Role

Chapter 2

Years passed as Mahinya was prepared to be used as the sacrifice. Her body
was tattooed and scarred beyond recognition. Malnourished and perpetually
abused, she had barely any strength to resist. The day had come for the
ritual, and she was barely conscious. By the luck of the Gods, the ritual had
gone awry. Instead of opening a portal to the Plane of Shadow, the mages
opened a portal to a realm of demons. In an ironic role reversal, mages, who
had previously wanted to enter the realm of shadows found themselves
desperately trying to escape, as hordes of demons poured out from the portal,
overruning them, savagely feeding on the mana that pulsed through their
bodies. Mahinya met the gaze of one of them, ready to die. The demon gave a
brief glance at her worthless body, devoid of anything of value and proceeded
to go after more worthy prey.

Mahinya awoke in the shifting sands. Surprised she was still alive, she
mustered her strength and wandered, until she finally crossed some roads into
a Holy Grove, where she fell unconscious again.