[HEADING=3]Meanwhile...[/HEADING]
A man lies in a crater. A ruined man, with nothing to lose, and little to gain. The ender of lives, The Undead Maniac... lives to see yet another day. He try's to pull himself up, but realizes his hand is stuck down. He pulls the sword out, and gets up, slowly, and painfully. He looks around. Fire, destruction, and death. A destroyed city. He doesn't recall the emptiness in the citizens eyes. He does remember one thing, before he was knocked unconscious. The shield, seemingly made of shadows, protected him. He climbs out the crater and holsters the new sword. He renames it, Eagle. He begins walking through the wasteland, searching for an old friend. He pulls the Ace of Hearts out his pocket, and flicks it into the fire. His search, begins.