When Battal used the vanishing spell to escape the outlands, he didn't return to his underground fortress as anyone would have expected. Instead, he transported himself to the human world, desperate to reach a place where he could recover without being seen by the elders or anyone else who might take advantage of his current condition.
His body was broken, his pride had been crushed, and his mind was consumed by thoughts of survival as he struggled to endure the agony coursing through him.
Every nerve in his body screamed in pain, and the phantom sensations coming from his missing limbs tormented him so mercilessly that even breathing felt like an exhausting task.
He had spent decades making others tremble at the sound of his name, yet he now found himself fighting to remain conscious, unable to escape the humiliating reality that the man who had once seemed invincible had finally been brought to his knees.
