My favorite part of all of this was the 11 rounds/ten years relationship. That's a very clever easter egg, if they did it on purpose. :D The only point I would correct you on is that Oryx's Worm does not feed on bloodshed. It feeds on Exploration and Inquiry. He changed his name to reflect what he wanted to become, and the Worm feeds on what you are. Just as Xi Ro had to feed it by testing his Strength, and Sathona by increasing her Cunning. This makes for another interesting point, though. If the Worm is the heart of the Touch of Malice, then it is feeding on what we are, which is Weapons against the Darkness. It feeds on our strength, and its hunger will kill us if we don't defeat minions of the Darkness quickly enough. Food for thought!