Meanwhile, in the Dread Queen Xichra's lair...
"All is going well, Xichra..."
"Exellent. Is the evil one... ...disposed of?"
"Not quite. I have him in my grasp."
"...Very well. I expect it will be soon...?"
"Indeed."
"So tell me Xichra, why Thok?"
"Because..."
Meanwhile, far to the north...
Thok flung his hand at the ice wall. The beam of lightning melted it with ease. Thok saw the object he was sent to seek. The crystal glowed ominously on a simple granite stand in the dark caves within the frigid peaks. The abyss streched before him looked endless. The sound of Blue's voice echoed through Thok's skull "Bring the crystal to Xichra's lair...lair...lair...lair..lair...". Thok picked the small crystal up... Suddenly, Thok returned to his normal state. The glowing white spheres for eyes shattered like glass and his eyes returned to normal, but the armor remained. His head was still filled with the knowledge of what the crystal did, and what he must now do. Thok threw the crystal into the abyss. A beam of lightning shot from Thok's hand and shattered the crystal. Shards of the crystal flew everywhere.
An extremely breif moment with Corkmaster, Overrider, ect.
Suddenly, everyone's rez necklaces lost their already faint blue glow...
Right. Back to Thok.
Already his extra-magic powers were fading. He used a small fragment of his remaining powers to warn everyone else "Bad news; It seems all rez-necklaces worldwide have lost their power. They are no more useful then a rock on a string. Be Careful.". Thok drew his ice pick and gazed at it. He set his ice pick face-up on the pedestal and walked about five paces away. He turned towards it and held out his arms toward it. Closing his eyes in concentration, a blue light slowly crept forth from his hands. The light eventually reached the ice pick, and engulfed it. A blinding flash lit even the bottom of the abyss. Thok's ice pick was no more. A giant sword lay where it was. The sword glowed the same faint blue as a rez necklace. Thok picked up his new weapon a swung it a couple times. As he exited, a manditraki warrior emerged from the cavern behind him. Thok readied his weapon. The warrior chared right at Thok. Thok chared right at the warrior. At the last moment, Thok jumped over the warrior and jabbed the warrior in the back with his new sword. The manditraki warrior burst into flames as many many things do when they die. Thok swiftly exited the cave and headed for xichra's lair.
Back at the Dread Queen's lair...
"The... The crystal... It.. It.. It has been destroyed... W-What is the meaning of this?"
Blue remained silent. "Not only have your tricks failed me, Blue, but now the crystal is gone! The world will crumble within the year if the crystal is not restored!" About two seconds later, Xichra resumed verbally attacking Blue."To make things even worse, my spell for eternal life was based on the energies of the rez necklace. Now those energies are gone. I am now mortal."
"You fail to see my master plan. Thank you, Xichra, for confirming my theories."
With that, Blue outstretched his arm and Xichra, screaming in agony, blew away like dust in the wind. Blue withdrew his hood. His skin was a shining silvery blueish color, and his eyes were black spheres of darkness, the opposite of the glowing spheres of light Thok had when under his control. Blue had no mouth, no nose. He yelled out to the manditraki below "I, Ciliteh (sil-it-eh), am now your ruler. I have destroyed Xichra" His eyes shifted over the crowd below "once and for all. If any refuse to submit to my will, I will destroy them personaly. The Dread Lord Ciliteh is now the single being in charge of Teraknorn." But, now that Xichra was gone, someone must restore the crystal.
Elsewhere...
Back in his normal clothing, Thok ran across the river of fears fearlessly. The monsters that were near him as the ran or swam by were slashed by his sword like a hot knife through butter. That 'Blue' was going to die.
