It was a a few years back in another location, but it seemed so very similar to Thanermere. Kaathe had just returned from a mission with his old group. All had seemed calm at first, and the dark elf was simply sitting down, guessing who among the other knights would be most likely to rush into their deaths. In retrospect, Kaathe should have suspected something to have happened. After all, calm times are usually signs that a large problem was about to arise.

When it reared its head, it took the form of a giant, blood-red wyvern. How or why it had appeared was a mystery to Kaathe. It must've been one of the knights' carelessness, leaving a mission unfinished, and allowing a monster to follow them. Either way, it was irrelevant back then. Kaathe remembered just barely surviving the event. He remembered the sight and smell of the burnt and mutilated corpses of his fellow knights. He remembered attending a service for them all. Involuntarily of course.

It was from this memory that he cast his Illusion Spell. It began with the Wyvern's roar, shaking the ground itself. Many knights stumbled to the ground by the force of this powerful roar. They looked to it, and found what they did not know was an illusion. It definitely did not feel like one.

The illusion was strong. stronger than many could produce on their own. Indeed, this illusion was a bit more realistic. Though it had no power to kill, all who witnessed the illusion felt the memory as if they were there themselves. Though no damage was actually done to anyone or anything, those who saw and heard the illusory Wyvern felt the tremors caused by the collision between its tail and the buildings. They could feel the heat from its fiery breath. The Wyvern Smashed its barbed tail hard against a building, and chunks of wood and stone debris went flying.

Soon, the memory of knights that had fought that monster also appeared. They charged at it, flanked it, and attacked it with whatever they had, just like before. This brought the other knights -the REAL knights- to snap out of their shocked states, and join them in combating this beast. They're presence actually seemed to have been noticed by the illusory wyvern.

How is this possible? To answer that, one must understand something about the Dark Elves. There is one thing that many should know about the Dark Elf culture. In their youth, they're forced to learn how to survive and fight. Imagine children being left on unlivable islands filled with mindless and dangerous monsters. There, the weak were culled, and the strong remained. Even then, the strong were unlikely to live long enough to see their families again. Because of this, they were forced to learn how to use skills that many other races would be appalled to see used. Among those skills is the very magic used by the Cultist threat. 

[color=9e0b0f]Blood Magic[/color].

Though it's more well-known as a sort of summoning magic, it also has the capability to strengthen one's magic power. Provided, enough blood was given in return, of course. Kaathe was not mad. He was not foolish enough to give too much blood and summon a demon in the form of a wyvern, but just enough for his illusion to have its powerful effect.

Kaathe was breathing heavily. He hid somewhere to recover. Still, he wondered how the others would react. No doubt they had been pulled into the illusion as well...