Let's Finally Play Flight from the Dark

With the monastery in ruins and the other Kai brothers slain it was obvious that the King had to be warned of this treacherous attack.


In setting off from the monastery my sixth senses warned of creatures searching for survivors.  Using this knowledge I was able to keep to the undergrowth and avoid detection heading off to the northeast.  Always being hounded by the same enemies that destroyed the monastery and killed my friends.

Near the ruins an ancient forest temple, I happened upon a scene of a young magician fighting with numerous Giaks. The magician was about to be slain by a hidden Giak. Not wanting to witness any more death at the hands of these monsters today, the choice made itself. Surprising the Giak I was able to overpower and slay it. The remaining monsters then fled off into the forest. I then learned that the magician's name was Banedon, a member of the Brotherhood of the Crystal Star. He had been sent on a mission to warn the Kai of the coming attack. I told him that he was too late and the Kai were no more. He gave me a Crystal Star pendant, with the instruction to wear it and it might bring me some protection and luck in the journey to come.  Our discussion was cut short by the return of a larger party of the Giaks, we parted ways, as I sought to escape in the forest.

After some backtracking to avoid some "sleeptooth" weeds I entered into Fogwood, a small cluster of huts that had been used by a family of charcoal burners, who had also fallen to the muderous Giak. My exit from the last hut was under the close observation of a large black raven, what its intentions were, if anything were beyond my ability.

A short while later I found that the raven did indeed have a master. But who was this master? I called to him and found him to be a Vordak, a hideous undead lieutenant of the Darklords.  With the murder of my brothers still fresh I fought and gave the true death to the Vordak.  As the Vodak fell his fellows erupted out of the undergrowth and begin to attack me with arrows.  Greed getting the better of me, I grabbed a large green gem.  The gem burned my hand with an unhealthy fire, but it must be worth hundreds of crowns, surely?  After a perilous race through the forest the Giak were finally left behind.  After wandering lost for many hours I finally happened upon a dark cave, the cave would be a nice short cut through the hill, saving a lot of time, but what horrors were waiting for me inside.

Find out more in Part 2.