With the release of Diablo 4 comes a brand
new edition to one of my person franchises, and in the video, we will be breaking down
absolutely everything that transpires throughout the campaign story from start to finish. So, get yourself a coffee and a snack, sit
back and relax cause this is gonna be a long one. Let's get into the breakdown. We can see a cold desolate landscape while
an unnamed narrator gives an explanation of the history of Sanctuary. Saying that Sanctuary was never meant for
humankind, instead, it was forged as a refuge from the war between the heavens and hell
itself. However, it just ended up becoming another
battleground in the conflict. A secretive group called the Horadrim has
kept mortals safe during this conflict. But it's now a shadow of its former self as
Sanctuary's ancient creators have now returned to claim the hearts of humankind. This is the story of their downfall. As Dusk begins to set in our protagonist finds
an ominous statue as whispers begin filling the surrounding trees. Our horse makes a crucial survival mistake
and runs towards the creepy voices, it turned out exactly as you would expect. Our only light goes out as the whispers grow
louder, but thankfully we learnt from our horse's mistake and make a quick exit. As the new day begins, the weather continues
to get worse. Our protagonist finds a cave that we can use
as shelter from the elements. And takes a quick rest at the entrance. I mentioned in the BETA video how I have watched
my fair share of survival shows in my time. And I stand by the fact, you don't fall asleep
in the cold without a fire. It's a very quick way to lose some of your
digits. And to be fair sleeping next to satanic wolves
is also adding another very quick way of losing digits or you know... your soul. Surprisingly, against all odds we awake and
decide to find better shelter in a nearby town. We manage to find an abandoned town called
Nevesk, when we hear some voices coming from the nearby barn. Turns out, not an abandoned town. The people in the barn are talking about demons
in the darkness, while one of them is complaining about an injury from a bite. Apparently, the bite victim wandered into
town and began causing trouble. He begins speaking about demons that are spilling
from a nearby ruin, and that they will kill them all. The lovely and totally not evil locals take
us to their tavern and explain how a ruin from the north has evil stirring from within,
and that the monk must have gone inside. Adding that even a holy man like himself is
not safe from being driven mad by the evils held within. We can begin to see that this town has its
own small community. As Vani asks us to help the town by protecting
them from the demons that are spilling from the ruins. We agree to help and head out. We get into the ruins and it is exactly as
described, a complete den of Satan's greatest hits. But we do manage to get the best of them and
return back to the town. They declare us their community's one true
hero. And thank us profusely for saving the town
before inviting us to some festivities, lots of beer and food in celebration of our achievement. And it's great, we start partying it up with
the locals and before we know it, we've been rufied. Passed out, dribbling all over the damn table. It takes all but five seconds before Oswen
starts wheeling in a wheelbarrow to drag us out of the tavern. I mean, this is a crap situation but you have
to commend the efficiency. But, I have seen horror films and evil townspeople
working together against the tourists always end one way. Human Sacrifice. Just wait, you'll see. We get an interesting proverb come up while
we get some much-needed shut-eye. And I quote " I saw my corpse, and from my
mouth crawled hatred, A father burned his children on a pyre, and a mother moulded a
new age from the ashes." "I saw the weak made strong, a pack of lambs
feasting on wolves, tears of blood rained on a desert jewel, and the way to Hell has
torn asunder, Then came a spear of light, piercing Hatred's heart, And he who was bound
in chains was set free." This is described as Rathma's Prophecy. Something we will learn much more about as
we progress through the ACT's. We get wheeled out to the barn behind the
town, and let's just say that the saying business in the front, party in the back has never
made so much sense. Oswen grabs some petals and begins some form
of ritual by feeding us blood. A man comes from behind and helps us out,
and we have to fight the locals. We thank the locals for their hospitality
and as Vani dies, she mentions that we are now "blessed" like them now. It's revealed that the man was the holy man
from the barn earlier, he explains that the heretics drugged him after he returned from
the ruins, just like us. When we came to his wits he tried to escape
but couldn't get inside the chapel since it was locked. The recent events catch up to us as we begin
throwing up. Iosef points out that we are actually vomiting
blood and petals. Not petals and blood, but literal petals made
from blood. We tell him that they fed it to us, and he
believes that it's from a ritual. Stating that we should head to the chapel
to find answers since they must keep it locked for a good reason. Inside we find more blood petals on the ground,
as we inspect them we see a vision from the past. The church's bell tolls for morning prayer. With the laughter of children filling the
surrounding area, this town used to be quite a happy place. The townspeople gather, and we can see that
one of them is Vani. The priest begins calling them shameful since
the Father has granted them a path to salvation, but they stray from it at every opportunity. Drinking, gambling, stealing. All shameful acts. Blood petals begin falling from above the
priest, landing on his bible. We hear the voice of Lilith from behind. She tells the priest that Sin is their birthright. We get this really cool but equally creepy
shot of this demonic silhouette being contrasted by the church's window. She tells the townspeople that lords of hell
are coming to devour this world and their salvation is not in the light but instead
in themselves. That their faith has taught them to deny their
heart's desire and turn them into a prisoner within themselves. The priest is having a mild end-of-life crisis
and this stage. The townspeople are slowly turning to Lilith's
way of thinking. The Priest notices this and pleads with them
to resist her temptations. It ends really poorly for the priest as Lilth
speaks to a man named Elias. He tells her that the townspeople have awakened. She responds that they are just the first
of many and that their true work begins now. We awake outside the church and speak to Iosef
about our vision. When he hears the description of Lilith, he
tenses up, stating that it can't be possible. He explains that he must report back to the
cathedral immediately. Telling us to look for a hermit to the north,
he apparently has questionable loyalty but knows about the forbidden. And asks us to bring the hermit to the cathedral
in Kyovashad. We agree and head north. We arrive at the cabin and find it empty. Taking the opportunity to look for clues. The hermit arrives home with a deer and invites
us to supper, I must say, a very surprising way to treat a home invader ruffling through
your belongings. We tell him about everything that has happened
thus far, and he mentions that the reason for our visions is due to the villages feeding
us the blood of Lilith. The Daughter of Hatred and Mother of Sanctuary. She was banished ages ago and this entire
world was her creation. He says that it was prophesied that she would
return one day. We ask what it is that she wants and he says
that he doesn't know. Only that Sanctuary has been a battleground
for the conflict between angels and demons but Lilith doesn't serve either side. Instead, she has her own plans for humankind. We ask if we are now corrupted since we drank
her blood, to which the hermit says that he isn't sure but we undoubtedly share a connection
with her now. We pledge to use this new connection to figure
out what she's after. The hermit agrees to help us. We reach Kyovashad the hermit, whose name
is Lorath Nahr. He buys a horse from the town's stables and
we ask him what he is doing. He says that while we go to the cathedral,
he plans to head out to the Dry Steppes to search for the pale man from our vision. He is referring to Elias. We go on to ask him about Inarius, and he
talks about how the cathedral love to go on about him, his imprisonment in hell, his valiant
escape and then his glorious return to Sanctuary - the world he created. This is the entity that the priest from the
vision what referring to as the Father. He is an angel, not god if you understandably
mistook that. But he and Lilith are jointly responsible
for the creation of Sanctuary. Inarius is the Father while Lillith is the
Mother of Sanctuary. The shared creation of a demon and angel. He asks us to retrieve some things from the
local blacksmith, which turns out to be his old weapon and amulet. Suggesting, he led a very interesting life
before becoming a hermit. As he begins to leave we hear the narration
again. This time revealing that the narrator is actually
Lorath Nahr, speaking from the future on these past events. He says how at the time how after meeting
us, he believed he had a chance to protect humanity from the Daughter of Hatred. That the wanderer's connection to her gave
him hope. Only to begin laughing, suggesting that his
having hope was stupid in hindsight. We head to the Cathedral of Light and find
Iosef before the Reverend Mother Prava. She is giving him a blessing. Iosef asks us why Lorath didn't accompany
us and what could possibly be of more import. We respond with only one word. Lilith. Mother Prava explains that she received word
from one of her knights of a demon that matches our description of Lilith exactly. Asking us to travel to Yelesna to verify the
sightings. She initially intended to send Lorath but
since he never arrived, we will take his place. We head to the Yelesna mines and meet a knight
called Vigo. There is a young woman nearby that yells at
Vigo saying she knows what she saw. A horned demon that walked past where we stand. She is concerned since her mother is with
that demon and begins questioning Vigo why he would let her mother through. Vigo explains that it's fine since they have
soldiers stationed inside. Neyrelle, says that he should be worried for
them as well before turning to us and asking us for help finding her mother. She tells us that she studies the horadrim
alongside her mother. That they were on to something big but her
mother ran off, which is unusual for her to just abandon the hunt like that. We tell Vigo that the reverend mother sent
us and tell him that the horned woman is the demon Lillith. This scares Neyrelle since her mother taught
her that name when she was young, mentioning that she is the fabled Daughter of Hatred. Vigo agreesto lead us into the mine, fearing
that the reverend mother would be angry at him. While inside the mine, Neyrelle notices that
Vigo is wearing her mother's charm on his wrist. Vigo says that it is now his since she gave
it to him when he let her and her friend pass through. We arrive at an internal door and hear mumbling
from the other side, It turns out to be the stationed knights, most ofthem dead on the
floor but luckily one is still breathing... barely. Vigo asks him what happened and the knight
responds that it was the woman they were escorting. Not Neyrelle's Mother but the woman accompanying
them. Saying that she wasn't human, that she turned
into a demon. Claiming she mothered Sanctuary and then it
was a bloodbath. Neyrelle asks him what happened to Vhenard,
her mother. The knight responds that she begged for her
life. Lilith spared her and led her deeper inside
the mine. The knight tells Vigo that nothing worked
on Lillith, that he needs to tell Prava to raise the army and that the father himself
needs to know that evil itself walks in Sanctuary. Vigo is angry that Vhenard told him the charm
would bring him good fortune, feeling he was lied to. Neyrelle realises that her mother bribed Vigo
with the charm so he would allow her inside the mine since nobody was meant to be let
through at all. Neyrelle believes her mother can still be
saved but Vigo says that he will not continue onwards, he will report back to Prava. Neyrelle calls him a coward and asks us to
help her. Which we agree to. As we make our way through the demon-infested
mines, we find blood petals on the floor. When we touch them we can see small glimpses
of the past. This time, the conversations between Lillith
and Vhenard. We can see from the beginning that Vhenard
is terrified of Lillith. But Lillith tells her that she has what she
seeks, knowledge. Even dragged her child across Sanctuary in
pursuit of it. And since she knows the very fabric of the
cosmos, she can give her all the answers to those questions. Vhenard is concerned since everything she
