The Reaper Realm

You'd never suspect by my elven appearance, but once I was a man, a Celt to be precise. I had a mother, father, and sister to look after. I hunted game in the forest and fought battles in defense of my homeland.

Now, what am I? Who am I? I don't know anymore. People of this realm call me a monster, a murderer for the things I've done. I live hidden in shadow, exiled from a world which fears the very mention of me; a world so different from my own.

Why do these vile acts, you may ask? I've no choice; my master controls my blade and bears it mercilessly down upon the innocent. She, and others known to us as Reapers, dominate this world with a malevolent hand, cursing lives and ending them on a whim, making wretched those trapped within the Reaper realm.

Today, my master sent me through the barrier which imprisons us all--even our vile Overlords--in this aberrant existence. How's my passage possible? I've no notion. Mayhap the answer lies with the woman I've been sent to retrieve. Whatever the reason, it can't bode well. If these malefic beings ever freed themselves from this realm, nothing would be safe from their bloodthirsty dominion.