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The Belgariad: Enchanter's End GameENCHANTER'S END GAME



And finally,
for Leigh, my beloved wife,
whose hand and thought have touched every page,
and who has joined me in this making - even as she joins me in all that
I do.


PROLOGUE
Being an account of beginnings-and endings
Excerpts from The Book of Torak~
HEAR ME, YE Angaraks, for I am Torak, Lord of Lords and King of Kings. Bow
before my Name and worship me with prayers and with sacrifices, for I am your
God and I have dominion over all the realms of the Angaraks. And great shall be
my wrath if ye displease me.
I was, before the world was made. I shall be, after the mountains crumble into
sand, the seas dwindle to stagnant pools, and the world shrivels and is no more.
For I was before time and shall be after.
From the timeless reaches of Infinity, I gazed upon the future. And I beheld
that there were two Destinies and that they must rush toward each other from the
endless corridors of Eternity. Each Destiny was Absolute, and in that final
meeting, all that was divided should be made one. In that instant, all that was,
all that is, and all that was yet to be should be gathered into one Purpose.
#Editor's Note: This version, said to be from the dread Book of Torak, is one of
several circulated among the Nadraks. Since only the high Grolims were permitted
official copies of the work, it is impossible to establish that this version is
authentic, though internal evidence suggests that much of it may be. A true copy
of the complete Book of Torak is believed to be in the library of King Anheg of
Cherek, but this was not available for comparison.
And because of my Vision, I led my six brothers to join hands to make all that
is, in fulfillment of the needs of the Destinies. Thus we set the moon and the
sun in their courses and we brought forth this world. We covered the world with
forests and grasses and made beasts, fowls, and fishes to fill the lands and
skies and waters which we had made.
But our Father took no joy in this creation which I had caused to be. He turned
his face from our labor to contemplate the Absolute. I went alone into the high
places of Korim, which are no more, and I cried out to him to accept what I had
made. But he rejected the work I had caused to be and turned from me. Then I
hardened my heart against him and went down from that place, fatherless
evermore.
Once more I counseled my brothers, and we joined our hands and brought forth man
to be the instrument of our will. We created man as many peoples. And to each
people, we gave a choice to select among us the one who should be their God. And
the peoples chose from us, save only that no people chose Aldur, who was ever
contrary and discontented that we would not grant him dominion. Then Aldur
withdrew himself from among us and sought to entice our servants away from us
with enchantments. But few were they who accepted him.