Prologue
"Looks like there's nothing here." Eliot and his crew have been searching for hours. A rumour spread and made it to their commanders ear sending Eliot and a handful of soldiers to investigate. The rumour has changed often, but had one major key plot that reoccurred in every version of it. Every time the rumour was mentioned it was always about a disappearance and the only trace was a green residue at the location of the kidnapping. No one who was reported to be gone has ever found or returned. The frequency and the urgent manner in how the people talked about it, made it worthy for a case and an investigation. But there was one small problem linking the disappearances together.
"Keep looking, we don't have much time before the residue loses its magical properties." The captain of the investigation said.
"Yes sir." Everyone agreed.
Eliot looked around the upper level of the house. It was a very simple house where a farmer and his family used to live, before they disappeared, at the edge of Elwynn Forest. It had very little luxury and there was a heavy burned smell enveloping the entire house, which has never been recorded before. The wooden floor creaked at every step and when someone climbed the stairs you could hear it anywhere in the house.
Eliot entered the bedroom of the farmer and his wife. It was as simple as the rest of the house. A well made bed and a large dresser stood at the other end of the room, while the sun came through a square window to the left shining on a wardrobe that was half open. As he stepped towards the wardrobe the floor creaked and the smell became heavier, it even smelled a bit rotten and started to toy with his senses. It almost disorientated him, forcing him to take a moment before advancing. As he peeked around the open door to look inside, he could only see what looked like a half eaten cadaver of some small mammal. Probably a cat.
"Ugh, I don't wanna meet what got him." He whispered to himself.
Suddenly a cry from the room across the hall echoed through the house and chilled Eliot's body.
"What was that! Maria?! Are you ok?" Eliot stood still watching from the doorway to the other room in complete silence. After a few heartbeats the other members and the captain himself started to run up the stairs and meet up with Eliot.
"What happened here? Who screamed?" Asked the captain. Eliot pointed across the hall.
"M-maria, s-sir. Look!" From the room a slight green light reflected into the hall as it danced up and down a shadow fell on it. From out of the room stumbled a young woman in leather armour, following behind her a trail of blood. As she fell down a dagger was visible piercing her armour between her shoulders. The dagger itself had a crooked blade and the handle was a dark green leather inlaid with an emerald at the end.
"By the light, is she...is she..." One of the soldiers stuttered.
"I am afraid so soldier." Interjected the captain, looking at the body knowing the strike was most definitely fatal.
"Who did this?! You are under arrest on suspicion of murder. In the name of King Wrynn, surrender now." The captain stepped forward, a creak sounding through the hall. A jittering and muffled laughing sound was heard from the room.
"Show yourself!" Screamed the captain.
In a blink of an eye a green fiery bolt shot out from the room hitting the captain right in the chest knocking him over. Then a figure rapidly sprinted out of the room towards Eliot and rammed him in to the farmer's bedroom. Eliot tried to crawl back to the door as his fellow soldiers tended to the captain. But, when a soldier tried to enter the bedroom the door shut in front of him.
"Going somewhere?" A heavy voice said behind him. As Eliot turned around he only saw two red glaring eyes behind a cloak. Eliot reached for his sword but he was too slow and was engulfed by fiery green flames. When the soldiers managed to hack their way through the door they only found a green residue glowing intensely.
