POV Rarion

Luxor, the only thing that remained of the once ancient Egyptian town are the sphinx statues and the Tempel that was re-functioned as the Senat.

The modern looking town itself is filled with block apartment buildings with the height of 5 stories that were painted by smoke in black shades. The roads are filled with cars driven by a variety of horse-like creatures, the people itself are all clothed in a different type of uniform. The sunstones in the ceiling are also dyed black by the smoke and do not add much light to the town.

 All in all, I got an ugly and dirty impression of the town. Dropping my exploration plan, since I do not have a uniform I teleport back to heart room.

A slightly surprised voice greets me:"Oh, you are back again?"(Rose)

Somewhat bitter I reply: "Yeah I dropped my investigation since I don't have a uniform to fit in."(Rarion)

"Why don't you just steal one, can't be that hard?"(Rose)

I am moderately annoyed by her now: "You know what, I got depressed by just how they live I really need to improve their life."(Rarion)

With a sudden serious voice she is replying : "Yes, sounds excellent let us do it now!"(Rose)

That was a way to fast 180° turn from her! "What do you want me to do instead?"

now clearly ironic "No, let's focus on your civilization that seems to love you!"

wow, the earth started slightly to tremble from her voice.

In order to de-escalate the situation, I try changing the topic: "This is the first argument that I can remember, can you maybe remember one?"

After a little pause:"hmm, everything before we woke up yesterday, is hazy. Is it for you the same?"(Rose)

After a short pause, I lie: "Yes quite strange do you know what happened?"

"No, but for the others in the dungeon, it is the same. And now that I have some of my nodes running again, I can tell you that most of Lux think that you have drugged them and the hazy is because of you!"(Rose)

with an angry stamp on the ground wich also lets the ground tremble I answer: "Damn, someone set me up!"(Rarion)

Which makes zero sense! In the end, it does not matter who caused it... At the end of the day, I am trapped here and need to clean this up. Maybe it is even a fair cost for the power and chance to actually matter!

With a now defeated voice, I ask: "Because it is hazy I can't remember you having so, excuse me for saying, complex feelings."(Rarion)

"hmm, that quite strange indeed, even in my mother's memory I can't remember her having feelings..."(Rose)

without thinking, I shout: "You remember your mother!?"(Rarion)

now hesitant she answers: "We dungeon cores all have genetic memories, we gain only a small portion but more than enough to know what to do when we are born."(Rose)

This could be a big problem, in the beginning, to become dungeon master your clan or guild needed to complete a rare quest. Our quest was to infiltrate a flying dungeon and destroy its heart! Everyone in the clan who wanted to become dungeon master rolled a dice and I won.

The new dungeon heart at that time looked like a baby sized crystal rose and so she got the name Rose, this earned me laughs from my friends for my creativity. It took me more than 7 houres of an annoying mini-game to bound my mana with her making me a dungeon master.

"I know the dwellers of my mother destroyed a few towns and the merchant hired you for revenge for his daughter but still..."(Rose)

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So that was the quest, good that she remembers since I don't!

After a long pause: "I, I  don't hate you for it, I am not to sure what I think about it... Thinking about it it feels like a void in my core you know?"(Rose)

Honestly, I don't feel bad for killing the dungeon, I can't feel guilt  for any mob I killed in the game. But I still feel bad for her, she gained such a cruel destiny, mana bound and controlled by the killer of her mother.

I can't change the past, maybe there is something I can do now?

 "Is there anything you want?"(Rarion)

"Yes! I want to be a dragon!"(Rose)

"A Dragon?"(Rarion)

Now lightly excited"Yes a Dragon, and in the colors of you leggings I like it how they change color over time it looks like the energy in my core!"(Rose)

How the hell should I turn her into a dragon?

"First, I wanted to become a flying dungeon, but with so many sub-dungeon that would be no longer possible. So a dragon wich likewise can fly would also be good!"(Rose)

"Ähm, I don't know if that's possible..."(Rarion)

"I know it will take some time... but you did so much research with evolution so I definitely think there should be a way!"(Rose)

Yes, maybe there is a solution, I am not to sure if I will continue the evolution research but the game had so many spells and items, maybe there is a way but I actually don't want to turn her into a dragon!

"You know what, I will look into it when the chaos is over. But I can't promise you anything."(Rarion)

 "So, I know you are not the biggest fan of Lux but I would like your input with an idea that I have with the Luxor Layer."(Rarion)

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POV Bankston

I can not believe that we really can soon leave this dungeon and see the surface again!

Soon I am meeting with the Infamous Overseer, I am not sure what to expect from him there are so many horror stories: He farms Dragons  like pigs just so he can feed its heart to some dungeon dwellers. He kills thousands just to improve his skill slightly, he steals infant babies for experiments!

If only one thing of them is true we should not meet with him, we should put him down like a mad pig that he is! But we do not have a choice, we need his help. Because of his drugs we did his biddings and for that the whole dungeon hates us! Even if we are on the surface the other dungeons soon will follow and hunt us down we maybe even need to stay down here since it is easier to defend here!

But there are also other stories about him: He has Weapons that slice warden like butter. He has the knowledge that would make the ascends jealous. He has machines that can travel  to the stars and are powered of a sun itself!

We need him, and he apparently needs us as his henchmen. Would it be worth it to sacrifice some children for the sake of Lux? At the end, I will do what is best for Lux I am even willing to become the devil himself.

Suddenly a small distortion opens up in front of the entrance of the Senate. Replacing the space rift stood now an around 1.80 meter big human with black hair and blue eyes. The only thing that looks spezial about him are the clothes that he wears. With black military boots, dark blue jeans and the black blue sweatshirt, he can not help but stand out in the crowd that tolerantly began to surround him.

"Hello, people of Lux."(Rarion)

This time, I am happy that Seager the other co-consul is beside me since I know he will also do everything for Lux so that we finally gain our rightful place under the sun!