I love getting reviews . Anyway, to those who did review my story thus far-

S.S.Wizard8387- Sorry to hear the sick part. You should like the upcoming if you're not still.

Smoke – Not sure what you meant with that first sentence, and thank you. I haven't had anyone use the word 'amalgamated' correctly in a while. You might be surprised why I did what I did though.

Stooge – Thank you, most of all. You're right, it was Vorador. For the longest time I knew that Janos was wrong there, so I went back and changed tidbits to make it right. I'll have to put him in here somehow now. This one's for you.

Alright, on to the rest of the story!

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Raziel sat for the better part of two hours before almost nodding off. Had he been inclined to, he would have went back into the chamber and inquired more about the one whom he supposedly owed something. The wraith stood slowly and stretched his visible blue muscles, unsure as to how he became a baby-sitter, but he already knew the answer. Kain. He'd followed Kain for years upon end without question, and now it was an instinct. The abyss had changed that, for the most part, but his journey afterward had proved to be most informative, albeit confusing.

"Amazing how much anger pushes beings to the brink, only to recede just as quickly…"

At the sound of his voice, he was a little shocked. He'd spoken louder than he'd wanted to, but found it to be very quiet nonetheless. He quickly estranged himself from his ledge, landing at the opening to the chamber. Surveying the area he'd been seated, he found nothing. Nothing had been moved within the past two hours, he was sure of it. So why had the volume been turned down all of a sudden? Then it clicked.

"You, my 'savior' as you once put it, you wanted to talk to me, didn't you?"

The Elder spoke for the first time since the two brethren tore him apart, his voice portraying that very fact.

"Yes. I wish to tell you that you were in fact correct. I am connected to both worlds, and feed off of the pillars. However, I do not sustain myself from them, as you so firmly believe. I only enhance my own abilities."

"Why would you tell me this so willingly? Kain and I have injured you to a point that it will take years before you re-grow completely."

"Truth you speak, Raziel, but one fact you've missed. I reside on both sides of the equation you seek to solve. Here, I am defeated, but in their world, I continue to thrive. You see me as a gateway to and from their world, when I am only a door. A door that can be closed. If they find out that I cannot keep either you or Kain from crossing over, they will kill me to ensure it. They already have one here, as you know, and he can find a better way to bring the others."

"So you say. For all I know, you are the only way into Nosgoth. I cannot turn a blind eye to this information, though, for you may yet tell the truth. I take it that since you have given me this information, you wish to bargain for your life?"

"Correct. If I am to help you in your endeavor, I ask for my life in return."

"This poses a problem, and you know it."

"The Hylden would keep me alive on their side to ensure a way back to Nosgoth. This we both know. I will take my own life on their side once your journey is done, and live in Nosgoth alone. However, to ensure the Hylden stay where they are, I must be removed from the Pillars. The power they hold feeds me too much, and I will not able to end my existence in the Hylden world."

Raziel began to balance the scales. On one side, the possibility of more Hylden invading Nosgoth. On the other, having to destroy the Pillars, the very things he once thought protected his world. The choice was his to make.

In a different part of Nosgoth, Kain stood face to face with something he'd up until now only heard of. His enemy, his nemesis, and worst of all, one of his own kind. Janos Audron stood before him, but not as he was. The Hylden that now corrupted the blood that flowed through his veins disgusted Kain, and he could not refrain from showing it. Before he even finished thinking about it, the demon backed away from him, speaking in a metallic tone that suggested displeasure.

"Kain. I see you alive, yet wonder how this is. You were to be executed at the hands of Raziel, whom I take it lies within that weapon you hold?"

A spark of happiness in Kains mind died as quickly as it arrived. The Hylden believed Raziel dead, which was a point for Nosgoth. Yet the demon who stood before him knew of the Reaver, evening out the score. If he knew of the Reaver, was it because of his own knowledge, or Janos'?

"Unfortunately, Raziel lies still. I would ask how you know that, but information about Nosgoth must be easily obtainable from that slime you used to get here, isn't it?"

"Ahhh, the ever persistent Kain. For your sake, I would hope that 'slime' as you call it, still lives. This body is very durable, but I long for the comfort of my own."

"Assuming it is still alive, I would wonder how you think to get back to your own world, demon, for I do not intend you to leave this place."

"Kain, do you honestly believe that you would kill Janos Audron to keep me from leaving? I think not. Even with your black heart, or lack thereof as it seems now, you could not kill the reason you exist."

"What you do not seem to realize is the fact that I have no qualms about bringing death to him once again. If you believe otherwise, one would think you were talking to Raziel, only from what I hear, he too tried to kill you."

The demon seemed taken aback for a moment before smirking, showing the fangs in Janos' mouth. As he spread his wings, he looked straight at Kain with an anger in his stolen eyes that the vampire lord surmised came from being proven wrong.

"Do not try to threaten me, Kain. True, Raziel did almost bring me down, with the help of his weapon. I will not make the same mistake twice. Your weapon will prove useless against me now, Kain, for it will meet its match the next time you find me."

Kain had begun to speak when the demon in front of him quickly phased out in front of his eyes. He had seen Raziel do the very same thing numerous times before, and with the passing of each, wondered where he went. It was time he found out. He closed his eyes and concentrated, trying to bring to mind what Raziel would do in this situation. As he thought, he became insubstantial, losing his solidity, and slowly phased into the spectral realm. Just when he'd thought he could not bring himself to accomplish it, he opened his eyes to a horrid sight. The room he stood in was warped, twisted in places and straightened in others. He found that he need not breathe, and could move much quicker here than in the material world. His astonishment eradicated as he remembered why he came here. The demon. He quickly set off in the direction he figured would be the quickest exit, and made incredible time finding the shattered window he'd used to enter. As he stepped out onto the walkway, a black figure bolted across the sky above him. Turning his gaze, he found what he was looking for.

Raziel had sat down and begun mulling over what he should do when his only companion in the area spoke once more.

"Raziel. I would speak with you again."

"What is it now? More information to confound me with?"

"No. I'm afraid the time has come to decide what you are going to do. Rumor has begun to spread across the Hylden world that I have been defeated here. It is only a matter of days before the Hylden Lords become aware of this."

A time limit. Perfect. All that Raziel had wanted was to think in peace, and now he was being forced to do it at a rapid pace. He sighed, or as close as he could come to it, and stood. He'd wanted to talk this over with Kain before deciding, but it seemed that option was gone now. As he slowly walked toward the creature he so despised, he knew what to do.

"I have decided. As much as I distrust you, I do not doubt you would do whatever it takes to continue your existence. No creature, save for humans, ever wishes death upon themselves. I will travel to the Hylden world and confront the Lords there. Kill the head, and the body quickly follows. Tell me how to traverse there."

"I can guide you through the door, but you must be quick about it. More Hylden could come through as you try to go there, and I cannot stop them."

"Very well. Kain would know of my plan. Tell him the moment he comes back, or you will not survive my return trip, fiend."

"As you wish. Use this portal, Raziel, and quickly."

The last echoes of his sentence reverberated across the chamber, and a swirling black portal opened in front of Raziel. He'd not expected to be thrown into this as fast as he was, but he was prepared. He leaped into the portal, disappearing as though he'd stepped behind a cloud.

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I liked this one. I know LoK usually has more action that this, but let's just say it was one of those cutscene times. It'll come around soon, don't worry.