The Reaper Awakens
Darkness. 'Great' Lunar says, looking around for a sliver of light in the growing blackness. 'This is what I get for drinking something so vile.' Suddenly a voice speaks in the void , 'Focus!' You must conquer the taint that courses through out your body.' 'Bearer of the Triforce of Power, I am Din, focus on my symbol that resides inside you and purge the evil and take control of its power!' The voice dissipates, and a bright light flashes. In place of the voice, a pedestal appears and on it is the Triforce of Power; a single Golden Triangle. Lunar moves toward it and reaches out his hand to touch it; and the voice returns. 'Lunar, Sage of Shadows, Champion of the Goddesses. Take this gift and protect the land of Ferelden, I awaken the shadow within you, the Reaper is yours. Stop 'HIM'; He must not be allowed to escape the Dark Realm.' The voice vanishes and Lunar begins to stir, awakening from what seemed like a deep coma.
'It is finished, Welcome.' Duncan says as Lunar comes to. He sits up as Alistair mentions how horrible it was that two potential wardens died, but he was glad that Lunar survived. 'How do you feel?' Duncan asks a groggy Lunar. 'I... feel better. Alot better actually.. That was painful though, nothing you could have said would have prepared me for that.' 'Did you have dreams?' Alistair asks. ' I had terrible dreams after my joining.' 'Such dreams come when you begin to sense the darkspawn, as we all do. That and many other things can be explained in the months to come.' Duncan answers. 'Take some time. When you are ready, I'd like you to accompany me to a meeting with the king.' 'He is discussing strategy for the upcoming battle. I am not sure why he has requested your presence. It is to the west, down the stairs, come when you are able.'
"Alistair..' Lunar says to him as he begins to leave behind Duncan. 'Could you wait here a moment.' Alistair turns around to see what Lunar wanted and says,' Of course, is everything alright?' Lunar nods and walks to the center of the old temple. 'Yeah, I need you to make sure no one comes up here for a few moments.' 'I .. have to...' He sighs and continues, ' I have to gain control of this new power now, if not I will not be able to control it later. Alistair agrees and watches intently as Lunar summons his Twilit energies and regulates his magic. Standing in the open area of the old temple, Lunar snaps his finger; twilit energy sparking as he does so. 'Shadow's Embrace!' Lunar shouts as his shadow expands engulfing him. Alistair gets a bit nervous but stands guard as his strange new ally commands his new power. A spark of golden light shines in Lunar's left eye, the resting place of the Triforce of power. He clinches his fist as a Twilit cape and shroud come into form, on the cape etched in ethereal blue the Sheikah emblem and on the hood the Hylian royal crest etched in the same ethereal blue. Lunar turns to face Alistair, face covered by Majora's Mask, and twin short scythes at his sides.
Trembling at what he has just witnessed, Alistair started to turn to go find something; maybe help, but Alistair wasn't certain. But before he could leave Lunar spoke. 'Alistair, don't leave. It's only me. This is my Reaper form; a manifestation of my Sage powers and Grey Warden abilities.' Lunar takes off his mask, revealing the same face that Alistair came to know and trust in the short time before the joining. "H...how long are you going to look like that?' He nervously says.' 'If you go down there looking like that, you'll get attacked on sight.' Lunar smirks and coyly says ' Tell me something I don't know. Don't you worry this will … return to normal in about 15 minutes or so. 'By the way...' Lunar suddenly looks down at his clothes; 'What the hell … I'm wearing Dark Link's armor?!' Alistair looks at Lunar confused and asks 'Uh, who's Dark Link?' Lunar looks at Alistair sheepishly rubbing the back of his head. 'I keep forgetting … I'm not in Hyrule. Uh... yeah don't worry about it
The fifteen minutes pass and Lunar returns to normal and he and Alistair part ways. Lunar follows the path down the stairs and finds King Cailan, Duncan and one other person he did not recognize gathered on opposite sides of a long table. "Loghain, my decision is final. I will stand by the Grey Wardens in this assault.' Cailan says as Lunar joins Duncan on the other side of the table. 'You risk too much, Cailan! The darkspawn horde is too dangerous for you to be playing hero on the front lines.'The man named Loghain retorts. Cailan and Loghain ague back and forth about weather or not they should bring in Orlesian forces to help in the battle much to the chagrin of Loghain. Cailan then turns to Duncan and asks if the Grey Wardens are prepared for battle, to which Duncan says they are. Cailan then eyes Lunar and asks was he the one that he met on the bridge earlier that afternoon and congratulates him on successfully completing the joining. 'Your fascination with glory and legends will be your undoing, Cailan. We must attend to reality.' Loghain says with disgust. Cailan then begrudgingly sighs and allows Loghain to speak his strategy for the battle. They planned to have Cailan and the Wardens to lure the darkspawn horde into charging the main line of defense and when the time was right they were to signal for the Tower of Ishal to light the beacon, signaling Loghain and his men to flank and attack from cover.' They talk for a few moments more and Cailan suggests for Alistair and Lunar to be the ones to light the beacon. After a few more minutes of banter between Cailan and Loghain; Loghain walks off with a look of someone plotting as he says 'Yes, Cailan. A glorious moment for us all.'