Resurrection

Resurrection is the seventh episode of Ghostverse Adventures, premiering on November 18th, 2018. It follows Tobura as she resurrects the long-dead Zomok as a general of hers.
==Plot==
Tobura is meditating aboard her ship, silent as night. She seems focused as the camera zooms into her mind, showing her standing before the death god Koreku, the one who resurrected her, in a dark, empty room.
Koreku: You've done well Tobura. Your armies grow every day.
Tobura: I'm well aware. Once this Rundak is resurrected, we'll be able to actually send out our forces and join this war.
Koreku: Excellent. Just remember that should you die, the deal is up.
Tobura nods before the meditation sequence ends. She then gets up from her position to see that the ship is heading down to the planet Rundal. It's a frozen, icy planet. Tobura smirks as a skeleton walks over to her.
Skeleton: We're about to-
Tobura: I'm not fucking blind.
Skeleton: Riiight.
The ship lands as Tobura and the skeletons on board walk out. The blizzard doesn't bother them, likely because they're undead.
Tobura: The target is this way.
Skeleton: How do you know where you're going?
Tobura: I can sense the soul wandering the planet. Koreku never took this one into his collection and regrets it immensely.
Tobura keeps walking through the snow. Suddenly, she hears a roar as what appears to be a polar bear-esque creature charges at her. She simply chuckles before blasting it with an orb of dark energy, killing it immediately. She then closes her eyes as she fills the bear's body with more dark energy as it rises from the dead, growling and nodding at her.
Skeleton: That was a bit harsh.
Tobura: Oh hush.
The group of undead keeps marching through the snow, before coming across what appears to be a ruined ship.
Tobura: This is the place. The Rundak stored their dead in the ships they owned.
The undead enter the ruined ship. It's damaged internally, but Tobura doesn't care. She knows what she's after.
Tobura: I can smell the souls wandering through here. We're gonna resurrect all of them by the way.
Skeleton: Ugh. When you raised me from the dead, I thought it was gonna be fun!
Tobura: One more word from you and you won't be getting a proper body again.
The skeleton shuts up as Tobura walks around a corner, noticing a cryogenic tube holding the body of a Rundak in it, likely to preserve it after death. She fiddles with the panel controlling it as the tube deactivates, sending the corpse onto the ground. Tobura merely flexes her fingers as she injects magical energy into the body, smirking.
Tobura: Finally got our hands on what we're after.
The magical energies convalesce through the bone-white corpse lying on the cold, metallic ground, blue energy coursing through its body. It's covering a large chunk of the room, and looks cold to touch. The skeletons behind Tobura look on in curiosity, eager to see what happens next.
Eventually, the corpse begins to stand as Tobura stops infusing it with magical energy. It sniffs the room before opening its eyes, noticing all the broken technology in it.
Corpse: Wow, they really left my ship in disrepair.
Tobura: I mean, your species has been extinct for a long time Zomok.
Zomok expresses a face of shock as he looks around in curiosity. This was a shocking revelation for him, but his face eventually turns to a smug smile as he stares down at Tobura.
Zomok: Looks like they were idiotic enough to let themselves be killed after I passed. No wonder they called me the greatest leader of the Rundak.
Tobura: Hence why I resurrected you. I'm in need of your skills for a mission of mine.
Zomok laughs hysterically as the room shakes from the noise. Debris falls onto the ground due to the decrepit state of the room, with the skeletons in the back shuddering from the impact. Tobura merely looks on at Zomok impatiently, expecting some snide remark.
Zomok: Do you really expect Zomok, the first Rundak to unite the species under one banner, the master of tactics, to SERVE anyone?!?! You're hilarious. I was infamous for fighting my way to the top of the hierarchy! What says I should serve you and not tear your body apart?
Tobura merely groans as she unleashes magical energies into Zomok's mind. The Rundak screams in pain as his mind is assailed by magic, tearing away at his being. He kneels in pain as he stares at Tobura, clearly afraid of her power. She smirks in response as the energy writhes through the Rundak, assailing him.
Tobura: Because you're forgetting that I, Tobura, was the one to bring you back to life. Your soul is under MY constraints. Act against me, and I can snap it out of existence.
Tobura releases the constraints on Zomok's mind as he braces in pain. She then snaps her fingers for him to follow her out of the laboratory they were in, towards the central hallway of the ruined ship. Broken technology scattered the area, along with spare weapons, as if this vessel was once used for military work. Several skeletal Rundak also dotted the hallway, as if they had been dead for a while.
Tobura: Was this your ship out of curiosity?
Zomok: It was. We used this vessel to raid krexxon colonies. I remember one time they boarded our ship, and I took down countless soldiers of theirs.
Tobura: Either way, this ship is ripe with potential soldiers. Resurrect them.
Zomok turns to Tobura, clearly confused.
Zomok: You're asking the impossible Tobura. I can't-
Tobura immediately forces magical energy into Zomok's mind again as he kneels down in pain. Tobura simply looks annoyed this time.
Tobura: How the fuck do you think I managed to bring you back from the dead? It must be possible then.
Zomok: Sure, but I've never done it. I know nothing of your methods.
Tobura: Calm your mind. Hear the souls moving through the wrecked ship. Focus on one soul in particular, and pull it to the material world.
