The room fades away around me. I am dropped back into the bleak realm known as Shadesmar. What has he done? By the ancient gods he will suffer. A heavy wind starts to blow as my rage rises. A wave of heat flies across the landscape setting it aflame. Mighty rains begin to pour from the sky beating back the flames in moments. I tremble uncontrollably. Rage rears its head and fills me. In a moment I am drowning in it. I withdraw into my mindscape and immediately begin to lash out. I tear elaborate pillars from the ground and toss them aside. They shatter into fine mounds of dust. Walls come crashing down as the mindscape begins to fracture. Dust flies everywhere as fissures appear in the fabric of the construct. In a flash I am in my throne room. With a thought my throne explodes violently in a hail of shrapnel. Defeaning booms saturate the air. Bolts of lightning fall and scar every surface. My breathing becomes a staccato. My vision goes dark as I pull all of the light from every corner of the mindscape. The ground begins to shake.
Two shimmering glows appears in the dark. They struggle as though against an invisible wall. Impatience emanates from them. Beams of power fly from them, but they vanish before they can have any kind of effect.
"Enter with my permission." My bellowing voice overpowers the rupturing which is taking place. I stare into the dark vowing to bring death to whomever has dared disturb my destruction. I call my blades of light and advance toward the shimmering.
Before me two women bearing twin spears appear. There is an inevitability about them. The one on the right holds an icy spear whose head is covered in wicked barbs. In the hands of the other a burning lance sends out an eerie aura which would cow most into submission.
I stop, but raise my long swords. "Mes. Met. I guess the crone sent you to discover why the mindscapes tremble?" I make the lightning rain down faster. Greater winds emerge at my command. "Go back to her and tell her that I have been angered! I am going to tear this and ever realm apart until I have my vengeance!" Gusting hands grab them. They are unfazed.
"Don't be a fool." They answer in unison. Smooth unforgiving voices echo over the noises which seem muted by comparison. "She knows what you intend to do and you will be punished if you try."
I clench my weapons in a vise. "Will you stop me. I was old when you were young. Will you lecture me? You know well that you cannot stop me. We all have what to atone for your mistress most of all. My enemy will be judged. He took something important to me. He took her against her will. For this even the gates are too good." Screams from other realms can be heard.
Panic appears in the twins' eyes. "We wanted to stop you, because we know that you are relentless. We care about you Nath and we don't want you to be destroyed. She will come for you if you continue of your path." They cringe as the shouts grow louder.
"Let her come. I do not fear her. If she tries to stop me she will die for her crimes."
Their eyes go wide. "Our mother can be persuaded. Don't do this."
"I must. Now go in peace." With a wave of my blade they vanish from my realm. I take in a deep breath and the realms cease their disintegration. I blink and I appear before the elaborate enchanted prison gates. I'm coming for you Fox. The ancient gods watch you Winter, because you are mine!
