Great Cataclysm


 * "...Do you know the prophecy of the Great Cataclysm? This is the way I heard it... If a person who has a tainted heart and enters the Divine Bastion, a 'Hero' is destined to appear... ...and that 'Hero' alone must face the person who began the Great Cataclysm. If the evil one destroys the 'Hero', nothing can save the world from his wicked reign. Only a person of the Soul of an Enlightened, who protected the royalty of Luminelle, can become the 'Hero'..."
 * ~ Uld, Scholar of the First Sinner

The Great Cataclysm is an event mentioned in Somber Elegy; Broken Dreams. Arguably one of the most important, yet tragic events in Somber Elegy mythos, it occurs at the moment when Valhalla enters the Divine Bastion, throwing the world into chaos. It is unknown exactly when the Great Cataclysm takes place, but since Somber Elegy; War of the Dark Ages is commonly understood to be when Valhalla first enters the Divine Bastion, this is the most likely scenario.

Overview
Valhalla uses the portal The Enlightened creates in the Vestige of Time to enter the Divine Bastion. The Divine Bastion becomes a reflection of Valhalla's heart, transforming the once-beautiful Golden Land into a realm of darkness and despair. Still not satisfied, Valhalla returns to Aurelia and easily conquers the land. For 30,000 long years, he rules the land largely unopposed as the God of Eternal Darkness, always on the lookout for the one who is destined to take him down. Over the course of those dark years, Valhalla eradicates the Royal Legions of Aurelia and infests Aurelia to his minions and cultist to do their bidding to forestall the awakening of Luminelle's Light.