Diablo III - Renegade Wizards

by Yunorok

Two siblings raised in the Yshari Sanctum embark on a quest for freedom and power. However, the adventure that they expect isn't at all what they get. They find themselves in a battle against a powerful demon with his eyes set on their destruction.

29. Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Avator sat in the darkness of the Forgotten Tower, indulging in the tributes Rin and his minions had brought him from the countryside beyond the Black Marsh. The large demon placed his hand on the head of another human farmer that had risked his chances in the wilderness and began sucking the life energy out of him. He was a demon lord. He knew if he wanted to be ranked among or even surpass the great evils of Hell, he'd need all the power he could get. For every human or sucked the life energy out of, the more powerful he grew. If his servants kept bringing him tributes as they were, the enemy wouldn't stand a chance against him.

As her new master remained in his new fortress, devouring people and growing stronger, Fan-Min marched a legion of demons easily through the Cursed Woods toward the unfortunate village of New Tristram. Each stomp of the army could be felt in the muddy soil and witnessed as the branches and leaves of the trees shook. The village stood no chance.

She looked back at the demons who were loyally following her at the order of Avator. The creatures were so numerous and came in such varieties. There were small demons like the Fallen Ones, Skeletons walking as if life had never left them, Burrowing Leapers, Wraiths, Arachnids, Carrion Bats, and a plethora of other creatures with wicked features. Behind the small monsters marched the big ones. Tainted Ones, goat-men of the Blood Clan, Behemoths, Ogres, and so many other menacing beasts.

A frown crossed Fan-Min's wicked lips. This wouldn't be a battle. This would be a massacre. Her remorse wasn't in the life that would be lost. It was in the fact that the entire battle wouldn't offer even an ounce of challenge or entertainment to her. She shrugged it off. It couldn't be helped. She had her orders, and nothing in this world was going to stop her.

She thought of the wizards and demon hunter that her master had told her about. Maybe they would be at New Tristram. That could make for a fun challenge. With hopeful eagerness, she led the demonic troops step-by-step closer to the doomed village.