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Infiltrate the StrongholdEdit
PrologueEdit
A shot of Kain in all his glory, sitting on his throne in the ruined hall of Pillars, his lieutenants around him. This segues to Kain overseeing throwing Raziel into the abyss, followed by a shot of the fall of the Pillars.
Shot - the night sky, and the tyrannous stars as the first logo appears on screen: Eidos Interactive present."
We transition directly from the final shot of the Prologue sequence -- across the cloudy night sky, the first logo appears: "Eidos Interactive presents."
The camera tilts/pans down from the sky, and we see that it is snowing. It is just before dawn -- the moon is still visible, hanging low over the horizon. The battlements of the Sarafan fortress are silhouetted in the foreground.
The camera comes to a rest as a flock of bats swarms in, framed by the full moon. They coalesce to form the dark shape of a heroically-proportioned man -- this is KAIN, not yet fully visible as he's backlit by the moon. He drops down from the battlements, out of the shot. The camera tilts/pans with him into darkness, as the second title is displayed: "a Crystal Dynamics production"
Motion-wipe from darkness reveals Kain moving steadily and soundlessly through a stone tunnel, still lit from behind. His voice-over begins --
The camera dollies back as Kain advances, until we see in the foreground a flickering shadow cast by a heavy portcullis. Cut to a reverse shot as Kain approaches the portcullis and pool of light. Kain adopts a more stealthy posture, and we see a lone Sarafan guard standing on the other side of the gate.
Cut to a shot from the other side of the portcullis --
-- as Kain mists smoothly and silently through the gate, just behind the unsuspecting guard. As he emerges into the pool of light, we see his features for the first time.
Kain effortlessly snaps the sentry's neck, and bites greedily into his throat, holding the sagging body. The guard doesn't even know what hit him. Kain drains the victim, and lets the body fall to the ground as he wipes his mouth and looks offscreen toward his next goal.
As the music swells, the title logo appears: "Legacy of Kain: Defiance" -- the background fades to black during the title transition.
The scene fades up as we see Kain moving stealthily along a narrow walkway. His VO continues --
As Kain nears a corner, we hear the footsteps and voices of Sarafan warriors, approaching along an adjacent bridge. Kain leans into the wall for cover, reaches tentatively for the Reaver blade, and turns his head to listen. We overhear a conversation between two Sarafan guards returning from patrol --
In the foreground, Kain sneers in disgust. The guards pass, while their VO continues off-screen.
Still on Kain -- in the distance, we hear a heavy door open and close. Kain moves from the shadows and surveys his surroundings -- the bridge above, and alley below.
Kain to drops agilely to the alley level as gameplay begins.
The Sarafan StrongholdEdit
Kain mists through the upper dungeon window, and surveys the scene below him. A number of prisoners are chained to walls, their plaintive cries echoing in the grim chamber. Use the generic Captive VO here.
Near Kain, and below the ledge, a chained prisoner male moans --
Kain looks down at him, then drops quietly to the floor below. As he approaches, the prisoner sees him and begins to panic --
As his voice rises in volume, the other prisoners begin to MOAN and cry out in the background. Use the generic Captive VO here.
Kain approaches the terrified prisoner and gently passes his hand before the man's face --
The prisoner begins to quiet, becoming somewhat hypnotized, or paralyzed, by Kain's power.
Kain leans toward the prisoner almost intimately, anticipating the meal --
The prisoner looks up at Kain, completely hypnotized and compliant.
Kain shatters a crumbling wall with the Reaver and steps through the new passage.
Kain pulls the man off of the bridge above him using telekinesis, and flings him upon a metal spike jutting out of the wall. He then walks out into the room.
Kain approaches a magical barrier.
Kain takes a swipe at the barrier with his sword, only to be repelled.
As Kain enters the stronghold’s chapel, a portcullis slams down. He pushes against it with his foot.
He nears an artifact on a pedestal that is suspiciously unguarded. Heeding the signs of a trap, he dematerializes into his mist form, jumps back, and draws the Reaver. A Sarafan archer on a balcony above him takes notice.
Kain defeats the Sarafan, and returns his attention to the artifact.
Within the Stronghold Sanctuary, Kain recovers the Balance Emblem that will enable him to access Moebius' chamber.
Just as Kain recovers the hub of the Balance Emblem from the Sanctuary chapel, he hears doors open, and armored footsteps rapidly approaching. A number of Sarafan clamor into the Sanctuary to surround him, shouting threats and orders.
[You can use the following Sarafan Misc. VO lines here: 01 "There he is, get him!"; 02 "Get him!"; 03 "Don't let him escape!"; 05 "Die, vampire!"; and 08 "Attack!". There are multiple variations of each.]
Kain walks calmly into their midst as they close in to surround him. He regards them coolly, without even drawing his weapon yet.
As Kain speaks, he draws the Reaver menacingly, and readies for battle. Gameplay resumes.
After defeating the Sarafan, Kain approaches another magical barrier.
Approaching a door that is of a different design than the others in the Stronghold:
Moebius gains the upper handEdit
The scene begins as Kain advances toward Moebius' subterranean chamber. As he nears the chamber's entrance, we begin to hear Moebius' voice, indistinctly. Kain silently draws the Reaver, and moves toward the chamber.
Moebius' dialogue is fragmented, as though we're hearing only one side of a conversation.
We cut to the inside of the chamber, dollying in roughly from Kain's POV -- we see Moebius, his back to the camera, as he stands before a shimmering, mysterious pool at the center of the room. Moebius holds an arcane staff in one hand.
It's not clear that Moebius is speaking to anyone; it sounds as though he could be talking to himself.
It's been a long time since these two have come face to face. Their dialogue should reflect this. They despise and distrust each other. The last time they met face to face, Kain lopped Moebius' head off.
Cut to a close reverse shot of Moebius, with Kain visible in the background. We can see that Moebius is looking down into the pool; reflections from the water's surface illuminate his face. Then, with a satisfied expression, he cuts his eyes in Kain's direction.
Cut to a reverse shot as he turns and regards Kain malevolently.
Kain narrows his eyes and advances on Moebius angrily --
Moebius calmly summons his scepter's power, and the globe flares with menacing light. Kain collapses in shock, clutching at his chest. We hear his heart pounding arrhythmically as the Reaver slips from his fingers and he sinks to the floor, incapacitated.
Moebius crouches next to Kain to address him more directly.
Helpless, Kain glares furiously at Moebius.
Moebius straightens up and looks down at Kain. Kain reaches uselessly for the Reaver.
He shoves the Reaver back toward Kain with his foot.
Moebius moves unhurriedly toward the exit while he speaks, and opens the door.
Moebius deactivates the scepter and exits, closing the door behind him. Shadowy barriers immediately coalesce over both the entrance and exit.
As the scepter's power wanes, Kain grasps the Reaver and rises unsteadily to his feet. As he stands, we see a number of Shades peel out of the shadows of the chamber, and surround Kain.
The Sarafan StrongholdEdit
Kain defeats the shades and leaves the chamber, proceeding relentlessly with his search for Moebius.
SCENE 1.0 -- PrologueEdit
A shot of Kain in all his glory, sitting on his throne in the ruined hall of Pillars, his lieutenants around him. This segues to Kain overseeing throwing Raziel into the abyss, followed by a shot of the fall of the Pillars.
Shot - the night sky, and the tyrannous stars as the first logo appears on screen: Eidos Interactive present."
We transition directly from the final shot of the Prologue sequence -- across the cloudy night sky, the first logo appears: "Eidos Interactive presents."
The camera tilts/pans down from the sky, and we see that it is snowing. It is just before dawn -- the moon is still visible, hanging low over the horizon. The battlements of the Sarafan fortress are silhouetted in the foreground.
The camera comes to a rest as a flock of bats swarms in, framed by the full moon. They coalesce to form the dark shape of a heroically-proportioned man -- this is KAIN, not yet fully visible as he's backlit by the moon. He drops down from the battlements, out of the shot. The camera tilts/pans with him into darkness, as the second title is displayed: "a Crystal Dynamics production"
Motion-wipe from darkness reveals Kain moving steadily and soundlessly through a stone tunnel, still lit from behind. His voice-over begins --
The camera dollies back as Kain advances, until we see in the foreground a flickering shadow cast by a heavy portcullis. Cut to a reverse shot as Kain approaches the portcullis and pool of light. Kain adopts a more stealthy posture, and we see a lone Sarafan guard standing on the other side of the gate.
Cut to a shot from the other side of the portcullis --
-- as Kain mists smoothly and silently through the gate, just behind the unsuspecting guard. As he emerges into the pool of light, we see his features for the first time.
Kain effortlessly snaps the sentry's neck, and bites greedily into his throat, holding the sagging body. The guard doesn't even know what hit him. Kain drains the victim, and lets the body fall to the ground as he wipes his mouth and looks offscreen toward his next goal.
As the music swells, the title logo appears: "Legacy of Kain: Defiance" -- the background fades to black during the title transition.
The scene fades up as we see Kain moving stealthily along a narrow walkway. His VO continues --
As Kain nears a corner, we hear the footsteps and voices of Sarafan warriors, approaching along an adjacent bridge. Kain leans into the wall for cover, reaches tentatively for the Reaver blade, and turns his head to listen. We overhear a conversation between two Sarafan guards returning from patrol --
In the foreground, Kain sneers in disgust. The guards pass, while their VO continues off-screen.
Still on Kain -- in the distance, we hear a heavy door open and close. Kain moves from the shadows and surveys his surroundings -- the bridge above, and alley below.
Kain to drops agilely to the alley level as gameplay begins.
SCENE 1.2 -- Chained victim in dungeonEdit
Kain mists through the upper dungeon window, and surveys the scene below him. A number of prisoners are chained to walls, their plaintive cries echoing in the grim chamber. Use the generic Captive VO here.
Near Kain, and below the ledge, a chained prisoner male moans --
Kain looks down at him, then drops quietly to the floor below. As he approaches, the prisoner sees him and begins to panic --
As his voice rises in volume, the other prisoners begin to MOAN and cry out in the background. Use the generic Captive VO here.
Kain approaches the terrified prisoner and gently passes his hand before the man's face --
The prisoner begins to quiet, becoming somewhat hypnotized, or paralyzed, by Kain's power.
Kain leans toward the prisoner almost intimately, anticipating the meal --
The prisoner looks up at Kain, completely hypnotized and compliant.
[MISSING WATER DESCRIPTION SCENE]Edit
Kain shatters a crumbling wall with the Reaver and steps through the new passage.
Kain pulls the man off of the bridge above him using telekinesis, and flings him upon a metal spike jutting out of the wall. He then walks out into the room.
[MISSING DESCRIPTION OF "BLESSED BARRIER"]Edit
Kain approaches a magical barrier.
Kain takes a swipe at the barrier with his sword, only to be repelled.
SCENE 1.3 -- Kain recovers Balance EmblemEdit
As Kain enters the stronghold’s chapel, a portcullis slams down. He pushes against it with his foot.
He nears an artifact on a pedestal that is suspiciously unguarded. Heeding the signs of a trap, he dematerializes into his mist form, jumps back, and draws the Reaver. A Sarafan archer on a balcony above him takes notice.
Kain defeats the Sarafan, and returns his attention to the artifact.
Within the Stronghold Sanctuary, Kain recovers the Balance Emblem that will enable him to access Moebius' chamber.
SCENE 1.4 -- Kain is ambushed by the SarafanEdit
Just as Kain recovers the hub of the Balance Emblem from the Sanctuary chapel, he hears doors open, and armored footsteps rapidly approaching. A number of Sarafan clamor into the Sanctuary to surround him, shouting threats and orders.
[You can use the following Sarafan Misc. VO lines here: 01 "There he is, get him!"; 02 "Get him!"; 03 "Don't let him escape!"; 05 "Die, vampire!"; and 08 "Attack!". There are multiple variations of each.]
Kain walks calmly into their midst as they close in to surround him. He regards them coolly, without even drawing his weapon yet.
As Kain speaks, he draws the Reaver menacingly, and readies for battle. Gameplay resumes.
After defeating the Sarafan, Kain approaches another magical barrier.
Approaching a door that is of a different design than the others in the Stronghold:
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The scene begins as Kain advances toward Moebius' subterranean chamber. As he nears the chamber's entrance, we begin to hear Moebius' voice, indistinctly. Kain silently draws the Reaver, and moves toward the chamber.
Moebius' dialogue is fragmented, as though we're hearing only one side of a conversation.
We cut to the inside of the chamber, dollying in roughly from Kain's POV -- we see Moebius, his back to the camera, as he stands before a shimmering, mysterious pool at the center of the room. Moebius holds an arcane staff in one hand.
It's not clear that Moebius is speaking to anyone; it sounds as though he could be talking to himself.
It's been a long time since these two have come face to face. Their dialogue should reflect this. They despise and distrust each other. The last time they met face to face, Kain lopped Moebius' head off.
Cut to a close reverse shot of Moebius, with Kain visible in the background. We can see that Moebius is looking down into the pool; reflections from the water's surface illuminate his face. Then, with a satisfied expression, he cuts his eyes in Kain's direction.
Cut to a reverse shot as he turns and regards Kain malevolently.
