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The king became irrational at first, but soon began to show signs of madness and paranoia. Afraid to speak against the archbishop, the councilors nodded their empty heads in agreement and sent us off to die."ĭiablo's possession of Leoric took its toll. He alone had the king's ear and whispered dark and evil magics into it, instilling the notion of an imminent attack by Westmarch. The great demon weighed the souls residing in the town above, and chose to take the strongest of them - that of King Leoric. Once he had found a mortal form to wear, he could begin to reclaim his vastly depleted power. Īlthough he was released from his imprisonment within the soulstone, the Lord of Terror was still greatly weakened from his long sleep and required an anchor to the world. Deckard Cain would later speculate whether Lazarus had known of the agenda that had been given to him, but regardless, Diablo had been freed. He told Lazarus of his plan to reunite with his brothers, Mephisto and Baal.
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Diablo told Lazarus of things few mortals knew of, namely of the existence of Heaven, Hell, and the Eternal Conflict that the two realms waged against one another: how this war had brought discord to the mortal realm, and how the Prime Evils had come to Sanctuary in the Dark Exile. Diablo once again came into the world of Man. His will destroyed, Lazarus shattered the soulstone upon the ground. No longer in command of his body or spirit, he raised the stone above his head and uttered words long forgotten in the realm of mortals. In his terror, Lazarus raced throughout the abandoned hallways until he at last came to the chamber of Diablo's soulstone. Sensing that freedom was within his grasp, Diablo entered the nightmares of the archbishop and lured him into the dark, subterranean labyrinth. Not long after Leoric took power, Diablo awoke within the catacombs beneath the cathedral. It was also at Lazarus's insistence that the Tristram Cathedral be appropriated as Leoric's seat of power. Lazarus was among his entourage, and indeed, it was Lazarus who had convinced Leoric to make the journey in the first place. This place is a backwater filled with serfs and an ancient, broken-down monastery, hardly fit for the king of Khanduras! I cannot fathom why Lazarus was so intent on this becoming our new seat of power."Īt the behest of the Zakarum Church, Leoric of Kehjistan traveled to Khanduras and declared himself king. "We have just arrived in Tristram, and I must say I'm a bit dismayed. The Darkening of Tristram Awakening Terror Lazarus, under Mephisto's influence, was given the task of awakening Diablo, who had been imprisoned underneath a Cathedral in Khanduras. Sankekur became his embodiment on the mortal plane. In truth, Mephisto had been corrupting Zakarum for centuries. Sankekur threatened him with replacement if he did not live up to his expected duties. Whatever the truth of the matter, his actions came to the notice of Que-Hegan Sankekur, who wrote him a letter demanding that he account for his insubordination. Deckard Cain would later speculate that Lazarus was one of the first members of the faith to be irrevocably corrupted by the Lord of Hatred. He was a highly regarded member, but a shadow fell over him, and he began showing petulance to the senior members of the Church. Lazarus originally resided in Kurast, as one of the guardians over Mephisto's soulstone.