Suddenly, in the midst of all the confusion, a creepy voice rang out from behind our heroes. "Geheheheheh...Finally, del Goref. Finally, I have found you. Finally I can repay the injury you did me." His long, delicate fingers traced a slight scar along his cheekbone.
Ragnorak froze. Slowly he turned. "Hisoka..." The name hissed from between clenched teeth.
The jester-like figure laughed merrily and bowed sardonically. "I'm glad to see you remember my name, del Goref."
"I'm not damn likely to forget the name of the man who killed my Cassandra! How is this possible! I saw you die! I felt your pulse!" Ragnorak's voice rose, echoing about the vaulted chamber as the panic mounted. Everyone in the room froze, surprised. The normally collected and calm fallen was, unthinkably, caught off guard.
Phil laid a hand on the older angel's shoulder. "Calm down, Rag..."
"Calm down?! How am I supposed to calm down?! This man killed my wife! And then, not only did I believe I was denied my vengeance by fate, but he...still...LIVES!!!!" Ragnorak was on the verge of tears. "I changed my name, I changed my life, I left my home and my FAMILY...all because of HIM!!" Tears now streamed freely from the divine's eyes. His voice was wracked with sobs as he collapsed to his knees and buried his face in his hands. "Cassandra...my love..."
Everyone in the room except Hisoka cringed as the man's tears of grief poured out, the flood unleashed by the appearance of a single man from his past. His powers, usually under his iron control, lashed out, trying to eliminate the source of such suffering. Failing to notice the jester so prominent in their owner's thoughts, they changed tactics, trying to comfort him with his memories. Before everyone, a radiant woman appeared. She spoke, her voice merry and bright. "Ryan, darling, does this dress suit me?"
A voice they all recognized as Ragnorak's could be heard as well, though it seemed to come from everywhere. "Of course, my love, though you know my general position regarding clothing." This last was delivered in a suggestive tone.
The maiden blushed and giggled. "Pervert!"
More memories flashed past. Now a forest. Now a small village. Now a road. The same village. A house. A castle. The house, the village, the forest, the road, the castle, the village, the burnt remains of the village. "Geheheheheh..." A dark figure standing in the midst of the carnage. A corpse. It is the maiden. An anguished cry. "CASAAAAANDRAAAAAAAA!!!"
The mists of times long past disappeared as Ragnorak stood, cold rage emanating from him. "You...you will die, this time by MY hand! And I will ensure you disappear from these dimensions!" Ragnorak removed his HALO, the bracelet morphing into a short spear as he drew his falchion with the other hand. "Repent and be shrived or be condemned for eternity! The twinned might of Vorpius and Dragonsbane shall fell ye, unholy!" Divine energy radiated off of him in waves, nearly overpowering those with the ability to sense it...and bothering even those usually oblivious to such things.