Aimless Ascension

Ihavegivenuppowerthatcanmakethestrongestofmentremble.Iborescarsveryfewcanimagine;lovedwomen,veryfewhadthegalltotalk;andtreadpathswithchaosfiends.“AndI'mstillstanding.”---Galewassummonedintoamysteriousworldofmagicandmonstersfornoparticularreason.Thrownintosquabblesofbeingsvastlyhigherthanhim,Galestrivedtomakeaplaceforhimselfinthevaindreamofimmortalityandabetterworld.Thatwassixyearsago.Beatenandbatteredfromyearsofbrutalwar,Galefinallyhadenoughandresolvedtostartoveranewpeacefullifeinatotallyunremarkabletownwithhistrustworthycompanion,Vale.Giveuptheweaponofslaughterandtakeupahoe?Thatseemedlikeafinedealtohim.Unfortunately,thevalleywasn'tasunremarkableashethoughtittobe.Dictatorialgoverningbodies,suspiciouspractitioners,anexceedinglyunwelcomingguest,andasecretthatwouldchangetheentireworld,allimpededhispeacefullife.Galewillneedallhismentalstabilitytokeephistemperincheck,lesthebrutaliseshiswayoutoftrouble.Again.