i got this from Neville's Blog

truly lah, he's, so far, my most favorite blog writer. i just like the way he uses words.

On the legendary mountain of Mt. Thanatos, there, in the heart of said mountain where the snow rains down without relent and the blistering cold that follows takes the lives of poor unsuspecting men without forgiveness, a mythical artifact heard only through rumors and gossips of paranoid, delusional and/or schizophrenic townspeople is forged.

A story goes that the item in question can only be created and properly handled by 3 men of over several centuries old. They joined forces one fateful evening in creating something so powerful, that a taste of it's power could grant it's wielder ultimate pleasure. Remaining sleepless for more than a year, the 3 men finally completed their perfect work.

The item appears to have a quite counterproductive nature. It both gives, and takes life. Provides pleasures and pain. Is either loved, or hated. Thus is the fate of something so powerful.

Their creation, however, proved too valuable, and attracted envious eyes from all across the nation and world. Kings have come, seeking usage of the item, but alas, the men were inclined to decline their offer, as a creation with power of such caliber could prove fatal in the wrong hands.

The three men were chased from one end of the world to another without relent. A fair price had been put on their heads by kings and aristocrats of all the world, all of them hoping to gain the ultimate pleasure that the item provides. Finally, the item's strength was depleting, and the only safe place to hide it was deep within Mt. Thanatos, where no man could possibly enter without risking death.

The fate of the men that had entered the mountain remains a mystery till now, but even today, men still speak of the item that nearly tore the world apart...the legendary double chocolate and vanilla fudge strawberry ice cream.