Rising Sun: Issue 5 August 2000

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Ruins of the Ancients

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The Green traveling cloak of the Kai falls around him as he collapses to the floor. Moaning, he is barely conscious, unable to move as his life essence slowly drains out of him. Unable to stop yourself, you furiously bring your weapon down upon his jugular, then on other points of his body where the blood flows fastest. Roaring greedily, you dip your fingers in his blood, your pulse pounding, and your darkness rising. Your eyes begin to glow, and you smile. The last thing this Kai will see in this world is your evil growing as you send him not to the waiting arms of his Master, but to the plane of darkness through the banishment of his soul through your own dark ritual. He realizes his fate but it is too late, and as his soul is forcibly grabbed from his body by the forces you have unleashed through your own sliver of Naar, he lets out a scream so tormented, so terrible that even you almost feel sorry for him. But then, glee takes over your soul as you realize the tortures he will endure on that dark plane are more than any other. Slowly the bloodlust falls and you regain your senses. Blinking your eyes, you try to shake off the after effects of such fury and such darkness, but it is too much for you at this point in your advancement and you fall to the ground, almost comatose beside the body of the Kai.

Hours later you awake. Sore, bruised and a little weary, you look over at the Kai. Searching the dead body you find several items of interest, which you may take.

  • A Dark Amulet (SI)
  • Potion of Laumspur (restore 4 ENDURANCE)
  • Sword

Naar is pleased with your work. He reveals the truth for the presence of the Kai through the dark portion of your soul. The Kai was here as a spy. This was the Kai's link to The Ghoulag, an important portion of their spy network. The Kai Master could not resist the urge to try to do away with you while he was here and volunteered to enter the Ghoulag's test, much to the Ghoulag's delight. With the Kai Master gone it will take some time for the Kai to reestablish contact with the Ghoulag and continue their spy operations once more. You have dealt a serious blow to the enemy. Pleased, you leave this chamber by a door on the far wall and continue.

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