Prologue

Destiny of the chosen

We where a great team, that was the only thought I had while floating in the black abyss. There was Aleric, a man who had witnessed countless horrors as he was trained as a demon hunter. Then Alessa the monk from the east who trained hard at everything she did and was an expert healer. There was Akil, an outcast witch doctor from the jungle who only wanted balance. There was Freya a barabarian woman of great strength and skill who was the size of a mountain. For a long time we quested together forged by a great destiny and prophesy to destroy the forces of hell and negate the prophesy of the end times. My name is Yue and I am the self proclaimed wizard who walked away from her masters because of their weakness. Near the end of the fight it was revealed that all of us where Nephalem. The child of an angel and a demon, the greatest sin to creation and god's right.

I looked around at the blackened abyss near me and wondered for the first time where I was. I remember defeating Leah who had become Diablo, the prime evil and lord of terror. The strongest of the lords of hell was a hard fight. As Diablo's energy expanded we where all knocked into unconsciousness and evil words spewed from Diablo: "You think I shall perish you fools," it said in a deep voice. "I still have more power then you imagine. I banish you, Nephalem, to true hell." Then I recall I am floating in this abyss, my robes flowing around me and my sword in my grip. I feel darkness descend once and for all.

My eyes snap open, my reflexes kicking in and I teleport a short distance away before swords impale me to the rock. I am surrounded by hilly crags and the air looked like fire and wind fused into one. My green eyes look at the four beings before me, hellspawn by the looks of it. I hold my sword tightly and the skull floats in my left hand filling me with added enchants. I send missiles at them and as they rush me I knock them back. "Where am I hellspawn?" I say coldly and they growl in response. In short work I dispatch the four demons and look from the cliff I am standing. This is hell by the looks of it but I was once in paradise. I sigh and look down seeing a never ending travel each way. "Up or down Yue," I ask myself and I walk back from the ledge. My bag is still on me as are my potions and books. "I need to find Aleric and the others so we can escape this wretched place," I add and move on.

From deep in the center of Hell he felt a stirring in his borders, intruders of the most interesting kind. Five in total and the magic they left behind was most interesting, not at all like the humans from the middle world. Each landed in the sin they where most guilty of, the closest one to him would be the first he introduced himself too. He wanted to know exactly who or what intruded on his kingdom for no one was supposed to intrude on hell while still alive. Their whole beings where here, body and soul. He was more curious then threatened by the new additions. He was just getting bored and with a chuckle the black shadow flowed out towards the closest to his prison.