Kain narrows his eyes and advances on Moebius angrily --
Moebius calmly summons his scepter's power, and the globe flares with menacing light. Kain collapses in shock, clutching at his chest. We hear his heart pounding arrhythmically as the Reaver slips from his fingers and he sinks to the floor, incapacitated.
Moebius crouches next to Kain to address him more directly.
Helpless, Kain glares furiously at Moebius.
Moebius straightens up and looks down at Kain. Kain reaches uselessly for the Reaver.
He shoves the Reaver back toward Kain with his foot.
Moebius moves unhurriedly toward the exit while he speaks, and opens the door.
Moebius deactivates the scepter and exits, closing the door behind him. Shadowy barriers immediately coalesce over both the entrance and exit.
As the scepter's power wanes, Kain grasps the Reaver and rises unsteadily to his feet. As he stands, we see a number of Shades peel out of the shadows of the chamber, and surround Kain.
SCENE 1.6 -- Kain defeats shades, pursues MoebiusEdit
Kain defeats the shades and leaves the chamber, proceeding relentlessly with his search for Moebius.
Escape from the Elder God ChamberEdit
Raziel in the UnderworldEdit
Transition from 1.6: Kain exits Moebius' chamber. The CAMERA descends into Moebius' mysterious pool, with a sort of action-wipe to convey the passage of time, depth and distance darkness, rushing water and bubbles.
As the scene clears, the camera continues to descend -- and Raziel is revealed in the depths of the Underworld, kneeling before the Elder God. Not worshipfully, but in defeat and exhaustion. Raziel is starving, suffering. But he won't submit.
The disembodied voice of the Elder God fills the chamber -- his tone is paternalistic and patronizing, with an underlying threat. Didactic and patient, but with wrath just beneath the surface. We get the feeling that he's been drilling these ideas into Raziel's captive mind for a long time.
From his kneeling position, Raziel glares up at the Elder God, his eyes flashing defiantly. This is our first close shot of Raziel.
We can tell from his tone that he's been denying the Elder God for a long time.
Raziel bows his head, exhausted and weak from hunger. The Elder God resumes his sermon --
The Elder God changes his tactic --
The Elder God knows he has struck a nerve.
The Elder God continues his sermonizing --
Raziel interrupts, frustrated and disillusioned --
A soul materializes in front of the kneeling Raziel, looking frightened and lost. Weakly, Raziel opens his cowl and draws the soul in..
Raziel gasps in satisfaction as the soul is devoured --
-- it has a joltingly powerful affect on him. At the same time, the Elder God too responds with great satisfaction. The souls Raziel devours are clearly siphoned to sustain him.
Raziel stands slowly to his feet, finally regaining his strength after so long. He looks hatefully up at the mass of the Elder God.
The UnderworldEdit
Raziel reaches a cavernous chamber with treacherous drops -- the exit is on the other side of the room. When Raziel approaches the exit, the passage closes off, becoming clogged with the Elder God's tentacles. The Elder God speaks --
As the passage seals off, six blazing eyes appear over the barrier, and six souls manifest throughout the cavern. Raziel looks around, seeing the set-up. Disgusted, he acknowledges that he understands --
When Raziel has reaped all six souls, the tentacles loosen, and the passage opens. The Elder God speaks once again --
Raziel departs the chamber.
As Raziel approaches the exit door, the Elder God's tentacles again reach out and seal off the passage.
Raziel stops, and from behind him we hear a slithering, hissing sound the Sluagh; he turns.
We see the Sluagh begin to peel out of the cracks of the room, advancing on Raziel. Raziel addresses the Elder God:
Raziel summons the Reaver and drops into his combat stance, ready to face the Sluagh.
The Sluagh bound toward Raziel, and combat begins. Resume gameplay.
When all the Sluagh are destroyed, the doorway opens once more.
Amy: I wrote the capper as well just to save time in case it's wanted.
The lethal mist below glows brightly, and begins to rise.
Raziel races up a vertical shaft out of the underworld, pursued by the Elder God, who calls out the various lines below.
As the terrain crumbles around him, he makes a last desperate leap for an overhang, and pulls himself up out of the shaft. And just in time -- as Raziel leaps into the chamber above, the Elder God's tentacles grasp for him and topple a massive slab of masonry. Amidst the chaos, Elder God cries out as he strains to stop Raziel --
The slab falls, sealing off the opening to the lower shaft. Raziel stops and regains his composure --
And if my departure displeased him, then that was a victory, however small, for me.
Approaching the bottom of a shaft leading up to the surface of the ethereal water:
The CemeteryEdit
Raziel climbs up onto the platform and see the door for the first time.
Raziel enters the upper tomb chamber CEM02 and -- finally -- discovers a planar portal in the center of the room. Raziel stops at first, then approaches the portal as he speaks --
As Raziel nears it, the planar portal vanishes, and we hear the Elder God's laughter as the conduit dissipates --
Raziel stands before the dissipating portal as it vanishes completely, and looks around the room in anger as he hears the Elder God speak.
Raziel phases through the gated window between Cem02 and 03, and drops down into the open courtyard. There are graves and memorials here, and the main cemetery is visible beyond the ruined walls of the courtyard. As Raziel watches, first one soul and then another begins to transform -- the divine spark within the soul brightens and begins to flare, and the sky opens up as the soul starts to ascend.
Before the souls can escape, nightmarish figures swoop in like sharks from outside the courtyard, homing in on the fleeing souls like blood in the water. They devour the souls, whose light is extinguished.
Amy: Does Raziel know the name of these critters? If so, "creatures" in Pp2 can be substituted for "archons." I thought, while Raziel was watching this, he would of course wonder where the souls were trying to escape to. This is the first hint that there is something beyond the wheel the EG talks of; that there is another possible way of life and death. So I thought this belonged here. See what you think.-C
When Raziel defeats the Archons, the combat barriers are dissolved.
SCENE 2.1-- Raziel in the lair of the Elder GodEdit
Transition from 1.6: Kain exits Moebius' chamber. The CAMERA descends into Moebius' mysterious pool, with a sort of action-wipe to convey the passage of time, depth and distance darkness, rushing water and bubbles.
As the scene clears, the camera continues to descend -- and Raziel is revealed in the depths of the Underworld, kneeling before the Elder God. Not worshipfully, but in defeat and exhaustion. Raziel is starving, suffering. But he won't submit.
The disembodied voice of the Elder God fills the chamber -- his tone is paternalistic and patronizing, with an underlying threat. Didactic and patient, but with wrath just beneath the surface. We get the feeling that he's been drilling these ideas into Raziel's captive mind for a long time.
From his kneeling position, Raziel glares up at the Elder God, his eyes flashing defiantly. This is our first close shot of Raziel.
We can tell from his tone that he's been denying the Elder God for a long time.
Raziel bows his head, exhausted and weak from hunger. The Elder God resumes his sermon --
The Elder God changes his tactic --
The Elder God knows he has struck a nerve.
The Elder God continues his sermonizing --
Raziel interrupts, frustrated and disillusioned --
A soul materializes in front of the kneeling Raziel, looking frightened and lost. Weakly, Raziel opens his cowl and draws the soul in..
Raziel gasps in satisfaction as the soul is devoured --
-- it has a joltingly powerful affect on him. At the same time, the Elder God too responds with great satisfaction. The souls Raziel devours are clearly siphoned to sustain him.
Raziel stands slowly to his feet, finally regaining his strength after so long. He looks hatefully up at the mass of the Elder God.
SCENE 2.2a -- Raziel must gather soulsEdit
Raziel reaches a cavernous chamber with treacherous drops -- the exit is on the other side of the room. When Raziel approaches the exit, the passage closes off, becoming clogged with the Elder God's tentacles. The Elder God speaks --
As the passage seals off, six blazing eyes appear over the barrier, and six souls manifest throughout the cavern. Raziel looks around, seeing the set-up. Disgusted, he acknowledges that he understands --
SCENE 2.2b -- the door is openedEdit
When Raziel has reaped all six souls, the tentacles loosen, and the passage opens. The Elder God speaks once again --
Raziel departs the chamber.
SCENE 2.3a -- Raziel encounters the Sluagh - Elder GodEdit
As Raziel approaches the exit door, the Elder God's tentacles again reach out and seal off the passage.
Raziel stops, and from behind him we hear a slithering, hissing sound the Sluagh; he turns.
We see the Sluagh begin to peel out of the cracks of the room, advancing on Raziel. Raziel addresses the Elder God:
Raziel summons the Reaver and drops into his combat stance, ready to face the Sluagh.
The Sluagh bound toward Raziel, and combat begins. Resume gameplay.
When all the Sluagh are destroyed, the doorway opens once more.
Amy: I wrote the capper as well just to save time in case it's wanted.
The lethal mist below glows brightly, and begins to rise.
SCENE 2.4 -- Raziel narrowly escapes the UnderworldEdit
Raziel races up a vertical shaft out of the underworld, pursued by the Elder God, who calls out the various lines below.
As the terrain crumbles around him, he makes a last desperate leap for an overhang, and pulls himself up out of the shaft. And just in time -- as Raziel leaps into the chamber above, the Elder God's tentacles grasp for him and topple a massive slab of masonry. Amidst the chaos, Elder God cries out as he strains to stop Raziel --
The slab falls, sealing off the opening to the lower shaft. Raziel stops and regains his composure --
And if my departure displeased him, then that was a victory, however small, for me.
Approaching the bottom of a shaft leading up to the surface of the ethereal water:
Event 2.1 -- Foreshadowing Door to Cem05Edit
Raziel climbs up onto the platform and see the door for the first time.
SCENE 2.5 -- Raziel discovers a planar portalEdit
Raziel enters the upper tomb chamber CEM02 and -- finally -- discovers a planar portal in the center of the room. Raziel stops at first, then approaches the portal as he speaks --
As Raziel nears it, the planar portal vanishes, and we hear the Elder God's laughter as the conduit dissipates --
Raziel stands before the dissipating portal as it vanishes completely, and looks around the room in anger as he hears the Elder God speak.
SCENE 2.6 -- Raziel is confronted by Archons for the first timeEdit
Raziel phases through the gated window between Cem02 and 03, and drops down into the open courtyard. There are graves and memorials here, and the main cemetery is visible beyond the ruined walls of the courtyard. As Raziel watches, first one soul and then another begins to transform -- the divine spark within the soul brightens and begins to flare, and the sky opens up as the soul starts to ascend.
Before the souls can escape, nightmarish figures swoop in like sharks from outside the courtyard, homing in on the fleeing souls like blood in the water. They devour the souls, whose light is extinguished.
Amy: Does Raziel know the name of these critters? If so, "creatures" in Pp2 can be substituted for "archons." I thought, while Raziel was watching this, he would of course wonder where the souls were trying to escape to. This is the first hint that there is something beyond the wheel the EG talks of; that there is another possible way of life and death. So I thought this belonged here. See what you think.-C
SCENE 2.7 -- Raziel defeats the ArchonsEdit
When Raziel defeats the Archons, the combat barriers are dissolved.
Pursue MoebiusEdit
The Sarafan StrongholdEdit
Approaching the door through which Moebius exited, Kain discovers an emblem embedded in its surface.
Approaching the statue of Malek in the courtyard:
Kain approaches a portcullis -- on the other side, a Sarafan guard stands with his back to the gate, unaware that Kain is behind him.
Misting silently through the portcullis, Kain grabs the guard from behind -- his arm around the guard's throat, and his head over the guard's shoulder. The soldier freezes as Kain asks in hypnotic intimacy --
The guard looks toward his left and raises a shaking hand to indicate the tower visible just beyond the battlements. Kain looks up to see what he's indicating.
Satisfied, Kain breaks the guard's neck and lets the body fall.
Gameplay resumes.
Kain acquires Reaver artifact.
Kain settles the scoreEdit
Kain pauses at the tower door and leans in to it, as though listening -- or sensing -- to see if Moebius is inside. Satisfied, he steps back and effortlessly kicks the door in. Significantly, he's chosen not to have the Reaver drawn this time.
Moebius raises his staff, but Kain's ready this time. He uses his telekinetic powers to rip the staff from Moebius' hand and send it flying harmlessly into a corner of the room. Moebius doesn't look especially surprised.
With another gesture, he fluidly lifts Moebius telekinetically off his feet, "holding" him by the throat.
Now - what do you have to tell me, Moebius?
Kain flexes his hand slightly, and Moebius' body contorts. He is clearly in pain; we can hear his bones and joints straining as he is squeezed.
His point established, Kain relents.
Still using telekinesis, Kain throws Moebius roughly against the wall.
Kain calmly walks closer to Moebius, as he keeps him pinned against the wall.
Kain gives Moebius a final shove against the wall for good measure, and releases him. Moebius regains his footing, and rubs his throat.
His destiny must be completed - he will enter the sword. But until that time he is dangerous -- far more dangerous than you could understand.
Moebius vanishes.
The Sarafan StrongholdEdit
Kain goes out onto the balcony. The Pillar vista is before him.
Approaching the door through which Moebius exited, Kain discovers an emblem embedded in its surface.
