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A battle rages in [[Pitch|The Black City]] on [[Mirandus]] between the [[Drull]] and the Vanguards of the Light. [[Rastik]], a Drull discusses the battle with their Lord, a masked figure in a dark cloak. The Lord comments on how good does not exist, before telling Rastik to clear their thoughts or the bond will be corrupted. Rastik insists it is their choice before the Lord kills them, splattering themselves with the blood. The Lord takes off their mask to show a human face with red eyes.
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Paul and Dr Marcus discuss Paul's moving out of home, and how Paul doesn't dream and believes himself to be dangerous. Paul seeing the Doctor was part of his agreement with his mother for moving out. Paul sees a ghostly figure, Nikka, that claims to be his sister, but Paul claims to not have a sister and doesn't tell the Doctor. Paul heads home and talks with Nikka about his ideas for making a city organization video game The game mostly runs itself with input needed from the player to fix small problems that keep cropping up daily, hinting at his personal life problems.
Following the meeting, Geoff head to his big office, before transitioning across to [[Kingdoms of Light|The Kingdoms of Light]] on Mirandus, an alternate world. Here Geoff is a [[Destined One]], who meets with King Gosovic to confirm the next verse of the [[Narrative]] has started as he has discovered the next [[Dark One (title)|Dark One]]. King Gosovic wants to wait till the Narrative starts before moving to fight the Dark One, but Geoff, going by the name [[Illarion]] here, believes different and sets out with the next Destined One Kraisis, and a loyal knight to strike first.
On [[Earth]], Paul has moments of panic
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== Intermission 1: The First Story ==
Figures chop down some trees and make two masks; one stripped of bark to look pale and human, the other reminiscent of the Dark One's mask. A group sits around a bonfire, before the two with the masks get up and act out a story. The human-like masked figure holds a dagger, and appears to stab themselves, drawing blood
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Paul thrumming with power placates an [[Evermouth]], a giant lizard beast, so that he can ride it to traverse the desolate landscape. He meets a mounted knight who first believes Paul to be a drull, before after a short confrontation reveals themselves to be Princess Feotora. Feotora starts to lead Paul out of the drull land before they are attacked by a large pack of Evermouths. Feotora immediately slays the Evermouth Paul was riding before leaping forward to fight the incoming pack. After slaying a few, Paul using some of his power sweeps his sword and bisects the rest of the pack in one strike.
On Earth, Lin goes to the corrections facility that her client, Mister Caligo is being held in. The guards warn her that Caligo is dangerous, and as they enter she demands the remove the face mask they've been making him wear after biting another mans tongue off. Caligo admits to the fifteen murders he is being accused of, plus more the police don't know about. He wishes for the state to give him the death penalty and hopes admitting to more crimes helps with this.
Around a campfire at night, Feotora tells Paul about the Narrative, and the battle between the Destined One and the Dark One. Feotora admits to wanting to be the Destined One as a child, and training to one day become them, before accepting that the Destined One has been found by Illarion, the White Wizard. A bond starts to develop between Paul and Feotora
As Paul and Feotora get close to leaving the [[Warfields of Karkun]], and closer to the Kingdoms of Light, they see a drull encampment. Feotora, as Commander of the Long Hunt, believes she must destroy them for the good of the kingdom. They charge in on Landras, Feotora slaying drull, before Paul comes face to face with a drull. He stabs the drull through the chest, unleashing his power, causing the drull to recognize him as the one, the Dark One. Feotora tries to kill Paul now recognizing him as the Dark One, but fails as the drull now seek to protect Paul, and thus she retreats gravely injured.
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Feotora kneels before King Gosovic, declaring that the Dark One has risen. Illarion wants to immediately set out to face the Dark One, but Gosovic wants to wait and let the Narrative unfold. An argument occurs but Gosovic refuses to change his mind.
Paul travels through the [[Blackened Lands]], with a group of drull following despite Paul's protests. One gives their name as Rastik and explains how the Dark One rules the drull and is enemy to the light. The Narrative is explained as the bedrock upon which the world is build. Rastik explains how the Narrative is inescapable, and how Paul is effectively a dread tyrant. The dark city where Paul's castle is located is explained to contain secrets about the Dark One, so Paul directs Rastik to guide him there.
The city once carried a dark purpose, the drull rose and build [[Ironkeeper]]s, automatons filled with the Dark One's power that were more powerful than drull. The [[Dark Keep]] was built to protect sacred drull places and remember previous leaders. Despite the greatest efforts of previous Dark One Malmahan, the drull still lost against the light and the city fell into disrepair as the drull
Paul is urged to drink from the well contained within the Dark Keep but Paul is hesitant to, being fearful of what is to come. After Rastik leaves Paul alone in the keep, Nikka urges Paul to drink from the well to gain knowledge and understanding of the truth. Being close to the well allows Nikka to show Paul things, and at his permission, she grabs his head and shows him.
Mr Caligo's trial is starting back on Earth, and after some formalities the defense led by Lin Yang-Tanasin gives the non-negotiable deal that her client will plead guilty to the fifteen murders, plus an additional thirteen murders for the sole request of the death penalty. The
Feotora views Kraisis training and insists on a fight to vent her frustrations
Late at night, a dark figure sneaks into King Gosovic's chambers and draws a knife
In the courtroom, the
Outside the Dark Keep, Rastik leads a prayer for Paul as the Dark One rises. Inside, Nikka shows Paul
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