Darkness surrounds him then quickly abates, looking around he is in a vast chamber of stone. Lighting a nearby torch the fire glows revealing the bones and corpses that surround him.

Careful not to step on any remains he walks around shining his light on the hard stone walls. He doesn't find any kind of exit, but on a far wall carved deep in the stone are ancient runes:

"The only way is through"

He looks again around the walls, then back to the runes this time reading them aloud. With a splash of light an ethereal spirit is summoned at the center of the cavern.

"Come seeker, tell me why you have entered that which you do not know?" It's voice booms echoing eeriely off the walls.

"This rift spoils the land around it, I can feel the chaos it seeks to release. I am Kreng of the Faithless Devout, I have sworn to bring order to this chaos, no matter the cost!"

The spirit pauses looking Kreng over. "we shall see..." as it fades away.

A pile of nearby bones begins to erect shake, the hollow bones coach as they begin snapping back together. The undead warrior picks up it's rusty sword then stand erect, raising it's weapon as it stares coldly at Kreng. a shriek erupts from it's mouth. But it stands motionless.

"Return to death abomination!" Kreng shouts as he charges, but the skeleton nimbly dodges. Then quickly turns, cutting into Kreng's arm. A thin line of blood drips down to his elbow.

The skeleton laughs still standing firm. the booking voice echoes from it's mouth "Give up little one, you are not ready. surrender now and your death will be swift and painless!"

Doubt begins to creep in his mind, he'll never be any more than another forgotten paladin. his father failed and so shall he.

Kreng shakes it off, "We will see about that!" he steps back, forming a ball of pure light, hurling it at the skeleton. the impact echoes through the chamber followed by the sound of hollow bones hitting stone.

"you will be fun" the voice booms into echoing laughter. Kreng is enveloped in a purple mist as the chamber fades into black oblivion. the air shimmers around him as the void turns into a dense fog.