Approaching the statue of Malek in the courtyard:
SCENE 3.1.1 -- Chapter opening - Kain ambushes guard to get informationEdit
Kain approaches a portcullis -- on the other side, a Sarafan guard stands with his back to the gate, unaware that Kain is behind him.
Misting silently through the portcullis, Kain grabs the guard from behind -- his arm around the guard's throat, and his head over the guard's shoulder. The soldier freezes as Kain asks in hypnotic intimacy --
The guard looks toward his left and raises a shaking hand to indicate the tower visible just beyond the battlements. Kain looks up to see what he's indicating.
Satisfied, Kain breaks the guard's neck and lets the body fall.
Gameplay resumes.
SCENE 3.2 -- Kain acquires Reaver enhancementEdit
Kain acquires Reaver artifact.
SCENE 3.3 -- Kain confronts Moebius in the TowerEdit
Kain pauses at the tower door and leans in to it, as though listening -- or sensing -- to see if Moebius is inside. Satisfied, he steps back and effortlessly kicks the door in. Significantly, he's chosen not to have the Reaver drawn this time.
Moebius raises his staff, but Kain's ready this time. He uses his telekinetic powers to rip the staff from Moebius' hand and send it flying harmlessly into a corner of the room. Moebius doesn't look especially surprised.
With another gesture, he fluidly lifts Moebius telekinetically off his feet, "holding" him by the throat.
Now - what do you have to tell me, Moebius?
Kain flexes his hand slightly, and Moebius' body contorts. He is clearly in pain; we can hear his bones and joints straining as he is squeezed.
His point established, Kain relents.
Still using telekinesis, Kain throws Moebius roughly against the wall.
Kain calmly walks closer to Moebius, as he keeps him pinned against the wall.
Kain gives Moebius a final shove against the wall for good measure, and releases him. Moebius regains his footing, and rubs his throat.
His destiny must be completed - he will enter the sword. But until that time he is dangerous -- far more dangerous than you could understand.
Moebius vanishes.
SCENE 3.4 -- Bat-flight segue to PillarsEdit
Kain goes out onto the balcony. The Pillar vista is before him.
Find the Path to the PillarsEdit
The CemeteryEdit
Raziel enters the Cemetery.
Raziel comes upon the sealed gate to the Pillars vista.
Raziel, after visiting the Citadel, finds the sealed gate to the Pillars vista.
Raziel drops down into the mausoleum's entrance chamber. He approaches one of the central caskets.
Amy: In the bible you indicate Elder God - Raziel dialogue may be included here; I went ahead and wrote it, as it can be easily cut if this doesn't work for you. -C
Raziel gathers himself and becomes dissolute, projecting his energy down into the site where the corpse-gasses are rising. This first attempt is tentative and awkward.
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A long shot of the room morphing from spectral to material.
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A closer shot as we see the lid of the tomb slab broken out from the inside, and the animated corpse rise grotesquely from the grave, its eyes glowing with white-hot energy.
Raziel staggers for a moment; he doesn't know how to transform the corpse's flesh into his own yet. Through force of will, he gathers himself and we see the corpse slowly transform into Raziel's image.
Raziel approaches a doorway with gargoyle heads mounted on both sides of it.
As Raziel exits the mausoleum through the material-doorway, he is immediately confronted with the material reality of the cemetery -- it is populated with vampire hunters, their flags and banners, and the sickening trophies of their successful hunting. There are vampire hunters gathered around a campfire. Raziel approaches close enough to overhear their discussion.
He steps out of hiding. The vampire hunters see him. One scrambles to her feet.
Raziel steps closer.
The others get up.
Vampire hunters converge on Raziel.
EXT. CEMETERY - COURTYARD AREA - NIGHT
Raziel turns and looks up at the Pillars, visible above the horizon.
As Raziel returns from Kain's mausoleum in either material or spectral there is a cinematic pause.
Raziel re-enters the crypt where he discovered the phantom planar portal. As Raziel moves to the center of the room, a number of animated corpses begin bursting out of the floor and walls, their eyes burning with green fire. Simultaneously, magical green barriers appear over Raziel's exits, trapping him within the room.
They attack; resume gameplay.
As Raziel finishes off the last of the Revenants, he concludes --
Approaching a door sealed with the Darkness glyph:
Raziel sees the Light Forge facade
Approaching stone monument that must be climbed to reach the cliff above:
The Dark ForgeEdit
Raziel steps through the portal.
Raziel arrives in the Dark-themed area of the Guardian Citadel.
Amy: Hard work trying to get critters to sound mad in a short time. I resorted to irrational wordplay. Hope this works for you. I added a pass at Raziel's VO, but it may go at the end, after he kills these guys, and so have to be changed, or it may be cut. -C
Mural: The raising of the PillarsEdit
INT. CITADEL DARK AREA
Raziel discovers another set of murals.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
Mural: The Vampires' prophesied heroEdit
Mural: The summoning of the GuardiansEdit
The Dark ForgeEdit
INT. CITADEL DARK AREA
Raziel earns the Dark Reaver enhancement.
The Light ForgeEdit
Raziel steps through the portal.
Mural: The blood curseEdit
Raziel examines wall murals depicting the banishment of the Hylden, and the curse of vampirism.
Raziel examines another mural, depicting the vampires responding to the curse with madness and suicide.
Raziel examines another mural, depicting the Reaver, and the Reaver-bearer.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
INT. CITADEL "LIGHT" AREA
Raziel discovers more wall murals, depicting wheel of fate imagery, and vampires committing suicide.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
The Light ForgeEdit
INT. CITADEL "LIGHT" AREA
Raziel earns the second Reaver enhancement.
The CemeteryEdit
Raziel successfully uses the Dark and Light Reavers to open the ancient Vampire gate leading to the Pillars segue path.
SCENE 4.1 -- Raziel in the CemeteryEdit
Raziel enters the Cemetery.
SCENE 4.2 -- Raziel discovers sealed gate to PillarsEdit
Raziel comes upon the sealed gate to the Pillars vista.
SCENE 4.3 -- Raziel discovers sealed door to Pillars - Version 2Edit
Raziel, after visiting the Citadel, finds the sealed gate to the Pillars vista.
SCENE 4.4 -- Raziel discovers corpse-gases - Elder GodEdit
Raziel drops down into the mausoleum's entrance chamber. He approaches one of the central caskets.
Amy: In the bible you indicate Elder God - Raziel dialogue may be included here; I went ahead and wrote it, as it can be easily cut if this doesn't work for you. -C
SCENE 4.5 -- Raziel's first shift to materialEdit
Raziel gathers himself and becomes dissolute, projecting his energy down into the site where the corpse-gasses are rising. This first attempt is tentative and awkward.
CUT TO:
A long shot of the room morphing from spectral to material.
CUT TO:
A closer shot as we see the lid of the tomb slab broken out from the inside, and the animated corpse rise grotesquely from the grave, its eyes glowing with white-hot energy.
Raziel staggers for a moment; he doesn't know how to transform the corpse's flesh into his own yet. Through force of will, he gathers himself and we see the corpse slowly transform into Raziel's image.
Raziel approaches a doorway with gargoyle heads mounted on both sides of it.
SCENE 4.6 -- Raziel encounters vampire huntersEdit
As Raziel exits the mausoleum through the material-doorway, he is immediately confronted with the material reality of the cemetery -- it is populated with vampire hunters, their flags and banners, and the sickening trophies of their successful hunting. There are vampire hunters gathered around a campfire. Raziel approaches close enough to overhear their discussion.
He steps out of hiding. The vampire hunters see him. One scrambles to her feet.
Raziel steps closer.
The others get up.
Vampire hunters converge on Raziel.
Scene 4.7 -- Raziel defeats the vampire huntersEdit
EXT. CEMETERY - COURTYARD AREA - NIGHT
Raziel turns and looks up at the Pillars, visible above the horizon.
EVENT 4.1/4.2 -- Foreshadowing high Dark & Light TemplesEdit
As Raziel returns from Kain's mausoleum in either material or spectral there is a cinematic pause.
SCENE 4.8a -- Raziel is ambushed by RevenantsEdit
Raziel re-enters the crypt where he discovered the phantom planar portal. As Raziel moves to the center of the room, a number of animated corpses begin bursting out of the floor and walls, their eyes burning with green fire. Simultaneously, magical green barriers appear over Raziel's exits, trapping him within the room.
They attack; resume gameplay.
SCENE 4.8b -- Raziel defeats the RevenantsEdit
As Raziel finishes off the last of the Revenants, he concludes --
Approaching a door sealed with the Darkness glyph:
SCENE 4.9 -- Foreshadowing the Light Forge DoorEdit
Raziel sees the Light Forge facade
Approaching stone monument that must be climbed to reach the cliff above:
Scene 4.10 -- Raziel is teleported to Guardian Citadel first timeEdit
Raziel steps through the portal.
Raziel arrives in the Dark-themed area of the Guardian Citadel.
Amy: Hard work trying to get critters to sound mad in a short time. I resorted to irrational wordplay. Hope this works for you. I added a pass at Raziel's VO, but it may go at the end, after he kills these guys, and so have to be changed, or it may be cut. -C
Scene 4.11 -- Citadel Unearthing Vampire historyEdit
INT. CITADEL DARK AREA
Raziel discovers another set of murals.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
SCENE 4.13 -- Citadel Raziel acquires the Dark Reaver enhancementEdit
INT. CITADEL DARK AREA
Raziel earns the Dark Reaver enhancement.
Event 4.4 -- Citadel Raziel is teleported to the Citadel Again Light AreaEdit
Raziel steps through the portal.
SCENE 4.14 -- Citadel Unearthing Vampire HistoryEdit
Raziel examines wall murals depicting the banishment of the Hylden, and the curse of vampirism.
Raziel examines another mural, depicting the vampires responding to the curse with madness and suicide.
Raziel examines another mural, depicting the Reaver, and the Reaver-bearer.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
SCENE 4.16 -- Citadel Optional Vampire HistoryEdit
INT. CITADEL "LIGHT" AREA
Raziel discovers more wall murals, depicting wheel of fate imagery, and vampires committing suicide.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
SCENE 4.17 -- Citadel Raziel acquires Light Reaver enhancementEdit
INT. CITADEL "LIGHT" AREA
Raziel earns the second Reaver enhancement.
EVENT 4.5 -- Raziel unlocks the ancient gate to Pillars vistaEdit
Raziel successfully uses the Dark and Light Reavers to open the ancient Vampire gate leading to the Pillars segue path.
Reveal the Guardian CitadelEdit
The Pillars of Nosgoth (Nosgoth's early history)Edit
Kain arrives at the Pillars.
Kain arrives at the dead-end that currently lies west of the Pillars.
Kain acquires Space/Dimension-themed shard of the Balance Element.
Using the second shard of the Balance Emblem, Kain is able to open the path to, and reveal, the Guardian Citadel.
SCENE 5.1 -- Kain arrives at the Pillars.Edit
Kain arrives at the Pillars.
SCENE 5.2 -- Foreshadowing "dead end" where the Citadel will be revealed.Edit
Kain arrives at the dead-end that currently lies west of the Pillars.
SCENE 5.3 -- Kain acquires 2nd Reaver Enhancement.Edit
Kain acquires Space/Dimension-themed shard of the Balance Element.
SCENE 5.4 -- The Guardian Citadel is revealedEdit
Using the second shard of the Balance Emblem, Kain is able to open the path to, and reveal, the Guardian Citadel.
Find the Location of Vorador's MansionEdit
The Pillars of NosgothEdit
Raziel approaches the sconces that trigger the gate to the Pillars to open.
Mural: The Forging of the ReaverEdit
Mural: The Dark Gift is PassedEdit
The Fire ForgeEdit
Raziel enters the portal and is transported to the Fire-themed Area of the Guardian Citadel
SCENE 6.0.4 -- Raziel discovers that Vorador forged the ReaverEdit
Raziel sees murals of the Reaver being forged -- by Vorador.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
SCENE 6.0.5 -- Raziel unearths more Vampire historyEdit
INT. CITADEL FIRE AREA - DAY
Raziel finds murals depicting the creation of the vampire Vorador.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
Raziel discovers a vessel, like the one from which he imbued the Reaver with Light and Darkness, but lacking a magical flame.
SCENE 6.0.6.1 -- Raziel discovers the tomb of the original Nature GuardianEdit
INT. CITADEL FIRE AREA - DAY
Raziel discovers the tomb, illustrated by decorations that show how the Nature Guardian had chosen to end her life.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
SCENE 6.0.6.2 -- Raziel discovers the tomb of the original Conflict GuardianEdit
INT. CITADEL FIRE AREA - DAY
Approaching the tomb, Raziel discovers illustrations of how the Conflict Guardian had chosen to die.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
SCENE 6.0.7.0 -- Raziel confronts the spirit of the Nature GuardianEdit
Raziel enters a chamber of the citadel containing a sarcophagus, and adorned with the symbol for Nature.
The battle begins.
SCENE 6.0.7.1 -- Raziel confronts the specter of the Conflict GuardianEdit
The battle begins.
Raziel heads for the spirit vessel after both Guardian spirits have been defeated and trapped within it.
SCENE 6.0.8 -- Raziel acquires the Fire ReaverEdit
When Raziel has killed the specters of the Conflict and Nature Guardians, their spirits are absorbed by the Reaver.
