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Kage entered his chambers within the castle. Marcus was behind him still carrying Kage's severed arm. Kage staggered over to a nearby table, sitting in the chair in front of it. He reached across it to a row of tomes he had propped up against the wall. As he scanned the titles of the books he found the one he was searching for. Taking the tome from the row and opening it in front of him, Marcus placed the severed arm onto the table next to him. As Kage read from the tome his eyes began to glow again. This was not of his casting though. The demon within was taking control. Kage sat straight up and looked at the chair next to him as the demon formed from a smoke that was rising from Kage's own armor. His eyes stopped glowing and the ghostly figure had fully formed. It looked identical to Kage except for the black wings.

"Kage...Yours is the vessel I inhabit. My powers are yours as is your body when I wish it." The demon Zarathos said as it sat staring at Kage. "But I have a gift for you...I am no greedy master." It said placing a hand on Kage's severed arm. The arm glowed at the hand, in the palm and on the finger tips. Kage and Marcus watched in awe at the demons work. "I give you the Right Hand of Chaos. It is the gateway into nothingness. The souls that pass through will add to your power." Zarathos said taking his hand from the arm. Kage looked at it and reached out picking up the arm and bringing it closer to him. As he rolled it over so it would face the right way the hand rose and the fingers straightened. Cuts formed on each finger tip and one larger one in the palm. Slowly the cuts on the fingertips opened revealing eyes that began to search their surroundings. The cut in the palm opened into a mouth that housed razor sharp teeth.

Kage watched what happened and held the end of the arm against its rightful place under his shoulder. Using his shoulder he held down the arm so it would stay in place and not fall. With his other hand he conjured his shadow to get a needle and thread. The sowing instrument floated on the shadow and over to the arm. He watched carefully as he began using the shadow to sow his arm back on. Marcus watched Kage as he re-attached his arm. "She still got away...But now we are free." The viking man said as he turned and began to remove and check his equipment and armor.

As Marcus reached the Sack cloth pants and sleeveless cloth shirt he had on underneath his armor Kage has just finished his stitchings. The eyes and mouth had long closed as he raised the newly attached arm and flexed the fingers. As he gripped a fist and relaxed the hand he was satisfied with his work. the demon faded back into smoke and drifted back into Kage's body. Kage two began the routine of checking his gear. The two set two work making repairs and modifications to the various pieces of armor and weaponry they had.

"So what now?" Marcus asked his friend sitting with their backs to one another. "...Whatever we want...We are set free on the world..." Kage said confidently as the two continued their work.