Slater awakes underneath the water, his pants are caught between some rocks. He quickly gets them loose and swims to the surface. The water is pure black and there's no sign whatsoever of the druid. Slater looks around and sees a dock. He climbs up and looks around. A man is staring at the ground, not far off. "Excuse me, sir? Where are we?" The man continues to stare at the ground and Slater walks over to him. "Sir-?" Slater sees a long gash in the man's arm. He reaches towards the man. "S-sir?" The man swings his arm at Slater, knocking him to the ground. The man begins to walk slowly towards Slater. "Something's wrong here!" Slater jumps up from the ground and begins to back away. He turns around to run but finds that he's now surrounded by mindless villagers, just standing around him. He prepares to attack. "Stand back minions." The mistress appears through the crowd of villagers. "So, Slater, we finally meet." "Mistress of Pain." "I was beginning to worry I wouldn't be able to fight you, you were taking so long, but you're finally here." "So, you were hoping to die soon?" "You're confident of yourself, aren't you chosen one?" "Mistress, you are weak! Without surprise, you are nothing!" "We shall see chosen one." The mistress lifts her blades and Slater readies his wand. "Let's go!"
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"Lile, are you here?" The Outcast walks into the fortress. "No, she's not." Andariel stands up from a nearby chair. "She's never here. She left about the time you did and never came back!" "Andariel, did you do something to here?" The Outcast backs Andariel into a wall. "No! I'm telling the truth, please believe me!" The Outcast backs away slightly. "If I find out that you're lying, I'll make sure that you die for good." Andariel runs from the room in fright. A few seconds later, the fortress door opens. "Ah, Outcast, I knew I felt you returning home." The Outcast turns and sees Lile. "Lile! I guess Andariel was telling the truth. Where have you been?" "Picking on all of the new souls that enter Hell. I noticed that they sopped coming recently though." "That's because the infection is complete. None will come here anymore unless the infection is reversed." "It can be reversed?" "For me to have complete control over the entire continent is impossible. So, I had to give partial control to the other evils, and to you. We have the majority of the army because we are the most powerful, making it easier for us to control them. Now, if the evil in control of the infected people is defeated, the infection will be reversed. Once a person has been reversed, they can't be infected again. So, if somehow, everyone was reversed to normal. The only way we could infect the world again, would be to wait for all of the current people to die off, and then infect their children. Oh! I almost forgot, I must revive Diablo before his portion awakes."
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The mistress rushes at Slater. He attempts to back away but is blocked by the infected ones behind him. The assassin hits Slater in the shoulder with her blade and knocks his backwards into the mindless villagers. They begin to crawl onto him, hoping the taste the blood from his shoulder. Slater somehow pushes them away and crawls back into the circle of zombies with the mistress. "Lucky shot!" "Oh, I bet. Chosen one, you're doomed." The mistress rushes Slater once again. He does a flip over her and kicks her into her minions. Having a domino effect, a good amount of the zombies fall over. "Try again, mistress!" The mistress stands up and glares at Slater. "I hope you enjoyed that, you won't hit me again." "Whatever." The mistress creates a duplicate of herself. Her double runs to the left of Slater while she runs to the right of him. The mistress and her clone run in circles around Slater, slowly closing in." "KNOCK IT OFF! POISON NOVA!" Poison bolts shoot off of Slater's body in every direction. The mistress' double disappears while the mistress herself falls to the ground, breathing heavily. "Looks like I win, mistress." Slater pulls a dagger from his boot and slits the mistress' throat. Suddenly his attention returns to his shoulder. "No! I think there might've been some poison on her blade…!" Slater falls face first onto the ground and falls unconscious.
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"Welcome back mistress." The Outcast laughs slightly. "I told you that you were underestimating him!" "Shut up, Outcast, I have no time for you. I must get back to my post. "No mistress, you need to stay here. We must all be here if Slater does manage to find us." The mistress groans. "Well, is Andariel here?" "Of course, as I said before, she was the first one down." "Well, I'll be speaking with her if you want me then." The mistress leaves the room and Diablo takes her place. "How're you doing Diablo?" "I still can't believe the chosen one's ally defeated me with only one hit!" "Don't worry about it Diablo, his ally is most likely dead. After defeating you, his ship went down." Diablo laughs heartily. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?" "Slipped my mind I guess."
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Slater wakes up, staring into a man's face. "The zombies are still here!" He attempts to jump up but finds himself being held down. "Sir! Please, stop!" Slater stops resisting. "You can talk?" "Sir, you were poisoned. We found you in the village. You're lucky we found you when we did!" "Trust me, I wouldn't have died. However, that poison would have slowed me down greatly. Thank you very much for your assistance." The villagers let go of Slater and allow him to stand. "Well, what brings you here? This village hasn't attracted many visitors lately." "I'm searching for the eight evils." "Sir! Please lay back down, you're talking crazy!" "No, it's alright. I'm the chosen one. I've already defeated three of the eight evils. I only need five more." The villagers bow to Slater. "Very well then, chosen one. Good luck with your journey, but please don't return. In the event that the evils follow you here…" "Thank you, I understand." Slater is guided through Kurast, to the exit of the village, which leads into the jungle. "This is where we say good bye chosen one." The villagers go back into town and leave Slater alone in the jungle. "Well, I guess I'm going to the Durance of Hate."