Tobura lets go of her constraints on Zomok as he stands up, surveying the wrecked hallway. He closes his eyes as he listens for the souls.
Zomok: I recognize many of these souls. They'd be good-
Tobura: Just shut up and resurrect them.
Zomok shudders as he raises his hands. Dark blue energy convalesces through them as he pulls them back, before casting them forward. At that point, the blue spheres move through the hallway, towards a pile of skeletons. They rise from the dead, pull themselves away from the pile, and walk towards Zomok, saluting, with the number of skeletons unclear. Both Zomok and Tobura are smirking intently, the latter impressed.
Skeleton 1: It's an honor to be able to serve under you again Zomok.
Zomok: Excellent. And don't forget...
Zomok performs the same soul torturing method Tobura used on him on his skeletal soldiers. They writhe in pain as they kneel, with Zomok and Tobura smirking at them. Tobura in particular is impressed by Zomok's aptitude for torture.
Zomok: ...that I have full control over your being.
Zomok lets go of the constraints as the soldiers return to their original standing position. At that point, Tobura looks towards Zomok, smirking once again.
Tobura: You catch on well. But there's more I need to teach you.
Tobura leads the group out of the shipwreck, into the tundra. The blizzard consumes most of the group's vision, with it being unclear where they need to go. They simply walk as Zomok turns towards Tobura, clearly curious.
Zomok: It feels weird not feeling the cold of this blizzard. Back when I was alive I'd always be cooped up in the ship as the blizzard raged.
Tobura: That's one of the many benefits of undeath. Alongside a lack of aging and no need for food or water.
Tobura pauses for a moment, before turning to Zomok. All that can be heard in this moment is the footsteps of the duo and their undead minions as they move through the snow.
Tobura: So tell me more about yourself Zomok. The story behind you isn't something I'm fully aware of.
Zomok: With pleasure.
Zomok coughs slightly as he prepares to speak, as if he has a lot to tell Tobura. The group is also beginning to approach a hill in the tundra.
Zomok: Back when I was alive, we Rundak were a species with an aptitude for piracy. We'd often raid ships entering our territory, and the various clans would fight amongst themselves. However, none of us would dare touch vessels belonging to the krexxon.
Tobura: The krexxon have a reputation for militarization. No wonder they were as brutal back then.
Zomok: Mhm. But I took to studying their tactics once they began their war with the zalvosh. I believed that to defeat an enemy, you must study them. And that knowledge came in handy.
The group passes a crashed vessel with the skeleton of what appears to be a krexxon beside it. It looks very old and out of shape.
Zomok: Using the battle tactics I had learned, I managed to unite the warring clans and put them up to the ultimate test: raiding krexxon settlements. This was quite easy considering they were at war at the time, but once the zalvosh were defeated, it got a bit tougher.
Tobura: I can imagine.
Zomok: Over the years, we'd become infamous among the krexxon. They'd attempt to raid our settlements, but thanks to my tactical ability, they'd be pushed back. Unfortunately however, I was murdered in my sleep one night. And judging by what I've seen, my absence didn't do wonders for us Rundak.
Tobura: From what I heard, the Rundak collapsed in on themselves in a fit of greed and a desire to be your successor.
Zomok: Sounds about right. I remember there being EXACTLY forty-five attempts on my life before I died to that forty-sixth attempt. I may have been a prominent leader, but I sure as hell gained some rivals.
The group has arrived at a giant skeleton of what appears to be an ancient beast. Three eyeholes can be seen in its skull, and it looks to have been taken down by hunting equipment, as shown by some rusted metal nearby. The bones were covered in ice as well, and looks to have two legs and very small arms.
Tobura: This monstrosity will be an excellent tool in our armies. Resurrect it.
Zomok: Looks promising.
Zomok closes his eyes before reaching out his hands. This beast feels tougher to resurrect than the simple skeletons from the ship. Zomok begins to sit down as he feels the soul struggling to resist, but clenches his fists. As he's doing all of this, magical energy is flowing from his hands to the giant skeleton, surrounding it.
Tobura: Almost there.
The ground begins to shake as the beast's skeleton begins to shake, with Zomok clearly struggling to remain in a meditating position. After some time, the final blast of energy strikes the beast's skeleton as snow flies everywhere. Zomok falls backwards into the snow as he watches the beast stand upright, roaring.
Zomok: I...did it...
Tobura: Let's bring this back to base.
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Zomok kneels before Tobura in a large, decrepit room with bones all over the ground. Several pikes are also present with the heads of various species on them. Tobura stands before Zomok with a grin on her face.
Tobura: You've done well Zomok. You've proven to be a valuable follower and a powerful necromancer.
Zomok: I can only thank you for your help in bringing me back to life and showing me this power. What's next for me?
Tobura: There's an old enemy of mine who needs eliminating. We've already taken to placing a tracking device on their ship, and all we need is an attack.
Zomok stands up before saluting.
Zomok: Leave it to me. That runt will be dead and resurrected as soon as possible.
As Zomok walks through the giant doorway, Tobura sits on the throne in the back of the room, grinning intently as she looks at her bony hand. She feels quite smug and proud of what she's done.
Tobura: Time for the swordsman to see what I've got this time. It's about time we got a rematch.
==Trivia==
*The overall theme of the development of this episode was detailing. Most of the characters' surroundings and emotions are more detailed compared to past episodes.
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