has ever read has warned her against Lillith, with Lillith mentioning that she has read
so much yet knows so little. Vhenard reluctantly agrees to her offer of
knowledge. We can find these stones with writing across
them that were left by Vhenard giving us some backstory on what happened. The first stone tells us that Lillith saw
a way to escape the eternal conflict between heaven and hell. It started with the seduction of the Angel
Inarius and as it turns out he was just as fallible as any man. The second stone explains that she used Inarius
to craft this world. Which shocked Vhenard, since the true origin
of the world came from the union of a demon and angel, and from that
came the first generation of humanity. The first generation was powerful, able to
move mountains and shake the seas. Vhenard mentioned how Lillith was especially
proud in the telling of this part. That she bore a son together with Inarius
named Rathma. He was the first to untangle the power of
necromancy and his lair lies further in the mine. Lillith mentions that she can sense Vhenard
is curious why she was spared before telling her that she is going to meet her son. Lillith describes him to be the key to her
plans. The next vision shows Lillith mentioning how
she can sense pain from Vhenard, and that she misses her daughter. Vhenard says that she knows her daughter would
be scared right now. Lillith gives her a choice, she can go or
stay. Vhenard chooses to stay, saying that her daughter
will be fine since she's strong. Lillith is happy with this choice and tells
her that to reach Rathma they will need to perform a ritual, which she will teach her. And the first lesson is that blood is the
key. We manage to find Vhenard, who has drawn patterns
and writing in her own blood on the ground. When Neyrelle approaches, she tells her daughter
that across the necropolis is a trove of magic and knowledge. She opened the way for Lilith but she could
not pass through with her because she lacks the divine element. Neyrelle pleads with her mother to stop, concerned
by her mother writing in her own blood. We can begin to see that Vhenard has changed
significantly, telling her that Lilith has awakened her. Shown her things that she can't put into words. Neyrelle tells her that she doesn't care what
she showed her and attempts to grab her mother's arm to guide her out of the mines. Vhenard pulls a knife out on her own daughter. Calling her clever, trying to lead her away
so she can take all this for herself. Definitely short a few marbles if you know
what I am saying. She cuts Neyrelle on the arm as she tells
her that she now will finish drawing these runes with our blood instead. She goes full demonic witch mode and begins
summoning demons to fight us. We manage to fight them off but it ends with
Vhenard dying. Neyrelle is distraught and says that Lilith
will pay for what she has done, telling us to go back to Reverand's mother Prava to get
blessed, allowing us to enter Rathmas tomb. Before asking us to meet her in the Mistral
Woods, which contains a hidden vault that belonged to the Horadrim long ago. We head to Kor Valar and find Vigo near a
pyre. He is burning the bodies of the lost knights
from the mine. He tells us that he came clean to Prava about
taking the woman's bribe. Stating that it's looking bad. He might not have a job when she's done with
him. He says that he will join us as we go to speak
with her as she might even go easier on him if we are there. Vigo essentially only cares about himself. We find the reverend's mother inside as she
is arranging the redeployment of soldiers into the mine. She says that we must be worthy of a blessing
before we can be given one. We will have to make a pilgrimage to the Alabaster
Monastery to cleanse our spirit. Vigo tells us that there is a shrine to the
west that bears a relic. It takes on your sin, weighing you down. It will cleanse you in the process, which
prepares you to stand before the Father for judgment. He says that he will not take part as he doesn't
believe he would survive the journey. We find the relic and complete the pilgrimage. Succeeding in our atonement. Vigo skipped to the final altar and he is
attempting to pray for the first time. He is feeling guilty for taking the bribe
that lead to the death of his men. He questions the type of man he is. He tells us that we are about to meet Inarius
himself and that not everyone comes back from the meeting like the guy is scarface or something. We enter that hall of ascension and can find
a mural on the wall that shows Inarius healing a woman that has been plagued with sickness
since childhood. Giving her a new life, it turns out that the
woman is Reverend Mother Prava. We head into the main room and we can see
a giant mural of Inarius on the wall. As the real Inarius begins to levitate down
towards us. He asks us what we want and we tell him that
we need to traverse the black lake but cannot do so without his blessing. He mentions that one thing he has learnt during
his time in Sanctuary is what we're looking for and what we need are rarely the same thing. He once thought he could find an end to this
war but has never found a resolution, only more pain. Everything he has done has pulled him further
from his home in the heavens. He says how the world they made was born from
the impossible but much like its creators, it rots from the inside. We say that Lilith has entered the ancient
city, and with his blessing, we can pursue her. This REALLY pisses off Inarius. He calls humankind weak and that this world
has been wasted on the crusades of the unworthy. We tell him that we can stop her. He says that the audience has now concluded
and we are forced to leave. We head back to the Reverend Mother and
ask her why Inarius is in Sanctuary. She says that it's due to Penitence. That heaven cast him down for creating humanity
as it is seen as a sin. He now seeks redemption, and a chance to go
home. It's prophesied that slaying Lilith is that
chance. Inarius believes that the prophecy describes
a spear of light, piercing Hatred's heart. He will begin with Lilith and then move on
to the Prime deities. Concluding the eternal conflict. We also ask about Vigo and she says that he
will do his penance. We mention that our talks with Inarius didn't
go all that great and she tells us that the fact we came back unscathed is approval enough,
and she gives us our blessing. We head out to find Neyrelle in the woods,
we end up in a strange place filled with phantoms. We find a wolf that tells us we are stuck
in an illusion created by the Horadrim. It shows us a portal that will lead us through
the trap. Taking us to a vision of Tristam (It looks
a bit different than Diablo 3. We ask the wolf who they are, and he says
that he is an admirer. That he saved us in the mountains in the cave
during the blizzard. We would have frozen to death if not for him. He is the demonic wolf that we saw. We ask him why he saved us. He says that we want to stop Lilith, and he
wants us to succeed in our mission. But tells us that we will never succeed if
we follow the Horadrim. That Horadrim will stumble and we shouldn't
be there when they do. He explains that this is Tristram, the Horadrim
of the imprisoned Diablo. The Lord of Terror, beneath the earth. They built this town nearby, and as you can
see it didn't go so well. He also tells us that he knows we were fed
Lilith's blood, and asks if we feel ourselves changing yet. With Lilith walking in our world, it's only
a matter of time. We continue through the portal to Neyrelle,
she is standing inside the old Horadric Vault. She says that we are looking for a book that
contains a spell to help us cross the black lake. We find the book and Neyrelle mentions that
a ledger was written by the Horadrim, chronicling spells that were created by Rathma. That Rathmas necromancy spells could help
bring her mother back since only she knows the ritual to cross the black lake. We make it back to the mine and Neyrelle begins
to cast the spell on her mother's body. Causing her mother's soul to reenter her body. Neyrelle tells her mother that she will find
a way to save her and Vhenard responds that she cannot be saved from her own mistakes. Reiterating that this body is only a husk
and Neyrelle must allow her spirit to pass on. But will help her one last time by finishing
the ritual. Our blessed blood is the final key and we
are able to continue into the lair. We find remnants of Rathma as he tells us
that we are in fact the last visitor to the sanctum, and we have come too late, just like
Lilith before us. He reveals that his father Inarius was actually
the first to arrive and that it unfolded just like his visions. He says how his visions began in dreams, images
of the end of Sanctuary. A great serpent carried these visions. His own thoughts melded with the serpents
and the future was mended together. From this, he created the prophecy. This prophecy became his burden, he knew Inarius
would be driven to interfere believing it was about him since he saw himself as the
saviour, piercing hatred's heart in hell. So Rathma locked the gates to hell, and when
Inarius found out, he would come demanding the key. We now see a glimpse of Inarius meeting with
Rathma. He is mad at Rathma for standing in the way
of the saviour, that the holy blood in his veins should be boiling. Rathma mentions that nothing Inarius does
will change the future he saw and that he creates his own destiny. As we reach the final levels of the passage
we come across a demon that was left here by Lilith, it's a tough fight and we are joined
by a knight penitent that helps us survive the fight. When the fight is over, he collapses in front
of us as we open up the armour. Inside is Vigo, serving his penance for his
sins by helping us on our journey. He asks if Neyrelle is safe, and asks us to
give Vhenards charm back to her daughter. Claiming he should never have taken it. As he is dying he mentions how it's so dark,
wondering if he was too late even though he repented. We tell him that the light has come to carry
him home and if he can see it. He looks over and says that he can, that they
have come to claim him. Before finally dying. We get another scene of Inarius telling Rathma
to hand over the key, Rathma says that he saw a vision of the key being lifted from
his corpse, under the eyes of the watchful serpent in his sanctum. We go into his sanctum and find the corpse
of Rathma on the stairs. We reach him and get a vision. We see Lilith entering the tomb, back when
we found Vhenard before. We can see Rathma has been killed by a spear
to the heart by Inarius. Lilith mourns her son and breaks the spear
Revealing the key to hell showing that the very thing Inarius sought was inside the spear
he used to kill his own son. She says that the key unlocks the path to
the future and that it was only made possible due to Rathma's sacrifice. And that sacrifice will not be made in vain. We leave and return to Neyrelle, we tell her
about Vigo and return the charm. We also explain what we saw in the sanctum. We get more narration from Lorath. He explains that this young girl was seeking
her mother, seeking hope. But found neither. He goes on to say that her part in this story
is far from over. In fact, we would need her much more than
she would need us. Despite not realising this at the time. After leaving Neyrelle our first course of
action is to search out a man by the name of Donan. A member of the Herodrim, and an old friend
of Lorath who could help us in our fight against Lilith. We arrive at his estate in Eldhaime as Donan
is having a discussion with his son Yorin. Yorin is asking his father to allow him to
go out into the field with the other knights but Donan would rather his son stay with him
and study his old Horadrim tomes instead. We interrupt and mention that Lorath has sent
us with a warning, that an ancient evil walks the land. The demon, Lilith. This garners Donan's attention as he asks
how we came to this have this information but is quickly interjected by his son, he
mentions that this could have something with what Donan saw. Donan describes an incident at his estate
and asks us to meet him there to discuss the details before telling his son Yorin that
he has his permission to go and meet with the other knights, telling him to be careful. When asked about Lorath, Donan describes him
as a brother of the Horadrim, possibly the closest thing to a friend that Lorath has
these days. When asked about the incident, he mentions
that it occurred a few days prior, during the dead of night. At first, he thought it was just a nightmare
but unfortunately, it turned out not to be the case. Some very interesting information can also
be heard here, as Donan admits that it was actually him that took Rathma's Prophecy to
Inarius, stating that he could never have imagined that Inarius would kill his own son
over it. Stating that the key is now in Lilith's hands,
before saying that it must relate to her search for Astaroth. We head out and reach Donans estate, where
