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He struggled to keep his eyes open. He had lost much blood...

As the Investigators left the Pale Tunnel it was as if a lumbering weight of darkness had been lifted from Riften. The Pale Man had been indefinately defeated and there was no way for him to once again return to the face of Nirn. His dark soul had been sent far beyond the veil of the living and into the Void, and was never heard of or seen again in this universe.

The group ascended from the Underways as survivors. They had exited a dark abyss, a place which had seemed to be the very bottom of hell itself. They had faced the ultimate evil... and they had triumphed... all because of a simple mistake which had taken place over several centuries ago.

Around every corner in the tunnels as they emerged, the world seemed to be a much brighter place than it had previously had been. Whether it was just their eyes getting used to see sunlight again or whether there had indeed been a supernatural force lying over Riften would remain unknown.

At the end of the tunnels, at the very entrance of the Ratways stood Anja Shield-Breaker and a squad of guards with lit torches.

A most welcoming sight to those who had travelled through utter and complete darkness... to face an even greater darkness...

"By the Gods", uttered the young guard. "What... what happened in there? We were told by this priest Amiran that you were going to question the Servant about the murders?"