An Orc's Journey

2. Rising Shadow

The years after Dehaka's birth went fast. Leaving his mother and living with the King of the mountain and his family. Every week he would be fed toxins to boost his strength, speed and height. Surprisingly his body accepted most of them quickly and resulted in wilder toxins to be added, he could now survive in absolute zero environments and swim through magma like many of his brothers.

Once he reached 10 he was the size of a full grown Orc and began training with the blacksmiths. Once he had mastered this he could make his weapons out of whatever he liked. 3 years later he went hunting for a the best gemstones he could find. Once he returned he locked himself in the master forge for 72 hours. Emerging with two emerald swords shaped like European broadswords. And a hulking battleaxe no other Orc could wield made of obsidian.

Reaching 15 he trained with the traders for a year practising communication and learning the culture of different races. After that he spent 4 years training in the army to practice with his weapons and working on wielding the mighty berserker rage inside all Orcs.

Since 19 Dehaka experimented with most forms of Magic but hadn't found what he felt comfortable with. Only after a trip back to his family did his father point him towards the dark arts, or more specifically, necromancy.

With that Dehaka rushed to the closest graveyard to try and tune his mind to the realm of the dead. Fasting day and night waiting and focusing. After 4 months Dehaka started to catch glimpses of the dead and tried to pull one between the gap.

Whilst magic takes its toll on the body. The less internal the magic the less an effect it has. And magic is normally cast by the casters main hand. Dehaka is right handed.

Reaching out with his right hand did nothing to the dead. However once he used both hands he noticed the left hand could interact with the other land, manipulating the grey and using it as a weapon. Eventually he tuned to both worlds being able to walk between the two with ease. Using his left arm to cast spells he slowly built up the amount of dead spirits he could pull into the living. He also practiced on reawakening recent corpses. Eventually he could summon the entire graveyard in an instant.

His training complete he finally returned to the mountain where his father and King gave him the gift of the Hunt. Instructed to help those in need and explore all realms of the collection, Dehaka set off for his first adventure. A journey to the portal.