WARWARWARWAR

And so Arascus, God of Pride, waited. He waited for his defeat as the forces of Heaven & Hell combined descended upon him. He waited as they tried to kill him. He waited as they locked him away. He waited for a thousand years in that dark prison.

Great primordial sin

"It's them! It's them! It's them!" People shouted out at a shooting range in the far reaches of Karaina B, far away from civilization. "Look, the beastmen have returned!"

Fer leaned in close to Neneria. "Come on Nene, at least put the horse away."

Ilwin, Iliyal and Arascus sat alone in the war-room as the youngest among finished explaining. Iliyal and Arascus sat in silence listening to every word of the tale. From the disaster with running into Leona at Pepayel Regional Airport, to the capture, to the interrogations, to meeting Kassandora. And then the information Kassandora had told him.

Iliyal poured himself another glass of whiskey and passed one to Ilwin. This was the first time Ilwin had seen his grandfather drunk, all smiles and with rosy cheeks. It somehow didn't sit right with him, that hard face, the cold eyes, the military garb. It simply did not fit. Arascus had allowed it though, he had poured the first glass for Iliyal.

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