In Evein's dream, the teenager returned to his house in Ström, Connecticut. Sitting at the breakfast table, with his sister Yavine beside him, and on the other side were his sisters: Agatha and Pricilla. Then the door opened, and Obvine walked in, but this time, her sister's face was different; it was Simma-Ron's face the one he saw.

Evein woke up.

Even though Evein knew they weren't her real blood sisters, he never saw them as actual women or romatic partmers, with the exception of one...Obvine. It didn't matter how hard he tried to repress his feelings, his body reacted to her gaze, to her voice...to her aroma. Even though it was solely because of Obvine that he was still alive. If Obvine hadn't alerted Sheriff Barreda that a child had fallen into the river, Evein would probably be dead.

But now Evein felt a bit relieved to be able to change his feelings. Obvine would never reciprocate his feelings, she was older and there was no way that she could see him as anything than his younger foster brother.

Suddenly the light went out. And an earthquake was felt.

Simma woke up startled. The electricity had gone out, leaving them in complete darkness. The only light came from the window, powered by the generators around the square. They both got up, looked out the window, and saw the dwarves starting to gather in front of the tower.

"I think something bad happened," Evein replied.

"Yeah, I think so too. Those dwarves need to stop digging the earth, or they'll cause sinkholes," Simma said.

"We have to go see what's happening," Evein said.

"Actually, we don't have to. This is something they've brought upon themselves," said Simma.

"Simma, you told me I have to be the hero of Purgis, I'm a warrior banned from Christianity. That means I have to help everyone, even those who harm us. If they have a problem and the electricity doesn't come back, how long will they endure in the winter?"

"Evein..." Simma tried to respond, but Evein didn't let her finish.

"I have to do it," Evein replied.

Simma nodded resignedly.

The two left the hotel and walked to the square. There was Snorri, the foreman who was shouting at the other miners.

"Foreman! Did we feel the tremor, is everything okay?"

"Ah, if it isn't Evein Coaster and his cardinal. That's right, boy. A rock wall collapsed in the deepest vault of the mine. My dwarves are still trapped down there along with one of the power-generating machines."

"Have you organized a rescue party, already?" Evein asked.

Snorri started laughing.

"We don't know what kind of poisonous gas could be down there."

"Unless you lend us your cardinal to clear any gas that might be down there. Those miners are lost workers," Snorri said, laughing frenetically.

"What! They're living beings," Simma shouted, angrily.

"I know," said the foreman, Snorri, laughing madly. "Do you think that's bad? It will be bad filling out all the death forms at the parent company. Mr. Scrooge will certainly kill me for this."

"You can't be serious! Are you more concerned about forms than your workers lifes?" Simma nagged the foreman.

"Don't play the saint with me girl; You are a cardinal. I know you're glad those dwarves are down there. If you want to do something for them, descend into the tunnel and clear the air."

"Enough!" Evein exclaimed. "I'll go."

"Evein, don't do it," Simma replied as she took his hand. "There might be toxic gases down there."

"Someone has to save those dwarves," Evein replied.

"Evein, if you go down and there are toxic gases, the magic of Saint Joseph of Arimathea won't protect you. If you go down and die, your crusade to save your sister will be over."

"I won't die. Do you trust me, right?"

"I want to trust you, but..."

"But sometimes you have to take a leap of faith and trust," Evein replied.

The boy then approached the hole and leaped into the void. He fell several meters; however, before hitting the ground, he stuck the sword into the stone and slowed his fall. From there, he jumped to the ground and continued walking through the tunnel. Saint Joseph of Arimathea began to shine with its red glow, allowing him to illuminate the way forward. Then he reached where the dwarves were, behind the stone wall, the dwarves' lamentations could be heard.

"Don't worry, I'll get you out of here," the boy replied.

Evein slashed at the rock, and it broke.

On the other side were the dwarves.

"Get out of here, all of you," Evein said.

"We can't..." one of the dwarves said. "We need to restart the power generator."

"I'll take care of that," Evein replied. "What do I need to do?"

"You just have to pull the chain," said the dwarf.

The boy ventured to the other side of the rock, realizing there were several interconnected vaults. Next to a wall was the electric generator. Evein approached and grabbed the chain. He pulled hard, and the generator started working again. The entire interior of the vault began to light up again with electrical light.

"Who's there?" said a cavernous voice. "Come closer; I know you're there..."

"Who is it?" Evein asked.

Then a series of light bulbs began to glow with a red light, marking a path to one of the tunnels.

Evein followed the marked path but noticed how Saint Joseph of Arimathea began to vibrate in his hand. In one of the vaults, behind thick black iron bars, stood an immense creature: black fur, with enormous shiny white horns and blue eyes. The creature stood up and walked towards the boy. Its legs curved and ended in hooves, with sharp claws on its hands and a humanoid face.

