Their eyes reflect only bloodlust and hate. In the lifeless wastelands, the subhuman monsters of the Empire gather. Taken from Caim is the goddess, his last blood relative. But for Verdelet, without his priesthood, he is nothing. When confronting Inuart, Verdelet's priestly mask falls away. He snatches Furiae from Caim, and leaves nothing behind but despair - and a harp. Inuart has made a pact with the most powerful of beasts. But the man with red eyes who rides the black dragon is not the Inuart they know. Her black soul recognizes no friend.Ĭhapter 4: Betrayal Verse 1: Inuart's ConfessionĪ reunion with Inuart. Upwards they fly, to do battle with the beasts.īefore the gaol an army awaits. Winged monsters protect the skies above the gaol, but Caim and the dragon do not hesitate. The writhing torment of her heart draws the spirits to her. Blood stains the stones red, and a broken heart is trapped in a clay urn.Īrioch, an elf woman born of chaos and solitude. But who is it that leads them?Ī dark prison. Sensing a new menace, he ignores the scorn of the dragon and urges them to search for the source of the voice.Ĭaim flies across the desert toward the voice. But she soon realizes that Inuart is not with them.Ī voice comes to Verdelet. They return to find Furiae praying for their safe return. The sacred ground is dyed crimson with blood. He hurls himself into the battle.Īs Verdelet goes to see that the seal is unharmed, a new enemy rises up before them!Ĭaim's anger knows no bounds. For Caim, the moment of reckoning is at hand. The Imperial army surrounds the desert seal. The seal of the desert temple is in danger! Can Caim stop it from falling into the Empire's hands?
The path to the next seal in the ocean temple is laid out before them. The spirits tell them that the desert seal is broken. What does Verdelet know about the Empire's ambitions? And what has happened to Inuart?
Furiae forswears her own heart and urges Caim to rescue them.Ĭaim sets out to rescue Verdelet from his prison and destroy the Imperial monsters that lurk in the black desert night.Ĭaim races to the dungeon where Verdelet is held.Ĭaim and Hierarch Verdelet meet. Inuart and Verdelet have been captured while protecting the goddess. Though his eyes have become blind, Leonard can see the anger and hate in Caim's heart.Ĭhapter 3: Chance Encounter Verse 1: Reunion Caim must cut through the monsters to reach the heart of the valley! The valley of the faeries has become the haunt of the goblins. But he has merely chosen a different sort of hell. Leonard is brought back from the brink of death by the pact with the faerie. Suddenly, a dancing light appears beside him. The hermit Leonard, ravished by anguish and guilt, looks upon the bodies of his brothers. Caim and the dragon soar upwards to burn the monsters from the sky! The Empire invades the valley of the faeries. As doubt and unease graw, Verdelet's voice suddenly falls silent. But first he must battle through the massed Imperial army. On the corpse-strewn battleground, Leonard hears a sound from the forest of the seal.Īmidst the ruins of the beautiful village, Caim hears a dying elf's tale.Ĭaim flies toward the valley where the faeries dwell. What ill-omened prophecy lies behind the words carved bloodily upon the ground? The voice did not lie the elf village lies in ruins. Caim strikes through the enemy and flies toward the village.Īgain and again, Imperial soldiers appear to stand in their way. The shadow of the Empire darkens the neutral lands. Inuart refuses to believe that tragedy that the voice foretells. Inuart sings a song of hope.Ĭhapter 2: Complications Verse 1: A VoiceĪ voice that only pact-partners may hear beckons fouth. Their fortunes clouded, their future uncertain. Inuart decides to take Furiae to the safety of the elf village. Caim must hurry to Furiae before it is too late!īy the breath of a hair, Furiae is saved. The Empire's forces have penetrated the castle. Now is the time for Caim and the dragon to show the Imperial minions the power of the pact!Ĭaim has chosen to share his fate with that of a dragon. The flying warships of the Empire surrounds Caim. Before him await the winged weapons of the Empire. Live at all costs!Ĭaim mounts the dragon and soars into the sky.
To escape death, Caim enters a pact with a dragon. Caim must choose to live, and murder to survive. But without its strength, Caim cannot survive. A dragon like the one that slew his father and mother. Caim charges into battle to destroy the devils.Ī dragon. The Empire attacks the castle where the goddess hides. The Empire relentlessly advances, and the goddess, Furiae, protecter of the world and sister to Caim, is threatened with capture. Chapter 1: Beginnings Verse 1: The Blooding
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