Gaigaii’s Triumphal Defeat

Gaigaii seemed unstoppable for a few centuries, conquering planeverse after planeverse, until, in this provincial world he suddenly fell and was assimilated by the other powers. The most popular theory attributed this to something called “the spear of spiritual triumphal defeat”, while others call this nonsense and rather ascribe this historical mystery to shadowy local forces that prefer to remain unrevealed and keep this little cluster for their own experiments of higher magnitude than even an imperial conquistador’s armies.
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