Mount Grim - Dragon Lair

A dim light filtered in through the cave entrance and reflected off a large pair of gleaming eyes. A rumbling voice filled the cave, "So you have made it. And in good numbers, it seems. The leader of this expedition should be commended. Come forwards Solix."

The troll, covered in scratches and bite marks, fell to his knees in front of his master, "We have collected both hoards. But I fear the undead have infected me..." Solix gave a brief summary of the journey. The dragon hummed with interest as he scrutinized the zombies, wondering how responsive they would be.

"All this sounds good. Even your plight, Solix, may turn to our advantage. But in such a state I can no longer send you to Isra. Which is the Kobold Oobie? Come forward and give me your perspective."

Oobie Doobie

Eclipsa snarled, sensing the abundant magical energy in the cave. While the noxious odor was foul, the scent of mana was.. Corrupt. Her claws elongated, as her jaw extended, hissing volatiley. "What have you done to the mana?"

Eclipsa hissed, but reluctantly scooped some of the abundant mana, quickly she feasted upon it. Her jaws shredded through the energy, ripping it apart in a violent vortex. She quickly finished devouring all the mana she could.

As the spider demon chewed flashes of memory revealed themselves for one last time…

… A woman far too beautiful to be human sits in the back of a lavish carriage next to a very large and simple-seeming man. Ensnared in a spell the knight's eyes were glued to the beautiful women. But his attention was drawn elsewhere.

The carriage has breached the top of a hill revealing a large mansion that was partially destroyed. Laying atop it was a red dragon with a white stomach speckled with golden flakes. It’s head was lowered to a human in a rough brown robe. He held three tarot cards before the dragon.

Instead of responding, the siren sang in her native tongue.

Both humans seemed to fall into a stunned stupor when hearing the music. As this happened the dragon quickly ate the priest that had just read him an ill fortune. The scene went black.

In the darkness of the dragon's stomach, the artifacts that the priest carried were performing their tasks of preserving the dead man's soul so that his knowledge would not be lost. But the ceremony was interrupted by a golden fire, out of which appeared a shadow with icy blue eyes. Molten gold and silver along with enchanted gems and chains entered the stomach. Through the connection of their bond, Pharaoh Kiraxo twisted the priest soul and inserted his own energy. Using the spell that the priest had already been casting Zaltos began spreading the energy into all the artifacts and valuables that the dragon was consuming. By sacrificing a human soul the Pharaoh pushed the bounds of his mortality. However, the priest had managed to protect a bit of himself within the tarot cards, the last item he had used. Three cards in particular preserved the holy man.

After her meal, Eclipsa would like sense the sudden appearance of a ground of small humanoid creatures in the cave. With their arrival was a significant uprising in the corrupted magic.

Being carried in front of the dragon, the staff that Oobie carried began to shake and the tome pulsed with energy. The staff let off a cracking sound as energies within the wood battled for control.

Approaching the dragon the kobold leader would sense the same mana that was present in the Crystaline Cavern when the shadow monster had attacked. Only now that feeling was stronger, and the shade was still in the cave somewhere.

So the battle continues! Sollix was covered in blood, mostly his own, after slaying so many zombies. The appearance of another threat to his party put the troll into a full-on battle rage.

Eyes glowing red, an axe in one hand and sword in the other, Sollix charged the giant spider. He first threw the axe at the head of the human like body, then swung the sword horizontally at two long legs. He did not stop his charge however and attempted to gouge the spider's abdomen with his tusks.

Oobie can now start to make out more details of Trogdor and is sure now that this is a dragon. His father Doobie told him about a dragon he met before and he thought to himself he should think about his actions carefully in the dragon's lair. He stays still while Trogdor examines him, he felt so small compared to the dragon which was the largest creature he'd ever seen. While standing there, Abney Park was still evolving and Oobie would start to gain the ability to see heat signatures. At first, he thinks something is wrong with his eyes and he wants to rub them but resists the urge. Could he be hallucinating? He wasn't sure, but he could know make out blurry outlines of everyone more easily in the darkness.

Oobie looks down at the staff when Trogdor speaks of it and he chooses to put it down, he had no interest in having it blow up in his face. When the spider creature arrives, Oobie turns to face the next threat to his squad now in combat with his troll ally. The Kobold boss clutches his fist and starts building up heat before running in.

"HWWOOOOOOOOOAAAAA!" While running at Eclipsa he holds his arm back to wind up a strong punch. A few orange circles began burning through the metal around his arm to create holes from which steam began to puff out. When/if he got close enough he'd launch his brand new move, STEAM PUNCH! A burst of steam would propel his gold-armored fist forward with greater force than he was previously able to put out.

As the levitation dropped Sollix shot a fire ball out of his hand that sped towards Eclipsa.

"You ate my friend!" Bellowed the troll in his own dialect. Again he advanced, swinging the sword at the spider women's legs. This time his eyes glowed white, a chaotic energy growing within.

“Yes.” Said Sollix. The spider had made no move to dodge and the fireball hit it's mark. How much such a small blast would do to the hard carapace of a demon was unknown to Sollix.

The next attack he was current charging was sure to do more damage. Pupils completely dilated, the troll held his three fingered hands before his face. As Oobie engaged the spider-moster Sollix would continue to charge an attack.