Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-3293219-20141003213306/@comment-5583506-20141011133958

Rowan Autumn-Arrow wrote: "But I've never even seen this creature you speak of!" Rowan exclaimed. The Daedric prince gave him a sly smile. "Oh, you may not have seen it, but it has seen you, Rowan. And I believe it likes what it has seen. When it devours Myling, it will turn its attention to you, be so sure of that. And then... just then ... you will see it..."

"When it devours me?!" exclaimed Myling and almost took a skip out of fear. "Aren't you able to stop it?!"

Riamide shook her head. "I may be a Daedric prince, but just as much as I am your mentor and protector Myling, so does the Umbramancer have a mentor on its own. It serves none other than the Void itself, Sithis as you may call it. It would be impossible for me to go against it. Sure, I might destroy it, but the Void would just keep bringing it back, whenever I am not there to guard your backs."

"So, how do you expect us to fight it?! I am a bloody ghost and he is a mere mortal!" Myling began to feel frustrated and felt for once just to throw a punch against the Daedric prince, no matter what repercussions might come from it. "If you, Meridia, cannot even destroy it, what do you expect from us?!"

The witch pointed at Myling's sword. "I gave you Gastbane for a reason. Remember? I think you have found it to be quite useful against the Umbramancer's minions. It is an ancient tool, I myself do not even know who or what crafted it, but it has the ability to turn evil spirits back to the Void they came from. It will not be the permanent death of the Umbramancer, but it might be of some use to the both of you. There probably is a way to permanently defeat it once and for all, but not even I know of such things. Many lost souls like you have taken up fight against Umbramancers during the millenia, Myling. Some have failed and others have not. Though it has never been recorded as to how they succeeded. I trust that you two will be the first."

Myling just wanted to grab Rowan by the hand and elope to some secluded place and never return, but she felt all the more trapped for every passing moment. "You... you said there was a way for me to return to... life. How?" She gave it some thought. "By defeating the Umbramancer?"

Riamide nodded. "Nothing is for certain in this world. Those lost souls who managed to overcome their stalkers were resurrected and lived their life happily until the end of their mortal lifespan. I guess it's because they became 'whole' again. The Umbramancer has devoured pieces of your soul, Myling. By defeating it, they would be restored to you. And I guess that you would be brought back as well."

Myling's heart took a skip when she heard the news. "So... if I manage to defeat the Umbramancer. I would come to life again? In physical form? As a normal, mortal girl?"

Riamide nodded. "That is correct. That's why I entrusted you with Gastbane. I took pity on your soul and gave you the means to defend yourself in case the Umbramancer would come for you."

She turned her attention to Rowan once again. "But now it has come for the both of you. Rowan, if you want to leave Myling's side, I won't stop you. You have nothing to fear from the Umbramancer, unless Myling should fail and it would claim all of her soul. Then it would come for you next."

"I... I wouldn't blame you either, Rowan", sighed Myling. "You have been with me for all this... long... And even though I wish... I wish that I had never found this place or found out what I am... I am glad that you were with me all this time. I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't been there for me."