The Ebon Arm                                                    Witten Rol                                                                                                                                                         )	        1      The Ebon Arm         The ground shakes. The great armies continue to wage their unrelenting battle. The battlefield is red, the rivers flow crimson, the sky reflects a deep pink. In the distance lightning flashes, and thunder sounds.  Two huge ravens begin circling the field; their blackness is vibrant against the various shades of red in this vista of death and suffering. The bright flashes of light and rumbling begin to increase. The redness surrounding the battlefield begins giving way to a golden glow from the east, almost like a summer's setting sun. From the false sunset a massive golden stallion and single rider approach. All become suddenly still on the field of battle as both sides recognize  Reymon Ebonarm, God of War, and the companion and protector of all warriors, also known as the Black Knight and his mighty steed War Master.   He rides into the middle of the blood soaked field and dismounts. He is a very imposing figure. His very tall  and heavily muscled body is encased in ebony armor. His ebony helmet does not hide the flowing reddish blonde hair and beard which appear almost as shimmering gold, nor does it shield the steel blue eyes that seem to pierce all they fall upon. In his left hand he carries a massive ebony tower shield on which is emblazoned a fiery red rose. As he raises his right arm, all see an arm and a magnificent ebony blade which are extensions of each other. The fused arm and sword are a result and symbol of the wounds suffered by this god during titanic battles in the youth of this world.   The ravens come to rest on his shoulders. And, as the point of the ebony blade seemingly touches the sky,  lightning flashes, thunder roars. Then total quiet descends and a shudder rolls through both armies.   The leaders of both armies approach Reymon Ebonarm and kneel. In turn they tell their reasons for this war. Each asks for the favor of the Black Knight for their cause. Reymon Ebonarm listens, but there is no  acknowledgment that he has chosen to favor one side or the other in this fight. However, each of the leaders  has heard the other state his position. And, each now knows that this war is baseless. They embrace and  turn to their armies. They instruct their forces to bury their dead, tend their wounded and return to their  homes.   Reymon Ebonarm mounts his great golden stallion, War Master, and again raises the ebony blade skyward  and extends the huge rose emblazoned ebony shield to both armies. A massive chorus of cheers rises from  the armies.  The ravens again take to the air. Lightning and thunder follow him as he rides into the sunset  followed by the two birds.   The armies do as they have been bidden. They care for their wounded and bury their dead. As they retreat  towards their homes each warrior is sure that the great God Reymon Ebonarm, the Black Knight, has responded to their individual prayers for intervention. Each side has won, neither has lost.   As the armies depart the field, the rivers begin to run clear, and a single red rose begins to bloom near the  grave of a fallen hero. 