As Mal'acar and Aunap delve deeper into the dark side, their paranoia and instability grow. A disagreement over the use of the Celestial artifacts leads to an explosion, resulting in Mal'acar's death and transformation into a wraith of the dark. Mal'acar's wraith possesses Aunap, creating an amalgam entity driven mad by two souls. Corrupted and now a figure of immense dark power, Aunap, influenced by Mal'acor, begins gathering followers.