Birth of the Lich

"Damn them." No sooner had Maximus Draken etched the words onto the back wall did the War Monks arrive. They were all battered and beaten yet they swarmed into the theater, the very place he had intended to teach them about soul magic.

"Drop the sword Draken!" One of them yelled. "You are surrounded. Your army of demons couldn't keep us out."

'Army?' Maximus thought. 'The demons should be vanquished, but it doesn't matter anymore.' He turned from the back wall, sheathed his sword, and dropped to his knees. There were dozens around him, yet the only thing he looked at was a small, smelly wooden crate lying a foot away from him. "You people," his voice cracked as if he hadn't spoken in days.