When I stepped through the portal, I was met with a cold tingling
sensation. It was as if my body was trying to destroy itself and keep
itself in one piece at the same time. I came out a moment later, and saw a
place that could not, would not, and shouldn't exist. The arcane sanctuary.
It was like a space station suspended in space. White marble paths were the
only things separating me from utter oblivion. Stars orbited around the
outer edges of the sanctuary and everywhere I looked, there was some sort
of object that should not exist. Things like pillars that shot out
lightning, some sort of waypoint alter, and, oh yeah, that horde of red
goat demons rushing at me with axes in hand. Maybe I should just forget
that last one. Aw, crap. They saw me.
Well, I just took care of a whole bunch of goat demons. I hate goat demons. You'd think that they'd bleat when they die, but no. They MOO!! For god's sake, they moo! I hate goats that moo! . . Sorry.
Well, anyhow, I'm riding on the back of a grizzly bear I summoned. He is enormously strong, and doesn't seem to mind. I tell you, this place is incredible. This Horazon guy must have been some kind of sorcerer to do all of this. It's like an entire different dimension. I've seen no other demons around. I'm thinking that those were all that were left as the rest were killed by yours truly back in the palace cellar. Yeah, not likely. I know. Wait a minute. Is that Horazon over there? I'm going to close up now, and go talk to him.
That crazy bastard! When I tried to talk to him, he blasted me with an ice spell directly in my face. Needless to say, he's dead now. I'm starting to think that that wasn't Horazon. He was too weak to be a sorcerer of great renown. I'm looking through Horazon's journal. There's a passage here that is kind of interesting. I'll write it down.
"Seekers of the tomb of Tal Rasha will find it through the portal. But know that the six glowing symbols recorded here in my arcane sanctuary are the signs of the six false tombs. The missing seventh sign marks the tomb of Tal Rasha, and Baal, the lord of destruction. Of the horodrim, Tal Rasha may be called the foremost.." Then, it goes on to describe the history of the horodrim, how they fell apart due to their pride, and even goes into some of the nature of the prime evils. Wait a second. My name is listed here. I'm sure as hell going to write this down.
"A man, known as Cloudyous should have been able to defeat the prime evils in combat. However, most of his strength was lost when he fused with a boy named Greg. And he could not do it alone. His heart gave him strength, but not enough. Three of his greatest allies are the only ones who can help him defeat Diablo, the lord of terror. A young girl, who's strength of heart can defeat any demon, his best friend, a person of great will, and his father, a man of great strength. Together they can defeat Diablo. Only together..." the rest of the page has been torn out. This is incredible. It's like the game is changing itself to fit me. How could it do something like this? It's just a goddamn game!! A portal opened right behind me. I assume it leads directly into the tomb of Tal Rasha. If I'm right, Diablo could already be there. I gotta move.
Well, I just took care of a whole bunch of goat demons. I hate goat demons. You'd think that they'd bleat when they die, but no. They MOO!! For god's sake, they moo! I hate goats that moo! . . Sorry.
Well, anyhow, I'm riding on the back of a grizzly bear I summoned. He is enormously strong, and doesn't seem to mind. I tell you, this place is incredible. This Horazon guy must have been some kind of sorcerer to do all of this. It's like an entire different dimension. I've seen no other demons around. I'm thinking that those were all that were left as the rest were killed by yours truly back in the palace cellar. Yeah, not likely. I know. Wait a minute. Is that Horazon over there? I'm going to close up now, and go talk to him.
That crazy bastard! When I tried to talk to him, he blasted me with an ice spell directly in my face. Needless to say, he's dead now. I'm starting to think that that wasn't Horazon. He was too weak to be a sorcerer of great renown. I'm looking through Horazon's journal. There's a passage here that is kind of interesting. I'll write it down.
"Seekers of the tomb of Tal Rasha will find it through the portal. But know that the six glowing symbols recorded here in my arcane sanctuary are the signs of the six false tombs. The missing seventh sign marks the tomb of Tal Rasha, and Baal, the lord of destruction. Of the horodrim, Tal Rasha may be called the foremost.." Then, it goes on to describe the history of the horodrim, how they fell apart due to their pride, and even goes into some of the nature of the prime evils. Wait a second. My name is listed here. I'm sure as hell going to write this down.
"A man, known as Cloudyous should have been able to defeat the prime evils in combat. However, most of his strength was lost when he fused with a boy named Greg. And he could not do it alone. His heart gave him strength, but not enough. Three of his greatest allies are the only ones who can help him defeat Diablo, the lord of terror. A young girl, who's strength of heart can defeat any demon, his best friend, a person of great will, and his father, a man of great strength. Together they can defeat Diablo. Only together..." the rest of the page has been torn out. This is incredible. It's like the game is changing itself to fit me. How could it do something like this? It's just a goddamn game!! A portal opened right behind me. I assume it leads directly into the tomb of Tal Rasha. If I'm right, Diablo could already be there. I gotta move.