Chapter one ; The dawn of the empire
So it was that the great Kain ultimately reclaimed the Soul reaver, defeated the Sarafan lord and crushed his plans into dust and ashes. And on his enemies doom, Kain fed him self and the blade, and gained the power to shift through space. Again he was a power, and has started now the conquest of Nosgoth, to at last complete his legacy.
In that time, the northern and the western parts of Nosgoth were refined of vampires, and the Sarafan there would foolishly brag that their lord has purged every last one of the vile finds. And the people would believe them, feeling safe from the undead.
After Vorador heard about Yanos's fall, already grieved for Umah's murder, he and the few of his most loyal retired to his manor in Termogent forest and tried to pass into legend. But most of his vampires stood by Kain's side to execute their revenge up on the Sarafan, who were exterminating them for the past two centuries. With ruthless anger, Kain lead them against the former tyrants and now without the glyph magic and their lord, the Sarafan were loosing one battle after another and were forced to flee. Their last forces headed from Meridian northwards, hoping to escape with their naked lives. But Kain and his armies caught up, and on the "planes of blood " did they attack them. Many have died on both sides, for Kain underestimated the despair of the human side, but the Sarafan lost and their forces were slaughtered. A few of them managed to survive, and lead by their great general Selgen, did they flee into the mountains. From that time on they were known as the " abandoned people" and would one day found a fortress where Dumah will die by Raziel's hand.
The night was clear and cold, filled with the reek of spilled blood. The battle that was waged there moments ago has passed and only the sound of feeding vampires was heard. Kain whipped the blood of the reaver and with a noticeable smile gazed across the battle field. And than, amongst the bodies of the Sarafan, did he came to a profound taught that would give him his own clans and troops. One of his lieutenants stepped fort:
" My lord; we have done it. Nosgoth is free tonight. What are your orders now ? "
" The age of the Sarafan is over. They have died, reborn and died again. The age of the empire begins tonight. "; he turned to him and said :" You can do as you wish now. I have no more need of you. "
He turned into bat and flied away, and Vorador's vampires scattered them selves all over Nosgoth. Some returned to Vorador, while others sought their own destiny, only to disappear eventually as a part of clans of Kain's followers.
Kain set him self to find his future sons and he searched the tombs of the original Sarafan priests who died over 900 years ago. Finally he found one with an inscription :
" Tread these grounds with respect and homage brother, for here lie the greatest of us all, who rooted the hart of the demon Yanos, and toppled down his cursed race…"
" And the greatest are worthy to serve me. ";Kain said : " You who nearly destroyed my kind shall walk again, and stand by my side through blood and victory. The gift is yours. "
The next nine days and nights Kain worked on the birth of his children. The first three days he gathered strength and prepared food for himself and the newborn, and the next six days he razed his sons. At the evening of the ninth day, his six sons walked out of the crypt. Raziel first, than Turel and Dumah and the others, and in their lust, they devoured the food that their father prepared for them like a pack of beasts. Raziel dropped the dray corpse on the ground and looked at Kain with an insane gaze :
"…more… "
" What we want, we take my son."; Kain said pleased, and lead them into battles where they feasted on the flesh of their foes, and from it made their clans and spawned Kain's armies.