we can find more blood petals within his study. Upon touching them we get another vision,
Donan is seen studying late at night as a whole ass portal appears in the middle of
his study. Whispers come from it, telling him to grant
them entrance. Now, I must ask. Why the hell would you approach this thing,
I would be doing cartwheels through the goddamn window if this were to happen to me. Donan, stupidly, enters the entrance. Revealing Lilith in all her evil glory. He is understandably shocked but I mean what
the hell were you expecting from the hell portal? Mickey Mouse? He mentions that he knows who she is, while
Lilith repays the favour by saying the same. Calling him old, tired, each day a struggle
to live up to his own legacy. He asks Lilith what she wants with him, and
she responds "Astaroth". He tells her that he is dead, but she reaffirms
that Astraroth cannot die, at least not by Donans hand. I will admit, you could mistake this scene
for going somewhere much less PG but I assure you. Donan's in some REAL danger. She asks Donan what he did with him but Donan
orders her away, denying her permission. She mentions that he has grown frail in his
older age, and offers to make him the hero he once was before looking at a painting behind
him, showing Donan with two other individuals. Lilith leaves moments after seeing the painting
while Donan continues to banish her, the cut on his lip still bleeding, showing that this
wasn't a dream. As we leave the estate we are ambushed by
local goatmen. Donan mentions that they have never dared
to come so close to the estate before. We mention that it's likely Lilith's presence
drawing them in before mentioning the vision we had in his study. He is distraught that The Daughter of Hatred
was in his own home, worried that she must be furious that he cast her out. We ask who the other people in the painting
are, since Lilith's unusual fascination with it. He says that they are the druids Nafain and
Airidah, who helped him slay Astaroth. Before realising that it is likely that since
he resisted Lilith, she could question them about the demon next. He mentions that there are knights stationed
among the nearby villagers, and they would have seen Lilith if she passed through and
mentions that we should go and ask them. We do however ask Donan about his relationship
with Airidah and Nafain, and can quickly realise that they have become estranged with time. Airidah is now consumed with her task of watching
over the dead, leaving Donan to wish they sit and discuss histories like they once did. While Nefain refuses to meet with Donan, angry
that he has given land to the Knights Penitent. Calling him bitter, now living as a recluse
deep in the woods. We ask why Lilith seems to believe Astaroth
is alive, Donan says that Demons are arrogant creatures, they could never accept the idea
that a mortal could vanquish Astaroth. What concerns him is why she is looking for
him, stating that the fact that since Astaroth comes from the Realm of Hatred, the same place
Lilith once called home is possibly the answer. We travel to the nearby town of Braestaig,
the same place that Yorin is visiting and speak to the Chieftan. She tells us that there is a fog uphill where
mad spirits are emerging and killing nearby people. We mention that we are looking for a demon
that is passing through, and the chieftain confirms that they have seen her. Saying the demon went uphill to Airidahs domain. Yorin offers to guide us to Airidah since
he knows the way from his father. This leads us to a sealed door that Yorin
is able to open using the Druidic language. We ask Yorin if his mother was a Druid, which
he denies. Saying that his mother was more of a scholar,
and since she died when he was young, he has learnt most of what he knows about his mother
from her writings. We find an elegy for the people that died
fighting Astaroth, created by Airidah. It has been corrupted as the guardians begin
to attack us, we come to the realisation that they are now under the influence of Lilith,
which is strange since they should only be able to be influenced by Airidah. We find a tomb futher inside and can find
runes that Yorin identifies as the work of Airidah, confirming that the corruption within
was not caused by Lilith but instead by Airidah herself. We reach the village on the other side and
speak to a local named Arlo. He says that Airidah came through with a horned
demon, heading towards the top of the hill. The sound of Airidah's talharpa causing this
madness to begin. We reach the top of the hill and can find
Airidah sitting at the top. She mentions that only one of us will walk
away from this, asking to enjoy the storm for a moment. We mention that the dead that she controls
are now killing her people. Airidah mentions that some people will die,
but that is the way of nature. That it's a crucible. It devours the weak and makes the strong stronger. Believing that whoever survives will save
the land from Hell. We point out that she has fallen for Lilith's
lies, but she believes that it is her own choice. Lilith just gave her the ability to do what
must be done. We ask what she gave in return for the ability,
but she says that all knowledge must be earned. We have a big old fight and manage to defeat
Airidah. She quickly comes to terms with the loss,
saying that the stronger prevails. We once again ask what she gave Lilith, and
she responds that she told her of the wards around Astaroth's prison. How to break them. Stating that her people have forgotten what
it took to defeat Astaroth, and that they must learn again. If they cannot kill Astaroth, then how could
they stand against the full might of Hell? We waste no time and head out towards Boglann. Nafain's domain. We can find a stone that welcomes travellers
to the forest, where they can become one with nature. Very typical of a nature reserve, that sort
of thing. However, written over the message is the saying
"Cathedral Dogs not welcome".... a little less typical of a nature reserve but we progress. A nearby wolf leads us to Nafain. And let's just say that my dude is not doing
very well. God damn. You could say he is half the man he once was. He gives us a sniff and says that we stink
of Donan, before calling him a coward for not coming himself. He mentions that Lilith did this to him. But he is beyond saving, asking us to find
the demon. That she is to the north and is planning something. When we arrive we can find glimpses of Lilith
performing some form of Ritual. It turns out to be the summoning of an Amalgam
of Rage using the blood of Nafain. We manage to wound the creature but it flees
before we can land the killing blow. We return to Nafain and tell him what we found. He mentions that it's his own fault, that
he made a pact with Lilith to help him destroy the Knights Penitent in return for the location
of where Astaroth is hidden. Eldhaime. He mentions that in her presence, he lost
control. That rage consumed him. He asks us to end corruption. So we drive this big old spear into his chest,
and I am not going to get into how the hell this guy survived for hours hung to the tree
like a Christmas ornament, cut in half might I add. But dies to a little stick to the chest, but
whatever, let's continue. When we arrive back at Eldhaime, the place
has been overrun by goatmen. The nearby Commander of the Knights Penitent
mentions that the horned woman and her beast ran through here. Nothing could stop them. Not even their prayers. Stating that the light has forsaken this place. We find Donan inside, he mentions that Lilith
could have killed him too but she intentionally left him untouched. Toying with him. Wanting him to watch her destroy everything
he has built. He asks if we have seen Yorin when we came
into Eldhaime. We tell him that we didn't. He says that there is still a way to stop
her but he can't do it alone. He says that Lilith is in an old chamber beneath
the keep. The place where Astaroth is. He admits that he didn't kill him as the stories
say. Instead, imprisoning him in a soul stone is
a last resort. Building Eldhaime over the stone to contain
the evil. He goes on to say that he spent his life watching
over it, keeping it a secret, so Astaroth would never hurt anyone again. Not even his son knows. He apologises for hiding this from us but
mentions that he couldn't risk a stranger knowing the truth. As we head towards the chamber we can find
the bodies of Knight Pentient members that were escorting Yorin, even finding his mace
on one of the knight's bodies. We ask Donan if she could have taken Yorin
somewhere. He begins to panic, asking what possible reason
would she have since Yorin means nothing to her. We reach the chamber that contained Astaroth
and can find more Blood Petals on the ground. It's vision time. We can see Lilith holding the Soulstone as
she mentions that the Mighty Astaroth, The Charred Duke himself (badass nickname by the
way) is now confined to a cage. Astaroth recognises Lilith, as she offers
him a deal. Astaroth provides safe passage to a place
she is no longer welcome and in return for his freedom... and more... Offering Donans son, his pride and joy as
a way for Astaroth to enact retribution on Donan for imprisoning him. But only if he gives Lilith what she wants. He agrees and Lilith stabs the Soulstone into
Yorins head before the vision ends. We tell Donan what we see and he becomes distressed,
he says that there is still time. He says that he has spent half his life studying
the soul stone and that he knows its nature. It will take time for Astaroth to overpower
Yorin, and since he taught his son well, he will be resisting the demon's influence. He mentions that nearby Cerrigar is a likely
location for Astaroth. Since he wouldn't be able to resist all the
innocent lives. We arrive as Blood Petals begin falling from
the sky above, Lilith speaks to Donan, mentioning that Yorin has been waiting for him. We can see that Yorin is not looking very
human anymore. Astaroth tells Donan that he called out for
him, wept until his tears became fire. Lilith tells Astaroth to do as he pleases
since she has what she came for. We are left to fight Astaroth and the giant
demon dog that was created from Nafains blood. After a long fight, we do come out ahead. Donan approaches the body, removing the soul
stone from his head. Reverting Yorin back to his old self, but
unfortunately, he is dead. Donan apologises to his son as he mourns him. Lorath once again narrates the scene, mentioning
that Lilith and Astaroth had made a deal. And we were the ones that paid the cost. That our presence was no coincidence, everything
happened exactly as Lilith wanted. We just danced to her music. He mentions that Donan is shattered, his mind
in grief. Not her or answers. Nobody knew what Lilith was after, or exactly
what Astaroth had promised her. But we needed to recover quickly and stop
chasing her phantoms. After leaving Donan to grieve, it's time for
us to head to Ked Bardu in search of Lorath Nahr and be updated on his search for Elias. When we do actually find him, however, it's
a bit of a sorry sight. Two men are having discussions about what
they should do with him. As Lorath is sleeping in the mud. We ask the men what Lorath has been up to
in town and they mention that he came into town days ago asking for a servant of the
demon Lilith. A pale man and it seems he didn't like what
he found. We tell them that he is a friend of ours and
that we will take it from here. One lovely midnight bath later and Lorath
is with the land of the living once again. It turns out that Lorath has been a little
too friendly with the bottle and we ask him what happened to him. He mentioned that he got beaten by alcohol
and also had a brawl with the town's goat over a patch of mud. Nice. We ask him what he has learnt of the pale
man. He mentions that the pale man was once Horadrim. Saying that his name is Elias, Lorath's former
apprentice. And since his former apprentice was responsible
for bringing Lilith back to Sanctuary, he didn't take the news very well. He says that they need to figure out what
he has done and then kill him before asking us to find a woman that has some messages. And since he is probably over the alcohol
limit to even exist at this point. We should go and see her. We ask around for our mysterious woman and
find out that the pale man passed through the Abahru Canyons some time ago. We head back to Lorath and let him know and
he mentions that he wrote to the Orbei Monastery the day he arrived. But they have not replied yet, even when they
should of. When asked about the Orbei Monastery, he mentions
that the Scholars have devoted their lives to studying forbidden knowledge believing
that "To serve the Light, we must know the Darkness" so the silence is unsettling. We head out with Lorath to the Canyons in
search of Elias. We find a camp filled with dead merchants
that were slain by demons. So we know that we are getting closer. There are more demons around the surrounding
