A couple days pass, Sunhale stayed within Joaralta constantly over that time looking through Oiraks information but kept in contact with Yorun and Golanier to make sure they knew that everything was alright, this day however Sunhale told them to return to the bandit bodies as he had found some things. Upon sending their souls to the bandit bodies they immediately see the house has been improved and Sunhale is waiting for them.

"Downstairs, better to talk there" Sunhale said

They walk downstairs and they see an additional room has been made there full of documents and a map of the city with a few points magically marked across the city.

"Ok what have you got Sunhale?" Yorun asked

"I have some good news and some bad news, I'll lay this out" Sunhale said as he looked to the map and used magic to create four faces

The faces of different people are labelled, its the four targets, Holaire Pertaki a human male, Oarsteri an elven female, Ghilan a human seemingly modified magically as his skin is changed with some scales across it and finally Ikteran no magic recreation of his face is shown. While the unshown face and name of Ikteran are firmly placed on the largest house in the city the other faces are shown off the map.

"So these are the targets, why is Ikteran not shown?" Golanier asked

"Rather simple actually, he's the one who created this city or well liberated it for criminals I guess but no ones seen his face for a long time and its likely it'll have changed considering the reason demons and what not are interested in this place is reportedly because of him" Sunhale said

"Ok well lets see about the other targets why are they not shown in the city? They not here right now?" Yorun asked

"Holaire and Oarsteri are in the wind, no one knows where they are since it seems the Pertaki didn't learn from his first attempted rebellion, tried to pull some shit here alongside Oarsteri seems they got together or something anyway they got destroyed for trying it but managed to escape to places unknown. Ghilan on the other hand is here somewhere since he is the one who hired the mercenaries around the city and controls much of what goes on in it, he pretty much runs the place even if Ikteran is the one truly in command" Sunhale said

"If that's the case then we should go for Ghilan first" Golanier said

"Indeed, Ghilan will provide many things for example he isn't only in control of the mercenaries but he is also the leader of basically the largest and oldest gang of this city" Sunhale said

"Which means many probably pretty well trained undead for us as well as probably a few souls other than just Ghilans" Golanier said

"Exactly plus you could use the mercenaries either making them undead or using Ghilans wealth to use them while they're alive for a while" Sunhale said

"Oh that's fun" Golanier said smirking

"Where is he though?" Yorun asked looking at the map

"Unknown he's definitely in one of the many underground tunnels this city has but no one knows which one, if you try to sense it you'll sense the tunnels being manipulated pretty much all the time so no one can find him unless they work for him" Sunhale said

"So either we draw him out or we get brought to him, since I assume you have some kind of idea so what's the plan?" Yorun asked

"Rather simple cause a disturbance large enough to mess up the 'business' of the city, go and kill some mercenaries specifically around this cities version of a market district, you'll be taken away quite quickly. Don't use your scythe and do make it look like someone's hired you to do this as this will give them cause to take you in to figure this out" Sunhale said

"Alright makes sense plus this body is far more used to daggers" Yorun said as he took out a dagger with his right hand and after a couple seconds does the same with his left hand

"Still doesn't feel right having that arm in these bodies does it?" Golanier asked

"No it doesn't, just as I feel I am used to not having that arm and yes I know that isn't true trauma is a hard thing to deal with but then just having it again right there in this body it messes with the mind" Yorun said

"You'll get used to it anyway lets do this" Golanier said

"These bodies will likely get killed once we either do or don't give information so have the others ready Sunhale and we'll lead you there afterwards" Yorun said

"Alright, I'll keep an eye on things elsewhere for any information that pops up" Sunhale said

Yorun and Golanier walk out of the building but soon enough they see some nearby mercenaries and Golanier immediately gets to work conjuring a spectral version of his greatsword as he quickly teleports into the air above the mercs and slams the giant blade down through them slicing them both in half. Everyone nearby takes a second to process exactly what just happened before immediately bolting away from the scene as mercenaries run there to attack Golanier.

"Come on then! Got a job to do here and I'm finishing it!" Golanier shouted before laughing clearly enjoying this

Yorun rolls his eyes as he teleports behind the incoming mercs and quickly plants his daggers into the necks of a couple of them surprising them, the mercs drop dead and quickly the others split up half going towards Golanier who quickly begins to tear through them while the others begin to fight Yorun who is making use of teleporting and conjuring more daggers for himself, as the fight drags on for a few minutes more and more mercenaries fill the street and manage to subdue the two of them, Golanier could have continued fighting however he chose to let himself be taken down as they need the information on Ghilan. The mercenaries quickly restrain them with chains and put a barrier around the two to disable magic however they both still reside in the bodies so know it doesn't work and as such they both smirk slightly to each other and are both hit by the mercenaries in response. The mercenaries drag the two through the streets until they reach an area with a large house at it but a couple of the mercenaries with magic reach out and the house begins to raise as the ground underneath it begins to stretch skyward until a door hidden beneath the ground is revealed, they open it and toss both Yorun and Golanier down a set of stairs behind it, hands stretch out of the walls catching the two of them before tossing them further and further down the stairs.

