So, apparently, the OP can only hold so many characters. So, I will be posting the chapters in this thread from now on. Chapter Three [spoiler][i] In a faraway forest, in a long-forgotten land, a bonfire lights the surrounding forest, serving as a beacon for those who would seek comfort in its glow. Not unlike moths to a flame, travelers would come and go. Some would think that they were the chosen ones, the next kings. Others felt that they had no right being there. All of that did not matter to the bonfire, though. It simply burned, and aided those who needed aid. One particular traveler, though, is much more noticed by the bonfire than the rest. He storms into the clearing, bathed in the blood of his enemies, souls practically leaking from his disheveled corpse. And when he uses the bonfire to bind those souls to his ever-growing magnificent soul, the bonfire could see strength that the others had lacked. Perhaps this one would end this cycle, and enable things to begin anew. Or perhaps his soul would become a fragmented and sad shell of what it once was, hollow just like the body he used to possess. Perhaps others would tear his soul apart, piece by piece, and add his power to theirs. The bonfire offers what comfort it can give as the traveler cleans his spear. The traveler, no, the knight, cleans the blood off his armor after he is done honing his blade, and sets out once again, a confident and powerful soul. He is gone, and may not return. The bonfire does not care, though, if the knight returns. The bonfire simply burns on, as it always had. [/i][/spoiler]