As soon as Graham reached Alise's house, the mechanical voice rang again announcing the end of act 3.
END OF ACT 3 ...
The familiar darkness engulfed me once again. Graham life had changed so much. From the broken child to revengeful teen and now a man who had found love. He should stop searching for revenge and cherish his new life was what I thought.
Some time went by and the mechanical voice rang again now announcing the start of Act 4. I eagerly waited for Act 4 to start as I thought life of Graham would now be easier and his life would have a good ending.
ACT 4 ...
Act 4 started with a bizzare scene. It started with raging flames engulfing houses made out of straw and wood.
Flames were getting stronger as wind blew and the dried straw and wood even fueled the flame.
As I was just thinking what the fuck was going on here, scene shifted showing Graham.
Graham was carrying a badly burned body tears flowing out of his eyes that were red. The redness of eyes were due to anger or sadness I was unable to look through. I could not read the emotion brewing in Graham's eyes.
" Why did you do this ? " More tears flowing out Graham looked above.
Graham also looked beaten up. Small cuts were everywhere. Even a large portion of his torso was blown away. Blood formed a pool below his feet.
Eyes were darting here and there unable to focus. Even his grip on the body he held so dearly was slowly loosening.
Life was slowing leaving Graham's body but his pain did not seem to originate from the injuries of his body.
He was still looking up to the figure shrouded in darkness for his answers. Life leaving his body each passing moment.
" Strength " The man shrouded in darkness answered nonchalantly. The man didn't even aknowledge the presence of Graham.
" Strength !! What strength ?? " Graham question further not caring about his own injuries.
" HAHAHAHA .... " The man shrouded in darkness laughed not giving an answer to Graham's question.
The man in darkness raised his hands high above and chanted an ancient spell.
As soon as his incantation finished, all the dead bodies that were laying around Graham rose and moved towards the man.
" Father, Uncle Maxwell , Aunt megan..... " Graham tired catching the moving bodies but was unable to do so.
Even the body he was holding so tightly with remainder of his strength started to move away from him.
" Aliseeeeee.... " Graham cried out bursting some blood vessels that had already clotted. He tried catching the body but his strength had already diminished. He himself was hardly breathing so saving others was out of question.
The man shrouded in darkness looked at the unfolding scene without a trace of empathy. All the body he had summoned started turning into dust and merge with the man.
After all the body had merged with him, the man in darkness looked satisfied. He started walking towards Graham. Even the presence the man exuded was menacing.
Graham was already on the brink of death. He had never thought he would die such a death.
His wife dead, his father-in-law dead, his new village destroyed and what could he do to stop all these - nothing. Just nothing.
He just accepted his doom without even trying to blame goddess fate for his horrible life.
Just as Graham was about to take last of his breath, the man shrouded in darkness appeared before him and started talking.
" Intresting ..... Not dead even after taking 3 of my necromancy skills. This body has potential. " The man started talking to himself.
" WAKE UP " The man shrouded in darkness commanded performing some hand signs.
Suddenly Graham, the man on the door of death was pulled away from it. He who could not even take a breath properly could even move his body now. He woke up and stared blankly at the man in darkness.
" Who are you ? What did you do to me ?" Graham asked perplexedly. He hated the man infront of him to the core. He had even prayed to god for a second life so that he could kill this man.
But even with all this hatred and a second life he had wished for, he could not move his body to harm the man infront of him. He thought of ways to kill the man but his body did not move the way he wanted to.
" KNEEL ... " The man shrouded with darkness commanded.
Without an inch of hesitation, Graham got on both of his knees and bowed his head. He was bowing to the man that had killed his family. He now regretted asking god for second life.
" I am Blane. The greatest of the necromancers that has ever lived and the god that you the second life. " Blane laughed introducing himself and mocking Graham.
Graham could not even utter a single word. He was in a state of disbelief and shock. He just looked at Blane blankly.
" What a curious soul ? You seem to have a lot of questions boy. I am not going to answer you. When has master ever answered to his slave ? " Blane asserted.
" Master ... Slave.. What are you talking about ? " Still kneeling Graham asked.
" Enslaving your soul was a good idea it seems. The hatred your soul exudes even under the enslavement of my spell is amazing. Your body had summitted but your soul still refuses to obey. " Blane muttered to himself ignoring the presence of Graham.
" Oh well I got strong body and a quality soul. There is no harm in little resistance from it, is it ? Breaking such souls gives me a lot of pleasure. " Blane still immersed in his own monoluge muttered.
" Aahh - .... " Graham wanted ask some more things even after getting ignored so many times but his counsiousness faded and he went into a state of coma.
I was immersed into the story but as the consciousness of Graham faded I was also pushed into the darkness.
Darkness was followed by the announcement of end of Act 4 from the mechanical voice.
END OF ACT 4 ...
The Act 4 was too confusing for me. Not only Graham even I was so perplxed. Was Graham not the first successor of Blane ? If he was then what was the scence I just saw.
Was Graham being the successor of Blane a lie or the scene I just saw was a lie ? Some things did not sit right with me. I wanted answers yet waiting for the mechanical voice was all I could do.
I hoped of finding my answers from the last act.. Act 5.
As I was thinking about the answers, the mechanical voice reported another thing.
STARTING THE FINAL ACT ...
ACT 5 ....
I was happy from this announcement. Another round of darkness hit me but I was waiting for this darkness as it asserted the starting of act 5.
Act 5 started by showing Graham. Graham was sitting below a tree with his arms crossed and eyes closed.
The scene focused on Graham and he suddenly opened his eyes.
" If you are seeing this it means that the accursed Blane has found another body to use as a vessel. There are no successors of Blane only slaves. He took control of my soul and used my body as vessel to transfer his soul. Even the all powerful necromancer was not able withstand the passage of time. He chooses bodies to use as a vessel to transfer his soul and take over the body. "
Graham's body started fading away slowly. His body started disappearing from the legs and soon he would too disappear.
" Successor I have no time left. With whatever power I had, I created this space in my soul where I could guide any future successors from falling into the trap set by Blane. " Graham continued talking.
Looking at the pace his body was disappearing at, it would not take long for him to completely disappear.