AN: I used a ripple theory for the Breach so it appears in Thedas then in the Fade. I'm using / as scene changes.
With in the Darkness
When Izmae regained consciousness, it was clear she was no longer in the Temple of Sacred Ashes. An eerie green light allowed her to see her surroundings, bit there was not much to see. Thick fog rolled along the rocky ground and darkness stretched in every direction. As she sits on her knees, she puts a hand to her head to try and work out what happened.
Izmae: "What did happen?"
Izmae is startled when a low menacing voice answers her from the darkness.
Voice: "You interfered with a spell, my dear. A very important spell at that."
In a panic, Izmae quickly gets to her feet and searches for the owner of the voice.
Izmae: "Who's there!?"
A dark and cold feeling over takes her senses as the voice speaks out again.
Voice: "Lord Corypheus would have given you a swift end. I , Fear,will make sure you suffer."
A burst of dark green energy suddenly flashes in the darkness. A circle of green energy appears around Izmae, restraining her in place. Her breathing becomes labored as the energy tightens around her. A slim figure floats into the eerie green light. Izmae lets out a strangled gasp at its fleshy face. Spiny legs of a mangled spider jut from its head and back. The demon gives her a toothie grin from eyeless face.
Fear: "Now shall we begin?"
/
Bishop stands on a cliff over looking the Valley of the Damned with his arms crossed. Since the demon's failed incursion into the Forsaken Battle Fields, they began to raise many forts in the Valley. A Valor spirit approaches him and draws his attention.
Valor: "Bad news lad. Some of the Cunning spirits have been keeping an eye on the situation in the Valley. The demons have made no move for the Fields again, but the damned forts have been popping up all over the Valley. They tink the demons are planning something."
Bishop nods in consideration.
Bishop: "Anything else?"
Valor: "A Fear demon has been fortifying one of the forts. A large number of demons have been flocking to its doorstep."
Bishop: "Hmm, better go thin them out."
Bishop moves to enter the Valley, but stops as the Valor spirit speaks again.
Valor: "Careful lad. The Cunning spirits said it has recently fed. It will be at its strongest."
Bishop nods to the spirit and continues on his way. A distance away lies the fort the Fear demon resides in. Hordes of demons patrol the outer walls of the fort. It takes some time, but Bishop manages to reach the walls of the fort undetected. He silently surveys the fort's layout and the surroundings to formulate a plan of action. Bishop takes note of the building at the center of the fort.
Bishop: "Hmm, that's odd. None of the other forts have structure with in the walls."
His attention is suddenly drawn upwards as a green flash rips across the dark sky. As the flash dies down a large slowly swirling rift has appeared in the sky. The ground suddenly begins to rumble as the landscape of the Valley of the Damned begins to shift. When the rumbling subsides, a large staircase like structure has risen from the ground leading up to the rift in the sky. Bishop's observations are interrupted as a Terror demon suddenly lets out a shriek.
He turns just in time to see a Terror demon slip down into a green portal. Its boney arm shoots from the ground at Bishop's feet. He quickly jumps back as the demon springs from the ground. It rears back to let out a stunning shriek, but is silenced as Bishop kills it with several blades of darkness. Bishop's attention is drawn to his surroundings as the sounds of the demon horde begin to close in on him.
Bishop: "Great."
/
The Fear demon circles Izmae as it feeds off of her fears. She is on her knees in a circle of green energy. Her head rises weakly as she hears the demon whispering to her once again.
Fear: "Your family does not love you. One brother doesn't even know you exist, while the other abandoned you for the Templar Order. And your sisters, one flaunts her position in the chantry, while the other left you all alone to play bard. They don't need you. Not even your parents care about you."
Izmae feels a pain in her heart as visions of her siblings and parents appear in the fog and surround her. Each person wearing a look of anger or disappointment. One by one, they each turn away from her and walk off into the darkness. The Fear demon lets out a content sigh as it absorbs her pain and depression.
