Prologue

Kain (vo): Given the choice - whether to rule a corrupt and failing empire or to challenge the Fates for another throw, a better throw, against one’s destiny - what was a king to do?

But does one ever truly have a choice? One can only match, move by move, the machinations of Fate, and thus defy the tyrannous stars.

Kain (vo): And so I returned to the sanctuary of my enemy - the fortress of the Sarafan brotherhood, deemed impossible for any man to penetrate.

…impossible for any man.

Deep within these walls, my prey awaited: Moebius the Time Streamer, deceiver and eternal gamester, using living beings as his pawns.

Kain eavesdrops on two Sarafan soldiers talking to each other…

Sarafan soldier 1: In the end, we rooted out an entire nest of the fiends.

Sarafan soldier 2: But we had swept that area already.

Sarafan soldier 1: Not well enough. But no matter - we purged every last one of that brood with fire. May their souls now rest.

Sarafan soldier 2: Lord Moebius will be pleased.

Kain (vo): It was time for Moebius to answer a few questions. I hoped, for his sake, to find him in a forthcoming mood.

Kain finds a prisoner chained to a wall…

Female prisoner: Help me! Help me!

Kain: Shhh…

Female prisoner: Oh please, no…

Kain (vo): From time to time it is necessary to feed. And the unusual event of a feast prepared by the Sarafan must be savored.

Breaking through a wall, Kain draws the attention of a Sarafan soldier…

Sarafan soldier: What was that?

Kain uses his telekinetic powers on the Sarafan soldier…

Sarafan soldier: Aaaarrrggh!

Kain (vo): The touch of water was like acid to a vampire. I had to find another way to pass.

Further on, Kain discovers a door protected by a special barrier…

Kain (vo): This passage undoubtedly led to the Time Streamer. My prey was nearly in my grasp. But the door had been sealed by a blessed barrier. As I approached, the Reaver resonated in response. Perhaps its dark sorcery could dispel these holy barriers.

If he tries to break this barrier with the Reaver…

Kain (vo): As I suspected, the Reaver was not yet powerful enough to shatter these barriers. But there was something to this…

Upon entering the fortress chapel, the doors slam shut behind Kain…

Kain (vo): Locked. What a love of doors these pathetic humans have.

Kain makes his way toward the chapel altar, but a soldier notices him…

Sarafan soldier: Huh? Vampire!

Kain picks up the Reaver emblem…

Kain (vo): This emblem was unmistakably of Vampire origin, and designed to enhance the Reaver’s power. But this coincidence seemed too convenient; Moebius clearly meant for me to find it.

The soldiers discover Kain…

Sarafan soldier 1: Sound the alarm!

Sarafan soldier 2: Vampire!

Sarafan soldier 3: Don’t let him escape!

Sarafan soldier 3: Surround him!

Sarafan soldier 1: Surrender, fiend, and we will promise you an easy death.

Kain: I could promise you the same, but it would be a lie.

After dispatching the soldiers, Kain finds another door sealed by the same barrier as before…

Kain (vo): This barrier had a curious resonating effect on the Reaver.

Kain finds a door secured with a mysterious lock…

Kain (vo): This door had been equipped with a singular lock, requiring an unusual key. Somehow I would find it.