The Dark Beyond: Leto's Dungeon
Reply With QuoteNote: I have edited my post at Crystalbarrow to reflect that Lucien is going to the Dark Beyond.
Lucien the Black Knight
Lucien suddenly stood before a tunnel, with a portal directly behind him. Lucien dreamt before but this was different; he was conscious of his actions and feelings…. somehow. And he remembered that not too long ago he was in Crystalbarrow, something was wrong! What is this place? It seemed real, yet not real at the same time. He started walking...
Entering the Dark Beyond soundtrack
As he walked down the path he came before a chamber… with a dungeon heart in the middle of it.
Damned Soundtrack
"Hello Lucien." A cold voice said, echoing through the chamber.
Lucien: "Who are you?"
"I am that I am. But you may call me Leto, and I am the Keeper of this dungeon. You may have many questions, some of my answers you will understand and some others you will not. And although your battle hardened experience has altered your thinking over the years, you remain a human and mortal. And thus you may not realize your most urgent question is also the most irrelevant, " Leto said on an almost machine-like tone.
"We are here in the Dark Beyond. It’s a metaphysical world that is part of the physical realm that you know it, yet separated. Think it as of two sides of the same coin. It are spirits that normally inhabit this world, and dreamers, such as yourself, visit this realm occasionally, " Leto said.
"No, you are not, " Leto replied on a slightly mocking tone.
"There is a metaphysical barrier between the mortal realm. Neither spirits nor mortal beings can easily pass physically through it, but the consciousness of mortal dreamers easily does so. But the barrier has been weakened by the recent events happening on the Kingdom of Heavenarius at this very moment. There was a brief moment of silence from Leto The war itself, however, was not enough. For something else happened on Heavenarius… that could be felt from here. "
"That, I do not know. But just like me, you are experiencing the outcome of it. Before the event, a short pause was here, I was powerless, then I felt it… the mana surge, I was empowered once more. And, well, I can imagine you can fill in the blanks of my part. And apparently the damage to the barrier allows mortals like yourself to visit this place conscious. Although I do find the amusing notion of weak minded mortals unable to separate reality from a dream something likely to see, " Lucien chuckles to himself.
"You and other Creatures that enter my dungeon or this part of the Dark Beyond are going to help me. If my own powers are restored, it’s likely that those of other Dungeon Keepers that inhabit the Dark Beyond also did, but I do not know the extend and range of the mana surge. The Dark Beyond used to be a calm place but I suspect it will not longer be, or at least this part. Therefore, I must prepare for war and thus am in need of Creatures," Leto explained on a very serious tone.
Summary:
Lucien and Leto exchanged introductions and Leto explained himself
Keeper Approval: 0 (neutral)
Health: 100%
Location: Leto’s Dungeon Heart
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