There I stood, amidst the ruins and the fallen, the energy of Nether pulsing and rippling around me like a living entity.
I lifted my hands, fingers splayed wide as I felt the pure, unbridled power coursing through my veins.
I could feel the surge of ecstasy rippling through me as I realized… That I was about to use Magic, for the first time ever.
"HUUUUUUUUUUUU..." The black-marked monster, undeterred by the spectacle, extended a gnarled hand, summoning from the depths of the cave a host of vile creatures, each one more grotesque than the last.
They lumbered towards me, their monstrous forms silhouetted against the foreboding darkness. I should have felt fear or despair.
I should have felt the crushing weight of failure and anxiety.
But I didn't.
No.
