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Kraydar had just made the first mistake of his life during battle. He let his fear overtake him. He was swinging at the white bear with all of his might when it happened; he became winded. His strikes became much slower, until the point where he could no longer swing his hammer. He fell to a knee. The leader of the Bear Men lingered over him, not saying a word. He raised the axe over his head and began to bring it down upon Kraydar. The Brazurkin put his hands over his head, and to his surprise, did not feel the Bear Man’s steel. He looked up to see that the large man's white garment was now predominately red. A spear protruded from his chest. He looked behind the man to see King Urganox walking toward the gate.

  “I am glad to see you, my King,” Kraydar called out, panting for breath, as he took to his feet. “The city . . . it has been . . . overrun.”

  Urganox was marching toward his city, intent on putting an end to the attack. He knew that his arrival would ignite a fire within the souls of his warriors.

  As he stepped through the gates, something brought him to an abrupt halt. Every warrior on the battlefield ceased fighting and looked west toward the Arplasia mountain range. A large, black cloud, which was more like a thick blanket of fog, began to roll over the mountain. The entire city went dark.

  Urganox stood at the gates watching the black cloud roll over the mountain range and engulf the city. All of a sudden the ground began to shake, but Urganox could not see what was happening through the black fog. He took a step backward, when what sounded like a thousand horses came his way. Bits of rock and gravel began to sting his flesh and dust filled his eyes. From within the fog, large boulders began to leap out at him. The Arplasia Mountains, which had always served as a defensive structure to Morgorath, was now crumbling down and destroying his city. He evaded four of the giant boulders, dodging and rolling out of the way. A fifth chunk of rock seemed to leap out at him from out of nowhere. It violently drove him into the ground; smaller rocks and debris began to pile on top of him. Everything went black.