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Varkasan's sleep was restless. He still could not shake the memories of what had happened out of his head. His only dreams were flashbacks of that grim hour, and the aftermath of it as they fled the village while the undead army chased after them.

(A few hours prior)

"What the blazes happened back there?! What happened to the Paladins? To Inquisitor Levran?" Aradus asked a he rode alongside Varkasan and the two other Paladins. "They're... They're dead, Aradus. They're all dead. It was Azure, he... Single-handedly killed everyone. We only survived because The Inquisitor ordered us to hide." Varkasan replied. "By the light..." Aradus said in disbelief.

"What about the outer patrols? We heard a majority of them were slaughtered as well. I had assumed the worst." Varkasan asked. "It was a nightmare, Vark. That little girl was everywhere. Our eyes could not move fast enough to track her. And when she attacked, the man would just drop dead with fatal wounds all over him. People were panicking and dying all over the place. Our group... only managed to survive because Janus and Lysander volunteered to draw her away while we made a run for it. I don't know what they did, but she didn't chase us anymore. May their souls find peace..." Aradus said, sending a prayer off towards the end.

"In any case, I said that we ought to go back to look for any survivors. The others were too scared or said it was suicide, so I decided to go alone to avoid any more delays." The older Paladin said. "We're lucky that you did. Though going alone was indeed foolhardy. And I could not stand the blood of an ally be spilled for my sake" Varkasan replied.

Eventually, they came across several stopped horses and Paladins on foot. There appeared to be several lying on the ground, bleeding, as other Paladins tried their best to patch their wounds. While others were being wrapped up in cloth because they had already died. Varkasan could only imagine what these men had gone through. The group stopped their horses as well and Aradus and Varkasan met up with Kagax, and a Paladin who was trying to heal one of the wounded, who was another one of Varkasan's squadmates. "How is Harugar?" Aradus asked. The medic stood up. "I did my best, but his wounds are too great. He's fading fast... He and many others wont make it back to Liria..." The medic said. "I see..." Aradus replied. Kagax simply stood silently. Looking sadly upon his dying squadmate.

Harugar managed to cough and speak. "To think... All those years I spent working my ass off, just to slowly die like a sick dog in some middle-of-nowhere fields!" He said with a chuckle. Varkasan admired the man's ability to laugh no matter how grave a situation was. Aradus crouched next to him. "Anything you wish to confess before you move on?" He said, somberly. "Yes... Tell my father I'm sorry, for everything... And tell Kyle that he won't be getting his gold coins back." Harugar said, smiling towards the end. Aradus nodded. "It will be done."

With that, Harugar sighed his last breath and shut his eyes. The medic came up to him and began covering him with cloth as well. The bodies were then mounted on the spare horses they had so as to confirm their deaths when they reached Liria.

"These men dd not deserve to die like this... And the undead at the village deserved a better burial than having their corpses destroyed..."

(Present time)

Varkasan got up from his bed, wiping his eyes to clear his vision. He could not sleep anymore. He felt like he couldn't just sit around while those powerful Mages roamed free. He felt as if he HAD to do something; he simply could not stay still with those thoughts swirling in his head.

Thankfully, his wishes were fulfilled when a guard told them that they had been summoned by Inquisitor Sebastian Arman. They made their way to the room, where The Inquisitor told them to say their story one more time. After which he began telling them of the different classification of Mages. Then, Alicia mentioned something that had slipped all of their minds up until that point. something that the little girl and Revin said to each other. This seemed to cause distress to the Inquisitor, who immediately told them to follow him to their fortress, though Alicia would follow them later. After saying their goodbyes, the two Paladins followed their superior on horseback towards the Inquisitorial Fortress.

(Some time later)

As they rode along towards their destination, Inquisitor Sebastian told them of what they were to become, about The Witch Hunters. He emphasized the fact that it was not an easy task, and that they may accept or deny the offer. Personally, Varkasan felt as if he needed more time to contemplate such a decision, but he knew that they were pressed for time. He thought about how the Paladins fell like flies against fire during their battle at the Village, he remembered all of the fallen allies he saw and had to cut down as they were reanimated. He thought of the sight of all the dead Paladins wrapped in cloth that would never see their families, friends, and the light of day again...

"I shall do it, sir. I willingly give my mind and body to the trials you shall put forth." Varkasan said to The Inquisitor before he even had a chance to change his mind. He knew that this was a job that had to be done by someone, as the threat of the Azure Sorcerer was now too great. He could not bear the thought of standing idly by while others solved his problems for him. He had to act... Even at such great cost.

He would do his best to make sure that no other person would have to witness the carnage caused by Mages as powerful as Revin.

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