buildings but Lorath points out that the Demons summoned were nothing but Vermin, and that
he would expect much more from a mage of Elias's ability. We find the home of a local stone carver and
can find that this carver is doing a hell of a lot more than just cutting stones. A book on his desk tells us that Elias meets
with the stone carver. Saying that the pain of a lonely man who had
learned to hate the world, yet Lilith found him Beautiful. And he wants to help her build a new world. We now realise that Genbar the stone carver
was actually the summoner that brought the demons to the village, hence why the demons
were of such low strength. Using a secret back path from the house we
follow it to find Genbar in a cave, doing all types of evil shenanigans. Initially, he thinks that we were sent by
Elias, which Lorath attempts to play along with. Saying that we are on a very important mission
and that we have something for the master, asking where he is. Genbar is, however, much smarter than he looks
and sees straight through our deception. Deciding to summon more D-tier demons to attack
us. We eventually wound him and he calls out to
Elias, and surprisingly he responds. He mentions Lorath Nahr, saying that he has
waited a very long time for this. In all honesty, giving off some real Obi-Wan
Kenobi and Vader parallels. He summons a demon to fight us and this time,
it packed some serious heat. Once defeated, Lorath mentions that the bad
news is the fact that Genbar was expecting somebody, which means that Elias has turned
others to madness. But the good news is that we can use his demon
gift since the demon that he sent to kill us is actually unique. It requires constant feeding of humans to
survive, so if we cut open its belly, somebody inside might just hold a clue of where it
came from. Lorath ships off the demon body to Ked Bardu
while we take some time to go check up on the Orbei Monastery. When we arrive, our protagonist mentions that
the Monastery reeks of forbidden spells, meaning that it's likely been taken over. We can find a raving monk on the ground that
is having a really crappy day. He says that the Abbot opened the door and
that pale man smiled, before taking the forbidden knowledge. We reach the main door and can find the abbot
sitting among his books as the library burns around him. Saying that Elias told him that the ruin of
Sanctuary was imminent and that only he could help. Elias plans to summon a Lesser Evil. Taking all the books and scrolls needed to
perform such a ritual and murdering the scholars in the process. The souls of the scholars, "come back" and
completely wreck the abbot. We return to Lorath and inform him of the
situation at the monastery. The fact that Elias could summon a Lesser
Evil terrifies him, asking which one of them he intends to summon. Mentioning that while Elias could paint the
Steppes in blood, a Lesser Evil could wipe out the continent. When pressed on the Lesser Evils, Lorath explains
that there are The Prime Evils. Mephisto, Baal and Diablo. The Lessers are their rotten kin. Azmodan, Belial, Andariel and Duriel. Each of them has ravaged humankind since the
dawn of history and they are more than happy to do it again. We head inside the tent and Lorath begins
digging inside our old demon friend. He finds a medallion that bears the crest
of the ruler of the royal house of Gullrahn, giving us a clue as to Elias's whereabouts. After a very long journey, we arrive at Gillrahn. Lorath believes that Elias will be in the
Palace, behind the high wall and gates. Saying that we will have to find another way
into the Palace. The woman accompanying him mentions that there
is somebody that knows how to get into the Palace. And that Lorath knows who they are but still
refuses to answer her messages, about her missing friend Oyuun. Stating that she might be the only person
left that knows how to navigate the underground tunnels. Lorath isn't convinced that Oyuun is even
still alive, or if the tunnels even exist. He believes that there is another reason that
Zolaya is seeking Oyuun. Which she refuses to answer. We instead ask Zolaya if we could look for
her, asking for any details that could help us find her. She mentions that she owned a house in the
Market Square. That they were meant to meet there before
but she couldn't get close. Lorath doesn't believe what we are doing is
worth the risk but hopes we can prove him wrong. We enter the city, fighting demons and cannibals
throughout the streets. We reach the house and save a nearby villager
that mentions that the Cannibals are rounding everyone up. Killing and feasting. But there are a few that they drag away into
some prisons. We hope the fact that the Cannibals are using
prisons could mean that Oyuun lives. Many charred Cannibals later and we find the
prison containing Oyuun, she is obviously distraught by the fact that she was about
to be somebodies lunch but we reassure her by saying that Zolaya sent us. We tell her that we need to head back to the
market but she insists that there is a safer way out using an old prison wing that was
sealed off years ago from an earthquake. I am no structural engineer but I think Oyuun
needs to redefine her meaning of safe. Turns out the old wing is completely packed
with zombies, so... not so safe after all. We reach the outside and reunite with Lorath
and Zolaya, which ends up bringing a tear to Loraths eyes. He praises us for our good deed for the day
and we ask about the hidden tunnel to the palace. Oyuun tells us that there is an old escape
tunnel near the caverns nearby, so we waste no time and head right there. Lorath mentions that when we first met him
he had assumed the connection we have with Lilith would lead us to darkness, as it did
for Elias. But after seeing the good we are doing, he
admits he might have been wrong. Near the cavern entrance Lorath says that
while we were in the city, he was thinking about which Lesser Evil Elias intends to summon. Believing that what he did to Guulrahn is
a clue. We mention that he drowned the city in blood,
which Lorath thinks narrows his goal to likely summon either Duriel or Andariel. Duriel feeds off physical pain, while Andariel
revels in the mental and emotional torment of people. But the fact remains that regardless of which
of the two he summons, the fate of Guulrahn will be shared by many more cities to come. We come across some cannibals and cultists,
the big guy is named Brol. He is asking why they are staying here, as
he needs more prey and meat. The cultists reassure him that he will have
exactly that once Elias finishes his grand work. Saying that the seeds they have sown will
bear fruit and Gullrahn will be reborn. Brol on the other is a much simpler man and
just wants to skip to the buffet menu. The other cultist bravely mentions that Elias
is trying to summon Andariel into the world and that her power will help him get more
meat. An offer that Brol approves of much more,
even asking to watch the ritual. We find the personal library of Elias and
find out some interesting things regarding his time in the Horadrim. Elias believed that he could use the power
of the Prime Evils against them, fighting fire with fire essentially. Lorath gave him an ultimatum; stop, or leave
the Horadrim. You can probably guess what he chose. We reach a place named the Forsaken Ascent,
it's a complete hellhole. Literally. And Lorath mentions that the Triune has reclaimed
their ancient temple. However, it's not as easy as just walking
inside. Elias was researching something about shrines
to Mephisto, Baal, and Diablo. The three Prime Evils. And unfortunately, only the blessed can open
the way, which means that if you want to enter the ancient temple, you need to be personally
blessed by a Prime Evil. Lorath believes it to be incredibly risky,
but we have little choice. The first statue we visit belongs to Baal,
the Lord of Destruction. His influence has launched every war in history,
never once tiring of conflict. In order for this to work, we must speak his
true name. Tor'Baalos. We get hit with what I can only describe as
a demon fart and fall over. We recover and continue to the next shrine. The next is the shrine of Diablo. Lord of Terror. Every mortal fear, every nightmare... he is
the root of it all. Once again speaking his true name. Al'Diabolos. The third and final shrine belongs to The
Lord of Hatred, Mephisto. The father of Lilith. This one in particular will be a little dicey
since we technically have Lilith's blood inside of us. We get a little touchy with Lorath as well
tell him we can handle it. He points out that the power here is already
agitating us. We tell him again that we can handle it and
ask him what Mephisto's true name is. Dul'Mephistos. Lorath leaves in search of the temple, while
instead of a demon fart, a portal opens up nearby. Revealing the bloodied wolf that saved us
from the Blizzard in Act 1 and helped us in the Horadrim puzzle. It turns out that this wolf is actually the
Prime Evil, Mephisto. Lord of Hatred. He insists that we can still help each other,
saying that the mortal Elias seeks to use the power of the Primes for his own ends. Mentioning that nobody knows their place anymore. His meddling has drawn echoes of the past
to his refuge of Hatred. But they seem to be out of Order, before asking
our help to put them back in order. And in return, he will grant us his blessing. We find ourselves at some form of Barbarian
village as they yell out that they will not fall to a Prime Evil. In this particular circumstance, we are actually
fighting on the side of the Prime Evils against the innocent. When we reach the end and rid the village
of its occupants. Mephisto praises us, saying that we were born
for this. We have a quick jab back by saying that we
didn't expect a Prime Evil to require the help of a mortal. He admits that he has had some bad luck in
recent years. Being trapped in one of those Soulstone Trinkets
cast back to hell. Saying that his essence is reforming, and
so his power has limits. We state that he deserves far worse. Mephisto explains that all he has done is
offer us help, and yet we repay him with Hatred. Asking us to focus that anger on Lilith instead,
thus granting us his blessing before telling us to Destroy Her and Save Our World. When asked briefly about the Barbarians that
we just slew, he says that they were actually in fact the victims of his Brother Baal. That he laid waste to the barbarian lands,
long before our time. Stating, he wished to have seen it with his
own eyes. But he had no part in it, and Elias has upset
the balance at the temple of the Primes. Stating the shades of the past belong in Baal's
domain, not his. But he does welcome their Hatred. We meet up with Lorath and inform him of our
talks with Mephisto. And we tell him that it's not the first time
we have spoken with him, this annoys Lorath, asking why we kept it from him. We are definitely acting a little cranky at
this stage as we respond that we all have our secrets. We find Elias performing the ritual and Lorath
asks us to stay in the shadows stating that he will handle it himself. We can see a woman on the stone, as Elias
is in the process of tattooing symbols into her neck. Blood levitates above, with Brol ordering
the nearby cultist to... add his blood to the rest shall we say. Lorath interrupts Elias and straight up stabs
him in the chest. The blood begins to fall over the woman as
she awakens distraught, Brol on the other hand isn't happy that his extra serving of
meat is running out of the restaurant. We give our compliments to the chef and leave. The woman is confused about what happened,
before mentioning that it feels like fire is crawling over her skin. She says that she can hear something. A voice in her mind. Lorath confirms that the voice is likely that
of the Lesser Evil Andariel since a connection has been made between the two of them. I'm telling you, I have seen horror films,
voices of a powerful entity in the head of a mortal. I know how this ends, it's a bit harsh but
I think we need to cut our losses if you know what I'm saying. The woman's name is Taissa, and she believes
that Elias fled to his refuge, since he disappeared after being stabbed. We leave for Tarsarak, since the locals there
know the deserts well. And somebody may have heard of this palace
that Elias uses as a refuge. Taissa is having a hard time with the voices
in her head but tells us to ask around for somebody to guide us through the desert while
Lorath helps her find something to clear her mind. We speak to some woman that recommends an
old man that might just be crazy enough to take us out towards the evil sorcerer. We find the old man at the nearby riverbank,
and it's definitely safe to say that he lives up to the reputation of being crazy. He is very drunk but recognises the Horadrim
symbol around Loraths neck. He yells out the name Deckard Cain, calling
him an old friend. Believing Lorath to be him. (if you have played Diablo 3, you will probably
know who that is) Lorath tells him that Deckard is gone and
