At the center of the great city of Nitroen sat a palace. The palace was a beautiful thing, worthy of an emperor, and whithin one of its many towers a handsome man was sitting. dressed in a beatiful blue suit with golden trimmings and fineries. with shap blue eyes and brown hair combed to the side.

"Are you sure about it?" Asked the Emperor Demian Nitroen Eldisius Russ.

in front of him stood an old man, his long hair and beard well kept but having lost all it color years ago. he was dressed hin simple but finely made clothes that exuded and hair of power. a staff of alabaster white and golden ornaments and a big zapphire in the top, was lazily floating at his side.

"I am sure of it! not only was it confirm by the world map but my surbodinates in the frontier forts report that not only the sudden disappeance of all the monsters in the proximity but the mana levels seems to be stabilizing. a dungeon as apeared in the Old Specter Forest." explained Alabaster Dracus, the court magician of the Nitroen Empire.

Demian closed his eyes and noded slowly. Alabaster was one of his most trusted confidants so he didn't have a reason to not trust him, and the world map was a powerful artifact stolen from the elves that reveals the position of all the dungeons in the world as soon as they breach the surface.

"We need to prepare an expedition at once. if we wait, the elves will destroy it!"

"We should be careful, your, Highness,With the massive amounts of mana that have accumulated in the forest over the centuries, it is more than likely that the dungeon will have an almost unprecedented grow speed. I suggest sending a full legion to subjugate the dungeon."

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"You are right old man! this is a golden opportunity! Send for my sister and her legion, along with a contract to the adventurers guild. The crown will pay for all useful information about the dungeon, in gold!"

Alabaster could only chuckle at Demian's antics.

"you are quite excited, aren't you?" Alabaster had a fatherly actitud that he only showed around Demian. he has raise him as best a he could, like he promised to to his nephew Eldoran, the murdered previus emperor.

"of course I'am excited Old man, I..." He took some deep breaths "... this is the chance we have been waiting for. we are not talking about rare materials, if we can enslave the dungeon we might be able to influence all of the Old Specters Forest. it is a unique chance that and I will not let it be destroyed by those petulants elves!" his tone had turned to anger in the end.

"do not fret, your Highness, I will see to this expedition miself"

"I won't stop you but be careful, you are getting to old to dungeon dive." said the Emperor with a joking tone.

"jaja, I'm afraid that I need to leave to make preparations, and you should go to see your sister personally." with that he took his leave. his staf following close behind

Demian gaze remained were Alasbaster stood for a moment before turning to the window and to the horizon beyond or more specifically to the Old Specter Forest. Demian didn't know why but he had a strange feeling about this dungeon. He could only hope that it wasn't anything bad.

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"Are you sure about this?"

"Yes,but our scout couldn't get too close I'm afraid, the dungeon influence it's expanding fast."

"This must be the danger that our Goddess warned us about. prepare the troops and call for the forest to help us destroy this dungeon!"

"Shouldn't your father be informed about this, princess?"

"And let the unholy dungeon grows and fester? We will destroy this abomination while it's still young, there is no need to disturbe my father."

"as you wish. I will gather the warriors and we shall depart in the morning."

"I will pray so that the forest may lend us his strenght, May the goddess guide us!"

"May the goddess guide us!"