SCENE 6.1 -- Raziel encounters Ariel in the Pillars clearingEdit
Approaching an air plinth:
EVENT 6.2 -- Raziel is transported back into the Citadel's Air-themed area.Edit
SCENE 6.9 -- Unearthing Vampire History - two heroesEdit
INT. CITADEL AIR AREA - DAY
Raziel finds a set of murals, several panels of which have been destroyed.
Raziel examines another panel of the mural.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
Mural: The Champion of the Adversary RaceEdit
SCENE 6.10.1.0 -- Raziel discovers the tomb of the Mind GuardianEdit
INT. CITADEL FIRE AREA - DAY
Raziel approaches the tomb, which bears an illustration of the method of suicide this vampire chose.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
SCENE 6.10.1.1 -- Raziel discovers the tomb of the Dimension GuardianEdit
INT. CITADEL FIRE AREA - DAY
Raziel approaches the tomb, which bears an illustration of the method of suicide this vampire chose.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
SCENE 6.10.1.2 -- Raziel confronts spirit of the Dimension GuardianEdit
INT. CITADEL AIR AREA - DAY
As Raziel enters the chamber, he is confronted by the specter of the Dimension Guardian
They launch into battle.
SCENE 6.10.2.0 -- Raziel confronts the specter of the Mind GuardianEdit
Raziel is confronted by the specter of the Mind Guardian.
They launch into battle.
SCENE 6.11 -- Raziel acquires the Air ReaverEdit
When Raziel has struck down the specters of the Mind and Dimension Guardians, their souls are drawn into the Reaver.
SCENE 6.12 -- Raziel reaches the vista leading to Vorador's mansionEdit
Raziel successfully reaches/opens the Mansion vista.
SCENE 6.13 -- Chapter Ending - Raziel departs for Vorador's MansionEdit
Hm. Raziel started being awfully sweet to her. If this doesn't work for her, I'll take another pass. Might be a nice contrast with striking her down -- for her own good -- at Spirit Forge. If it doesn't work for you, I'll try another tack, of course.
SCENE 6.0.1 -- Chapter opening - Raziel arrives on the Pillars pathEdit
Raziel approaches the sconces that trigger the gate to the Pillars to open.
Mural: The Forging of the ReaverEdit
Mural: The Dark Gift is PassedEdit
Event 6.1 -- Raziel is transported into the Guardian Citadel's Fire-themed AreaEdit
Raziel enters the portal and is transported to the Fire-themed Area of the Guardian Citadel
SCENE 6.0.4 -- Raziel discovers that Vorador forged the ReaverEdit
Raziel sees murals of the Reaver being forged -- by Vorador.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
SCENE 6.0.5 -- Raziel unearths more Vampire historyEdit
INT. CITADEL FIRE AREA - DAY
Raziel finds murals depicting the creation of the vampire Vorador.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
Raziel discovers a vessel, like the one from which he imbued the Reaver with Light and Darkness, but lacking a magical flame.
SCENE 6.0.6.1 -- Raziel discovers the tomb of the original Nature GuardianEdit
INT. CITADEL FIRE AREA - DAY
Raziel discovers the tomb, illustrated by decorations that show how the Nature Guardian had chosen to end her life.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
SCENE 6.0.6.2 -- Raziel discovers the tomb of the original Conflict GuardianEdit
INT. CITADEL FIRE AREA - DAY
Approaching the tomb, Raziel discovers illustrations of how the Conflict Guardian had chosen to die.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
SCENE 6.0.7.0 -- Raziel confronts the spirit of the Nature GuardianEdit
Raziel enters a chamber of the citadel containing a sarcophagus, and adorned with the symbol for Nature.
The battle begins.
SCENE 6.0.7.1 -- Raziel confronts the specter of the Conflict GuardianEdit
The battle begins.
Raziel heads for the spirit vessel after both Guardian spirits have been defeated and trapped within it.
SCENE 6.0.8 -- Raziel acquires the Fire ReaverEdit
When Raziel has killed the specters of the Conflict and Nature Guardians, their spirits are absorbed by the Reaver.
SCENE 6.1 -- Raziel encounters Ariel in the Pillars clearingEdit
Approaching an air plinth:
EVENT 6.2 -- Raziel is transported back into the Citadel's Air-themed area.Edit
SCENE 6.9 -- Unearthing Vampire History - two heroesEdit
INT. CITADEL AIR AREA - DAY
Raziel finds a set of murals, several panels of which have been destroyed.
Raziel examines another panel of the mural.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
Mural: The Champion of the Adversary RaceEdit
SCENE 6.10.1.0 -- Raziel discovers the tomb of the Mind GuardianEdit
INT. CITADEL FIRE AREA - DAY
Raziel approaches the tomb, which bears an illustration of the method of suicide this vampire chose.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
SCENE 6.10.1.1 -- Raziel discovers the tomb of the Dimension GuardianEdit
INT. CITADEL FIRE AREA - DAY
Raziel approaches the tomb, which bears an illustration of the method of suicide this vampire chose.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
SCENE 6.10.1.2 -- Raziel confronts spirit of the Dimension GuardianEdit
INT. CITADEL AIR AREA - DAY
As Raziel enters the chamber, he is confronted by the specter of the Dimension Guardian
They launch into battle.
SCENE 6.10.2.0 -- Raziel confronts the specter of the Mind GuardianEdit
Raziel is confronted by the specter of the Mind Guardian.
They launch into battle.
SCENE 6.11 -- Raziel acquires the Air ReaverEdit
When Raziel has struck down the specters of the Mind and Dimension Guardians, their souls are drawn into the Reaver.
SCENE 6.12 -- Raziel reaches the vista leading to Vorador's mansionEdit
Raziel successfully reaches/opens the Mansion vista.
SCENE 6.13 -- Chapter Ending - Raziel departs for Vorador's MansionEdit
Hm. Raziel started being awfully sweet to her. If this doesn't work for her, I'll take another pass. Might be a nice contrast with striking her down -- for her own good -- at Spirit Forge. If it doesn't work for you, I'll try another tack, of course.
Explore the CitadelEdit
The Vampire CitadelEdit
Kain arrives in the Citadel Council Chamber via bat-flight. He manifests, and looks about him.
Mural: The fall of the Vampire heroEdit
Kain discovers the complete mural of the two heroes, that Raziel saw in a damaged and incomplete state in Scene 6.9. Here is the vampire hero, bearing the Soul Reaver, and his adversary with flaming eyes, bearing a flaming sword.
There is a panel of the two fighting, and the missing panel: the two heroes locked in combat, the vampire hero pierced by the flaming sword, the other impaled by the Soul Reaver.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
The Vampire CitadelEdit
Kain enters a room housing large statues, similar to one that had come to life, and attacked him earlier.
SCENE 7.1 -- Chapter Opening - Kain arrives at the Citadel via bat-flightEdit
Kain arrives in the Citadel Council Chamber via bat-flight. He manifests, and looks about him.
SCENE 7.3 -- Kain discovers complete hero-muralEdit
Kain discovers the complete mural of the two heroes, that Raziel saw in a damaged and incomplete state in Scene 6.9. Here is the vampire hero, bearing the Soul Reaver, and his adversary with flaming eyes, bearing a flaming sword.
There is a panel of the two fighting, and the missing panel: the two heroes locked in combat, the vampire hero pierced by the flaming sword, the other impaled by the Soul Reaver.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
SCENE 7.2 -- Kain discovers sealed entrance to Balance ChamberEdit
Kain enters a room housing large statues, similar to one that had come to life, and attacked him earlier.
SCENE 7.x -- Kain discovers the third shard of the Balance EmblemEdit
SCENE 7.5 -- Chapter Ending - Kain uses 3rd shard to progressEdit
Find VoradorEdit
Vorador's MansionEdit
Raziel enters a room occupied by a large fountain.
Raziel discovers another mural in an adjacent passage.
Raziel approaches a tomb in the graveyard behind the mansion.
Raziel attempt to light the smoldering braziers that stand before the tomb.
Raziel finds statues of Ancient Vampires in Vorador’s living room and dining room.
Raziel solves a puzzle.
Raziel comes across a sealed door, on which is painted a winged, blue-skinned Vampire whose face is a skull.
Raziel returns to the mural in the passage adjacent to the fountain room.
Raziel discovers a new passage behind one of the shattered murals. It leads to an artifact.
Raziel returns the artifact to the sealed door.
Raziel follows another new passage created by a shattered mural and finds another artifact.
The crypt door leads to another statue of an Ancient Vampire holding a spear.
The Water ForgeEdit
Raziel discovers more murals depicting the vampire hero, and his enemy adversary, who looks a lot like...Raziel.
Mural: Raziel Recognizes the Adversary HeroEdit
Raziel manifests the wraith-blade, and his eyes flame.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
The Water ForgeEdit
They launch into battle.
After killing the vampire guardian spirits, they are absorbed into the Reaver.
The vampire VoradorEdit
Raziel opens the sealed entrance of the crypt and enters cautiously. He finds Vorador waiting for him inside, slouched upon the ruins of some sepulchral throne, and lit only by the dim candlelight of this dark tomb. Vorador regards Raziel without surprise, as though he's been waiting for Raziel here. He has a sword of unique design in his hand -- and although his posture is relaxed, he looks as though he could spring into action at any moment.
As Raziel steps forward, Vorador eyes him with steely suspicion.
When Raziel approaches, Vorador -- still sitting -- brings the point of the sword up to his throat. The move is supernaturally swift, and reveals that Vorador is a master swordsman.
Vorador stands now, and brings the sword back up to Raziel's chest.
Vorador looks at him thoughtfully, but says nothing.
Vorador regards Raziel intently, an idea forming. After a pause, he sheathes his sword and says --
Vorador presses a series of panels, which opens a secret door in the crypt, revealing a staircase that descends into darkness. He takes a candle to show Raziel the way.
At the bottom of the staircase, Vorador ushers Raziel into a small chamber, and steps aside as Raziel realizes what's ensconced here. An elaborate bier stands in the center of the room, surrounded by flickering candles -- upon the bier lays the body of Janos Audron.
As Raziel approaches the body, Vorador stands back and speaks.
Raziel steps up to the dais to see the body more closely.
Raziel steps back down from the dais to face Vorador.
Vorador reaches into his robe and withdraws the key to the library exit, offering it to Raziel.
Vorador then vanishes in a cloud of mist, leaving Raziel standing alone in the chamber.
Vorador's last counselEdit
INT. LIBRARY OF VORADOR'S MANSION
Raziel enters the library, and finds Vorador already at the eastern end of the room, looking out the window. As soon as the player approaches, we transition to cinematic.
Vorador turns to Raziel --
Vorador dissipates into mist, once more leaving Raziel alone in the room.
Amy, well the question of why Vorador would leave the crypt answered itself in the course of these two scenes. Pretty neat, don't you think?
SCENE 8.1 -- Chapter Opening - Raziel arrives at the MansionEdit
Raziel enters a room occupied by a large fountain.
Raziel discovers another mural in an adjacent passage.
Raziel approaches a tomb in the graveyard behind the mansion.
Raziel attempt to light the smoldering braziers that stand before the tomb.
Raziel finds statues of Ancient Vampires in Vorador’s living room and dining room.
Raziel solves a puzzle.
Raziel comes across a sealed door, on which is painted a winged, blue-skinned Vampire whose face is a skull.
Raziel returns to the mural in the passage adjacent to the fountain room.
Raziel discovers a new passage behind one of the shattered murals. It leads to an artifact.
Raziel returns the artifact to the sealed door.
Raziel follows another new passage created by a shattered mural and finds another artifact.
The crypt door leads to another statue of an Ancient Vampire holding a spear.
SCENE 8.2 -- Raziel begins to believe he might not be the vampire heroEdit
Raziel discovers more murals depicting the vampire hero, and his enemy adversary, who looks a lot like...Raziel.
Mural: Raziel Recognizes the Adversary HeroEdit
Raziel manifests the wraith-blade, and his eyes flame.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
SCENE 8.3.4 -- Raziel confronts the States and Death GuardiansEdit
They launch into battle.
SCENE 8.3 -- Raziel acquires the Water Reaver enhancementEdit
After killing the vampire guardian spirits, they are absorbed into the Reaver.
SCENE 8.4 -- Raziel confronts Vorador in the garden cryptEdit
Raziel opens the sealed entrance of the crypt and enters cautiously. He finds Vorador waiting for him inside, slouched upon the ruins of some sepulchral throne, and lit only by the dim candlelight of this dark tomb. Vorador regards Raziel without surprise, as though he's been waiting for Raziel here. He has a sword of unique design in his hand -- and although his posture is relaxed, he looks as though he could spring into action at any moment.
As Raziel steps forward, Vorador eyes him with steely suspicion.
When Raziel approaches, Vorador -- still sitting -- brings the point of the sword up to his throat. The move is supernaturally swift, and reveals that Vorador is a master swordsman.
Vorador stands now, and brings the sword back up to Raziel's chest.
Vorador looks at him thoughtfully, but says nothing.
Vorador regards Raziel intently, an idea forming. After a pause, he sheathes his sword and says --
Vorador presses a series of panels, which opens a secret door in the crypt, revealing a staircase that descends into darkness. He takes a candle to show Raziel the way.
