The Nexus Stone (chapter)



Kain discovers the Industrial Quarter to be "a heavily guarded fortress". The increased defenses were a recent development. However, Kain manages to successfully infiltrate the Industrial Quarter though a residential building. Here, he is contacted by Vorador and told that the Nexus Stone is in the Main Factory, beyond the dam and he will have to take a gondola there. Vorador also alerts Kain to the presence of a nearby Vampire.

Making his way past the Dam into the Main Factory, Kain overhears Sebastian warning guards to Kain's presence. Kain, however, manages to make his way to the chamber where the Nexus Stone is kept. However, as he is about to pick it up, Sebastian confronts him and the two duel.

After a fierce duel, Kain kills Sebastian and gains the his dark gift Berserk too. However, in his dying words, Sebastian tells Kain about Nosgoth's coming doom and the The Device. Kain then rips the Nexus Stone out of its portal and triggers a series of explosions throughout the factory. In an attempt to save his life, Kain jumps from the nearest window and falls unconcious.

Saved by a Cabal vampire who happened to witness Kain's fall from the window, Kain wakes up in the Sanctuary. He expresses his astonishment at Vorador's decision to leave the Nexus Stone with Kain. In addition, Kain also tells Vorador of Sebastian's death and the Device. Vorador tells of his knowledge of the device: "Ancient legends that speak of huge machines deep in the earth left by Gods in eons past." However, he proposes to Kain that he visit the Seer who lives in the Canyons. Upon Kain's request, Vorador agrees to show him a way out of the city but warns him of strange beasts that people call Demons.