Sinking in Despair

[Evelond Formos]

Lone took Haru and Nicolai to Anu's temple . . . Haru was seeking knowledge of it.

When they got there Haru saw power in the evil-drenched alter. He walked towards it. When he got to the steps, Lone commanded, "Halt!"

"Do not yet approach the alter."

He grabbed some holy water from the holy pool nearby, and sprinkled it a few feat in front of Haru.

"Anu, protect us from the demon in this alter . . ."

Lone nodded, and Haru was the first one to walk foward. He put one hand on the alter.

"Such power . . ."

He gazed in on it, feeling a slight breeze somehow.

"This power is . . . tremendous . . ."

He put another hand on the alter.

"Please tell me you are not this weak as to give in to Tiamat," Lone sighed.

"I . . . am not . . . weak . . ." he wheezed

"Then I suggest you stop enjoying Tiamat's power."

"I . . . am not . . . enjoying . . . I am . . . feeling . . ."

"You could have fooled me."

He gazed into it, then Lone decided it was time to leave. But Haru could feel the alter drawing him in.

He passed down the stairs, then the demon slammed down on the alter once again, nearly missing Haru.

Nearly? He had gotten rammed along with the alter!

He decided to leave also, following Nicolai.


"I suggest you stay away from Anu's temple from now on," lectured Lone.

"I understand," Nicolai accepted.

Haru did not answer. He realized he had gained power from training in Dasar forest.

"I must see . . . my new servant. . ."

Lone looked at Haru, concerned.

Haru cast a spell. The spell summoned a Fire Elemental.

"Greetings . . . Tenmol . . ." Haru greeted, with a shadow across his face.

The shadow disappeared, but Lone was still concerned. He said he sensed something unusual in Haru.

Afterwards he left, and Haru and Nicolai headed to the beetle mounds.

When Haru was making his prayers to Enlil, Enlil did not answer. He prayed several times, and a shadow developed across his face once more.

"Perhaps it is a test?" Nicolai suggested.

"Perhaps . . ." Haru said, and the shadow on his face disappeared.

Later . . .

Haru sat in the Blue Boar and thought.

There is evil in that place . . . Maybe I should try and destroy it . . . I cannot allow others to be harmed. . . . I will sacrifice this life to save others. But how can I destroy the evil? Lone has been working on it for six months now . . . I MUST go back there again . . . I have to find a way to help Lone . . . many people are moving to Daris now, and I cannot let the weaker citizens be engulfed with this evil . . .

[Cerberus]

Lone moved on his way after parting with Haru and Nicolai... but it was an odd sensation he felt from Haru, and Lone did not like it at all.

The last time he had seen a look like the one Haru had at the Altar... Heaven herself was standing with Lone, belittling him for being so weak against this power.

Lone had mixed emotions about this man Haru... he decided it best to have an eye kept on him, until he proved himself one way or another.

[Evelond Formos]

Going with Delia, Tarim, and Jerick on a quest, Haru was led into the spirit realm. Whilst there, helping his comrades destroy the Ji Lyn, he died. Jerick prayed for him to be raised.

He was raised, but he was now solid. He was in his flesh form in the spirit realm . . . He had also forgotten all previous knowledge, including his own name . . .

When they left the spirit realm everyone was now solid, in their flesh forms. But Haru was transparent. His body was still in the spirit realm.

After completing the quest they headed to Daris.

Jerick asked one of the druids if they could help Haru. When they said no, Haru sighed. Delia tried to put a hand on Haru's shoulder, but her hand slipped right through.

Suddenly Haru got weak and fell to the ground. He started sinking . . .

Delia and Jerick grabbed Haru's hands. Surprisingly, they succeeded. His hands were solid.

With Tarim's help they pulled him out of the ground.

He was weak still though.

Haru suddenly remembered something about being at Anu's temple, and suggested they go there. After a rest, they would depart for Anu's temple . . .

[Evelond Formos]

. . .

Haru had waited for the three for a few days now and finally lost his patience.

He went to the temple. The evil there had no effect on him.

He left . . . but he was semi-solid now. Every once in a while half of his body would be solid . . .

But he was still in the Spirit World.

Eventually he was transparent again. But . . . when hostiles attacked him, instead of going right through him, he was actually hurt.

He sat on Popper's Rock, wondering how he could return to his material form . . . and regain his memory.