At the bottom of the staircase, Vorador ushers Raziel into a small chamber, and steps aside as Raziel realizes what's ensconced here. An elaborate bier stands in the center of the room, surrounded by flickering candles -- upon the bier lays the body of Janos Audron.
As Raziel approaches the body, Vorador stands back and speaks.
Raziel steps up to the dais to see the body more closely.
Raziel steps back down from the dais to face Vorador.
Vorador reaches into his robe and withdraws the key to the library exit, offering it to Raziel.
Vorador then vanishes in a cloud of mist, leaving Raziel standing alone in the chamber.
SCENE 8.5 -- Raziel departs for Avernus VoradorEdit
INT. LIBRARY OF VORADOR'S MANSION
Raziel enters the library, and finds Vorador already at the eastern end of the room, looking out the window. As soon as the player approaches, we transition to cinematic.
Vorador turns to Raziel --
Vorador dissipates into mist, once more leaving Raziel alone in the room.
Amy, well the question of why Vorador would leave the crypt answered itself in the course of these two scenes. Pretty neat, don't you think?
Open the Spirit Forge ChamberEdit
The Earth ForgeEdit
Kain finds a panel of three murals, one showing the summoning of human Guardians, and their care by vampires. The second is unfinished, as though it was the last mural ever made, and its maker died before it was finished, showing the human revolt against the vampires. In the third, Moebius and Mortanius are clearly rendered as the leaders of the revolt which is only in its beginning stages, like that portrait of the Founding Fathers with the rest not filled in.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
Mural: The Human Guardians RevoltEdit
The Air ForgeEdit
Kain finds a damaged teleportation portal.
Mural: Redeemer and DestroyerEdit
The Light ForgeEdit
The Oracle of the ancient vampiresEdit
Using the Balance Emblem, Kain is finally able to open the mysterious chamber at the heart of the Citadel. As he steps inside, it's clear that this room has been sealed for centuries. He squints into the darkness as his eyes adjust, and uses his TK powers to ignite a sconce or two. Flickering firelight now illuminates the long-sealed room.
A still pool dominates the center of the room -- Kain glances into it, as he walks slowly around the room, surveying the architecture. Murals cover the walls, depicting the Vampires' fall from grace.
As Kain inspects the chamber, we see the oracular pool slowly coming to life. The surface begins to undulate, and the symbols surrounding the pool begin to glow. Kain notices this as he speaks his final line, and draws the Reaver defensively.
A disembodied voice fills the chamber. We recognize this as the Elder God's voice though with a more benevolent tone, but Kain has never heard this voice before. The voice sounds thin at first, as though it hasn't spoken for a very long time.
Kain doesn't respond. He paces distrustfully around the perimeter of the pool. The oracle continues --
The surface of the pool ripples and then stills, showing an image of Raziel standing over Janos Audron's body. Kain stops reluctantly, and looks skeptically into the pool.
The pool ripples again to show an image of Avernus Cathedral in flames.
Kain looks concerned. This is exactly what he feared, but he doesn't believe he can trust this entity.
Kain shakes his head --
The surface of the pool transforms into a portal.
Kain hesitates -- he doesn't trust this mysterious benefactor.
When you are ready, you may pass through.
Gameplay resumes -- the player may now use the portal if desired.
The final admonition of the OracleEdit
Kain steps through the portal, which swallows him up -- when he steps back out the other side, it is 500 years in the future. The portal returns to its previous state.
As if reading his mind, the Oracle responds --
The pool goes still and returns to its previous state. The Oracle has left the building.
Gameplay resumes.
SCENE 9.6 -- Kain learns that Raziel is dangerousEdit
Kain discovers additional murals of the Reaver-bearer, the Hylden hero, and one of the two of them annihilating one another: the Reaver impaling the Hylden hero, the wraithblade entering the vampire hero.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
The Vampire CitadelEdit
SCENE 9.1 -- Kain unearths vampire history of the human revoltEdit
Kain finds a panel of three murals, one showing the summoning of human Guardians, and their care by vampires. The second is unfinished, as though it was the last mural ever made, and its maker died before it was finished, showing the human revolt against the vampires. In the third, Moebius and Mortanius are clearly rendered as the leaders of the revolt which is only in its beginning stages, like that portrait of the Founding Fathers with the rest not filled in.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
Mural: The Human Guardians RevoltEdit
Kain finds a damaged teleportation portal.
Mural: Redeemer and DestroyerEdit
SCENE 9.2 -- Kain acquires 4th Reaver enhancementEdit
SCENE 9.4 -- Kain discovers the ancient Oracle from which the Elder God speaksEdit
Using the Balance Emblem, Kain is finally able to open the mysterious chamber at the heart of the Citadel. As he steps inside, it's clear that this room has been sealed for centuries. He squints into the darkness as his eyes adjust, and uses his TK powers to ignite a sconce or two. Flickering firelight now illuminates the long-sealed room.
A still pool dominates the center of the room -- Kain glances into it, as he walks slowly around the room, surveying the architecture. Murals cover the walls, depicting the Vampires' fall from grace.
As Kain inspects the chamber, we see the oracular pool slowly coming to life. The surface begins to undulate, and the symbols surrounding the pool begin to glow. Kain notices this as he speaks his final line, and draws the Reaver defensively.
A disembodied voice fills the chamber. We recognize this as the Elder God's voice though with a more benevolent tone, but Kain has never heard this voice before. The voice sounds thin at first, as though it hasn't spoken for a very long time.
Kain doesn't respond. He paces distrustfully around the perimeter of the pool. The oracle continues --
The surface of the pool ripples and then stills, showing an image of Raziel standing over Janos Audron's body. Kain stops reluctantly, and looks skeptically into the pool.
The pool ripples again to show an image of Avernus Cathedral in flames.
Kain looks concerned. This is exactly what he feared, but he doesn't believe he can trust this entity.
Kain shakes his head --
The surface of the pool transforms into a portal.
Kain hesitates -- he doesn't trust this mysterious benefactor.
When you are ready, you may pass through.
Gameplay resumes -- the player may now use the portal if desired.
SCENE 9.5 -- Kain uses the oracular portal to travel forward in timeEdit
Kain steps through the portal, which swallows him up -- when he steps back out the other side, it is 500 years in the future. The portal returns to its previous state.
As if reading his mind, the Oracle responds --
The pool goes still and returns to its previous state. The Oracle has left the building.
Gameplay resumes.
SCENE 9.6 -- Kain learns that Raziel is dangerousEdit
Kain discovers additional murals of the Reaver-bearer, the Hylden hero, and one of the two of them annihilating one another: the Reaver impaling the Hylden hero, the wraithblade entering the vampire hero.
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SCENE 9.7 -- Kain discovers the Avernus vistaEdit
Seek MortaniusEdit
Avernus CathedralEdit
The Earth ForgeEdit
Raziel sees images of the wheel of fate, and of the oracle pool
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Mural: The Wheel of FateEdit
The Earth ForgeEdit
INT. CITADEL EARTH AREA - DAY
They launch into battle.
Raziel defeats the Guardians and returns to the material realm.
Avernus CathedralEdit
Raziel finds a tome of Dark Scripture within the Cathedral. Upon returning it to the cathedral’s main alter, the building physically begins to warp, becoming dark and malevolent. A portal manifests in the center of the room.
The Avernus CatacombsEdit
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Mural: History is written by the victorsEdit
The Avernus CatacombsEdit
Raziel finds bits and pieces of bas-relief sculpture visible only in spectral. They show little scenes of what happened to them in the demon dimension; the Pillars as their prison bars, and -- the hero that will deliver them. These have a feeling of graffiti, more than of planned and considered artwork.
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Mural: The Hylden messiahEdit
The banished race foretold a hero who would deliver them from their oppressors, and destroy the shackles of the Vampires’ tyrannous god. The same hero that bore the flaming sword. What game was this, where every player on the board claimed the same pawn?
Dark rites in the Avernus catacombsEdit
As Raziel descends into the catacombs, he begins to hear chanting and liturgy -- not so far from here, a dark ritual is taking place.
There is a pause while the officiant performs the sacrifice off-screen. Raziel moves from the darkness of the passage into the open altar area of the Avernus catacombs.
He sees Mortanius officiating at the sacrifice. Some worshipers are visible, but most of the crowd is hidden from sight. We see that a sacrifice has indeed been recently made -- the altar is covered in fresh blood, which runs into the pit.
ReunionEdit
This is actually a continuation of Scene 10.9, where Raziel discovers the altar of the worshipers, and witnesses Mortanius leading a ceremony. At the end of the scene, we cut back to a full shot of Raziel watching unseen from the sidelines.
From his position near the edge of the pit, Raziel glances down to see if he can see what's below.
Suddenly, Raziel is seized by some invisible force, as Turel in the pit below pulls him with his telekinesis. Raziel tries to resist, but he is pulled inescapably to the edge, and down into the pit.
Raziel lands in the nightmarish darkness of the pit below -- even in the gloom he can see that the pit is littered with the bones of hundreds of sacrifices, and encrusted with their blood. As he recovers himself, and his eyes adjust to the darkness, we hear the heavy footsteps of some large beast moving closer.
A large shape begins to shuffle out of the darkness toward Raziel -- he cannot yet make out its form or features. As the god of the pit moves into the light, we see its horrible features for the first time. It is massive and monstrous, moving slowly toward Raziel on disturbingly-jointed limbs, and smelling the air with its horrible snout.
At the edge of the pit, Raziel sidesteps stealthily, to move away from the creature's path. Turel's ears twitch in response, as if he hears even this small sound, and he adjusts to track Raziel. Raziel stops when he realizes the creature can hear him.
Turel continues to speak as he approaches. With every booming step, the floor shakes.
After "I smell no blood...", Turel is addressing his worshipers in anger, looking up out of the pit toward the altar and walkways above.
It's apparent that the beast is almost completely blind, relying almost solely on its acute hearing and sense of smell. The monster approaches Raziel until they are face to face, Raziel dwarfed by its massive size. The beast sniffs at Raziel curiously --
Raziel summons the wraith blade.
Raziel grows increasingly suspicious --
Raziel has been surmising throughout the previous exchange that this might be his final brother, inexplicably here, in this pit. Still, he can hardly believe it when Turel reveals himself --
Turel suddenly convulses, and Raziel recognizes the familiar behavior of a creature possessed by the unseen enemies that have been hounding his every step.
Raziel raises the wraith blade as Turel becomes possessed.
And then more urgently they're losing control of Turel --
Turel fights off his possessors.
The death of TurelEdit
The climax of the battle -- Raziel defeats Turel, and approaches him for the coup de grace.
When the player has triggered the fatal event within the boss battle, transition to cinematic -- Turel flails in agony, and then collapses, dying. Raziel approaches and stands before him. Turel "looks" at Raziel almost with satisfaction, urging him --
The climax of the battle -- Raziel defeats Turel, and approaches him for the coup de grace.
The Hylden appear to lose their grip on Turel as he dies; the green fire fades from his eyes, and he reaches out toward Raziel --
Turel dies, and his soul energy flies out of him and into Raziel.
Raziel is blasted by the energy as it streams into him -- and then we see some additional Hylden energy come out of Turel and flow into Raziel as well. This energy hits Raziel differently, and he reacts as he absorbs it, doubling over -- as he straightens up, we briefly see his eyes burning with green fire, and then it fades back to normal.
Mortanius' redemptionEdit
Mortanius stands in the center of an arcane magical circle, similar to the one at the Pillars, but darker in intention. His back is to Raziel. He speaks as though addressing someone far away, through telepathic sorcery. The symbols of the circle glow as he speaks.
The symbols fade, and Mortanius crumples slightly, as though exhausted.
Mortanius turns, removing the deaths-head mask he wears as the Guardian of Death, and confronts Raziel. He looks at Raziel with suspicious interest. Strangely, he has a satisfied smile on his face.
Mortanius convulses as he feels himself becoming possessed. He fights it --
Mortanius recovers himself. His cynical smile returns.
Mortanius is possessed again suddenly. He fights it, but this time he loses.
Mortanius fights back, almost dislodging him. The Possessed Mortanius pauses.
Mortanius returns to himself, and staggers backward onto a seat. Breathing hard, he smiles grimly at Raziel.
Raziel presses on with some urgency given Mortanius' current condition.
He fights against possession again.
He is possessed again.
Mortanius returns with a groan.
Mortanius resumes his death-mask and employs the magic of the circle to teleport away to the Pillars, where he will meet the young Kain, and die.
Raziel is left alone in the chamber, in shock at what he's just discovered. End of chapter.
Amy: Sometimes "ah" is a groan in this one, like a kiyi to fight possession, and sometimes it is an expletive. Is it clear? -C
SCENE 10.1 -- Raziel arrives at Avernus CathedralEdit
SCENE 10.3 -- Raziel realizes the vampires worshiped the Elder GodEdit
Raziel sees images of the wheel of fate, and of the oracle pool
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Mural: The Wheel of FateEdit
SCENE 10.4.1 -- Raziel confronts the Energy and Time GuardiansEdit
INT. CITADEL EARTH AREA - DAY
They launch into battle.