that his name is Lorath, asking him to help us pass through the sandstorm. He agrees. One whole Blizzard Escort quest later of Meshif
reliving his greatest hits with Deckard, we finally arrive. Lorath asks Meshif to stay outside while we
go in, stating that danger is lurking here. We trick a noble into thinking we are new
recruits as he explains that Lilith has just blessed us with her presence. Describing it as magnificent, and that even
Master Elias will give us a glimpse of her through the sightless eye. We manage to make it to Elias's chamber and
end up battling him only for him to disappear once again. Some blood petals on the floor catch our attention
and we enter another vision. We see a monk, literally get eaten alive by
wolves. This crap was brutal and I will not be showing
it, since YouTube. But Lilith and Elias are having a jovial conversation
while watching the... show. Lilith mentions the three Prime Evils, Mephisto,
Diablo and Baal. Stating that the ruin of Sanctuary is imminent,
yet Elias still doubts it. He believes that we will be saved by Lilith's
hand. She corrects him, stating that she has not
come to save, but instead empower. That in her shadow, the strong will oppose
the might of Hell itself. Let the weak, fend for themselves. Elias states that Andariel lives, and Horadrim
will now die. Lorath now understands that the reason that
Elias and Lilith are gathering followers is due to the fact that they are building an
army to fight against Hell and the Prime Evils. Elias re-enters the Chamber and states that
The Lords of Hell threaten our existence and that he is doing something about it, and that
Lorath will never understand what he has done for this world. We play cat and mouse with him again as he
disappears after we beat him in combat. We are only left with finding the sightless
eye. After fighting the greatest magician to ever
live a few more times we manage to get our hands on the Sightless Eye. Said to possess the power to look into any
event, regardless of time. We head back outside and find Meshif, stabbed
and dying. He was ambushed from behind and after taking
his final swig of alcohol, he dies. We return to the Taissa as Lorath swears to
study the sightless eye and use it against Elias and Lilith. Taissa feels that she underestimated Elias,
but Lorath is happy to have the sightless eye, believing that Elias was using it to
communicate with Lilith from far distances. We get some more narration from Lorath as
he mentions that the Prime Evils were reforming. Hell is on its way. But Elias was not the answer to people's prayers. Before dropping some words of wisdom, if you
want to take the measure of someone, judge them by their deeds, not their words. Elias preached about saving the world while
standing on a pile of corpses. The wanderer was everything that he was not,
tainted by Lilith's blood, yet able to resist her corruption. That is what he witnessed in the wanderer's
deeds, and only at that moment did he feel that together they could keep the evils at
bay. We find ourselves back at the Forsaken Chapel
and ask Taissa how she is feeling. She mentions that she can cut out Andariel's
whispers most of the time, but not always. Lorath believes that some whispers are a much
better alternative than having her walk the world again. He wonders how Andariel fits into Lilith and
Elias's plans before asking to go over what we know thus far. We mention her deal with Astaroth, to which
Lorath finds an interesting choice of ally since Astaroth served her father Mephisto. Not to mention that she currently possesses
a key to hell, a place where she is seen as a traitor, so why would she want to go? Lorath is concerned that Lilith might already
be in Hell and believes we should use the sightless eye to help us since Elias was using
it to contact Lilith. We use the sightless eye to see the current
location of Lilith and Elias as they are in the midst of a conversation. Lilith mentions that her father's essence
is reforming. Elias asks how she can tell, to which she
responds that it feels like a thousand old wounds being ripped open again. He is still weak, however, vulnerable. Lilith plans to strike before he can resist. It's not long after this that Lilith senses
something, narrowing in on our gaze. We mention to Lorath that she saw us, and
he says that it's only a matter of time before she comes for us. We, however, think otherwise. Mentioning that her current objective seems
to be more focused on her father Mephisto. Since she is trying to take his power while
he is still weak. Lorath begins trying to think of a solution,
before coming to a realisation. Mentioning that if she manages to take Mephisto's
power, she will become like a Prime Evil herself. Being able to conquer hell and Sanctuary alike. And he now has an idea of how to stop her. He gives us the letter and mentions that we
need the help of an old ally, Donan. Saying he would have gone to Kyovashad for
guidance after the loss of his son. We pose the question to Lorath if Lilith were
to take Mephisto's power, could it help Sanctuary in the long run? He acknowledges that it would strike a massive
blow against Hell. But it would unlikely be for our benefit since
all of her actions are also led by Hatred. We ask Taissa what she knows of Andariel. She mentions that she knows more about her
now than she would like to. Describing her pain as primal and wordless. Once part of something more but Andariel doesn't
like her to think about it. We head to Kyovashad and find Donan in the
Cathedral, we tell him we have a letter for him and he hopes that it's good news for once. When we mention that it's from Lorath, let's
just say the man is not enthused. He reads the letter, written in Harodrim code. We ask him what it says and he is not surprised
the Lorath didn't tell us since it would require a basic degree of consideration. Lorath wishes to imprison Lilith within Donan's
soul stone. The same one that held Astraroth. He believes that it cannot work, at least
not at the moment. Since the soul stone would need to be attuned
to Lilith first. And for that, we would need an expert. We mention that Lorath was hoping that Donan
would be that expect. Donan replies that Lorath is even more foolish
than he thought if he believed that. He asks us to go to the Horadric, as he will
dig up what he needs and then once we deliver it all to Lorath. Hopefully, Lorath will leave him alone. We reach the vault, and Donan mentions that
there is an intruder inside the vault. We mention that she is simply a child, Donan
thinks it's ridiculous for us to bring a child to the vault, but we correct him because,
in fact, it was her that brought us here. Neyrelle is practically drooling all over
the old Horadrim notes as we awaken her. Donan tells her off for swinging the staff
around, claiming it's not a toy before mentioning that he once lived in this vault and wants
Neyrelle to explain why she is here. She says that she is a student, conducting
research into the Horadrim. Donan asks if Lorath is her teacher. She says that she doesn't need one, since
Lilith threatens Sanctuary as we speak. And she will prepare for that with or without
help. Donan scoffs at the remark, making fun of
Neyrelle for thinking she could stop Lilith before leaving to gather his notes. He does say while walking that he was once
like Neyrelle, having more dreams than he knew what to do with. While Donan is collecting the notes he mentions
that Soulstone magic is incredibly treacherous, even in the most skilled hands. And that since Lilith hails from her father's
domain of Hatred, that is the essence that will need to be attuned to the stone for it
to work. Donan has kept a map that has all the places
Mephisto's Hatred still lingers, so we can go to collect it. He finds his old Horadrim amulet on a table
and we ask about it. Donan mentions that he bets Lorath still wears
his since the Order's mission was his lifeblood. Donan however couldn't give up his life for
it, not like Lorath. He wanted to be a man, have a family, chasing
fellowship and glory. All of it for nothing, since the death of
his son. He goes on to say he can't do it, the soul
stone won't work anyway with him. Saying that the stuff soul stones are made
of is as old as the eternal conflict itself, with magic so primordial, that you require
faith and spirit. He has none. We reiterate that he is the only one that
can help us, and he agrees that unfortunately, we may be right. Insisting that he can't make promises but
he will try for us and Lorath. Agreeing to hear what he has to say. We return to Neyrelle as she is getting excited
over some of the books that she has read within the vault. Donan and her bond over the books of Kalha,
calling her work masterpieces. And she brings up the fact she wishes to join
us on our journey back to Lorath, since she now knows the Horadrim's ways, their magic,
even the coded writing system they use. And since Lilith took her mother, she will
do whatever it takes to stop her. We ask Donan how many people lived within
the vault. He says that it was Elias, Lorath and Himself,
joined by an angel, Tyrael. Neyrelle asks if he is referring to an Angel
like Inarius, with Donan saying that Tyrael and Inarius are very different. Fortunately. Tyrael set off before Elias did, he wasn't
sure what drew him away but he could tell that Tyrael was afraid. The Horadrim fell apart after that. When asked about the Soulstones, he mentions
that they are the Horadrim's greatest weapons but also their greatest curse. There is nothing like it in existence. The very first Horadrim used a set of soul
stones to contain Diablo, Mephisto and Baal. But that power comes at a cost since the soul
stone must always be guarded, it consumes your days and dreams. Becoming a prisoner as much as the demon within
the stone. And the evil inside the stones always finds
a way out. But even with all that being said, it is the
best way that Donan knows of to contain a demon, wishing that he knew a better alternative. We head back to the campsite and find Taissa
outside, struggling. She is saying that Andariel is getting louder,
screaming or laughing. Unable to tell the difference. She tried to push her down but needs some
fresh air, someplace to clear her mind and find a moment of quiet. We speak with Lorath and he reiterates the
plan to capture Lilith in the stone before she can attempt to take Mesphisto's power
for herself. We mention that we don't have the time required
to prepare the stone, so why not just fight her? He doubts our ability since we have her corrupted
blood in our veins, but regardless, fighting her kind is always a last resort. Even if you could defeat her, she would eventually
come back. But with the stone, it wouldn't be an issue. Donan points out that Soulstones do eventually
fail, given enough time. But Lorath believes that Donan will find a
way. A sandstorm begins outside and Neyrelle realises
that she cannot see Taissa anymore and runs out to check on her. One outside we find out that, her moment of
fresh air has turned out to be a lot more dangerous. As Elias has now captured her, he says that
our fumbling with the eye led him straight to our camp. He mentions that the runes inked into Taissa's
skin form a waypoint, she is a beacon across realms. He levitates her over the symbol that formed
on the ground. Almost like a key for a lock. Stating that her part is now done, and so
is ours since we won't be around much longer. It turns out that The Maiden of Anguish, Andariel
is back in all her nightmarish glory. We hold off the Lesser Evil, causing her to
burn to a crisp. We head back inside and notify Lorath and
Donan of what happened. Taissa mentions that before Elias went to
the steppes he went to Hawezar, taking something that wasn't his, it is why she was hunting
him. Mentioning that she has a friend in Hawezar
that has mastered the art of immortality. Yeah... I think ... I think that might just come in
handy. She offers to take us to her, as she could
know his secret. Lorath praises us, saying that the fact that
we stood against a lesser evil and lived is no normal feat. We get some more narration from Lorath, wondering
what Deckard Cain would have written in his chronicles if he had seen us. Two old friends and new allies were eager
to learn from our vast knowledge. Bound against the darkness, like the Horadrim
of old. Lorath believes that Lilith's plan all along
was to take Mephisto's power. Not to save humanity but to simply rule Hell
herself. But Elias was too blind to see it. We meet back up with Taissa, Lorath and Neyrelle
and we quickly learn that Taissa pretended to study under Elias, as she found it useful
while she was hunting him. We ask how we are meant to defeat Elias since
he doesn't die. Taissa says that we need to break his hold
on immortality. A logical solution to the whole not dying
aspect if you ask me. Lorath believes that killing Elias would serve
as a massive blow against Lilith and would greatly improve our chances of Success against
