His plans were thwarted by an anonymous hero that fought his way through to Diablo, and defeated him. When removing the [[Soulstone]] from the body of Diablo, it returned to the human form of Albrecht, but he had perished from the extended ordeal.

The Warrior then tries to contain the demon, and bring him to the East where it can be killed once and for all, and sings the stone into his own forehead. He stays in [[Tristram]] a few days, but is later overtaken by Diablo's strong will and becomes the [[Wanderer]].