(Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#1) - After the war ended, Chaos swore it would return, and that its emissary would bring untold strife and pit brother against brother. Several months passed and soon the twins would be crowned joint kings when the wizard of Order, Ogeode, returned and told them the time of Chaos’s return was nigh. Crystar offered to side with Ogeode, despite the wizard’s claims that his power had been drained severely during the Order/Chaos war. When Zardeth, wizard of Chaos arrived, Crystar turned down his offer of joining forces, despite the wizard’s promise that at least with him, he could promise the safety of their people. When the day arrived for the coronation, Crystar and Moltar argued over which wizard to trust. Moltar argued that the safety of their people should come first, but when Crystar disagreed, years of tension finally came to a head and Moltar attacked his brother. When their uncle tried to stop them, he was cast to the ground and cracked his head on a nearby wall. Crystar, enraged at his brother and thinking their uncle slain, began to strangle Moltar. Moltar, desperate and the verge of losing conscious, grabbed the closet thing at hand. Which, unfortunately for Crystar, turned out to a knife. Stabbing his brother, Moltar was horror-stricken at what he had done, at least until the palace guards showed up. The guards were unable to arrest him, and Moltar declared himself king. With Lavour by his side, he went out to speak to the people and to tell them of the wizards’ visit and what they were told. Some citizens agreed with Moltar’s decision, while others showed loyalty to Crystar. While this was going on, he failed to see Lavour’s serving girl Ambara smuggle the injured men out of the throne room. As Crystar was delivered to Ogeode and transformed into a man of living crystal, Moltar and those loyal to him were struck down by rain made of crystal shards. In pain, and unable to find relief, as the shards fell through solid walls to strike only them, Moltar and his followers fled to the meeting place as per instructed by Zardeth. There Moltar and his followers were all transformed into beings of living magma. Now a living embodiment of Chaos, Moltar lead the attack against Galax. During the fight Moltar struck and nearly killed Captain Stalax, one of the younger captains and the one most loyal to him. Such an action hardened Moltar’s heart further against his brother, but he still found himself ordering a retreat and leaving Crystar and his forces controlling the city.