Raziel defeats the Guardians and returns to the material realm.
SCENE 10.4 -- Raziel acquires the Earth ReaverEdit
Raziel finds a tome of Dark Scripture within the Cathedral. Upon returning it to the cathedral’s main alter, the building physically begins to warp, becoming dark and malevolent. A portal manifests in the center of the room.
SCENE 10.5 -- Raziel discovers the Hylden point of view, and that the vampires started the wars, for their godEdit
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Mural: History is Written by the VictorsEdit
SCENE 10.6 -- Raziel learns he may be the enemy's hero.Edit
Raziel finds bits and pieces of bas-relief sculpture visible only in spectral. They show little scenes of what happened to them in the demon dimension; the Pillars as their prison bars, and -- the hero that will deliver them. These have a feeling of graffiti, more than of planned and considered artwork.
SEE MURAL MONOLOGUES DOCUMENT
Mural: The Hylden MessiahEdit
The banished race foretold a hero who would deliver them from their oppressors, and destroy the shackles of the Vampires’ tyrannous god. The same hero that bore the flaming sword. What game was this, where every player on the board claimed the same pawn?
SCENE 10.9 -- Raziel discovers altar of the Avernus cultistsEdit
As Raziel descends into the catacombs, he begins to hear chanting and liturgy -- not so far from here, a dark ritual is taking place.
There is a pause while the officiant performs the sacrifice off-screen. Raziel moves from the darkness of the passage into the open altar area of the Avernus catacombs.
He sees Mortanius officiating at the sacrifice. Some worshipers are visible, but most of the crowd is hidden from sight. We see that a sacrifice has indeed been recently made -- the altar is covered in fresh blood, which runs into the pit.
SCENE 10.10 -- Raziel confronts Turel in the altar pitEdit
This is actually a continuation of Scene 10.9, where Raziel discovers the altar of the worshipers, and witnesses Mortanius leading a ceremony. At the end of the scene, we cut back to a full shot of Raziel watching unseen from the sidelines.
From his position near the edge of the pit, Raziel glances down to see if he can see what's below.
Suddenly, Raziel is seized by some invisible force, as Turel in the pit below pulls him with his telekinesis. Raziel tries to resist, but he is pulled inescapably to the edge, and down into the pit.
Raziel lands in the nightmarish darkness of the pit below -- even in the gloom he can see that the pit is littered with the bones of hundreds of sacrifices, and encrusted with their blood. As he recovers himself, and his eyes adjust to the darkness, we hear the heavy footsteps of some large beast moving closer.
A large shape begins to shuffle out of the darkness toward Raziel -- he cannot yet make out its form or features. As the god of the pit moves into the light, we see its horrible features for the first time. It is massive and monstrous, moving slowly toward Raziel on disturbingly-jointed limbs, and smelling the air with its horrible snout.
At the edge of the pit, Raziel sidesteps stealthily, to move away from the creature's path. Turel's ears twitch in response, as if he hears even this small sound, and he adjusts to track Raziel. Raziel stops when he realizes the creature can hear him.
Turel continues to speak as he approaches. With every booming step, the floor shakes.
After "I smell no blood...", Turel is addressing his worshipers in anger, looking up out of the pit toward the altar and walkways above.
It's apparent that the beast is almost completely blind, relying almost solely on its acute hearing and sense of smell. The monster approaches Raziel until they are face to face, Raziel dwarfed by its massive size. The beast sniffs at Raziel curiously --
Raziel summons the wraith blade.
Raziel grows increasingly suspicious --
Raziel has been surmising throughout the previous exchange that this might be his final brother, inexplicably here, in this pit. Still, he can hardly believe it when Turel reveals himself --
Turel suddenly convulses, and Raziel recognizes the familiar behavior of a creature possessed by the unseen enemies that have been hounding his every step.
Raziel raises the wraith blade as Turel becomes possessed.
And then more urgently they're losing control of Turel --
Turel fights off his possessors.
SCENE 10.11 -- Raziel defeats TurelEdit
The climax of the battle -- Raziel defeats Turel, and approaches him for the coup de grace.
When the player has triggered the fatal event within the boss battle, transition to cinematic -- Turel flails in agony, and then collapses, dying. Raziel approaches and stands before him. Turel "looks" at Raziel almost with satisfaction, urging him --
The climax of the battle -- Raziel defeats Turel, and approaches him for the coup de grace.
The Hylden appear to lose their grip on Turel as he dies; the green fire fades from his eyes, and he reaches out toward Raziel --
Turel dies, and his soul energy flies out of him and into Raziel.
Raziel is blasted by the energy as it streams into him -- and then we see some additional Hylden energy come out of Turel and flow into Raziel as well. This energy hits Raziel differently, and he reacts as he absorbs it, doubling over -- as he straightens up, we briefly see his eyes burning with green fire, and then it fades back to normal.
SCENE 10.12 -- Raziel confronts Mortanius in his chamberEdit
Mortanius stands in the center of an arcane magical circle, similar to the one at the Pillars, but darker in intention. His back is to Raziel. He speaks as though addressing someone far away, through telepathic sorcery. The symbols of the circle glow as he speaks.
The symbols fade, and Mortanius crumples slightly, as though exhausted.
Mortanius turns, removing the deaths-head mask he wears as the Guardian of Death, and confronts Raziel. He looks at Raziel with suspicious interest. Strangely, he has a satisfied smile on his face.
Mortanius convulses as he feels himself becoming possessed. He fights it --
Mortanius recovers himself. His cynical smile returns.
Mortanius is possessed again suddenly. He fights it, but this time he loses.
Mortanius fights back, almost dislodging him. The Possessed Mortanius pauses.
Mortanius returns to himself, and staggers backward onto a seat. Breathing hard, he smiles grimly at Raziel.
Raziel presses on with some urgency given Mortanius' current condition.
He fights against possession again.
He is possessed again.
Mortanius returns with a groan.
Mortanius resumes his death-mask and employs the magic of the circle to teleport away to the Pillars, where he will meet the young Kain, and die.
Raziel is left alone in the chamber, in shock at what he's just discovered. End of chapter.
Amy: Sometimes "ah" is a groan in this one, like a kiyi to fight possession, and sometimes it is an expletive. Is it clear? -C
Stop RazielEdit
Two heroes collideEdit
Kain enters Mortanius' chamber.
Raziel summons the wraith blade.
Raziel feints at him. Kain dodges.
Raziel feints at him again, a little more seriously this time.
He goes to strike again, but Kain pushes him off.
They fight.
Amy: the last line's optional, if you think at this point Kain still needs to justify why he would fight at this moment. -C
SCENE 11.1 -- Kain arrives at Avernus CathedralEdit
SCENE 11.2 -- Kain confronts Raziel in Mortanius' chamberEdit
Kain enters Mortanius' chamber.
Raziel summons the wraith blade.
Raziel feints at him. Kain dodges.
Raziel feints at him again, a little more seriously this time.
He goes to strike again, but Kain pushes him off.
They fight.
Amy: the last line's optional, if you think at this point Kain still needs to justify why he would fight at this moment. -C
Battle KainEdit
A deadly confrontationEdit
Kain beats Raziel to a point where he is at a momentary disadvantage, and Kain has a chance to reason with him. Kain holds the Reaver on him, to keep him still.
Kain ignores Raziel's interruption and continues his thought --
Raziel attacks Kain.
The Heart of DarknessEdit
Raziel gets Kain at a disadvantage. Backed against the wall, sword lowered, Kain reaches up to grasp Raziel's arm to prevent the blow of his sword. Holding on to Raziel's arm, Raziel's soul begins to drain out of him and into Kain, and through Kain, to reach the Reaver. They are both astonished.
His words are cut off, as Raziel plunges his left hand into Kain's chest -- breaking Kain's grasp, and aborting his soul's absorption into the Reaver -- and pulls out Kain's heart: the Heart of Darkness. He holds it up to Kain.
With his new telekinetic powers, Raziel blasts Kain backward -- he is swallowed up into a dimensional rift, and disappears.
Raziel staggers backward, the Heart in one hand, the wraith-blade in the other. This was a reflexive act -- even he can't quite believe what he's just done.
Moebius gloats over his triumphEdit
The cinematic begins as Raziel enters the library from the eastern door.
Moebius enters the library, surrounded by his mercenaries. He addresses Raziel from the balcony.
Moebius throws Vorador's broken sword at Raziel's feet.
With a gesture, Moebius unleashes his vampire hunters upon Raziel, and exits.
The resurrection of Janos AudronEdit
The cinematic is triggered when the player presses [Square] while standing before Janos' body in material, with the Heart in Raziel's possession.
Standing once again before Janos' lifeless body, Raziel produces the Heart of Darkness and contemplates a moment --
Raziel places the Heart of Darkness into Janos' chest cavity. Nothing happens.
Raziel places his right hand over Janos' heart -- instantly, a jolt of energy passes through Raziel into the body. The Reaver's power flows down Raziel's arm into Janos' chest.
Janos' eyes fly open and flare with light, as his body buckles and comes to life. We can hear the heart quickening, a sudden rapid pounding. Janos' hands grasp at Raziel, clutching his arm as Raziel's energy is leeched into Janos -- the wound in Janos' chest begins to heal.
Janos fights back into life, as though surfacing from a very deep and terrifying place. Raziel breaks away from Janos, clutching his right hand and backing up apprehensively.
Janos rises suddenly as if from a nightmare, looking down at his chest and clasping his heart.
Janos looks intensely at Raziel as he slides off of the burial slab and stands unsteadily.
Janos touches his chest at the memory of his murder. Raziel regards him with suspicion. His tone here is flat, deadened -- after killing Kain, and realizing the Hylden prophecy, Raziel is empty and disillusioned.
Janos looks stricken.
Janos is alarmed, trying to take all this in.
Janos begins to step forward. Raziel interrupts again --
Impatiently, Raziel cuts right to the heart of the question --
Janos is taken aback, confused by this revelation --
Raziel continues, with controlled hostility --
Raziel summons the wraith-blade and brandishes it before Janos, who regards this new revelation with astonishment. Janos gasps softly --
-- and studies Raziel intently, as if seeing him for the first time. Standing there, he does appear to be the Hylden hero, with his blazing eyes and fiery sword.
Janos appears to be approaching a kind of epiphany. He thinks aloud, as though repeating an ominous scrap of prophecy --
This is not the first time Raziel has heard these words -- his eyes flare with distrust. Janos continues, thinking aloud --
Janos addresses him with a new urgency --
Janos reaches one hand out toward Raziel's face. Raziel draws back slightly, suspicious. Janos persists, touching his hand to Raziel's forehead, and closes his eyes in concentration.
The room seems to whirl and fade around them, as they are transported into the heart of the Vampire Citadel. They arrive in the ruins of the Guardians' council chamber -- the remains of its windows look out onto the Nosgoth landscape, and the Pillars beyond.
Return to the Vampire CitadelEdit
As they materialize in the council chamber, Raziel breaks from Janos' grip and takes a distrustful step backward, looking around the room. He hasn't been here before, but he recognizes this as ancient Vampire architecture.
Janos is a little surprised to hear Raziel speak the forbidden name, but he continues.
Janos turns toward the ruined windows, and sees the corrupted Pillars for the first time.
The Pillars must not remain under human guardianship. They are not competent to serve.
Janos acquiesces.
Janos corrects him --
Raziel reacts in disgust -- this sounds a bit too familiar.
And so we come to our present dilemma. While mankind governs the Pillars, the Binding decays.
The Hylden strain against the barriers of their prison, scratching to gain a foothold back into this world.
Janos gazes blankly for a moment, as if sensing something.
Janos removes a golden torque from around his neck, and gives it to Raziel. We see that the ring forms the symbol of the ouroboros -- the head of the golden snake devouring its own tail.
Janos takes a step backward and dematerializes, teleporting himself out of the room.
The Spirit ForgeEdit
Using the ouroboros key Janos gave him, Raziel has entered the Spirit Forge an arcane, ancient chamber beneath the Citadel. To his dismay, he finds the entire chamber infested with the mass of the Elder God.
The Elder God releases some of his tentacles to reveal an image of the Scion of Balance -- an image unmistakably representing Kain as the Vampires' savior figure.
Gameplay resumes.
The transformation of the ReaverEdit
Raziel solves the Spirit Forge. We hear RUMBLING, and the Citadel trembles. Somewhere in the distance, Kain's younger self has just made his fateful decision at the Pillars.
Raziel solves the Spirit Forge. We hear RUMBLING, and the Citadel trembles. Somewhere in the distance, Kain's younger self has just made his fateful decision at the Pillars.
With his left hand, Raziel reaches out toward the pure white fire that surrounds Ariel's spirit. The energy flows to him and through his body, into the wraith blade in his right hand. The Soul Reaver is imbued with splendid, transfiguring flames, as Ariel's spirit is consumed.
Ariel's voice fades, and the Citadel is rocked again, with an even louder RUMBLE.
The Pillars toppleEdit
The earth trembles once more, as Raziel races into the Council Chamber to find Janos. Janos stands by the ruined windows, looking anxiously out at the vista of the Pillars.
The sky has darkened, as though a storm is gathering with the Pillars as its epicenter. The Pillars appear dark and ominous in the gloom.