her. Taissa says that we need to seek out Timue
in the marshes. She traded with the power in the swamp and
received a long life. She might have the answer to kill Elias once
and or all. Neyrelle and Lorath will head to the swamps
in search of answers on how to deal with Elias's Immortality, while Donan and Taissa will imbue
the soul stone. We must help each of them. We begin with Donan and meet up with him. He intends to head towards a keep in Zakarum,
apparently, it holds a strong presence of Hatred there. Hopefully, we will be able to use that to
prepare the soul stone to trap Lilith. Once inside, Donan mentions that the place
feels like it's surrounded by otherworldly magic. Donan begins the spell to gather the hatred
but has problems, he begins getting angry with himself. Calling himself an old fool. He begins to realise that it's actually worse
than he thought, it must have been damaged when Astaroth took over Yorin. He will now need to repair it, requiring numerous
materials and tools that we will need to collect. We head to the local village in search of
the items required to fix the soul stones but Donan mentions that the tiny little village
in the middle of the swamp doesn't have anything they need. Call me surprised. Donan yells at the shopkeeper, saying that
he can feel the strange magic in the swamp. And where there is magic, there are users
of magic. She directs us to a nearby witch to help us
out. When we arrive the witch is... Taissa. We ask her to help us with the Soulstone but
feels it's not her responsibility, saying that the Soulstone is about Lilith, not Elias. So it does not concern her. Donan asks her just for the tools and ingredients,
but since we helped her survive Andariel's summoning. She will lend her tools and repayment, however,
for the ingredient quicksilver, we will need to visit another witch named Valtha. We ask Taissa why she has returned here to
the swamp, mentioning that since we are planning to make Elias mortal, she is here to collect
his debt. We ask Donan about his feelings towards repairing
the soul stone. He reminds us that Horadrim has studied the
soul stone for generations, and for him personally, more than twenty years. But there are not enough books in Sanctuary
to contain what we don't know about it. It will take a miracle to work but points
out that it's what we expect of him. We journey through the dangerous swamp and
arrive at Valtha's Hovel. We tell her that Taissa has sent us, and she
tells us that she unknowingly sent us to our death. Saying that the pursuit of Elias is foolish
and that only Lilith is our future. We have a fight with her and manage to come
out on top, taking what we needed and heading back to Donan and Taissa. We tell Taissa that we met with Valtha, and
she asks how her Sister was. We tell her, not so good after what we just
did since she chose Lilith over their friendship and allowed Elias to turn her. She can't believe it, saying that she would
have known not to trust Elias. But correct her in saying that it wasn't Elias
that convinced her, but Lilith. Finding her ideals convincing, Taissa is devastated,
saying that Valtha was her teacher, she guided her when she began her service. We begin the process to repair the soul stone,
as Donan guides us in the steps. It's quick to notice that Donan is very unsure
of himself, not knowing how many times to stoke the fire and briefly forgetting about
the Sulfur. When he attempts the spell to fix the soul
stone, it fails. Donan begins losing his cool, stating that
he told us, that he isn't the man we want or need. Taissa takes us outside and mentions that
Donan is not up to the task, suspecting he no longer trusts himself. While we cannot erase all of his doubt, his
most recent grief is the death of his son. Is, however, something that we could deal
with, but mentions that he won't like it. She tells Donan that she wants to take him
to an old place of power in the swamp, saying that it will do him some good. We arrive at this rickety old fire hazard
as Taissa mentions that Valtha brought her to this place when she was young, a place
where you can face your demons, whether it be fear or grief. Donan is hesitant, wanting to leave. Taissa reminds him that nothing in this swamp
is free, not even his magic. Pointing out his lack of adventure, asking
if it's buried in his youth, he will need to place an offering to the swamp. A necklace or rick with suffice, as long as
he holds it dear. We bring back some ingredients for the tea
and give them to Taissa, once the tea is finished. Down the hatch. It's essentially a big old trip-out session,
imagine a bunch of people doing mushrooms for the first time. Donan, in particular, is tripping the hell
out, while Taissa and us just sleep it off. He hears the voice of his son, as a spectral
vision of Yorin greets him. Donan pleads with him to come back, saying
he shouldn't have let him leave the keep. But admits that Yorin was ready to leave. Yorin tells him that he is right. He did need to go, and he must go again before
telling his father that he is ready. Donan breaks down mourning his son. A rough high if you ask me. We awake to a portal, the same one that Mephisto
creates. When we enter we can see a vision of Travincal,
the place where Mephisto was once imprisoned and later turned into the Durance of Hate. His own personal lair. He arrives and tells us that he did warn us
that the Horadrim would only hold us back. Saying that they are so consumed by their
emotions that they forget what really matters... Lilith is the true threat, not Elias. We mention that we know why he is so afraid
of her since he is currently weak. He mentions that his fate is directly tied
to ours. If Lilith devours Mephisto, Sanctuary is lost. He gives us an offer. He will open a portal out of the swamp, allowing
the Horadrim to deal with Elias since he is their sin to bear. While we can work with Mephisto to stop Lilith. We tell him that we know who our real allies
are, our friends. Very Anime of us, I like it. Mephisto mentions that the day of reckoning
will come and our true allies will be revealed. We tell him that the Horadrim are not the
only ones planning on taking down Lilith. Mephisto laughs at this, saying that we shouldn't
put our hope in Inarius if that's who we mean. Reminding us that Inarius was once his prisoner
and that he has seen Inarius's true face. He and Lilith are not as different as we might
think, the angel was already filled with hate before he became Mephisto's prisoner. All he did was simply refine his anger, and
now he has taken that new anger back with him to Sanctuary. We leave and arrive back at the tower with
Taissa and Donan. We ask Taissa how Donan is dealing with his
post-high. He apparently wandered around for hours after
it wore off, but feels that a long journey through the swamp is more rewarding than a
short one. She goes on to say that our Journey was even
longer, asking if we faced our inner demons as Donan did. We tell her that we did, and hopefully for
the last time. This time around helping Donan, you can quickly
tell he is much more sure of his decisions, missing no step. He begins his chant and turns into a goddamn
master blacksmith, fixing the broken soul stone. We now leave to meet up with Neyrelle and
Lorath in their search for clues to Elias's immortality. We meet up with them and find the hovel and
Timue. She states that only two kinds of people come
seeking her, those running from trouble and those running towards it. We ask if she has heard of Elias, which she
denies. Neyrelle mentions that we believe Elias has
made a pact with the swamp to become immortal, saying that Taissa told us to seek her out. She is upset, saying that only Taissa would
be could-hearted enough to send a child out here to die. Lorath says that we have no intention of dying,
while the woman very ominously states that one of us will. That is the way it always ends in the swamp,
warning us to return home, and that she will not have a child's blood on her hands. Neyrelle mentions that she saw what happened
with her mother, driven so mad by Lilith that it killed her. She is hardly a child anymore. Timue accepts it and says that if Elias made
a pact it was likely with the Tree of Whispers. Apparently, she was once infected by the swamp's
poison, and she made a pact with the tree out of fear. She now gives the tree knowledge in return
for keeping her one step out of the grave. Refusing to ever let go of her. We leave to find the tree and speak to Lorath
about why he believes Elias sought Immortality. He believed that the ritual to summon Lilith
would have been demanding. Possibly believing that he couldn't survive
it, and used it as a precautionary measure. We use some incense on an Altar that will
apparently show us the path to the Tree of Whispers. We get our second trip session, as we fall
asleep in the middle of the swamp. Lorath briefly awakens to see... Oh Jesus Christ.. Hell no... I'll take a Prime Evil over that damn thing. We awake to find the Giant Nightmare Snake
crawling through the swamp. We quickly surmise that the Snake is likely
the path, leading us where we need to go. An interesting point comes up here, as Neyrelle
is describing being able to see herself in the snake's scales, Lorath mentions that he
doesn't see a snake. Only a cloud of smoke. Which is unusual since we just saw the snake
from his perspective only moments ago. We reach the tree of whispers as literal heads
line the branches. The heads are used as a way to speak to us,
we tell the Tree that we have come seeking Elias. The tree starts getting annoyed, saying that
Elias is slippery since he owes the tree. It deals in thoughts and insight, in exchange
for a head. Elias is the first of them to escape payment. We ask the tree to tell us what he wanted,
and in return, we might be able to help the tree collect. Apparently, he sought a way to summon Lilith
but made another stop at a place beyond the tree's sight. Lorath believes that the place being described
could be the place Elias claimed his immortality. One of the heads mentions that must be the
reason that Taissa has failed so dismally in reclaiming his head for the tree. Revealing why Taissa was hunting Elias. The tree tells us to seek a coffin beyond
the shipwrecks, as that will take us to the location we need to go. Find out what secrets are there, since the
tree doesn't know. We make camp for the night as Neyrelle points
out that Rathma's prophecy spoke of a serpent. Wondering if the large serpent we saw, was
what Elias was looking for. Lorath says that he doesn't know, mentioning
that Elias become obsessed with Rathmas Prophecy after hearing it. Since Prophecys are riddles, not even the
very wise can be sure of their meaning but Elias believed that he could solve it. And when Lorath told him to wait, he called
him a fool. While breaking through the shipwreck we come
to a blocked door, Neyrelle mentions that she can open the door from the other side. Going by herself, she attempts to open the
door but we can hear her scream. We instead destroy the door and find her surrounded
by drowned. Lorath mentions how bad of a situation this
is, while Neyrelle is screaming that it burns. It turns out that she has been infected by
a bite on her arm, causing necrosis to spread in her body. Lorath says that we have little time to save
her and puts a tourniquet around her bicep. And... problem solved. No more arm, no more problem. Neyrelle has passed out at this point, the
missing arm probably having something to do with it. While Lorath tells her that she will become
Horadrim one day and that he won't fail her. We leave to find the coffin, while Lorath
tends to Neyrelle. We reach the coffin while the tree tells us
to not fear this cradle. Colder beds than this await us yet. Once inside, it falls into the water, slowly
sinking deep into the ocean while the sound of our breaths grow fainter. We awake inside a temple, with echoes of Elias
still lingering. He speaks to Rathma, saying that he has come
to his temple, knowing the answers he seeks are held within. Another echo as Elias mentions that every
tome, scroll and book in the temple provides the same answer. The only being willing to stand against the
eternal conflict, against the prime evils was Lilith. Ironically, our protagonist sums up my thoughts
on the matter very well. "The day I'm done with this self-righteous
bastard will be a great one" Elias cannot say if Lilith has good in her,
but feels that morality is a privilege of people in better situations. We are beyond the question of good or evil. But the question remains. When he summons her, what will she do to us? He feels he must prepare himself for anything,
and since Rathma kept the means of attaining immortality here, he will master it and then
bring the mother home. Elias finds another book of Rathma, saying
that he writes that when Inarius discovered Lilith's plan to overthrow the so-called natural
order, he sealed her away. For thousands of years, Lilith sought to elevate
