For Eris

*For Eris* is the title of the twelfth and final episode of the eighth season of S.H.A.D.O.W. and the ninety sixth session of the entire game.

This session was played on March 28th, 2021

## For Eris

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Matt Christie, Richie Maynard, Eric Rios

## Synopsis

Aragi and Vargas are saying their goodbyes and briefly discuss the info they received. With Wroth missing, their timing couldn’t be more perfect. Vargas asks Aragi to not die in Pentropolis, but in Aethel. Aragi turns to leave and says one more typical out-of-context thing before catching up to Darrow and heading west. Banshee also prepares to depart south but is interrupted by Sarya who reminds him that she is going with him and his riddles trick her and he leaves without her. She soon leaves as well. Vargas speaks with Fyria about the “recruits” they have now and she informs him that it is mostly farmers and refugees that Aragi convinced to join them against their opponent. Vargas has everyone gathered and true to his nature, gives a powerful speech to the people and lights a fire in them all. Mayon is in Wroth’s office when he hears a commotion outside. He thinks quickly and throws on Wroth’s hat, answering the door as the Saint. He convinces the guards to bring him an Alchemist and they leave to do so. Aragi and Darrow have a disagreement on how to handle the assault with Aragi focused on as few casualties as possible while Darrow plans to slaughter anyone and everyone to get the point across. They meet with Commander Ket Kuat at the border taking in refugees and inform her that they are taking a small battalion into the war and requests that if she can spare any they would appreciate it. She cannot and insults them by calling them out on going to defend a country that doesn’t care for their people let alone the people of Aethel. Darrow exclaims that he does not fight for anyone but himself and moves on, Aragi joins him. Sarya catches up to Banshee as they arrive in Santis city. Banshee spots the street magician who sees him as well and abandons his story to hide. Banshee continues his walk until he arrives at The Silence and is allowed on board.

He enters Saint Ibis’ quarters and the Captain mentions that they should be concerned that Wroth’s aura disappeared, even for a moment. It seems minor but it is enough to cause questions he does not have the answers to. Banshee tells him the story of how he was left in the woods as a child and had to learn to adapt to the unknown. How he became a man. Ibis takes his words into consideration, but reminds him that he is not a man, he is a Saint. Aragi and Darrow enter the country-wide fight and travel through the battle-torn cities one by one. It is actually Darrow that avoids most of the frays, saving his energy for his true target. The entire way, Aragi recruits more and more men to follow them to the capitol. Spotted ahead they can see the Opel and Obsidian dragons assaulting the city below. Hundreds of Thousands of men fight in the plains. They enter the war. Men attempt to assault Darrow and he slashes them down without effort while Aragi and the others fade into the background of the fight. Mayon-Wroth is brought an alchemist named Mexius who is so jittery and unkempt that he is not helpful in opening the drawer of the desk. He sends him away and demands an enchanter. He gets a message from Aurora asking if he’s gotten out yet but he cannot answer, He is too deep in the character. Vargas has a conversation with the fastest people in the city and hands each of them a letter. He requests that each go to another major city and bring as many men as they can spare to join him in retaking Aethel city.

Banshee takes a moment from belittling Sarya when he spots a familiar cloaked figure. It is Bregand who went south to avoid these people and they trade insults before Bregand leaves to join none other than the S.I.L.E.N.C.E. crew. Meanwhile, The Dragons are assaulting the bank as the war rages on below. Elbije frantically reads off a chant and opens a portal where a brief shot of a cabin is seen on the other side as she exits through it. They break through the barrier and that is when he appears. Harvest. Darrow spots him and charges.

Once he catches him, the minotaur spots him and grabs his sword arm, lifting him up and ripping it from him. Darrow is shell-shocked but the necklace around his neck begins to glow as his arm magically grows back, good as new. Harvest has his men surround them in a circle as so no one can interfere and the two fight. Aragi knicks a few arrows into the beast but when he is summoned through Stormcaller he is removed from the fight, leaving the two power houses to duke it out. It seems very one-sided in favor of Harvest as their first fight did however with the help of his necklace and the fire within him Darrow is able to keep fighting. He drops the monster and begins to step away but as he does, he hears him get back to his feet so he spins and chucks his sword directly in between Harvest’s eyes, slaying him for good. The battle in not won however as the war rages on. He retrieves his weapon and fights one, racing towards the mountains but there is a clear winner on this day. S.W.A.R.M. has taken Pentropolis. Aragi arrives in Santis city where he freaks out on Sarya for calling him too early. He was supposed to be summoned once they had been on the outskirts of Stoneclaw, not as they were about to depart. He fears for Darrow and the people of Pentropolis, but there is nothing that can be done. In Wroth’s office, as Mayon-Wroth has fallen asleep in his chair, the drawer slowly opens and two tiny hands reach out from inside.

## Cast

### Main

* Aragi Maxul
* Vargas de Orion Highstar
* Darrow Emberstorm
* Banshee Black
* Mayon of the North
* Saint Wroth

### Supporting

* Harvest
* Elbije
* Tadal
* Sarya Nameless
* Abrus
* Fyria Snowden
* Mistis the Opel Frost
* Nompel the Obsidian Fang
* Bregand
* Gris Soulspark

### Guest

* Ark
* The Great Dorcan
* Saint Ibis
* Gorvan
* Ket Kuat
* Mexius

## Trivia

* Season 8 Finale.
* This is the final appearance of Eric Rios, who left the series for creative differences following this episode.