"Ah, at last we meet again... old friend," the beast announced.

"What are you talking about? I don't know you," Evein Coaster replied.

"I'm not referring to you, user of Saint Joseph of Arimathea. I'm talking to the sword."

"You're talking to my sword?" Evein asked the beast.

"That's right; after all, in the sword runs the blood of our queen, Arianna, daughter of Avon The Progenitor," the beast replied. "Allow me to introduce myself, user of Saint Joseph of Arimathea. My name is Krampus."

"The Christmas demon?" Evein asked, somewhat surprised.

"Ah! I see my reputation precedes me," the demon replied smiling maliciously.

"Not in a good way," Evein replied.

"Hardly; stagehands steal the actor's recognition under the spotlight. But my work spoke for itself. It seems Alexander Noelius has messed up, and really big this time, if his mistakes have summoned three new Banned Warriors of Christdom," the demon said. "And who are you, warrior?"

"Evein Coaster. Do you know Alexander Noelius?" Evein asked.

"Not only did I know him, but I also worked with him. Together, we were an unstoppable team that brought about the end of humans in Purgis. He attacked their parents during the day, and I took care of the little ones at night. Those were glorious nights."

"If you were a team, why he put you down here?"

"Because Alexander Noelius forgot that the day belonged to him, but the night was mine. And when he ordered me to stop chasing children after the last of the humans died, I simply didn't want to stop. The human children had died, yes, but there were still elven children, dwarves, gnomes, many other kinds of youths..." Krampus said. "He and his advent pillars chased me, subdued me, and then locked me up here in this cave. Tell me, boy, how long until midnight? After all, I'm sure the old man is still not tired of winter. He's not tired of killing girls..."

"He won't sacrifice anyone this year," Evein replied. "I'll stop him. Whatever it takes."

Krampus started laughing.

"Do you think you'll stop him? And how do you plan to cross the pit of charbonniers, face the advent pillars, and cross the thick walls inside the Astral Castle?"

"I'll stop him before midnight," Evein replied.

"Perhaps you can, or perhaps not. But I can't deny that even here in the underground, I can sense the aura of a human girl within the walls of the Astral Castle."

"So, it's true, Yavine reside inside the Astral Castle. Thanks, Krampus," Evein replied, then turned around, ready to leave Krampus in his prison.

"Wait, boy!" Krampus shouted. "Aren't you going to free me?"

"Why should I?"

"Because we're in this together; to defeat Alexander Noelius, you'll need help. And I'm willing to lend you hand" Krampus said.

"You're also a demon who kills children. And if I free you my sister becomes prey for you," Evein replied.

"Ah, I see you're a smart boy." Then Krampus grabbed his left horn and split it in two. "This is my promise to you, Evein Coaster: User of Saint Joseph of Arimathea. I, Krampus, pledge not to harm your sister and to return her safe and sound. And in return...you, Evein Coaster, commit to releasing me from this prison," the demon replied.

"If I do this, will you attack other children?" Evein asked.

"It's my nature," Krampus replied. "Just as it is yours to free Purgis, Banned Warrior..." Evein replied.

"But it's my decision whether to let you out or not," Evein replied.

"Fine, I promise you something, Evein Coaster. Until Alexander Noelius is defeated, I promise not to attack any child," Krampus replied. "Until Alexander Noelius is defeated."

Then Evein Coaster, with a single slash of the sword, cut through the bars.

"Wow, it was easy to convince you."

"No," Evein replied. "Once I'm done with Alexander Noelius, I'll come for you, Krampus. As you say, it's your nature to kill children, and it's my nature to o save them."

The demon began to laugh. "Until we meet again, Evein Coaster," Krampus replied.

The demon turned to ashes and dissipated into the air, leaving only his horn on the ground.

Evein picked it up.

And then he headed for the exit of the mine.

The fire spreading across the city's rooftops had the dwarves running back and forth, trying to put out the fire. Giving orders was Snorri.

"What happened here!" Evein exclaimed.

Snorri turned around. "This is your fault; your cardinal's bitch went crazy. And set fire to the city."

"Simma wouldn't do that," Evein replied.

Then Evein saw a large cage from where the smoke was coming out.

"What is that?" Evein asked Snorri.

"We tried to get your cardinal to help you down there," Snorri replied.

"What! You tried to put Simma in a cage?"

"It was just to help you, kid," Snorri replied.

"Damn it!" Evein exclaimed. "And where is she?"

"Who knows! After setting fire to the city, the cardinal went in a snow whirlwind towards the north."

"Damn it," Evein said and started walking.

"Where are you going? Aren't you going to help us put out the fire?"

"I've helped you enough," Evein said. The boy ventured into the forest, heading north now all by himself.