*Cifero sighs*
"It wasn't him who gave me these scars. I got these long before I even met him..."
*He sits down.*
"Originally, there were just four of us... me, a half-demon named Roxy, an Umbra wolf named Shadis, and another Umbra wolf who went by Kaya... she was also my "sister"; which is to say that we weren't related, but I asked if I could be her little brother and she said yes... also, I DID kinda... you know, save her from dying..."
*A tear runs down his cheek as he remembers Kaya.*
"Anyway, the four of us were engaged in combat with the demon Envar, who was sort of the reason we teamed up with Shadis in the first place, since he needed our help. Anyway, at one point in the fight, it seemed as though we were close to losing. Kaya had given Shadis a massive amount of power before the fight began, and was unconscious, and Roxy and I were surrounded by Envar's shadow minions, who were slashing at us endlessly. Then, Shadis destroyed the minions using his power, and cut out Envar's heart. However, the demon was not dead, and swallowed him whole. All of a sudden, I got really mad at Envar, and just flew up and hacked at him with my dagger until he truly was dead, after which I cut Shadis out and attempted to revive him."
*He shudders.*
"I still don't knpw how the hell I was even able to do that... Hmm."
*The crat shrugged.*
"Anyhow, Roxy managed to bring Shadis back to life using her blood magic... but none of us were prepared for what happened next. Shadis suddenly began to change, his appearence becoming... evil. It turned out that his only protection against Envar... a cross necklace... had fallen off in the fight... and Envar had possessed him. He knoked Roxy back over by Kaya and blasted them with demon fire... although neither one was hurt afterwards, so I'm guessing Kaya did something to protect them both. Anyhow, Envar knew that I had killed him, and wanted me dead. So, using Shadis's body, he unsheathed our ally's claws."
*Cifero shuddered once again.*
"He dug the claws of his right hand straight through my left shoulder, and with the other hand... he clawed my face, knocking me to the ground. I wouldv'e died right then if Shadis, who was still partially in control, managed to stop Envar from finishing the job, causing him to fly off instead. I passed out soon after. The next I can remember, my horse was sniffing my head and either Kaya or Roxy had temporarily fixed my wounds."
*He looked up at Savel.*
"Shadis is dead now. He was unfortunately killed along with Envar."
*He looks down at the ground.*
"And so is Kaya, slain in the last moments of the fight by another of our group, under Envar's influence. He died too. However, Kaya and Shadis came back here... as ghosts."
*He shows Savel the weapons he retrieved, two showtswords and a weapon gauntlet.*
"The swords were his. The gauntlet hers."
* He slips on the gauntlet and sheathes the swords.*
"I have to find them. And Kaya's sister Elizabeth. And then I have to convince Kastor- my group's current leader- and Hunter to finally join forces... because the worst evil has yet to come."
*He looks up at the older man.*
"Don't worry if my horse runs off. He follows me everywhere."