Chapter 10: Quest For Vengeance.

Grimnar entered his powerhouse, his robe draped from his shoulders to his feet, determination etched on his face. He was set on destroying Aethon's armies at all costs and laying waste to the human world.

Approaching a crystal ball, he began to chant, his hands moving over the surface. "Oh, mighty gods of the mountains and desert, hear my call," he beseeched. "Grant me your strength to bring ruin upon my enemies."

But twice, there was no answer. Grimnar's frustration grew. "Please, gods, heed my plea," he begged on the third try.

Suddenly, the room filled with a blinding light. As Grimnar shielded his eyes, the forms of the gods materialized before him. They towered over him, their forms shifting between earth and sand, their voices rumbling like thunder. "We have heard your call, Grimnar," they boomed. "What do you want from us?”.

Grimnar went on his knees and poured out his heart to the gods. "I seek vengeance for my mother's death," he cried. "The humans imprisoned my father in a