The Citadel trembles again as the catastrophe approaches. Raziel looks out upon this portentous scene.
Hurriedly, Janos turns to Raziel --
Janos' words are cut off as a huge tremor blasts the Citadel. Janos turns back to the Pillars, and we see them begin to shatter and fall --
-- followed by another, massive blast. The scene is apocalyptic.
The collapse of the Pillars creates a dimensional rift that spreads across the land. A blast wave radiates out from the falling Pillars, tearing across the landscape. Raziel recoils, and Janos stiffens as the blast strikes the Citadel --
-- as Janos recovers, he is changed. His body is now inhabited by a different entity -- this is the same being Raziel encountered before, when Mortanius was possessed. Physically, this is still Janos -- but because his body is being controlled by the Hylden Lord, the attitude, mannerisms, cadences and accent are no longer Janos'.
The Hylden Lord turns to Raziel, grinning.
The Hylden Lord convulses slightly, and Janos struggles to resist and break through --
His head jerks, and the Hylden Lord is back in control.
Then, with satisfaction --
Raziel summons the wraith blade, now blazing with power after its baptism in the Spirit Forge.
The Hylden Lord convulses again, and Janos breaks through, fighting for control --
Another spasm --
-- and the Hylden Lord is back in command.
The Hylden Lord makes to leave the chamber, but Raziel blocks him, flourishing the wraith blade.
Transition back to gameplay as the battle begins.
The triumph of the Hylden LordEdit
Raziel delivers what appears to be a killing blow, sending the Hylden Lord in Janos' body to the ground. Raziel stands over the broken body, and for a moment, Janos' eyes clear --
Raziel hesitates, unwilling to destroy Janos. The Hylden Lord, not fully dispelled, uses this brief moment of weakness to regain possession of Janos.
Possessed Janos gets rapidly to his feet, blazing with fury over his near-defeat.
Enraged, the Hylden Lord unleashes a barrage of electrifying energy from his fingertips, blasting Raziel helplessly backward. Raziel crumples, and the Hylden Lord advances, redoubling his attack.
When the Hylden Lord finally relents, Raziel lies helpless, nearly destroyed. The Hylden Lord steps back, recovering his breath as he regains his composure.
The Hylden Lord departs, using Janos' body as his vehicle. His health completely depleted, Raziel sinks into the spectral realm -- the scenery bleeds and whirls around him, and he finds himself back in the Spirit Forge, once more at the foot of the Elder God.
No escapeEdit
In fury and frustration, Raziel strikes out at the Elder God with the wraith blade, again and again.
Raziel relents, exhausted. He scans the chamber, looking for a way out, but finding none.
The Elder God dismisses Raziel's tirade, and continues with his pronouncement.
The Elder God's tone then changes; he's no longer addressing Raziel. He appears to be calling Moebius telepathically, but there's also a liturgical quality to his voice.
The scene fades with Raziel still trapped in the bowels of the Spirit Forge, at the mercy of the Elder God.
SCENE 12.1 -- Kain and Raziel - battle continuesEdit
Kain beats Raziel to a point where he is at a momentary disadvantage, and Kain has a chance to reason with him. Kain holds the Reaver on him, to keep him still.
Kain ignores Raziel's interruption and continues his thought --
Raziel attacks Kain.
SCENE 12.2 -- Raziel tears out Kain's HeartEdit
Raziel gets Kain at a disadvantage. Backed against the wall, sword lowered, Kain reaches up to grasp Raziel's arm to prevent the blow of his sword. Holding on to Raziel's arm, Raziel's soul begins to drain out of him and into Kain, and through Kain, to reach the Reaver. They are both astonished.
His words are cut off, as Raziel plunges his left hand into Kain's chest -- breaking Kain's grasp, and aborting his soul's absorption into the Reaver -- and pulls out Kain's heart: the Heart of Darkness. He holds it up to Kain.
With his new telekinetic powers, Raziel blasts Kain backward -- he is swallowed up into a dimensional rift, and disappears.
Raziel staggers backward, the Heart in one hand, the wraith-blade in the other. This was a reflexive act -- even he can't quite believe what he's just done.
SCENE 12.3 -- Raziel returns to the Mansion and is confronted by MoebiusEdit
The cinematic begins as Raziel enters the library from the eastern door.
Moebius enters the library, surrounded by his mercenaries. He addresses Raziel from the balcony.
Moebius throws Vorador's broken sword at Raziel's feet.
With a gesture, Moebius unleashes his vampire hunters upon Raziel, and exits.
SCENE 12.4a -- Raziel resurrects Janos AudronEdit
The cinematic is triggered when the player presses [Square] while standing before Janos' body in material, with the Heart in Raziel's possession.
Standing once again before Janos' lifeless body, Raziel produces the Heart of Darkness and contemplates a moment --
Raziel places the Heart of Darkness into Janos' chest cavity. Nothing happens.
Raziel places his right hand over Janos' heart -- instantly, a jolt of energy passes through Raziel into the body. The Reaver's power flows down Raziel's arm into Janos' chest.
Janos' eyes fly open and flare with light, as his body buckles and comes to life. We can hear the heart quickening, a sudden rapid pounding. Janos' hands grasp at Raziel, clutching his arm as Raziel's energy is leeched into Janos -- the wound in Janos' chest begins to heal.
Janos fights back into life, as though surfacing from a very deep and terrifying place. Raziel breaks away from Janos, clutching his right hand and backing up apprehensively.
Janos rises suddenly as if from a nightmare, looking down at his chest and clasping his heart.
Janos looks intensely at Raziel as he slides off of the burial slab and stands unsteadily.
Janos touches his chest at the memory of his murder. Raziel regards him with suspicion. His tone here is flat, deadened -- after killing Kain, and realizing the Hylden prophecy, Raziel is empty and disillusioned.
Janos looks stricken.
Janos is alarmed, trying to take all this in.
Janos begins to step forward. Raziel interrupts again --
Impatiently, Raziel cuts right to the heart of the question --
Janos is taken aback, confused by this revelation --
Raziel continues, with controlled hostility --
Raziel summons the wraith-blade and brandishes it before Janos, who regards this new revelation with astonishment. Janos gasps softly --
-- and studies Raziel intently, as if seeing him for the first time. Standing there, he does appear to be the Hylden hero, with his blazing eyes and fiery sword.
Janos appears to be approaching a kind of epiphany. He thinks aloud, as though repeating an ominous scrap of prophecy --
This is not the first time Raziel has heard these words -- his eyes flare with distrust. Janos continues, thinking aloud --
Janos addresses him with a new urgency --
Janos reaches one hand out toward Raziel's face. Raziel draws back slightly, suspicious. Janos persists, touching his hand to Raziel's forehead, and closes his eyes in concentration.
The room seems to whirl and fade around them, as they are transported into the heart of the Vampire Citadel. They arrive in the ruins of the Guardians' council chamber -- the remains of its windows look out onto the Nosgoth landscape, and the Pillars beyond.
SCENE 12.4b -- Janos and Raziel arrive at the Guardian CitadelEdit
As they materialize in the council chamber, Raziel breaks from Janos' grip and takes a distrustful step backward, looking around the room. He hasn't been here before, but he recognizes this as ancient Vampire architecture.
Janos is a little surprised to hear Raziel speak the forbidden name, but he continues.
Janos turns toward the ruined windows, and sees the corrupted Pillars for the first time.
The Pillars must not remain under human guardianship. They are not competent to serve.
Janos acquiesces.
Janos corrects him --
Raziel reacts in disgust -- this sounds a bit too familiar.
And so we come to our present dilemma. While mankind governs the Pillars, the Binding decays.
The Hylden strain against the barriers of their prison, scratching to gain a foothold back into this world.
Janos gazes blankly for a moment, as if sensing something.
Janos removes a golden torque from around his neck, and gives it to Raziel. We see that the ring forms the symbol of the ouroboros -- the head of the golden snake devouring its own tail.
Janos takes a step backward and dematerializes, teleporting himself out of the room.
SCENE 12.5 -- Raziel enters the Spirit Forge, and meets the Elder God once againEdit
Using the ouroboros key Janos gave him, Raziel has entered the Spirit Forge an arcane, ancient chamber beneath the Citadel. To his dismay, he finds the entire chamber infested with the mass of the Elder God.
The Elder God releases some of his tentacles to reveal an image of the Scion of Balance -- an image unmistakably representing Kain as the Vampires' savior figure.
Gameplay resumes.
SCENE 12.6 -- Raziel solves the Spirit Forge; Ariel is summonedEdit
Raziel solves the Spirit Forge. We hear RUMBLING, and the Citadel trembles. Somewhere in the distance, Kain's younger self has just made his fateful decision at the Pillars.
Raziel solves the Spirit Forge. We hear RUMBLING, and the Citadel trembles. Somewhere in the distance, Kain's younger self has just made his fateful decision at the Pillars.
With his left hand, Raziel reaches out toward the pure white fire that surrounds Ariel's spirit. The energy flows to him and through his body, into the wraith blade in his right hand. The Soul Reaver is imbued with splendid, transfiguring flames, as Ariel's spirit is consumed.
Ariel's voice fades, and the Citadel is rocked again, with an even louder RUMBLE.
SCENE 12.7 -- Raziel returns to Janos in the Council ChamberEdit
The earth trembles once more, as Raziel races into the Council Chamber to find Janos. Janos stands by the ruined windows, looking anxiously out at the vista of the Pillars.
The sky has darkened, as though a storm is gathering with the Pillars as its epicenter. The Pillars appear dark and ominous in the gloom.
The Citadel trembles again as the catastrophe approaches. Raziel looks out upon this portentous scene.
Hurriedly, Janos turns to Raziel --
Janos' words are cut off as a huge tremor blasts the Citadel. Janos turns back to the Pillars, and we see them begin to shatter and fall --
-- followed by another, massive blast. The scene is apocalyptic.
The collapse of the Pillars creates a dimensional rift that spreads across the land. A blast wave radiates out from the falling Pillars, tearing across the landscape. Raziel recoils, and Janos stiffens as the blast strikes the Citadel --
-- as Janos recovers, he is changed. His body is now inhabited by a different entity -- this is the same being Raziel encountered before, when Mortanius was possessed. Physically, this is still Janos -- but because his body is being controlled by the Hylden Lord, the attitude, mannerisms, cadences and accent are no longer Janos'.
The Hylden Lord turns to Raziel, grinning.
The Hylden Lord convulses slightly, and Janos struggles to resist and break through --
His head jerks, and the Hylden Lord is back in control.
Then, with satisfaction --
Raziel summons the wraith blade, now blazing with power after its baptism in the Spirit Forge.
The Hylden Lord convulses again, and Janos breaks through, fighting for control --
Another spasm --
-- and the Hylden Lord is back in command.
The Hylden Lord makes to leave the chamber, but Raziel blocks him, flourishing the wraith blade.
Transition back to gameplay as the battle begins.
SCENE 12.8a -- Raziel is defeated by the Hylden Lord Possessed JanosEdit
Raziel delivers what appears to be a killing blow, sending the Hylden Lord in Janos' body to the ground. Raziel stands over the broken body, and for a moment, Janos' eyes clear --
Raziel hesitates, unwilling to destroy Janos. The Hylden Lord, not fully dispelled, uses this brief moment of weakness to regain possession of Janos.
Possessed Janos gets rapidly to his feet, blazing with fury over his near-defeat.
Enraged, the Hylden Lord unleashes a barrage of electrifying energy from his fingertips, blasting Raziel helplessly backward. Raziel crumples, and the Hylden Lord advances, redoubling his attack.
When the Hylden Lord finally relents, Raziel lies helpless, nearly destroyed. The Hylden Lord steps back, recovering his breath as he regains his composure.
The Hylden Lord departs, using Janos' body as his vehicle. His health completely depleted, Raziel sinks into the spectral realm -- the scenery bleeds and whirls around him, and he finds himself back in the Spirit Forge, once more at the foot of the Elder God.
SCENE 12.8b -- Raziel is shunted back to the Elder GodEdit
In fury and frustration, Raziel strikes out at the Elder God with the wraith blade, again and again.
Raziel relents, exhausted. He scans the chamber, looking for a way out, but finding none.
The Elder God dismisses Raziel's tirade, and continues with his pronouncement.
The Elder God's tone then changes; he's no longer addressing Raziel. He appears to be calling Moebius telepathically, but there's also a liturgical quality to his voice.
The scene fades with Raziel still trapped in the bowels of the Spirit Forge, at the mercy of the Elder God.
Return to the Guardian CitadelEdit
Kain awakes in the demon realmEdit
Slow fade up to Kain sprawled on his back in an unfamiliar chamber, his chest bloodied, the Reaver fallen at his side. He appears to be dead.
Suddenly his eyes fly open and he gasps once more into life --
-- reflexively clutching at his heart. He sits up, holding his hand over the place where his heart used to be, feeling nothing. He brings his bloodied hand away, looks at it, and looks down at his chest. He then looks around at his surroundings.
Tentatively, he begins to rise, and then hears disembodied voices in the ether of the demon realm. Suspicious, he retrieves the Reaver from the ground and looks around his surroundings.
