1d In ancient times, when a plague struck a city, people in panic would abandon their homes, fleeing with their entire families to the wilderness, believing they could avoid contact with the disease. How futile these hopes were became evident to those who encountered the terrifying procession of the Tormented, dark apparitions following closely behind the plague. The procession of these haunting spirits moved through the country on a black carriage, surrounded by thick fog and filled with mournful chanting. These were the souls of the