Role

Chapter 6

Baleric slipped through the woods nearly unnoticed, he was hunting a great
cougar in a densely forested vale. Night time was fast approaching and he
would have to turn back soon. It was just as the last rays of the sun had
disappeared over the mountain top that he came to the edge of the clearing
and saw the evil sight. He immediately noticed Baleara, despite the blood
red robe that covered her body and half of her face. There were four other
figures similarly clothed and they all stood around a glowing circle on the
ground. As the figures chanted, the air between them shivered and swirled.
Something began to manifest itself in front of them. A shadowy figure,
something truly evil.

Belric bellowed a warcry and burst from the trees, rushing the circle of now
stunned mages. The ghostly being wavered and screamed at Belric as he
charged. The robed figures turned in surprise as he barreled into them. He
screamed at Baleara to get clear and save herself. The four robed figures
regrouped and now came at Belric. He sized them up and dove into the fray,
punching pushing and tackling, giving them a thorough beating. They were no
match for this large, enraged man. As he knocked the last one down, he
turned to his sister, but for the first time did not recognize her. There
was hatred in her eyes, and pain on her face. It was then that he realized
his sister was gone, fallen to evil, and that was when all hell broke loose
as well.

One of the mages lying on the ground reached out as he tried to drag himself
to his feet, only his hand crossed the magical barrier that was holding the
shadowy being at bay. In an instant, he had been pulled into the circle and
the shadowy figure annihilated him. Shredding and ripping him, the screams
of the doomed mage could be heard for miles. As it finished with the first
mage, it broke free of the summoning circle and turned on the already
weakened magi. Belric turned and grabbed his sister, disappearing into the
forest as the screams of the tortured magi went up behind them. He ran for
miles before stopping, and when he finally set his sister down, she could
only look at him with contempt. Before he could even form words, she uttered
an arcane phrase and disappeared before his very eyes. That was the last
time he ever saw her.