Suddenly, a number of demons rip into the scene, and confront Kain. Resume gameplay, still in the demon realm.
The Avernus CatacombsEdit
The Vampire CitadelEdit
Kain departs from Avernus via bat-flight, and arrives at the Citadel. Here he sees that the Pillars have fallen.
Vengeance and sacrificeEdit
Kain enters the Spirit Forge silently and finds Moebius there, his back to Kain, communing with the Elder God. He appears to be talking to himself, as the Elder God is not visible. For the first time, we are seeing this chamber from someone else's point-of-view -- clearly, Kain and Moebius cannot see the Elder God; the chamber appears empty.
While Moebius has been speaking, Kain has slowly walked up behind him. Not sneaking, just moving silently. As he nears Moebius, he silently draws the Reaver from his back.
At the sound of Kain's voice, Moebius whirls around -- this is the first time we've seen him genuinely frightened and surprised. He turns to see Kain standing before him, the wound in his chest still visible, and the Reaver in his hand.
Moebius flourishes his scepter at Kain, and the orb flashes as before. Kain hesitates, not sure himself what might happen next. The scepter has no effect on Kain this time. Moebius flourishes it again -- again with no effect.
Kain glances down at the wound in his chest, where the Heart used to be -- Moebius' eyes also go to Kain's chest, realizing now. Kain looks back up at Moebius with a grim smile --
Moebius takes a step back --
Kain steps forward, and grasps Moebius' free hand, pulling it into his bloodied chest.
The staff falls from Moebius' other hand.
Moebius yanks his arm away, and takes a step back.
Moebius backs up, but he has nowhere to go.
He impales Moebius with the Reaver.
Moebius grasps Kain's arm and draws himself up the blade until they are face to face.
Moebius spits his words hatefully at Kain, triumphant and grinning despite his obvious agony.
Kain withdraws the Reaver sharply with a small effort sound.
Moebius drops to his knees, and sinks to the floor, dying.
Moebius dies.
Amy, As you know, this is not a scene but a monologue, but I needed to write this in order to see how to get to the next scene, so I took a first pass at it.
Moebius arrives in the spectral realm. The terrain shifts slightly around him as he rises, a spirit now -- and we realize once again that this is not the chamber Raziel sees. There is no evidence of the infesting mass of the Elder God. Only Raziel can see it.
The spirit of Moebius stands and addresses the chamber --
As Moebius speaks, we can see Raziel -- also in the spectral realm -- approaching from behind, armed with the newly-transformed wraith-blade. Moebius doesn't know he's there. Raziel impales him with the wraith-blade, cutting him off mid-sentence, and holds the blade there as he speaks in an intimate snarl over Moebius' shoulder.
When the purified wraith-blade enters Moebius, it transforms him. We see the room change around them, as the veil is lifted from Moebius' sight. Moebius -- with the wraith-blade still in him -- sees the horror of the Elder God at last.
Moebius' expression changes from confidence to horror -- Raziel sees this transformation, and understands.
Mirroring Kain's recent act, Raziel pulls the wraith-blade from Moebius -- then, opening his cowl, he devours Moebius' soul, thus delivering him to the Elder God.
Raziel looks defiantly up at the Elder God, having destroyed his long-lived and loyal servant.
The Elder God dismisses Raziel's statement --
The citadel trembles as the Elder God pulls at its very foundations.
The citadel trembles again, more violently this time, and even in the spectral realm, bits of rock and masonry begin to fall.
Then, with ominous finality, the Elder God speaks to Raziel for the last time --
Raziel glances down at Moebius' corpse, and then looks back up at the Elder God with defiant resolve, a victorious gleam in his eye.
Before the Elder God realizes his intentions, Raziel becomes dissolute and projects his soul energy into Moebius' corpse.
Transition directly into Scene 14.2.
Suddenly Moebius' corpse comes alive again -- Kain turns as he sees Moebius rising menacingly once more behind him.
Kain reflexively brings up the Reaver and impales Moebius through the chest once again.
But this time, Moebius responds strangely, with a satisfied:
Then Moebius transforms, and Kain sees that it's Raziel impaled on the blade -- just as Raziel's soul begins to leech out through the sword and into Kain, through Kain, and into the Reaver.
Kain tries to pull away, but Raziel takes hold of Kain's arm so that he can't.
Kain resists, but Raziel pulls himself farther onto the blade --
-- and puts his right hand over Kain's wounded chest. We see the purifying energy of the Spirit Reaver pass through Raziel and into Kain at this point, and we see the wound heal.
Kain resists, but more weakly --
Raziel fades as his soul is consumed completely, passing through Kain's body into what is now, finally, the Soul Reaver. Moebius's corpse strikes the floor, lifeless.
Amy, is this a strange parallel of Moebius' gesture in the last scene? Does it matter?
Kain staggers backward, still shocked at Raziel's sacrifice, and trying to comprehend the monstrosity that has just been revealed to him. The citadel trembles, and the Elder God's voice booms within the chamber --
The Citadel quakes, causing architecture to topple, and rubble to fall into the pit.
The Citadel rocks again, causing more debris to fall.
The Elder God moves, and the Citadel trembles again. Stone and masonry begin to tumble down. Kain looks around the room, realizing what's going on, but stands his ground, flourishing the now-transformed Soul Reaver.
He slashes at the Elder God with the Soul Reaver, causing spectacular damage. The Elder God shrieks as the spirit energy that is his lifeblood flows out. He has never been injured like this before.
Kain slashes again, severing the Elder God's nearest tentacle and causing him to recoil again in terror and pain.
Kain slashes again, severing the Elder God's nearest tentacle and causing him to recoil again in terror and pain.
Gameplay resumes as the battle begins.
[Note -- we should record the lines above both with and without attack-effort sounds.]
The fall of the ancient godEdit
Kain defeats the Elder God, causing it to flail in fury and agony -- this sends more architecture toppling, which provides a means for Kain to leap out of the pit.
Kain steps free from the chamber just as the walls around him begin to collapse.
EpilogueEdit
Kain enters the Citadel Council Chamber, overlooking the Nosgoth landscape and the smoldering wreck of the Pillars in the distance.
SCENE 13.1 -- Kain awakes in the Demon RealmEdit
Slow fade up to Kain sprawled on his back in an unfamiliar chamber, his chest bloodied, the Reaver fallen at his side. He appears to be dead.
Suddenly his eyes fly open and he gasps once more into life --
-- reflexively clutching at his heart. He sits up, holding his hand over the place where his heart used to be, feeling nothing. He brings his bloodied hand away, looks at it, and looks down at his chest. He then looks around at his surroundings.
Tentatively, he begins to rise, and then hears disembodied voices in the ether of the demon realm. Suspicious, he retrieves the Reaver from the ground and looks around his surroundings.
Suddenly, a number of demons rip into the scene, and confront Kain. Resume gameplay, still in the demon realm.
SCENE 13.X -- Kain escapes the Demon Realm VOEdit
SCENE 13.2 -- Kain departs from Avernus and arrives in Citadel V.O.Edit
Kain departs from Avernus via bat-flight, and arrives at the Citadel. Here he sees that the Pillars have fallen.
SCENE 13.3 -- Kain returns to the Spirit Forge and kills MoebiusEdit
Kain enters the Spirit Forge silently and finds Moebius there, his back to Kain, communing with the Elder God. He appears to be talking to himself, as the Elder God is not visible. For the first time, we are seeing this chamber from someone else's point-of-view -- clearly, Kain and Moebius cannot see the Elder God; the chamber appears empty.
While Moebius has been speaking, Kain has slowly walked up behind him. Not sneaking, just moving silently. As he nears Moebius, he silently draws the Reaver from his back.
At the sound of Kain's voice, Moebius whirls around -- this is the first time we've seen him genuinely frightened and surprised. He turns to see Kain standing before him, the wound in his chest still visible, and the Reaver in his hand.
Moebius flourishes his scepter at Kain, and the orb flashes as before. Kain hesitates, not sure himself what might happen next. The scepter has no effect on Kain this time. Moebius flourishes it again -- again with no effect.
Kain glances down at the wound in his chest, where the Heart used to be -- Moebius' eyes also go to Kain's chest, realizing now. Kain looks back up at Moebius with a grim smile --
Moebius takes a step back --
Kain steps forward, and grasps Moebius' free hand, pulling it into his bloodied chest.
The staff falls from Moebius' other hand.
Moebius yanks his arm away, and takes a step back.
Moebius backs up, but he has nowhere to go.
He impales Moebius with the Reaver.
Moebius grasps Kain's arm and draws himself up the blade until they are face to face.
Moebius spits his words hatefully at Kain, triumphant and grinning despite his obvious agony.
Kain withdraws the Reaver sharply with a small effort sound.
Moebius drops to his knees, and sinks to the floor, dying.
Moebius dies.
Amy, As you know, this is not a scene but a monologue, but I needed to write this in order to see how to get to the next scene, so I took a first pass at it.
Chapter 14Edit
SCENE 14.1 -- Raziel finishes Moebius in SpectralEdit
Moebius arrives in the spectral realm. The terrain shifts slightly around him as he rises, a spirit now -- and we realize once again that this is not the chamber Raziel sees. There is no evidence of the infesting mass of the Elder God. Only Raziel can see it.
The spirit of Moebius stands and addresses the chamber --
As Moebius speaks, we can see Raziel -- also in the spectral realm -- approaching from behind, armed with the newly-transformed wraith-blade. Moebius doesn't know he's there. Raziel impales him with the wraith-blade, cutting him off mid-sentence, and holds the blade there as he speaks in an intimate snarl over Moebius' shoulder.
When the purified wraith-blade enters Moebius, it transforms him. We see the room change around them, as the veil is lifted from Moebius' sight. Moebius -- with the wraith-blade still in him -- sees the horror of the Elder God at last.
Moebius' expression changes from confidence to horror -- Raziel sees this transformation, and understands.
Mirroring Kain's recent act, Raziel pulls the wraith-blade from Moebius -- then, opening his cowl, he devours Moebius' soul, thus delivering him to the Elder God.
Raziel looks defiantly up at the Elder God, having destroyed his long-lived and loyal servant.
The Elder God dismisses Raziel's statement --
The citadel trembles as the Elder God pulls at its very foundations.
The citadel trembles again, more violently this time, and even in the spectral realm, bits of rock and masonry begin to fall.
Then, with ominous finality, the Elder God speaks to Raziel for the last time --
Raziel glances down at Moebius' corpse, and then looks back up at the Elder God with defiant resolve, a victorious gleam in his eye.
Before the Elder God realizes his intentions, Raziel becomes dissolute and projects his soul energy into Moebius' corpse.
Transition directly into Scene 14.2.
SCENE 14.2 -- Raziel's sacrificeEdit
Suddenly Moebius' corpse comes alive again -- Kain turns as he sees Moebius rising menacingly once more behind him.
Kain reflexively brings up the Reaver and impales Moebius through the chest once again.
But this time, Moebius responds strangely, with a satisfied:
Then Moebius transforms, and Kain sees that it's Raziel impaled on the blade -- just as Raziel's soul begins to leech out through the sword and into Kain, through Kain, and into the Reaver.
Kain tries to pull away, but Raziel takes hold of Kain's arm so that he can't.
Kain resists, but Raziel pulls himself farther onto the blade --
-- and puts his right hand over Kain's wounded chest. We see the purifying energy of the Spirit Reaver pass through Raziel and into Kain at this point, and we see the wound heal.
Kain resists, but more weakly --
Raziel fades as his soul is consumed completely, passing through Kain's body into what is now, finally, the Soul Reaver. Moebius's corpse strikes the floor, lifeless.
Amy, is this a strange parallel of Moebius' gesture in the last scene? Does it matter?
Chapter 15Edit
SCENE 15.1 -- Kain battles Elder GodEdit
Kain staggers backward, still shocked at Raziel's sacrifice, and trying to comprehend the monstrosity that has just been revealed to him. The citadel trembles, and the Elder God's voice booms within the chamber --
The Citadel quakes, causing architecture to topple, and rubble to fall into the pit.
The Citadel rocks again, causing more debris to fall.
The Elder God moves, and the Citadel trembles again. Stone and masonry begin to tumble down. Kain looks around the room, realizing what's going on, but stands his ground, flourishing the now-transformed Soul Reaver.
He slashes at the Elder God with the Soul Reaver, causing spectacular damage. The Elder God shrieks as the spirit energy that is his lifeblood flows out. He has never been injured like this before.
Kain slashes again, severing the Elder God's nearest tentacle and causing him to recoil again in terror and pain.
Kain slashes again, severing the Elder God's nearest tentacle and causing him to recoil again in terror and pain.
Gameplay resumes as the battle begins.
[Note -- we should record the lines above both with and without attack-effort sounds.]
SCENE 15.2 -- Kain defeats the Elder GodEdit
Kain defeats the Elder God, causing it to flail in fury and agony -- this sends more architecture toppling, which provides a means for Kain to leap out of the pit.
Kain steps free from the chamber just as the walls around him begin to collapse.
SCENE 15.3 -- EpilogueEdit
Kain enters the Citadel Council Chamber, overlooking the Nosgoth landscape and the smoldering wreck of the Pillars in the distance.
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