Chapter 3: Blood Raven

"You see," Akara started. "You lived in Sanctuary before... but you were very young. At very young ages, you were all sent into another world, another universe. But for a reason; to keep you safe. And, safe you have been. Now, the prophecies have begun to unfold, and it is time for you to return to your home world... that, my friends, is why we have summoned you here."

"Erm... wow. But how do you know us? We all did not live with you, at least I don't think we did...." I said.

"No, no," she said. "You were sent to me, right before your parents all died... and I sent you to that other world you used to live in. But, as the time goes by, you will begin to remember all that you knew before... when you were -- oh, how old were you? About... oh, say, 3 or 4..."

"So..." Kara said. "Our real parents... died?"

"Correct," Akara said, and she smiled sadly at us. "But Dune was not of this world, no. He is of that other world you may call your 'home'. But, he is forever stuck in this world, until the Three Brothers have been defeated."

"Wait! No!" Miko exclaimed, startling Keiki out of her nap. "We so like, can not defeat the Three dudes. We just can't!!"

"Heh heh," Akara chuckled. "But of course you can! And so you will. No matter what you feel about it, you will defeat them."

"NO!! I can't do that! Not Baal. Not Mephisto. Not Diablo. Not any of them! ESPECIALLY NOT DURIEL!!!" I shouted at her.

"..........." was all Dune could say.

"Yeah, we can't kill the Three Bro -- wait. Why can you not kill Duriel?" Miko said.

"Uhhh..." I said, but a red head woman rushed over to us.

"So," she said. "Welcome back to Sanctuary..." she said.

"Wow," Ogden said. "You're not mad at us?"

"Have I any reason to be?" she asked. "You are not strangers here."

"Oh," Thrall said. "Cool. Thanks!"

"But, that matters not," she said. "My Rogue scouts have just reported an abomination in the Monastery Graveyard! Apparently, Andariel, is not content to take only our living. Blood Raven, one of our finest captains in the battle against Diablo at Tristram, was also one of the first to be corrupted by Andariel. You will help us destroy her!"

"Yes!" Akara said. "This will be a great experience! Go, my friends. Go!"

So, we ran back into the blood moor, and tried hard avoiding demons on our way to the cold plains. We only ran into a few fallens and a wendigo. Good thing too.

We ran up to a girl looking at least 13, and she stopped us.

"Beware, heroes, beyond lies mortal danger for the likes of you," was all she said.

"'Bye!" we said, as we ran past her to a flat, square shaped rock just ten feet away from her. I stepped on it, and fire lit up on two edges of it.

We spoke not on the way to the Burial Grounds. When we finally reached it, Dune opened a portal, just incase.

We ran over to the gates to the burial areas, then we heard her voice.

"Join my army of the dead!" she shouted at us. Her voice was high and hurt my ears.

"Ha! I have an army of the dead too!" Kara shouted back as she threw a bone spear at a green, dead thing, and raised a skeleton mage from it.

"That's all?!" she said, her voice full of laughter.

She let loose an arrow at the mage, and her good mood was spoiled as the mage blocked with his hands of ice, as they took the shape of a large shield.

The mage threw a bolt of ice at Blood Raven, and it chilled her for a minute.

I took this moment as an opportunity, and formed two ice balls, grabbed them both, and chucked them at her, both at the same time.

Dune let a few arrows fly at her, and she only fell when one hit her face.

"AAAAARGH!!!" she shrieked as she fell back, her soul being sucked out of her. As she died, lightning spread throughout the entire area, destroying anything and everything Blood Raven had corrupted.

"Rest now... Blood Raven," Dune whispered as we approached her body to see if she dropped anything.

She did.

"Hey Thrall, there's an axe here, you can hav--" I started, but stopped when I realized something. Thrall was not here. "Thrall?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you. He decided to go find the Tree of Inifuss with Miko and Ogden." Kara said.

"Ohhh," I said. "Ok. Well, let's go back to the Rogue's camp."

We ran back to the portal Dune had opened just moments before, and hurried to Akara.

"I can hardly believe that you've defeated Blood Raven!" Kashya exclaimed as we told her the news. "Though she was once my closest friend, I pray that her tortured spirit remains banished forever. Thank you..."

"Oh," I said. "No problem! She was easy..."

"Oh? Well, that's good to hear. Oh, by the way, follow me," she said. "Whilst you were away, I had my Rogues set up two tents for you. One for the females, and one for the males."

"Cool!" Kara exclaimed. "Thanks!"

Just then, Miko, Ogden, and Thrall, rushed through a portal formed right next to Dune's.

"We got it!" Miko shouted. "We got the Scroll of Inifuss!"

END OF CHAPTER THREE.