Place: the secret meeting locale of the Duke Nightmare Revenge Squad, the City of Hopeless in the Outlands
List of Characters in no real particular order:
The Second Sword Mage and his wife - This pair would hold up a good fight dear reader. Even without the aid of their summoned demon minions; these two demonologists would fight off all advances until the combined might of the bold and brave pairing of Captain Holocaust and the Shade could confront their accursed foes. The Shade would capture the soul of the Second Sword Mage and I believe dear reader you know what Captain Holocaust would do with the wife of the Second Sword Mage. It should be noted that the Second Sword Mage's wife is a blood relative to the Archduke of Boeruine's wife. Forces like the Lesser Wizard's Cabal, The Monster's Society (of Evil), and members from the Royal Flush Gang: Hearts would assault the demon summoners.
The Lich Zod and the Mind Flayer #2 - Sephiroth would confront the lich and strike a deal. Zod then would go on to murder his mind flayer ally to demonstrate loyalty to the new side he now served.
The Time Bandit - The avatar of the New Dragon God, Duso Lamonte would confront and finally defeat the last foe from the Tower of el-Hadid.
The Shark and the Dwarf (resurrected) - Once upon a time dear reader, Duke Nightmare did defeat a gallant dwarven warrior in combat and then raised that warrior to server as skeleton minion. So now dear reader, in a far off land, did the avatar of the being once known as Duke Nightmare get his chance to fight the gallant dwarven fighter now resurrected. Captain Holocaust would engage and defeat the Shark and the Dwarf and claim finally victory in the name of the Mantipede.
The Dragon Skiesbane - This ancient scion of a wyrm was confronted and defeated by the avatars of the Elder Sky God (note dear reader, I would believe it would take a few).
The coalition of the Dragon Lifesbane, the Dragon Tarazin the Gray, the Eyeless One, the excommunicated member of the Military Order of Cuiraecen, Fhylie the Sword, and the Imperial Chamberlain - In this confrontation the forces from the Greater Wizard's Cabal and the Royal Flush Gang: Spades would engage these foes. The Elder Sky God had called upon the many allies that the Church of All had gathered under one banner. Members of this new pantheon of power would strike at the dragons of birthright seeking what everyone else seeks in the game of dungeons and dragons: loot and experience. Aspects of ancient gods, demon lords, and young godlings were called into this battle. In other words dear reader; aspects of Zaltec, Yeenoghu, and the demi-god known as Deth. With the overt power that only gods can display the dark pantheon of the Church of All crushed the revenge squad before it could even begin to get moving.
Conclusion - Many were to claim trophies from the various dead beings: Lifesbane, Fhylie, and the Chamberlain. Sephiroth claimed all the loot from the Mind Flayer #2 as did the avatars of the Elder Sky God but for the kill of Skiesbane. Duso took all the loot from the Time Bandit. Captain Holocaust and the Shade would divide the loot from between the Second Sword Mage and his wife. Of particular note: Tarazin the Gray was spared his life by Lucyna the Queen of the Dark Faeries (now good old Grand Ma'ma has a dragon and a dracolich at her command). The Lich Zod would go on to serve Sephiroth until such time that the Archlich did allow Zod to depart on his own accord (and that is something dear reader; one should really take note of). So all in all the Duke Nightmare Revenge Squad has been defeated and the story can advance more.
