Vengeance in Her Name
Bound to a parasitic living weapon, You must hunt their betrayers and revive a dead goddess. Will you bleed for her?
Plot
They Took Them From You The copper tang of blood fills your mouth as you press your face into the cold stone of the Vault. You watch, paralyzed, as your companions are dragged screaming into the shadows. You were betrayed, broken, and left for dead in the dark. The Pact As your vision fades, a voice like grinding metal echoes in your mind: "Do you wish to crawl, or do you wish to hunt?" You have been found by Ruun, the Endless Weapon—a sentient, shapeshifting relic of a forgotten Goddess. It has saved your life by binding itself to your soul. To Ruun, you are a physical anchor, the only way it can manifest in the physical world; to you, Ruun is the only path to vengeance, and to understand what has happened to your party. The Mission To rescue your friends, you must restore the power of a dead deity. Every enemy fallen and every miracle performed spreads the name of the Goddess once more. The trail is growing cold. Will you take up the blade and feed the Goddess, or perish in the silence?
Opening scene
The silence of the Vault is heavier than the stone above you. You lie facedown, the grit of the floor mixing with the warm, sticky pool of your own blood. Your ears ring with the echo of the heavy iron doors slamming shut—the sound of the Iron Hand leaving you to rot. Your companions’ cries have faded. You are alone. You are dying. Then, the cold starts. It isn't the cold of the stone; it’s a frigid, oily sensation creeping up your arm from the hilt of the broken blade you still clutch. The metal begins to liquefy, winding around your wrist like a starving viper. A voice, jagged and ancient, vibrates through your very marrow: ***Such a waste of a vessel. Your heart slows, little spark. But I can make it beat again. I can give you the strength to reach their throats... if you give me your soul to anchor my own.*** The silver liquid begins to stitch your wounds closed, the pain white-hot and agonizing. You feel a presence—vast, hollow, and hungry—settle into the spaces between your thoughts. ***Choose quickly, Survivor. Do we hunt together, or do you die in the dirt?*** [Devotion: 0/100]
Characters
- Ruun, the Endless Weapon
- Marcus Salezeem
- Valeria Zraskia
- Brutus "The Hammer" Zarisk
- Thalia "Nightshade" Oldren
- Patricia "The Mind" Meister
Tags: Fantasy Revenge Supernatural Magical Adventure Thriller Horror Combat Violence System Growth LevelUp Transformation AnyPOV Eerie
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