At the centre of the swamps, another battle was raging on. Steel was clashing against steel. Magic against magic. Monster against a monster. It was a scene worthy of being called an all-out war. The constant ringing of explosions only contributed to add more adrenaline to their bodies.
Warriors of the syndicate held back as their magicians rained hell upon the lizardman and Nagas alike. They were following the orders of their elected leader, Arnold. But little did they know, even though they were following Arnold's orders, it wasn't Arnold who was leading them. It was Talos.
Back when Arnold and Talos were interrogating the albino lizardman, Arnold willingly poured a few drops of his blood into Talos' transformation rune. Yup. Talos could now transform into his maker. This, coupled with the fact that he was using Arnold's old equipment, including the Vindicator, he completely looked like Arnold. Moreover, Talos was acting his part quite well.