"How far down are we being taken!?" Yorun asked loudly as he is tossed again

"Given the heat I can feel coming from down there? Pretty far! Either that or someone likes their magic to heat this place!" Golanier shouted

After a few minutes they see a doorway at the bottom of the stairs and are not caught by anymore hands instead being force to crash onto the ground immediately as the thud from them hitting the ground rings out the door opens up mercenaries grab them and begin to use magic to move the almost endless tunnels around until they are brought to a large chamber finely crafted with magic, lit by magical lamps and lava flowing behind a see through wall heating the room but magic is clearly at use to make it a nice heat. In the back of the room is Ghilan standing there and he matches Golaniers normal form in height and is muscled with a few scars across his face but they notice above all of that he has more scales across his face than the image Sunhale had showed them earlier.

"You look a little different than expected" Golanier said getting hit by one of the mercenaries

"Stop hitting our guests, for now at least. Will either of you two gentlemen be willing to tell me why you attacked the mercenaries above?" Ghilan asked his voice almost soothing and backed up by a bit of magic to try and force both Golanier and Yorun to relax and talk

"That won't work, as for why we're here though? I'm sure you'll find out, now Golanier" Yorun said

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Ghilan and the mercenaries watch as nothing seems to happen and while they look confused Ghilan looks into their eyes and finds that they are more dulled looking less full of life.

"I don't know what just happened but I know something did, talk now" Ghilan said as he looked at the undead bandits

"Master is coming after you" The undead bandits said in unison their voice the usual dead voice completely different to the voice they had heard only moments ago

Yorun and Golanier send their souls right into the undead mercenaries from Oiraks place and they then quickly make their way to the entrance to the stairway to Ghilan. The area is off limits while the building has been raised like this however due to the bodies they inhabit currently they are both let through and the mercenaries there recognise the two of them.

"Hey you two, coming to see what Ghilans going to do to those fuckers from earlier?" One of the mercs asked

"No" Golanier said as he quickly sliced their necks with a couple of conjured blades

Yorun begins to raise the bodies before they even fully drop to the ground, they let them through the doorway, as they step through the doors slam shut and a eye appears on the ceiling above.

"You are not supposed to be here... Your souls are not of your bodies" An unfamiliar demonic voice radiated from the walls but Yorun notices Golanier smirk

Golanier begins to speak his language not one Yorun understands and it sounds difficult to even speak visceral in its very nature but as Golanier speaks Yorun looks up and sees the eye growing wider before Golanier stops speaking.

"Run little Gekrinalita" Golanier said and the eye disappears within seconds

"What the fuck?" Yorun said simply as he begins to teleport down the stairs with Golanier

"A weak demon, recognised it from years ago, fuckers still afraid of me" Golanier said smirking

It does not take long for them to reach the bottom of the stairs and to kick the doors open, Yorun makes Raeknars scythe appear in his hands as he kills some mercenaries who are still there before raising them, he gives them some magic.

"Move the corridors and bring us to Ghilan" Yorun said

The undead mercenaries use the magic gifted to them as they begin to shift around the tunnels, Ghilan meanwhile is still looking at the undead bandits.

"The tone in your voices changed substantially, demons maybe? I don't know but it is intriguing whatever it may be, Gekrinalita you there? I sense the tunnels being moved around, who approaches?" Ghilan asked and the eye appeared

"The souls that were in those people before you, in new bodies, you will not survive mortal for one of them I know" Gekrinalita said

"Then give me all the strength you can" Ghilan said

Yorun and Golanier soon enough break down the door to the chamber where the undead bandits and Ghilan are, Ghilan however stands ready, black and red scales covering his body his eyes lizard like with flames erupting from his hands and bones stick out of his forearms like spikes and the forearms themselves look like they've been hardened. The ground beneath him is turning into lava yet he stands there uncaring, while finally a symbol appears across his body and Yorun recognises it, the symbol for the god of Chaos and Injustice, a whirlwind behind a smashed scale similar to the one in Raeknars symbol.

