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I suppose it was Rygel who started all this when he contracted a terrible case of the Klendian flu. The regrettable quantity of the Hynerian's mucus, coupled with his rather insistent demands for relief, were all the encouragement we needed to detour to an out-of-the-way market in search of a remedy. Or, rather, the crew went to the market, leaving me on Moya to monitor the suffering, deposed Dominar.

In that exotic bazaar, John Crichton encountered a mysterious fellow who seemed to have vast knowledge of the details of Crichton's past. Poor Crichton, with renewed hope of reaching his homeworld, I suppose, allowed this fellow to introduce him to his master, Haloth, who promised to make the Human's renewed hope a reality. Generosity in the Uncharted Territories is a rare quality, however, and unfortunately this offer was far less generous than it seemed. As soon as Crichton moved to enter Haloth's residence, his spirit was literally torn from his body and captured inside Haloth's great hall, leaving Crichton's body outside, lifeless and alone.

The crew, myself included, grew very concerned for Crichton. Seeking the means to help him, Zhaan made contact with a local shaman named Liko, who explained that Crichton's condition was due to the work of the evil sorcerer Maldis, who was known to feed upon the pain and death of others. Using his vile magic, Maldis had managed to take over the entire planet and now had his sights set on all of us.

For Crichton it was even worse. Somehow, Maldis had managed to capture both the Human and his sworn enemy, Peacekeeper Captain Bialar Crais, and now, for his own amusement, Maldis pit the rivals' souls against one another in a perverse, deadly game.

Meanwhile, Zhaan and Liko agreed to combine their talents in an effort to overpower Maldis. Liko's style of training, however, centered around unlocking a side of Zhaan that could prove to be more dangerous than Maldis himself. While Crichton fought for his life against both Maldis and Crais, Zhaan, in an effort to help him, was forced to contend with the darkest abyss of her own primal nature....