What if Covenant was wrong?
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2003 8:10 pm
I probably need to go back and read the First and
Second Chronicles again, but I have to say that I'm
not sure that Covenant was right ... and that Foul
can't be destroyed.
Foul says to Covenant in _Lord Foul's Bane_:
Is it because his Despite Incarnate? Perhaps. But ...
reduce Foul's power if he was Despite itself? Shouldnt it have only
made him stronger?
And in _The Power that Preserves_, after Covenant has beaten
Foul, Foul says:
I think that means that Foul believes that wild magic can do what
Earthpower cannot-- destroy him.
Covenant believes that he can't-- that Foul will only come back
stronger, but that's just Covenant's gut reaction. He had no lore
or knowledge to back that up.
Did the Creator ever confirm Covenant's belief that Foul was
indestructible, that Despite was internal?
Second Chronicles again, but I have to say that I'm
not sure that Covenant was right ... and that Foul
can't be destroyed.
Foul says to Covenant in _Lord Foul's Bane_:
So the question arises: just what is that Power that upholds Foul?"But the Power which upholds me has stood since the creation
of Time. Therefore when Kevin dared me to unleash the forces
that would strike the Land and all its cursed creations into dust,
I took the dare. Proud of his Lore, he did not know that the very
Law which he served preserved me through the cataclysm,
though all but a few of his own people and works were stricken
into dust."
Is it because his Despite Incarnate? Perhaps. But ...
Why would the Ritual of Desecration-- the ultimate act of despair--"True. I was reduced for a time. I have spent a thousand years
gnawing my desires like a beaten cur."
reduce Foul's power if he was Despite itself? Shouldnt it have only
made him stronger?
And in _The Power that Preserves_, after Covenant has beaten
Foul, Foul says:
"I tell you plainly, groveler-- Despite such as mine is the
only true fruit of experience and insight. In time you will not
do otherwise. You will become a shadow of what I am-- you
will be a despiser without the courage to despise. Continue,
groveler. Destroy my work if you must-- slay me if you can--
but make an end! I am weary of your shallow misperception."
I think that means that Foul believes that wild magic can do what
Earthpower cannot-- destroy him.
Covenant believes that he can't-- that Foul will only come back
stronger, but that's just Covenant's gut reaction. He had no lore
or knowledge to back that up.
Did the Creator ever confirm Covenant's belief that Foul was
indestructible, that Despite was internal?