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three prime evils of hell once roamed the ground we stand upon. Also
known as ,"the Three," these evils would have taken over the
world with their army of the undead fighting by their side. Had it not
been for the horodrim, who skillfully trapped the three into artifacts
known as soulstones, the world would not be like it is today: for the
three spread nothing but sickness and poverty everywhere they went.
Soulstones are artifacts used to trap the
soul of a being, forever (as long as the soulstone remains in one
piece). The horodrim found the three to be much to difficult to kill in
battle, so they trapped them inside the souldstone instead. They then
hid the three soulstones at different corners of the world.
The strongest of the three, Diablo, was
not easily contained. His presence was trapped in the soulstones, but
his essence was to strong to be held by its magical walls. Even as he
sat trapped in the ruby stone, they could hear his voice in thier heads.
The horodrim knew that he could not be contained forever, and decided
the best way to take care of this monster was to keep him in their
presence, as they were the only ones strong enough to resist his
temptations. Diablo sat trapped in the soulstones underneath the
horodrim church, and life continued that way for some time: things were
peaceful. But time passed on, and so did the horodrim. Diablo felt their
presence slowly die off, and as he was no longer contained by their strength,
he began to search the land for a weak mind to help him escape. After a
quick search in the above town of Tristam, Diablo settled on the lord of
the land, King Leoric. Mortal minds are no match for the prime evils,
and it didn't take long to find a weak minded ruler to follow Diablo's
commands. One night, Leoric was seen running into the church, and down
into the dungeons. He was never seen again.
All at once, an evil glow of death
surrounded the church at the mighty town of Tristam. And soon, the town
was attacked by an army of evil demons: who all but killed everybody
except a lucky few.
Far out in the east, the sisters of the
sacred eye heard the news. These rouges ventured out to Tristam, and
into the dungeon to slay Diablo, and the evils underneath the church.
Many died in the attempt: but a lone heroic rouge destroyed Diablo in
the final battle.
There was however, a problem....
The rouge found the soulstone smashed
into the head of Leoric's son, she did not know how to destroy Diablo
because she was not powerful enough to. She then realized there was only
one way to contain the beast: and with one forceful thrust, she jammed
the soulstone into her head, and prayed that she could withstand his
evil presence.
All at once the essence of Diablo filled
her thoughts, and pestered her with every step. She could here his
voice: feel his blood flow, hear his thoughts. She realized she could
not stand this forever, and quickly set forth eastward to seek help.
She overestimated herself, and Diablo
eventually over-powered her, broke free and took over her body. Now,
more powerful than ever, Diablo went mad with rage. He swore he would
bring the prime evils back to the mortal world of men, and they would
conquer the world in full glory. He is out there right now, rounding up
an army of pure evil. It is up to us to stop him....
And so begins the story of Diablo II...
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