humanity out of this cycle, fighting to secure us our birthright; Sanctuary. We search futher in and can find Elias's finger. He hid a piece of himself in here to stay
immortal. When we pick up the finger, the tomb begins
to cave in and we fall unconscious. We awake next to Lorath and Neyrelle, we ask
Lorath how we got here and he tells us that he found us drifting in a coffin, clutching
a severed finger. We tell him we thought we drowned, and explain
that he stored his life essence in his finger, granting him immortality. We quickly burn that bad boy like it's a smore,
breaking his immortality. Neyrelle awakens and is distraught that her
arm is missing, she believes that we will leave her since she feels that she is now
a hindrance. We tell her that we won't leave her. We head back to the Keep to meet with Donan
and attempt for a second time, to imbue the soulstone with the Hatred essence. This time around, Lorath and Neyrelle will
attempt to help. Taissa mentions that she can feel something,
that someone is coming. Elias is here. Lorath attempts to leave but is yelled at
by Donan, telling him he must stay if this is going to work. We join Taissa in confronting Elias. Taissa tells Elias that the tree seeks its
payment and he says that he will set her tree afire and cast our corpses onto the flames. Ooph. We fight Elias once again, getting the best
of him. Elias is bloodied and battered and asks how
many times we have to do this before we learn. That his life is not ours to claim. We tell him that we have been to the deepest
chambers of the sunken temple, with the most goofy look on our face might I add. It begins sinking into Elias, that he is no
longer immortal. While we remind him that he has no secrets
from us. He does his Batman trick and escapes but Taissa
quickly follows, we meet back up with Lorath and inform him that we have wounded Elias
as we follow his trail of blood. We find Elias, leaning up against some stones
injured. Lorath wishes to speak with him when a crow
arrives at the branch nearby. I was thinking of narrating this part but
I think the voice actor for Elias did an incredible job, so for the first time during this story
explained Diablo 4, I would like to rewind and play the scene in its entirety. "Oh, Elias, Was all this worth it, then? Truly?" "I brought Lilith to Sanctuary. A thing no one thought possible. And when Hell rises to sweep across this world,
I should be there beside her, ready to push it back." "You left me alone to cross the lines you
would dare not attempt and you have nothing to show for it. You are nothing but a wasted life. Do not look to forgive me, old man, because
it is you who brought us here." "Was it worth it?" That is a cowards question, Lorath. It suits you. "Elias of Aranoch... Oh, spare me" Of your own free will, you swore an oath to
the Tree of Whispers. "This is not the life I deserved" "The tree does not forget oaths, and it does
not forgive debts." Pretty crazy scene, I must say and did you
notice that Lorath did not say much after the speech that Elias just gave? Elias slowly bleeds out and dies, and the
crow swoops in for action. The thing straight up takes his head, flying
away with it. When we return outside, Taissa mentions that
she can hear laughter in the wind, meaning that Elias's head is now with the Tree of
Whispers. She mentions that this is where she leaves
us since Elias was her goal, not Lilith. Saying her concerns lie elsewhere. Donan asks where Lorath is, and we mention
that we haven't seen him since Elias called him a coward. Donan asks if to prove his courage if Lorath
has rode off alone to deal with Lilith, but we mention that Elias never told us where
to find her. Neyelle points out that his head is now on
the Tree of Whispers, so the tree would technically know where Lilith is going. Suggesting that Lorath could ask the tree
but would have to pay the price, Donan asks what that price is. And Neyrelle says the same that Elias paid,
an eternity on the tree. Donan is devastated, yelling for us to hurry
to the tree to stop him. When we arrive, Lorath has already made a
deal with the tree. Saying that Lilith has been two steps ahead
of us for far too long. That the tree knew where to find her and he
asked, the answer was worth the price. Donan questions him, saying that he now owes
the tree his head and that the day he dies he will be taken to hang here with the others. Lorath asks if he needed Donans permission,
saying it's done, put it aside and focus on Lilith. He says that Lilith is on her way to absorb
Mephisto's power. That she has found a gateway to hell, and
she approaches with the key. Saying the gate is under Caldeum. And if she is already inside hell, then we
follow her in. Neyrelle is concerned, that only the four
of us, alone cannot complete such a task. But Lorath reminds her that it's our duty. The heads of the Tree, including Elias begin
to laugh hysterically. We get more narration from Lorath, saying
that it is a strange thing to know where you'll go when you die. But it's one less mystery to worry about. He feels he did what he had to, whether it
was the right choice or not. We needed answers and we got them, Astaroth,
the key to hell, Elias everything has been leading to this. But what we didn't know while being in the
swamp, was that Inarius and the Cathedral were launching a campaign of their own to
strike at Lilith. Their battle would leave the world as a wasteland,
and whoever won would show no mercy to what was left. Only only hope, to reach Lilith before Inarius,
ominously mentioning that we couldn't have expected what happened next. We arrive at Tarsark and speak with Neyrelle. She mentions that Lorath and Donan have gone
with the knights to Caldeum, as they felt it was best for them to follow as they march
on the gate. She asks us if she could ask us something
personal, to which we say yes. Asking if we ever feel like nothing we do
matters. We say more than we would like to admit, people
call us a hero but underneath we are still the same person we always were. Powerful, but flawed. Even though we try we are unable to help Yonin
and Neyrelles Mother. She thanks us for being honest and said that
we should meet up with the others at Caldeum. Once we arrive we can see that something very
strange is happing in this city, blood is falling from the sky. We mention that no mortal is capable of this
kind of magic. We speak to Donan about the blood falling
from the sky. He mentions a paragraph from Rathma's Prophecy,
"Tears of Blood rained on a desert jewel". We are witnessing cosmic history being made. It turns out that the knights are in the midst
of sacking the city, and since the rain and hellspawn, all spew from the gates of hell. It means that Lilith has already opened the
way to hell. Lorath reiterates that if she consumes Mephisto's
essence, Sanctuary is lost. As we get futher into the city, we can see
many of Lilith's cultists that have been slain and their bodies left out in the open for
everyone to see. Neyrelle mentions that there's nothing of
"the Light" in this. Donan corrects her by saying that the display
is the point, the mean to make an example of them. Light begins to shine down above us, as it
passes overhead. It's Inarius, as he has now entered the city
to take part in the siege. Lorath thinks that Inarius is still the best
shot of an ally that we have. We find some cultists as they begin chanting
about the blood falling from the sky, mentioning that this is what the Lord of Hatred said. This worries Lorath and Donan, as these Cultists
once belonged to Elias and Elias but for some reason are now mentioning the name of Mephisto. We reach the knight penitent members as Inarius
is giving them a speech. Telling them that the time of Prophecy has
come, that Lilith flees through the gate to Hell. Boasting that he will slay her in the cesspit
she calls a home, opening the way to the heavens. He restates a paragraph of Rathma's prophecy
"A spear of Light, piecing Hatred's heart". And for those that die in battle today, you
may die Heaven-bound. Lorath asks him what his plan is after that,
Inarius responds that The Horarim is up to the same acts as always, chasing after the
battles of their betters. Saying that the Angels don't need them. Lorath requests the stone from Donan, before
telling Inarius that we don't need the Angels either. Inarius pulls the stone from Donans fingers,
claiming it for himself. Calling it hubris, that the Horadrim boast
of a mere fragment of what it once was. The world stone debased in the hands of fools. Saying that Lilith dies only by his blade,
as the prophecy foretold. He leaves with the soul stone as we ask Lorath
what we should do now. He mentions that nothing has changed and we
should continue with our plan. Donan questions how Lorath could say this
changes nothing, our one potential ally just ran off with our one weapon. Lorath says we need to stop Lilith and forget
Inarius, as his pride makes him an unreliable ally. They suggest that we still have a valuable
weapon, despite not having the soul stone. That weapon being us. We find Reverend Mother Prava outside. She welcomes Donan, welcoming him back and
saying that the Father will deliver us all. Donan is frustrated, saying that Inarius seized
our soul stone. The Reverend Mother believes that his will
is light and therefore always correct. Mentioning how surprised she is that Donan
still doubts them, despite everything they have done for him and Yorin. But at least Yorin doesn't have to see him
like this. Donan attempts to attack her, but is stopped
by Lorath. The Reverend Mother states that Sin reaps
consequences and she knows that the Father acted righteously. Lorath requests that we join them on their
march to the gate, as it would be safer for both of us. She gives a final speech to her knights about
Inarius killing Lilith in hell and we begin our march. Donan pulls us aside during the walk and reminds
us that we can't trust the Reverend Mother, Lorath agrees but mentions that they have
an army, and we share a common goal. Along the way, we come head to head with Duriel,
the Lord of Pain. He is one of the four lesser evils and the
twin of Andariel. He feeds off physical pain. We manage to defeat him but tensions are running
high within the group. Lorath is frustrated that Donan didn't keep
his cool with Prava, while Donan says that Lorath shouldn't have thrown away the stone
as he did. Lorath goes over the plan one final time. Stating that we need to reach Mesphios domain,
since across the Sea of Fire resides Astaroths domain. And he wagers that's why Lilith freed him,
so he can grant her across the Sea of Fire to her father's domain. They end up arguing again before Neyrelle
tells them to stop. Saying that instead of arguing, let's do something
about it and retrieve the stone back from Inarius. However, proposing another option. Saying that using the soul stone on Lilith
is the wrong choice, instead the soul stone should be used on Mephisto. Stating that his powers of manipulation and
hatred are already poisoning us. And since Lilith even fears him, why don't
they? Lorath shuts it down, and we continue towards
the gate to hell. Once we arrive we can see some blood petals
on the floor, revealing a vision. Lilith stands before the gate of hell as she
mentions that she can feel her father's fear. Clutching the key and causing the door to
open. We enter hell and I must say, I can see why
it got a 1-star rating on Yelp. Neyrelle mentions that everything feels wrong
here, while Donan says that mortals were not meant to tread in this place. We find the remnants of a big battle from
the forces of Prava as they cleared the path ahead. Lorath states that they were simply fodder
for a broken angel's ambitions. We come across the Reverend Mother Prava as
she lies injured on the ground. When we move her body we can find the soul
stone beneath her. Turns out she is actually alive and she mentions
that Inarius has followed Lilith into the spire, stating that salvation is coming. Lorath interrupts telling her that no salvation
is coming for these knights or her. Since she is simply a tool for somebody that
doesn't care about any of us. Not to mention a thief, since she had the
stone this entire time since we have been with her. She mentions that Inarius entrusted her with
it, before realising that it's missing from her person. She calls us Insolent Heretics and Servants
of Darkness, telling us we will all be damned. Lorath mentions that she has been poisoned
with Hatred and that we should leave her. But Donan mentions that she isn't the only
one, and to remember why we are here and who we are fighting against before giving Prava
a tonic that should help get her to her feet. Telling her to run for the portal and not
look back if she knows what is good for her. We regather as we now know that the Cathedral
is in shambles, we are on our own. We battle through countless demons as Lorath
compliments Donan, saying that he is good at leading people. Donan jokes that he should write this moment
