Editing Dreams of a Fallen Crown:Characters:Oath-Graven Diamond (section)

== Post-Exaltation ==
<P>In following days Suraga returned to The Lap incognito, plagued by the burning question... was everything he'd learned of Anathema false, or were the vision and these new memories the seductive touch of demons?  He knew he'd made no deals with dark powers; he'd been faithful to the Dragons and to the Empress his whole life.  He remained only long enough to collect his belongings--particularly his favorite horses and his personal funds.  As he left the moneychanger, alone and unarmed, a gang of thieves attacked him for the jade he carried.  It was during this fight that Suraga discovered that using his new power reignited the anima banner that had faded since his fight with the zombies.  Word spread like wildfire: Cathak Suraga has dealt with demons, has become Anathema, slew six men with hellfire from his bare hands.</P>
<P>He galloped from the city, his Caste Mark burning on his brow for all to see, and fled back to the desert sepulchur to meditate on what he had become.  Seizing on the command of the Unconquered Sun and his new memories to keep himself from simply surrendering to the Wyld Hunt, he wandered the edges of the desert, first making his way to Chiaroscuro to invest his jade under an assumed name.</P>
<P>Finally, he found his thoughts on being Anathema -- no; Exalted.  He would not think that way.  He firmly decided to believe that the Immaculate Order was farce, and that he himself was destined to rule the world by the divine command of the Unconquered Sun!  Remembering his treatment at the hands of his family and the lessons of rulership taught as a child, so frequently disregarded by those in power, he swore a solemn vow to the Unconquered Sun that he would, indeed, return righteousness and justice to the world.  He chose the alias "Oath-Graven Diamond" to replace the birth name he had come to despise and strode forth with new purpose.  And if, perchance, the source of these powers lay with demons after all, he would use them for righteousness and justice as best he knew.</P>