The Spirit's Rise: Episode 1

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***The Spirit's Rise* Episode 1** was streamed on Arcadum's Twitch channel on June 4, 2022, and premiered on Arcadum's Youtube channel on July 30, 2022.

## Summary

Fog starts to surround the area and ominous presence mingles within it. The group, feeling that they are in danger, start to make plans to move away.

The group breaks off with the majority (Luka, Maelie, Effie, Irha, and Seino) going into the tent to pilfer for supplies and rations, and Challa looking out for the group. As the group is distracted, Challa notices that there are undead creatures that are slowly meandering in the field and towards them. Irha decides to look out of the tent, sees all of the "Zombies" and screams. This causes the undead creatures to turn and start heading towards the tent. Effie decides to try to make a run for it but realizes they're everywhere. Challa decides to take one for the team to get their attention and proceeds to ninja run and dodge the undead to climb up a tree and hide. The rest of the group hides in the tent until a magical being comes from the sky. This being plays some chimes and a horn, which causes the undead to lay down and go dormant. This being reveals themselves as The Will of Dae'Zaki, who serves their "mistress" who is on the council of Maltos. The Will of Dae'Zaki explains that these undead are actually called "The Empty". These are vessels who attempted to awaken, but awakened improperly. The Will of Dae'Zaki told the group to seek a Wakatanta village as it was a safe haven. The group then headed out towards that direction.

During their travel to the village, they encounter a devil who is trapped within a barrier. After Irha poked at it for a bit, the Devil awakened and introduced itself as Deggus Class. Deggus Class had been imprisoned for 1342 days (3 years 7 months?). A man had summoned him and was too greedy by adding more and more things to the contract, which led to the conclusion that the cost for the contract was increased and went from a coin to his daughter. So the devil killed his daughter - who was 8 years of age. The man was unhappy about that and sealed the devil in a barrier. The man, who summoned and sealed him, is now dead, but the devil was left imprisoned.

The group debated and decided to free him as long as he agreed to go back to his home (hell). After the group broke the barrier he was in, by using the magic of a spellcaster (Maelie) and the abilities of a ranger (Challa), Deggus Class thanked the group by shattering the soul of the daughter, which granted the group a level up. Afterwards Deggus said he has many things to do in this world before he will try to go home to hell.

After the group continues the journey, they arrive at a wooden building with a pool of water next to it. It may have been a temple in the past. Effie picks the lock of the door and Irha, Effie, Seino and Maelie step into the building. In the room Irha spots a chest and tries opening it, which causes a trap to trigger which he dodges. Placed in the chest is a large scroll. He opens the scroll. There are images on the scroll with text written in a strange language. It shows an enormous serpent. The scroll starts to vibrate. Irha drops the scroll and more light is coming out of it.

While this all happened, Luka examines the pool in the east. He finds a Teddy bear placed in the middle of the pool, which he takes with him. Afterwards he goes to an altar, but he gets a feeling that the group is being watched, so he rejoins the group in the temple. Challa is climbing up the temple for a better sense of the area around and he senses that something is in the water to the east.