Far beyond the forests and meadows that team with life, past the mountains majestic with their white caps and in towards the forbidden no-mans-land of the waists Calcifer walked not away from Travels End but back to it from some unknown region. With him is a wolf half the size of a horse with fur as black as a night with no moon and whipping around like fire. It's eyes were glowing red and where it trot it left a print of darkness that lingered for a short time before dissipating.
Calcifer walked his face covered with a hooded scarf about his head the tail waving behind him as he approached a ruin at the border of The Waists. As he drew near to the ruin a ghostly figure of a man appeared and began speaking with him. 
"this is where you show us your word is true." the ghost smirked. "if that blade does what you claim the we will readily stand by your side, if not then you will be doing this fools quest on you own." 
"You speak as though you don't want to aid me." Calcifer replied in a calm manner. "you are bound to serve anyone who is able to free you from your outsiders prison. When I free your people they, and you, will have to do my biding." the smirk on the ghost's face turned to a frown. 
"don't get ahead of yourself. This is a barrier set up by the gods to keep us out of their land. Not something so easily broken." he said gesturing to the ruins. Calcifer let out a single laugh. 
"Damn the gods, for they are selfish." 
After saying this Calcifer walked to the ruins, seven great pillars that stood in a circle each with runes depicted on them. Calcifer drew his sword, flaming purple and a translucent chain swirling around it, and exclaimed something in an archaic language then stabbed the sword into the ground. This resulted in a shock wave emanating from Calcifer that once it came in contact with the pillars they began to fracture and Crack until all together they crumbled to the ground kicking up a large dust cloud.
The ghost stood expressionless as he watched the display of this new found weapon. As he slowly came to realize what the destruction of the pillars meant a smile played across his face. He then closed the distance between himself and Calcifer walking, instead of transporting, to show respect to his new commander. 
"looks like you have, for yourself, any army." Calcifer nodded and the ghost blew away in the wind as Calcifer turned and continued his journey into the land of Travels End. He hesitated when he came to the wall of the ruin. 'once I pass this I will be within the gaze of the gods.' he said to himself. He took a breath then stepped past. "I come with vengeance like the coming night."