Death of a thousand cuts was a saying but now Cairn knew what the reality was. As soon as she stepped into the whirling mass the pain began, it seemed that every exposed part of her was instantly cut, her blood flying away with the force of the wind. Even her armor began to fail as she staggered on, the constant bombardment peeling away the weaker parts exposing flesh to be shredded and borne away.<br/><br/>She was dying and there was no going back, she had no sense of direction there was just the constant buffering, the constant ever growing pain and the sight of her own bones appearing as the flesh vanished. Finally she collapsed and she knew her final moment had arrived. Sight, hearing and finally the pain all went away as she fell into the endless night.<br/><br/>Only it was not an endless night it was a forest glade the sky ablaze with stars and the full moon bathing her in its silvery light. She was not alone she could feel the presence of another walking beside her. The voice that spoke was a soft female voice that spoke of power and understanding.<br/><br/>“You have started your journey to the next life but today you will not complete it. You would sacrifice yourself to save one of my moon-blessed daughters. I have need of a warrior who understands sacrifice and has courage.<br/>Cairn you are no longer who you where now you are Cairn, Moonblade of Selune.”<br/><br/>There was a tingling on her right upper arm and when Cairn looked there was Two darkly beautiful human female eyes surrounded by a circle of seven silver stars seemingly engraved into her arm.<br/><br/>“Go now, back to the land of the living and stand for me Cairn as I know you will.”<br/><br/>Then she was back, the whirling circle was gone, Amber was still floating in the air but she was asleep a look of peace on her face. Cairn felt mostly normal but she also felt somewhat different. Her armor was different for a start, not quite steel but rather a metal that seemed to glow with moonlight.<br/>And her weapon was different, a sword that gleamed with the soft moonlight.<br/>