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"Outcast, if the chosen one if able to defeat all of the evils once, what makes you think he won't be able to do it a second time?" "Isn't it obvious Lile? If he was struggling to defeat us one at a time, how would he defeat us all at once? Not to mention, you'll be here helping us. There's no way the chosen one can defeat us all at once!" Lile smiles. "I guess you're right. I just hope that we get a chance to fight with him."
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"Mephisto! I'm here! It's your turn to die!" Mephisto laughs happily. "So, the chosen one has made it to my lair, and he thinks I'm going to die?" Slater rushes towards Mephisto but is knocked back, halfway over the edge into the lava pit. He tries to get up but Mephisto is suddenly holding him down. "Let me go!" Out of nowhere, the druid appears behind Mephisto. Before anything happens, Slater finds himself in the world stone chamber. There, a portal can be seen, in the same spot that the original "chosen one" had died. "She didn't leave behind a corpse or a skeleton or anything?" Slater walks forward and enters the portal. Slater then awakes, finding himself tied to a tree. "What a weird dream. Wait a second, what's going on?" Pygmies surround the tree that Slater is tied to immediately. The leader, a shaman, speaks in an annoying, high-pitched voice. "Human, what are you doing in our jungle?" Slater wishes he could cover his ears, but his hands remain tied tightly to the tree. "I'm here to kill Mephisto." "You come to our jungle, walk through our villages and now, expect to kill our god?" "Your god? Why on earth would you worship Mephisto?" "He is a good god. He provides us with many humans for sacrifice." "Sacrifice? To who?" "Are you not paying attention, human? To Mephisto!" "What? Does that even make sense? He gives you humans to sacrifice to himself?" Slater has no idea what the pygmies are talking about. "Well, anyway, how about you let me down and sacrifice me?" "Don't be silly, the chosen one can't be sacrificed, he can't die!" Slater realizes Mephisto must've warned the pygmies of him coming. "Instead, we will deliver you to Mephisto, and he will destroy you himself!" "Huh?" "Are you deaf human?" "No-" Slater is knocked out with a rock.
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"It seems Mephisto's pygmies have captured Slater. I believe it's over." Lile frowns. "What? I wanted to fight him!" "Well, I'd say Slater has a one in a million chance of surviving this. He's tied up and unconscious. Mephisto would have to make a very stupid move for Slater's body not to be destroyed." Lile smirks. "Well, in the case, I'd say Slater has a ninety-nine percent chance of escaping." The Outcast laughs slightly.
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Slater awakes, hanging from the ceiling over the lava pit in Mephisto's lair. "This looks bad." Mephisto appears in front of Slater and looks up at him. "Ah, chosen one, it seems your little journey has come to its end." "Let me down from here!" Mephisto smiles. "Alright." Mephisto prepares to shoot a ball of ice at the rope. "Ah! Ok, I'll stay up here!" "Ah, good. I was hoping to torture you a bit longer." Slater stares down and the lava and begins thinking to himself. "Is it over? Have I failing my quest? How could I fail where the previous had succeeded?" Slater hears Mephisto give a loud scream and he looks up. "Mephisto? What just happened? Is anyone there?" Slater feels someone untying him from behind. Immediately after being untied, Slater is thrown to the ground. "Hurry, through the portal!" Without thinking, Slater runs to the portal. Mephisto's mangled body lies beside it. Ignoring it for the time being, Slater rushes through the portal.
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"Well, that was unexpected." "What is it, Outcast?" The Outcast glances at Lile. "The chosen one has escaped Mephisto, and it had nothing to do with stupidity." Lile stares wide eyed at the Outcast. "Then, how was it that he escaped?" The Outcast looks at the ground. "His ally didn't die. If they're able to join forces again, we may be in trouble. I'll leave it to you Lile. He's in Mephisto's lair, waiting for the chosen one to return." "Why doesn't he just follow the chosen one through the portal?" The Outcast smirks. "Because he doesn't want to be infected in Hell." The Outcast begins laughing loudly and Lile joins in soon after.
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The druid sits in Mephisto's lair, watching Mephisto's body, to be sure he's really dead. "Slater said to wait here, but what if he needs my help?" The druid begins to pace back and forth through the room, still watching Mephisto's body out of the corner of his eye. "Although, if I entered the portal, I'd become infected. I'd become another minion of the evils, and another obstacle for Slater." Suddenly, a voice is heard from behind the druid. "Well put druid. However, your friend is not in Hell, but I'll send you there anyway!" The druid turns around just in time to see a foot in his face, he flies back and falls to the ground. Once his vision clears, he finds who had hit him. "Lile?" Lile looks strangely at the druid. "How do you know my name?" The druid stands up. "Master! Do you not recognize me?" Lile looks annoyed. "No, boy. I'm no one's master." She punches him in the face and sends him flying into the wall. He stands. "Fine, master. I see your betrayal continues. Make your move!" Lile runs at the druid with her staff raised. Just as she's about to hit, the druid transforms into a wolf and appears behind her. He then elbows her sharply in the back, sending her to the ground. She stands quickly and trips the druid with her staff. "Frozen orb!" The ice bounces off of the druid. He stands. Lile kicks him through the portal, which closes behind him. "For another day." Lile slowly walks out of the room, mumbling to herself.