Strange Aeons

Chieftain Hammerjaw watched with a sense of great sadness as Doyung‘s specter faded into nothing. Doyung's spirit was finally free. No longer was he doomed to wage the same old battle, time and time again. After all this time, he would be able to join his wife in the Spirit Realm and know no more sorrow. Hammerjaw should have been elated for his old friend to meet such a fate, and yet, within his mind he had come to a dark realization. Never again would he face Doyung in battle. Indeed, so long as he walked this realm. he would never see Doyung again. Despite being happy for his friend, there was something deeply troubling in that knowledge.

There was no more time for pity or remorse. Hammerjaw still had work to do. There was still the matter of the arrogant warrior. They had come out of nowhere, perhaps the most formidable human he had met since Doyung. If there was a chance that this warrior could prevent the tragedy of Highland Central from being repeated on a global scale, then it was Hammerjaw's duty to help them.