Cold and Damp. Those were the only words Soul could think of as he walked through the Fog. He could already feel the effects of the Deep Fog on him, the draining feeling on his mind and soul.
"So...the rumors were true" Soul thinks as he walks down the dirt path toward the border of the Kingdom of Boletaria, His armor glossy from the moisture of the fog, his long sword strapped to his side and a shield strapped to his back. Already he could see the thick wall of Fog ahead of him, visible even through the fog already surrounding him, extending in off into the distance. "I don't know what the Council expects me to be able to do." Soul muses as he stares up at the wall of Fog. "Burn my way through it?" He stops in his tracks, thinking back to to the meeting with the Council months ago, detailing to him what they called his greatest mission yet.
In the Inner Sanctum of the Temple of God, Soul stands across a stone table from a tall pale Elemental with golden eyes. This man is Algol Lumiere, the head of the Council in charge of all Elemental affairs.
"This is your greatest mission yet, Soul." Algol usually doesn't involve himself in giving out missions to knights, so his particular interest to this mission to make him appear in person, is more then enough to keep Soul's attention during the debriefing. "I am certain you have heard of the rumors surrounding the kingdoms of Boletaria about the mysterious fog that has surrounded it and the surrounding kingdom for years. I am also certain that you have heard the stories that the Knight Vallerfax of the Twin Fangs has told of the kingdom. However, let me refresh your memory." Algol clears his throat before he pulls opens a map of the kingdom across the table.
"The current ruler of the Northern Kingdom of Boletaria, King Allant the Twelfth, had rediscovered the Soul Arts, a form of magic that uses souls as a power that long ago been banned by an unknown group of warriors, and has sense been lost. It is some time after that the Fog appeared, enclosing the lands from the rest of the known world for several years now. Many warriors have attempted to find what has happened to the land, but none have returned. It is only recently that one man has broken through from the inside, Vallerfax, and the tales he tells are most disturbing." Algol looks at Soul, his eyes clouded with worry.
"According to the knight, King Allant has mistakenly awoken the Old One, the First Demon, and that this fog that has swept across his land released countless demons, thirsty for human souls. The Fog itself seems to drain the soul from the humans as many seem to have joined the demons in their rampage, killing friend and kin to steal their souls for their own malicious purposes. Worse yet, the Fog seems to be slowly spreading to other lands, allowing the reach of the demons to extend." Algol turns and faces the bare wall behind him, hands clasped behind his back. "It is our duty as God's protectors to wipe out this Scourge of Demons before it consumes all of man...That...is where you come in Soul." Algol turns, a small, fake looking smile adorning him. " The Council orders you to go and succeed where the humans failed. You must end this Scourge against God, before it destroys our world!"
Soul sighs, cursing his superior. " One Elemental against hordes of madmen and demons..." Soul shakes his head, clearing his thoughts. He knows it is his duty as an Elemental to sacrifice everything to protect the humans of this world. "Fine then." Soul says, his voice shattering the silence of the fog. "If Death shall claim me this day, let it be said that I died in battle instead of running like a coward." Soul walks toward the Fog, fire covering one of his hands as he prepares to burn his way through. "Brave one who fears not Death.." A strange, yet calming voice echoes throughout the surrounding area and seemingly in his head as well. Soul pauses, eyes darting around quickly, searching for the owner of the voice, but sees no one. "I shall guide you to the Nexus, so that you may send the Old One back into slumber." "Nexus?!" Soul thinks. "What is a Nexus?" Before he can ask the voice, the Deep Fog in front of him splits apart, the impenetrable wall now open for Soul to pass. Soul gazes warily at the opening before taking his first few cautious steps through. "Whoever they are, they clearly are powerful...They'll have much to answer for when I find them." Soul smirks as he walks into the fog, the way out closing behind him.