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[hr][@Zeroth]
The world around Jason faded to black; stolen away by the unrelenting tide of exhaustion, both mental and physical. It was a moment of weakness. An opportunity most welcome by a man's inner demons... The shadows wrought of a haunted past scurried forth like starved, ravenous vultures to overtake his weary soul, dragging Jason deeper into the abyss of his tortured mind.  Flung about wildly through the void like the plaything of some perverse entity, the warlord finally jerked to a stop as a vision, or, perhaps... A memory? was held before him.

At first, he could see nothing but the layers of rock, and then daylight, but before his eyes could adjust he was rising higher. Now he saw a a deep forest, and gently rising cliffs growing ever steeper until they became mountains to the immediate west. He rose higher, drifting through clouds that stretched over the cave and further beyond, over curling smoke trails and unnaturally shaped structures of wood and stone that could only be civilization. Somewhere to the east, a large body of water sat glimmering with the last rays of the setting sun.

He rose higher. To the south, deserts and canyons, windstorms sweeping over the dunes. Further to the east, a bright light cutting a path to safety for those in need of guidance. Over the mountains, to the southwest, a grand city stretching for miles. Still in the west, but far further north, a tower like a mighty tree reaching up to the heavens with roots stretching deep, deep into the earth. So far to the east that it became west again, a lonely, cold, desolate island where red lightning split the sky. Further beyond that, marshlands and mountains and untamed, wild lands. 

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From the base of the cliffs he had first seen, an army of death and unholy might marched forth. The deep, lush forests burned.  The mountains became cold, lifeless fortresses of rock and steel.  Further and further the influence of this fell legion spread; like a cancer upon existence itself it spread-- ever growing, undying, [b][u]UNSTOPPABLE.[/u][/b]  Countless civilizations knelt before their invincible foe, and one by one, they all fell beneath it's heel.  In mere minutes, Jason had witnessed the conquering of an entire world; leaving a blighted, blackened sphere in it's place.  Slowly, the world began to grow smaller and smaller, until it sat neatly withing Jason's palm-- like a small novelty globe one would put on their desk. A dread filled awe reverberated through Jason as he rose from his cold throne, before him stood a chanting legion of undead, ready to obey his every command.

"It could all beeeeeeee youuuuursssssssssssssssssss...." hissed a voice behind Jason, chilling every fiber of his being.  It was a voice he knew well.  [color=darkred]"Y-You shouldn't be here... T-Th-This isn't what I want..."[/color] Jason stuttered fearfully, swallowing his saliva as he slowly turned to face the voice.  The skeleton of his oldest friend; and greatest enemy, met his eyes with a sinister grin. "You could have the peeeeerfect army Jason," the skeleton clicked, "No need to eat, no need to sleep.... and best of all, undying loyalty..... Think about it Jason, no more betrayal.... No more like me..."  

[color=black][b]"Or me..."[/b][/color] a glowing shape added as darkness began to close in around Jason.

The shadows laughed madly as they began to overtake Jason's form, paying little heed to his protests, [color=darkred][b]"N-N-NO!!! I WON'T DO IT! GET OUT OF MY HEAD! I'LL NEVER GIVE IN! YOU HEAR ME?? [u]NEVER[/u]!!!"[/b][/color] Jason screamed as he violently fought the oncoming tide in vain, continuing to thrash squirm until the shadows had him once more.  A single foreboding taunt was all Jason heard before once more drifting into nothingness.

[center]"Of course you will Jason... It's only a matter of time."[/center]