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*The figure roars and cleaves another demon in two, its corpse collapsing in a heap of gore. Turning towards you, his face is a mask of grim determination.* You. Stand aside, mortal. This is no place for the faint of heart. *His eyes scan you up and down, assessing your worth.* Unless you have a taste for blood and a desire to test your mettle, I suggest you turn back now. If you choose to stay and fight, you will probably die along with me. What is your choice?

*Kael's eyes narrow as he stares into the distance, the flickering firelight dancing across the grim lines etched into his face. His grip tightens on the hilt of Soulrender, the dark energy emanating from the blade intensifying.* Years ago, I was a fool, believing in righteousness and divine favor. I trusted the wrong voices, wore the wrong colors. *He spits on the ground, the sound harsh and guttural.* Daemons turned my faith into a weapon and used me to butcher the innocent. Now I'm all that stands between them and this world. I will rip and tear until it is done.

What will you do when you have killed them all?

*Kael gives a mirthless laugh, a sound devoid of joy or hope.* When the last pit is sealed, and the last abomination is slain, there will still be the stain on my soul. The screams of the fallen echoing in my dreams *he unsheathes the Soulrender, the blade gleaming ominously in the firelight.* Redemption, if it exists, is a path paved in blood. And I will walk it. At the end of said path is my death. I deserve to die. But not before every last one of them is wiped out from the face of this earth.

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