Night had fallen in the land of Azeroth. Shadows appeared everywhere as the streets slowly became empty. It seemed as if everything was peaceful. But this was far from the truth.

Suddenly, a scream was heard. Three heads turned towards the direction of the scream and rushed off. After reaching the alley, they came across a horrific sight. They could see a body lying on the ground.

It looked as if it had been there for quite some time. The three of them were confused. Who could do such a thing? Then, they heard a ghostly cackle. They turned to see a ghost vanishing into the night. They exchanged looks and silently agreed to team up and stop the ghost.

Let’s introduce the three people to you. The first person was called Barot. He was tall and wore a combat uniform. He specialised in close combat and a strange power. The second was called Tim. He was about average in appearance, and specialised in long-range combat and magic. The third was called Santen. He looked strong, specialised in another mysterious force and focused on mid-range combat.

They decided to split up and gather more information about ghosts in general and malicious ghosts in particular. They managed to find basic data about ghosts, but Tim discovered some myths and rumours. He discovered that the ghost had previously appeared in history, apparently performing the same evil actions as it was doing currently. Nobody knew where it was, but some suspected that it lived in an alternate dimension.

Barot, Tim and Santen decided to train and improve themselves first before going after the scary ghost. They helped each other improve their abilities and learned to work with each other. They practiced a method to exorcise the ghost so as to finally free the world from its terror.

A month later, they decided to attempt to stop this ghost. Over the month, the spirit had attacked multiple times, leaving several casualties each time. They knew that if they tried to stop the ghost without mastering the method to exorcise him, then there would be no advantage as the ghost would know about them and their resistance. All of the boys had apprentices so they knew that if they failed, then the apprentices would carry on their mission.

They finally decided that they had stalled things for long enough. They stocked themselves up on supplies and made sure that they brought a container with them to seal the ghost, in case it couldn’t be truly exorcised. They bade farewell to their apprentices and opened the portal to the ghosts’ dimension.

They stepped through it and found themselves staring at a rather large castle where spirits were floating everywhere, unable to see the three boys due to their invisibility cloaks. They stealthily entered the castle and made their way to what they presumed was the ghosts’ resting place. Of course, Barot and Santen decide to go separate ways to exorcise the ghosts, reasoning that it wouldn’t hurt to get more practice. Tim agreed and they exorcised some more ghosts.

Finally, they came across the place where the malicious spirit lay. When they passed through the entrance, they were shocked. In front of them was a literal sea of dead bodies. The ghost was guarding over them. Enraged, Santen threw a knife at the ghost and cut its arm. The ghost turned towards them in surprise to see them, but then became angry as he realised that they were trying to stop him.

The three fighters and the ghost charged at each other. The warriors tried their best to injure and destroy the ghost, but every attempt failed. Finally, it appeared that they were about to be defeated when suddenly they stood up, revitalised. Together they finally exorcised the ghost. The spirit screeched in agony as it slowly disappeared from this plane of existence.

The three heroes were happy and they returned home where they were greeted by a joyful crowd. All the people killed were brought back to life as their spirits were released from the ghost’s body when it was exorcised. They were partially aware of what was actually happening all the time and were relieved to know that they were free. The heroes themselves were also relieved.

They returned and met their apprentices, who were happy for them. Barot, Tim and Santen were in peace as they had just protected the world from so much evil.

Published in Dawn, Young World, March 7th, 2020