantine, mythral, titanium and steel, such that it could be thrown effectively. With an overhand throw, Teknall hurled the hammer at the retreating Ashling, the hammer spinning end over end until it struck the Ashling. As with the maul, the Ashling exploded on impact, and not a trace remained. With a wave of his hand the throwing hammer disappeared and reappeared in his grip. His quarry defeated, Teknall stowed the maul and throwing hammer and shrunk back to his normal size.

"What a nuisance," he grumbled.

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Not long in the future a great light flashed over the horizon like a beacon. Teknall saw this, and decided to inspect it, as it had seemed to come from the Ironheart Ranges. In a few massive strides, Teknall was at the base of a massive 20 kilometer tall volcano, towering high above all else. His jaw dropped at the sight of the impossibly high mountain. How had he not noticed this sooner? It was visible from at least 500km due to its great height. Some of the magic or chaos in the Blueprint must have been responsible for the formation of such a spectacular landform.

Atop the mountain he sensed the presence of an Avatar of Ull'Yang, and in a single bound Teknall stood atop the mountain beside the radiant Avatar of Ull'Yang. He breathed slowly as he took in the surroundings. Here was a vantage point of the world as brilliant as that of the Celestial Citadel. The clear skies meant he could not only see a huge portion of Galbar but also clearly see the heavens, unimpeded by the thick troposphere. Yet its sheer height made it uninhabitable, with only a measly 5% of the normal atmosphere and temperatures hovering around -50°C, except for when volcanic smoke rose from the depths. Due to its size this volcano would probably only properly erupt very rarely- more often than not the magma would find an easier way out, although if it did erupt the lava could possibly shoot all the way into space, if it were to erupt violently rather than have a gentle overflow of lava, which seemed to be the style of eruption which would allow such a volcano to form.

Teknall turned to Ull'Yang, and said, "Nice view up here, isn't it?"

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-Teknall fights a pack of Ashlings, obliterating them with his maul and new throwing hammer.
-Teknall visits Ull'Yang's avatar atop the massive volcano
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