Bazren: So, Raxyas... Sorry for being so abrupt, but... How exactly does an undead as renowned as you let himself get captured by some no-name gang?
Bazren smiled. Even though her question was a tad too direct, she was genuinely curious.
Raxyas: We got careless... We thought we were up against a single member of the Thirteen... But we were being tag-teamed, instead. My partner and I ended up being defeated by them. Luckily, this group of undead swooped in and snatched us away.
Bazren: Ah... So there were only two of you?
Raxyas: Yes. Me and Xayn, another redeemer from Halgorth. They took him... All I know is that he's alive somewhere, if they aren't lying, that is. We were actually planning on coming here, to Karghna. The plan was to tell master Qu of our mission to take down the Thirteen, in the hopes that he would allow one of his redeemers to join us... Supposedly a very talented fighter, at that.
Bazren: Hahah... A very talented fighter, you say...? Well, perhaps if you had that fighter to aid you, you wouldn't need some group of undead to save you. Shame... Guess I'll have to do!
Raxyas: I'm sure it'll be fi-
Raxyas' head hurts again, he brings his hands up to hold it.
t̴̤̟̜̬̲̥͈͓̫̏͒͒͜r̶̥̫̗̯͔̟̜͖̀̌́͂̋̅i̸͇͇̠̐̾̉̔̇̔͒͝n̵̙̤̿͂̽͒̚͠͝ͅi̸̡̧̧̼̼̞̩̯͐͑̈́́̀͊t̸̢̡̨̨̨̤͎̠̗̯͋̔̐̾́̌̕y̸̡̨̨̹̭̰̟͙̾̅̓̚ :this one is stronger than you were... the strongest of all in Karghna. if only she had stepped up to the challenge, perhaps she would have succeeded where you failed...
Raxyas: Goddammit... AND HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?!
The entity disappears. Bazren looks dumbfounded.
Raxyas: Sorry... Nevermind that. I've been getting these headaches lately, they hurt really bad...
Bazren seemed very uneasy.
Bazren: Headaches, huh... And are you okay, now...?
Raxyas: Oh, yes. They don't last long. Don't worry.
She clears her throat.
Bazren: Very well... There's something else that's bugging me. This 'group' of yours... They seem to know an awful lot. They also seem to have quite a lot of undead working for them, right? And yet, they don't even have a name?
Raxyas: Come to think of it... I didn't ask.
Bazren: Hmm... We don't know their name, we don't know if they are telling the truth, they are strong enough to take down at least one of the members of the Thirteen, and they possess forbidden knowledge... They seem to hold a lot of cards in their hand!
Raxyas: Not for long... We'll get to the bottom of this. We'll learn what we can about them, and about what we need to stop the Thirteen. I'm not failing again.
Bazren: Well at least you won't be going alone anymore, so hopefully things will go a bit better this time.
The two reach the gates of Khargna. Raxyas keeps moving.
Bazren: Where are you going?
Raxyas: What do you mean? We still have a long way to go.
Bazren: On foot...? Where is your planeswalker?
Raxyas: ...
Bazren: Oh... Don't tell me, too weak a vessel to summon it, huh? Alright, say no more. I'll get mine.
Bazren conjures a pillar of pink flames, and from within a great rhinoceros comes forth. Much like Morthol, it too had a fortress embedded upon its back. The two enter and make their way to the mysterious group's location.
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Tales of Undeath: Renegade
FantasyIn a universe where rebirth is as unavoidable as death, to be ripped away from the circle of life and forced to live in limbo is a fate that no soul would wish ever to befall itself. Yet, that is the story of Raxyas. His is one of the many souls con...