"Are you a chosen?" Yorun asked

"No, just a man idiotic enough to rely on a demon" Ghilan said

"A weak one at that, Gekrinalita is a lower tier demon, his kind are constantly trying to endear themselves to the stronger ones by showing they can convince strong mortals do what they want, seems Gekrinalita finally managed to do it once" Golanier said

"You know your stuff, the demon even seemed to fear you and while I probably should, honestly? I've been dying to fight for a long time and I'm ready for the next life despite knowing where I am going" Ghilan said as he grabbed a spear from the wall nearby

"I wouldn't be so sure about that" Golanier said with a smirk as he conjures a spectral version of his greatsword once more

Ghilan without warning quickly sped towards the pair of them the ground itself super heating before turning to molten rock as he goes across it, he extends the spear out trying to stab it into Yorun who quickly teleports behind him though away from the molten rock, Ghilan quickly spins around getting low as he uses the length of the spear to try and trip Yorun up while simultaneously raising an arm behind himself to block the incoming strike from Golanier using the spikes coming from his forearm to trap the blade before dropping the spear and quickly turning to Golanier and grabbing him by the head, using the momentum of himself turning so quickly he continues to turn and throws Golanier towards Yorun causing them both to be thrown into a wall.

"No matter what I won't allow anyone to say I didn't go out fighting for my life even if I'm ready to give it up!" Ghilan shouted as he used magic to quickly throw the spear at Yorun and Golanier piercing both their bodies

Yorun uses magic to send Raeknars scythe now covered in black flames over to the still chained undead bandits and uses it to slice through the chains as he and Golanier send their souls back into those bodies, Yorun grabs the scythe and quickly slices it at Ghilan who dodges before causing the roof above them to collapse bringing down lava into the entire room, the city above shakes as the tunnels below it begin to shift as the mercenaries using them block off the lava that Ghilan makes his way up through as if it were water. Within moments he reaches the surface bursting from the ground setting nearby buildings ablaze with the heat and fire radiating from his body. Yorun and Golanier send their souls into the undead mercenaries outside the stairway down to the now messed up tunnel system before teleporting over to where Ghilan is, Yorun once more making the scythe appear in his hands.

"You fuckers just don't die do you?" Ghilan asked seemingly enjoying this

"No we don't after all he already is and I am not anywhere near this damn city" Yorun said

"How fun, now give me everything you got because if that little bastard was scared then show me what he was scared of!" Ghilan shouted

"Fine then" Golanier said

Both Yorun and Golanier begin to use the magic of the other souls they've collected previously and the souls begin to scream, the screams ring out through the streets horrifying anyone nearby save for Ghilan, who rushes in to attack but then Golanier makes giant skeletal arms come from the ground grabbing Ghilan and tossing him away, mercenaries from throughout the city begin to run there after hearing the screams and sensing all the magic use, but Yorun and Golanier begin to quickly kill them and occasionally take souls from them, the process being quicker this time as they are not being subtle at the moment, the bodies of the mercenaries raise and rush down Ghilan who begins to make the ground in the city shake as he makes lava shoot up from the ground like a geyser then using the lava he creates essentially a moat around himself to stop the undead getting to him and those in the lavas way are quickly stopped by it. Yorun and Golanier give magic to multiple of the undead mercenaries and they all alongside Yorun and Golanier themselves begin to launch magical attacks towards Ghilan, Ghilan on the other hand uses his own magic to try and defend himself making barriers come up from the lava while making a proper barrier before slamming a fist into the ground and forcing spikes to erupt outward from his position at the undead. Yorun makes the black flames erupt from the scythe once more and speeds towards one of the rock walls Ghilan made slicing through it much to Ghilans quick surprise as he didn't see him coming from behind it, Yorun then stabs the scythe right through Ghilans chest bringing him to the ground.

"D-damnit oh well, good j-job old man" Ghilan said

"You aren't done in this realm yet Ghilan" Yorun said as he then takes Ghilans soul from his body before raising the body of Ghilan

"W-what did you just do to me?" Ghilan asked

"What we've done to a few others bound your soul to mine, you aren't going to Faelerm yet, you have your uses" Yorun said

"Raeknar, we lost the act of surprise during that but we still have one way to begin the assault on this city proper even if we havent gone for the other targets yet" Golanier said

"Fine, do it" Yorun said as he channelled some magic to Golanier

Golanier looks up to the sky and he begins to use the magic of the souls bound to him and magic channelled to him then soon enough what almost looks like a tear in fabric opens before a large portal spanning across the city opens in the sky above, Kragrum opened to the mortal world and a portion of Yoruns army that was put there over the last couple days begin to drop from the portal into the city as the assault begins...