Slowly and much to Vvim's surprise, several giant's struggled to their feet. They shuffled like the wakened dead, but the Geist could read the gleam of fury in their eyes. These creatures were not cowed or beaten; they were cornered wolves.
"No!" Cried a voice among them, and the few standing warriors turned to regard a long haired female Risi wearing bloodied robes. "You spin lies against the honored Mother, creature! It cannot be trusted! She will return! Grimmar will return from below to raise us above the prey, just as was promiiiiaiiaaaaa-!"
The witch was engulfed by flames, a massive twenty foot long wurm having emerged behind her. It's breath was instant death for their kind, and the giants all shuffled nervously away from it's blind gaze.
"Grimmar has already perished," said the voice, its timbre steady and unchanged. "He was too weak for the Mother, and the Mother herself is vanquished."
"Who! Who did this?!" The voice was one among the crowd, faceless, but it was taken up by almost every giant there.
"A creature that should not be, and that no longer is. Felix Nevarre perished along with the Mother." The voice rose in volume, quelling the whispers. "If you seek strength, then come. Come to my Domain and be set free."
The tunnel was lit with a crimson light from far below, and the metal creature gestured to it.
"Your new Father awaits."
Vvim watched as the giants, one by one, filed down into the darkness.
Within the black expanse of the Void, there was nothing.
And then there was something.
"UNF!"
Landing face first upon featureless, non-extant yet very real ground, Felix Nevarre broke his nose. Blood gushed for a moment, dripping down his face and spattering against the black.
Shit, that...hurt? Felix looked up, fighting off vertigo as he did so, the lack of anything proving more than his inner ear could handle. I'm alive?
With the rustle of wings and clack of hard talons, Pit landed next to him far more gracefully.
Pit! Felix threw an arm around his Companion's shoulders, pulling him in for a hug. Pit's wings batted excitedly against Felix's back and shoulders, trilling a series of bright chirps. A moment later, Felix stood up with a grin and looked before them. For as far as they could see, the world was a featureless black. Only Pit and Felix himself were lit with a sourceless glow.
Where are we? It looked like the void where he had battled Grimmar for the shard, and where his Lessons of the Past Skill...He shook his head.
How did we get here, Pit? Weren't we--?
New Quest!
Escape the Void!
You have saved the Continent from the Maw, but all choices have consequences. As a result of becoming the Maw's Vessel, however briefly, you have been banished to the Void!
Find a way out, if you can!
Rewards: Freedom, Title, Varies
Good Luck!
Felix closed his eyes and sighed. At least we have each other for company, buddy.
A slap and clatter sounded behind him, and a voice let out a growling, high pitched whine.
What is this?! Where am I?!
Felix whipped around, heart beginning to pound as he found the Maw, gaunt and shaking in the guise of Lhel. It was barely standing up, yet it pinned Felix with furious blue-green eyes.
What hell have you wrought, Felix Nevarre?