Fear: "Ah such delectable emotions."
Its good mood is interrupted as a Desire demon appears in a flash of purple. The Fear demon lets out an angered snarl.
Fear: "What!"
The Desire demon is unfazed by its anger.
Desire: "My lord, the human that interfered with our incursion has been spotted near the outer walls. He is cutting through our forces as we speak."
The Fear demon pauses for a moment before waving its hand in Izmae's direction. She falls to the ground as the green energy circle fades.
Fear: "I shall return soon, my dear."
Both demon disappear in a flash and Izmae is left alone in the dark. She lets out a groan as a soft golden light suddenly lands on her face, slowly returning her strength. A soft familiar whisper speaks from with in the light.
Voice: "You must hurry. The demon will not remain distracted for long."
Izmae's eyes slowly open as her strength accumulates. She slowly gets to her feet and puts a hand to her head.
Izmae: "Wha?"
She catches a glimpse of a vaguely familiar figure bathed in golden light.
Voice: "There is no time! You must run now! I will guide you back."
The golden light begins to move away as the figure moves off into the darkness. Izmae decides to follow the strange figure.
/
The Fear and Desire demon appear out side of the fort's walls. There a bodies of dead demons littered around the ground. The remaining demons surround Bishop's lone figure. The demons part as Fear floats toward the intruder.
Fear: "It seams you require a better opponent."
The Fear demon snaps its clawed fingers and several hundred fearlings appear from puffs of black smoke to surround Bishop. He takes a ready stance as the fearling begin to rush him.
Bishop: "Shit, too many! Next time demon!"
He summons a storm of blades and cuts through the horde of fearlings and escapes. The Fear demon moves to pursue him, but is stopped as the Desire demon reappears in its path. The Desire demon points to the stair case like structure.
Desire: "The prisoner is escaping!"
Fear turns toward the stair case to see the human female staggering up it while following a golden light. The Fear demon lets out a mighty roar. It points after her and orders the remaining fearlings.
Fear: "After her!"
/
Izmae stumbles after the golden light as best she can. Through the ache in her head she nearly stumbles on the stairs. She quickly gathers her wits and continues to scramble up them. As she climbs she hears a loud roar in the distance. A moment later she can hear a strange skittering noise accompanied by clicking. She looks down the stairs to see large spiders chasing after her. She redoubles her efforts to reach the golden light that has stopped at the top of the stair case. Magic crackles in the air as she draws closer to the top. The spiders are nearly upon her as she reaches for the figure in the light.
The figure reaches back toward her and as their finger tips brush magic suddenly explodes outwards. Izmae is momentarily blinded by green light. Once the light fades she crawls on her hands and knees for a few paces and then passes out at the sound of armored footsteps rushing toward her.
/
Another flash of green lights up the sky of the Fade as an explosion sounds through out the air. Bishop manages to duck into a rocky crevice as the shockwave of the explosion rushes past. As the roar of the shockwave passes Bishop peeks out from the crevice. He lets out a gasp at the explosion's effect.
The stone stair case had been completely destroyed. A smokey creator was all that remained. The fort and horde of demons had been completely wiped out by the resulting shockwave. All thet remained was rubble where the fort once was.
Bishop: "Whoa."
The Valor spirit draws his attention as it suddenly appears near the crevice. Bishop pulls himself from his shelter to greet the spirit.
Bishop: "Hello Valor."
Valor: "Maker almighty, lad. Was that you?"
Bishop: "No. I just barely escaped the blast myself. What are you doing out here?"
Valor: "A small strange green rift has appeared in one of the forts. A Pride demon is assembling a mass of wraiths and is preparing to flood through to the human world."
Bishop: "Which fort?"
Valor turns to the right and points to a fort with a large green glowing energy at its center.
Valor: "That one there."
Bishop begins to head to the fort.
Bishop: "Alright, I'll take care of it. You head back to the Forest and keep an eye on things."