\--==Official Submission==-- FROM: Lieutenant Anubis RE: The Story of Anubis Chapter 4- The End of the Darkness Chapter 4- The End of the Darkness Little is known of the happenings that transpired after the lich walked the land. We know that it spent a good deal of time in the service of the Crimson Alliance. We know for a time the lich was in the service of the Dark Goddess Kishara serving as a Ringwielder in an attempt to bring about the age of destruction. And we know how he met his end as detailed below... The stars were aligned in a most disturbing manner. Lord Anubis sat poised in thought in his throne room. The desert winds had picked up since nightfall the tower would have seemed quite cool if he had been able to sense the chill. He had no desire to complete his last experiment; it was almost perfected; yet he lacked the drive to finish this night. The candles flickered in his chamber, he had no need of them for visual purposes, only a comfort of life gone by. Then it appeared before him. The only thing he dreaded the sight of, the thing he loathed, the apparition. The shade came forth from the air walking towards him. "What do you want now?" the lich snapped. The shade hovered there before him and smiled. Anubis focused on the main body of the spirit and through it saw a faint figure. A deep voice shot into the room. "This is your end lich!" The spirit faded and a man suited in blackened armor stepped forward, his velvet purple cape swept behind him. Anubis' eyes ignited with anger at the intruder as he prepared a spell, but he was not fast enough. "Tilakari" the warrior spoke as grin came to his bearded face. The lich froze. "You see this is your end for I have learned your true name." The warrior continued. "You see the mans body you took he was my friend and well now, he wants it back." The lich spoke, "Well you may be able to control me, but this body is mine now..." The warrior reached into his pack and pulled out a silver amulet. "Not anymore." A beam of white light shot forth from the amulets gem tearing through the liches body. The pain was immense and total for the lich. The light was actually driving him out of the corpse he possessed. Tilakari struggled against the power of the amulet but failed. Soon the light was gone as he felt himself pummeled into the earth below. The ghost appeared once more. The warrior began to chant in ancient tongue the amulet glowing brightly. The body of Anubis rose from the cold stone and began to reform into a living being. The apparition looked towards the warrior and nodded with a faint smile and stepped into the body. And with the destruction of the lich, it came to be that the spirit, which possessed the body of Captain Anubis, was cast out into the realm of the dead once more. Left to dwell in search of a new body. It would not be long before he would manifest in a new form, weakened and full of rage. The Captain lay on the cold earth unable to move. The shock from the transfer was great, darkness fell upon him and he rested. He awoke to the sound of a smith's hammer pounding hot iron. He was in a small house; the sounds of the jungle filled the air outside. Looking up from his bed he saw a strong dark skinned man standing over and anvil. He blinked at the overwhelming site of the colors of the world, colors he had not seen for far too long. Anubis struggled to sit. "Easy der Cap'n you've had a rough night." the smithy said. "Kendal?" he asked faintly making out the features of the mans face. "Get some rest sir, we've got a long trip in the morn, I almost got yer armor ready, and the horses are out back." "Wha..., where are we going?" "Northwood, sir. I suspect the Roses will be happy to see you" "How long have I..." Anubis drifted back to sleep.