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Hello again my fellow Gielinorians! z_Blitzy_z here with an update to the first part of this theory, in which I predicted that Xau-Tak is actually the 6th Elder God. If you would like to read my previous post follow the like here https://www.reddit.com/r/runescape/comments/hzwr9q/the_true_identity_of_xautak/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Now on with the update! The recent release of Raksha, the Shadow Colossus of Orthen has once again shown me more evidence of my theory that Xau-Tak is in fact the 6th Elder God. According the information given to us by Jagex, Raksha came into contact with the Ancient Monolith, aka The Codex, one of the Elder Artifacts. Raksha was present on Gielinor even before the Stone of Jas was arrived on the world. But, and here's the most interesting bit of information, the power Raksha gained from the Codex did NOT come from the Elder Gods. It came...from "something else." It embued him with massive amounts of Shadow Anima. In my previous theory, I mentioned how Zaros spoke of all six Elder Gods, 5 of form and one of "something else." Whenever Jagex makes a cryptic mention of the 6th Elder God, they always use the phrase "something else." After digging around even more, I actually found a particularly large mention of it that points to Xau-Tak being the 6th Elder God. One that I, as a pvmer, should have realized sooner, as it was right under my nose. Kranon the Ambassador's examine states "once a Dragonkin, now...something else."
Next I pointed out how Kerapac used the power of the second black stone dragon as a catalyst for creating Shadow Anima with his machine. What could the reason be for this? Simple. The black stones that cover the dragon's body are a form of pure, crystalized Shadow Anima embued with Xau-Tak's essence.
Something I have noticed is that the blind followers of Xau-Tak, they all claim to hear it's "beautiful song". But to beings like the World Guardian or the Moai of the Eastern Isles, they hear the screams and distorted sounds heard in the soundtrack, Chaos of Corruption, the soundtrack that is unlocked when Xau-Tak makes his presence known in Elite Dungeons 1 and 2. For a while this confused me, as it was clear why Hanto, the Moai, heard screaming instead of the "beautiful song". He is a pure agent of the Anima Mundi, a being of pure Anima. But why did the World Guardian hear it's true sound? Because Guthix granted the World Guardian with the specialized form of Shadow Anima. As for how Guthix was able to bestow such a thing onto the World Guardian, I have a theory present in the previous post about how Guthix encountered Xau-Tak on Renmark, and upon destroying the world by accident, the blade embued him with Shadow Anima and regular Anima.
I now point to the final point of this update in my theory. Before Kranon became the warped ambassador of Xau-Tak, when the Dragonkin encountered Raksha, Kranon once came before the beast. It is said that "Kranon considered the Raksha to be the source of his religious inspiration after it projected a hateful vision to him." Now I ask you this readers, has anyone ever wondered just exactly HOW Kranon discovered the ritual to summon Xau-Tak's power? While working under his fellow Dragonkin, Skeka, after the Dragonkin were cursed, Kranon "then recalled Skeka's research and realized that there may be other beings equal or superior to the Elder Gods who could help them." I believe he realized this fact due to the vision Raksha gave him, in which he saw himself performing the ritual to summon Xau-Tak's power, the very power that turned Raksha into what he is now, only for it to go wrong and destroy the Shadow Reef when he tried to replicate what he saw.
That concludes the update to my theory, for now. I will continue to delve deep into the catacombs of lore to find more for you all. Tell me what you all think in the comments, I'd love to hear your takes and theories on this as well. And if any Mods are reading this, I would love to hear from you as well!
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