down since Lorath never compliments him. We begin to see the effects of the Hatred
domain, wearing off. A giant goddamn demon dog appears and we need
to fend it off, showing that the closer we get to the Cathedral and Lilith, the more
powerful the demons are becoming. We see more blood petals on the ground, showing
us what happened in the big battle. Mother Prava is walking barefoot in Lava like
an absolute badass, as she looks towards the horizon within hell. A light slowly engulfs the army as Inarius
joins the fight, hovering overhead. He casts a light across all the demons, as
they now charge the knights penitent. The soldiers set up in formation, ready for
battle against Hell's forces. Inarius spots Lilith in the distance and goes
after her, throwing his spear at her to attempt to fulfil the prophecy. Another demon gets in the way to protect her,
leaving Inarius to fend off the surrounding demons. Lilith enters the spire and Inarius follows
after her as Lilith asks him if he remembers the whispers of the damned. Referring to the millennia he spent here as
Mesphito's prisoner. He tells her that words won't save her, while
Lilith mocks him. Saying that the soldier returns with such
purpose, no longer the conflicted soul she left behind. She asks him what he truly wants, to which
he replies his rightful place in the heavens. She asks if that is why he seeks to destroy
all that they created from Sanctuary and even their son. He says that he did it to satisfy the heavens. Lilith points out that the Heavens didn't
rejoice when he killed his own son, since they don't want him. Inarius stabs Lilith in the chest, as the
battle continues to rage outside. Lilith reminds Inarius that they made a choice
and that the Heavens won't ever forgive him. No matter what he tells himself, or who he
sacrifices. Silence is his judgment. This causes Inarius to go into an emotional
breakdown, as he pleads to the heavens to tell him what he must do. Lilith stabs Inarius in the back, as he screams
out for help from the heavens. She tells him that he belongs in hell as she
rips off his wings. We can see the light of Inarius dwindle as
the forces of the Knights Penitent crumble to the forces of hell outside. We close on Inarius's corpse melting into
the floor as the damned surround him for eternity. We notify the others about what happened. Lorath points out that Lilith should be easier
to trap since she's weakened, almost like shes a Pokemon or something. We begin to realise that we have lost Lilith
and Lorath believes we could use the sightless eye to look for her. Donan hears a sound behind him and checks
the pillar to investigate, one of the damned grabs out at him and claws open his stomach. Severely wounding him, we manage to kill all
the undead and check on Donan. He says that he is fine but mentions that
the sightless eye is the only way we have to find Lilith and to hurry with that. We use the sightless eye and can now see Lilith's
current location. She is standing next to the Sea of Fire, as
Astaroth approaches her. He mentions that she is finally here, wanting
to collect her safe passage to the Cathedral of Hatred. Pointing out the injury that Lilith now has
from Inarius. He tells her that he will honour his promise
and will help her face her father. As the vision ends, Lilith looks towards us,
telling us that we were foolish to use the sightless eye on her again. She traps us, becoming a prisoner in our own
mind, stating that she could keep us here forever but, will offer us a different fate. Telling us that we could be Sanctuary's greatest
protector if we choose to, wishing to show us why the world has need of us. She says that ever since we drank her blood,
she has been a part of us. Carrying our hopes and fears in her heart,
gifting humans with free will but they are lost without a shepherd to guide them. We can see the priest from the church in Nevesk
as a memory, saying that humans flock to these places for answers and submit to the spectacle,
saying that we also see through it as an illusion. We can find the memory of Donan as he mourns
Yorins death, as well as Vigo after he served his penance. Memories of people we lost along the way,
people we couldn't save. Lilith points out that her son was wiser than
the Horadrim but he couldn't be a shepherd either. Inarius, Elias and Lorath wanted so badly
to see their own meaning in the Prophecy, they were blind to the simple truth of it. That we are all prisoners of the eternal conflict,
the pawns of angels and demons. Saying that it was incredibly human of Inarius
to think the Prophecy was about him, suggesting that possibly humans inherited that vanity
from him. We can find Elias down here too, as Lilith
mentions that he believed that she would lead the humans of Sanctuary. When in reality only a human can lead other
humans. Asking us to take on the role of Shepard for
her, since the real enemy is Hatred, Destruction and Terror. The three Prime Evils. She feels we can turn the tide in the eternal
conflict in our favour and it starts with Mephisto's destruction. Wanting us to lead the battles to come. We can see the three statues of Diablo, Mephisto
and Baal, as we deny her offer. She tells us that we will be shackled here
forever, as waves of demons attack us. In the midst of the battle, a portal opens
up as Mephisto offers us a helping hand. On the other side, we find ourselves back
inside the cave from the beginning of the story. As Mephisto tells us not to cower, he has
come to free us from Lilith's trap. We ask him why he continues to help us, and
he mentions that he saved us from this cave because he sensed that we could end Lilith. And that is all he wants. But does admit that there will come a time
when we will be enemies, but right now we need each other to defeat Lilith. He tells us to look him in the eye as he brands
us with his blessing, allowing us to traverse to his Cathedral without fear or risk. Lilith asks why we would follow Mepshisto
but not her, asking if we are truly that foolish. We mention that we don't server either of
them, but Lilith wants to know what Mephisto offered us, getting angrier and angrier as
we don't answer her. We manage to wake from the nightmare and we
can hear Neyrelle crying. We look over at Donan and can see that he
is in a very bad state... He tells Lorath to not even dare think of
burying him here in Hell. To which Lorath jokes that he's too old to
haul his body out of Hell. Lorath tells Donan that he should have gone
to him instead of the Cathedral, that he would have shown up for him, and shared in his burden. Donan replies that he knows, and perhaps things
would have gone differently with Scosglen and with Yonin if he did. He asks if it was enough if Yonin would think
it was enough. Before dying. Lorath tells his friend, yes, that he has
done more than enough. We update Lorath and he tells us to continue
on without him, to trust our gut. We decide to continue onwards with Neyrelle
as Mephisto appears again. We tell her that this wolf helped us escape
Lilith before she realises the wolf is the form taken by Mephisto. She asks us how we could trust a Prime Evil,
to which Mesphito replies that trust had nothing to do with it. Instead, we came to reason, which he advises
Neyrelle to do also, since if Lilith takes his essence. Sanctuary is lost forever. He tells us to enter the portal as it will
lead us straight to the Cathedral of Hatred, and that Lilith is almost there. We mention to Neyrelle that we will set an
ambush, we will distract her while Neyrelle traps her in the stone. Mephisto loves the idea, saying that we can
leave the stone with him, and he will ensure that Lilith never troubles our world again. We return home, and he will remain in Hell. Neyrelle mentions that something isn't right,
and Mephisto leads us to this moment. We are in his realm, doubting if we should
be doing what he wants. Noting that between Him and Lilith, he is
the greater evil of the two. We ask if she wants to use the stone on him,
and I am not sure if we just forgot that we are in his damn home or something but Mephisto
hears this entire conversation. Telling us to think carefully, that path would
lead to failure for all of us. Neyrelle points out that Mephisto is afraid
but we admit that it could work, we imprison Mephisto in the stone and then head back to
Lorath. Then we can seal the gates of hell behind
us and leave Lilith here. Mephisto doesn't like the idea, considering
if Lilith catches us before we leave hell, he will be a sitting duck for her and she
will claim his power. Asking that we don't let our hate towards
him blind us from common sense. We tell Neyrelle that we cannot trust our
own thoughts about Mephisto, telling her to make the decision that she feels is the right
one. Mephisto looks at her and reminds her that
the lives and those of all humanity depend on what she does next. She plunges the soul stone into Mespisto and
thus trapping him within. He opens up a portal for them to exit while
still in his wolf form, and I am not entirely sure how he can still do that while being
in the Soulstone, but he sure. We plan to stay behind and face Lilith while
she will go and meet back up with Lorath, saying they will wait for us at the chapel. Lilith now approaches and mentions one of
the scariest lines you could hear from an antagonist. "You will learn pain only glimpsed in myth". That's as badass of a line as you can get. We fight Lilith and manage to get the best
of her before she turns into what I believe is her true form since it looks so much like
Mesphito's true form but beat her all the same. Blood petals fall from the sky, as Lilith
mentions that Sanctuary was built as a refuge from the conflict but here we are again. She gave us free will and we squandered it,
wasting it on a crusade that we don't even understand. Saying that we chose Tyranny when offered
freedom, calling it a poor legacy for her gift. Without her, we would have no victory, and
its cost will be more than we can pay as we see glimpses of Mesphito. She straight up gets Thanos'd as she begins
to turn to dust and crumbles. We look on to see the blood petals in the
air, begin to crumble also. We return to Lorath and tell him that Lilith
is dead and Mesphito is trapped within the soul stone. Before realising that Neyrelle never returned
to him, surmising that she must have gone straight to the desert chapel. We decided to help carry Donan's body out
of hell and head to the chapel together, before getting some more narration from Lorath. He mentions that we are now truly alone, that
the creators of sanctuary, angel and demon, father and mother, are dead. That we were made from their image, that their
conflict is a part of us and always will be. He wonders if there is any truth to Lilith's
vision, an escape from the eternal conflict. Before conceding that these questions don't
befit an old man. As he doesn't have much time left, this struggle
is no longer his anymore. He wonders if we will walk the same path as
all children who rebel against their parents, in the process become them. But he hopes that the Wanderer and Neyrelle
avoid the fate of Rathma, and everyone else who tried and failed to overcome our flawed
nature. And that concludes the story of Act 6 of Diablo
4 however, don't go away just yet as there is an epilogue that we will jump straight
into now. It's not very long, so let's get into it. We arrive back at the desert chapel and find
no sign of Neyrelle anywhere. We wonder if Mesphito could have corrupted
Neyrelle but Lorath believes that it would take much more time for it to seep from the
stone. She left for her own reason. We mention that she could have returned to
the vault but a group of knight penitent soldiers arrive behind us. The one leading them is Iosef, the mad priest
that saved our life in Nevesk. He tells us here is here for the Horadrim,
before attacking. We regretfully kill all of them and can find
a note from Prava, ordering them to find the Horadrim since they have been using dark magics
to bear a great evil into our world. We are shocked by what we just did, telling
Lorath that Iosef saved our life once, and they are not our enemies. Lorath shrugs it off, telling us that he intends
to go and bury Donan with his son, while we go to the vault and check for Neyrelle. As we approach the vault we hear multiple
flashbacks of Neyrelle from the past before finding a note in the vault. It is written in the Horadric code and cannot
be deciphered by us. We return to Lorath as he is now finished
burying Donan with his son Yorin. We give him the letter to read, and while
I could narrate this, it feels appropriate to play the scene out so you can see it as
it's presented. And now that concludes the story of Diablo
4 in its entirety, well at least until the DLCs come out that is. I really hope you have enjoyed the series
as it was released, it's been fun making it. If you made it to the end of this video, please
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