Nadaraja violently plunged the dagger into Nevain’s gut. The young man gritted his jaw and grunted as Nadaraja slowly began twisting the blade. Blood seeped through Nevain’s cloak as his torn flesh glistened in the hot lamplight.

Nadaraja violently plunged the dagger into Nevain’s gut. The young man gritted his jaw and grunted as Nadaraja slowly began twisting the blade. Blood seeped through Nevain’s cloak as his torn flesh glistened in the hot lamplight.

Slumped on the floor, Nevain’s lifeless body was framed in the elegant light. Idly staring up at the ceiling, his dull eyes reflected the moons’ soft glow. The cinders that were crusted around the gaping hole of the young man’s charred chest cavity were now cold, but despite the open window, the scent of burnt flesh still enveloped the room.

Slumped on the floor, Nevain’s lifeless body was framed in the elegant light. Idly staring up at the ceiling, his dull eyes reflected the moons’ soft glow. The cinders that were crusted around the gaping hole of the young man’s charred chest cavity were now cold, but despite the open window, the scent of burnt flesh still enveloped the room.

After a moment, a cloaked figure glided in from the window. Covered in a wispy mantle of blackness, Nevain floated toward the center of the room with dark tendrils circling each silent step. In a startling flash, the cloaked figure then spun and threw three more daggers into the shadowed depths where Nadaraja hid. The daggers, however, pierced the inky dark only to be buried in the wall with a loud thunk.

After a moment, a cloaked figure glided in from the window. Covered in a wispy mantle of blackness, Nevain floated toward the center of the room with dark tendrils circling each silent step. In a startling flash, the cloaked figure then spun and threw three more daggers into the shadowed depths where Nadaraja hid. The daggers, however, pierced the inky dark only to be buried in the wall with a loud thunk.

As the light grew stronger, intricately flowing Runes began to coalesce on the ball’s surface. The cryptic glyphs danced across the sphere in a scrolling line, detailing the orb’s power and purpose.