Tellus; A Fatal Deception (First Draft)

Part Three; Dungeon of the Demon Lord.

Deep within the dungeon, glowing red eyes shines in the complete darkness. An ominous scratching and tapping can be heard as the eyes stay completely still.

The eyes slowly fade back into the dark. 'Finally...' A deep sinister voice echoes in the dark.

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The party stands just inside the entrance of the dungeon, looking at a large sealed door depicting strange drawings and writings. Overgrown with dead twigs and vines with cracks at the corners of the stone the door is made from. A strange and unnerving cold seems to be emitting from the door, giving everyone purse.

'Lisa, can you read this?' Jill asks standing at the front of the party. She wraps her vibrant red robes tighter as to worm herself up a little.

Lisa walks ahead, looking at the door carving. 'I'm not sure, this writing is old though... like really old.' Her eyes focus on some writing that catches her attention, set apart from the rest of the markings, situated in almost dead centre of the door. 'This can't be right...'

'What does it say?' Anthony asks.

'I can't read it properly but... something about demons and imprisonment maybe? Or is that interrogation?'

'Maybe it's the demon lord crypt.' Ryder sarcastically and mockingly states, smirking at the thought of fighting a real demon lord.

'Don't be ridiculous Ryder, that's just a legend, a myth.' Ethan states. 'No such thing.'

'Yeah...' Ryder replies a little confused as to why Ethan just spoke to him.

Lucy comes down the stone stairs slowly, her eyes glowing brightly as she clutches onto her daggers. 'What's the holdup...?' Her voice cracks with nervousness as she slightly holds her breath, waiting for a response.

'Can anyone see a way to open this door?' Asked Jill.

Anthony steps up, rising his shield to his chest. 'I can try bashing it open.'

'No wait.' Lisa puts her hand on the door, focusing her magic and her mind.

A sudden bang catches everyone by surprise. 'What was that?' Jill asks.

The door slowly starts to lower into the ground. 'I knew it.' Lisa states watching the door lower. 'A magical lock.'

'A magical lock?'

'Yeah, only demi-humans like us can open this thing, if a demon tried or any of the darkness creatures, they'd probably be destroyed. Whoever built this place knew what they were doing, it's shocking to how old and advance it is.'

'What do you mean?'

'Judging on the structure and the magical circuits, this place is more than two thousand years old. It may even have been built during the time of the gods...' Lisa starts to get excited, showing her enthusiasm on her face. 'What we could find in here...'

'Remember, we're here to kill the demon, nothing more.' Ethan reminds everyone.

'Right, let's go, we can study it later Lisa, we really should deal with the threats first, I can sense movement from within.' Jill turns to everyone else. 'Right, stick together and cover each other's backs. Lisa, can you light the way, Lucy, we're going to need those beautiful eyes of yours too.'

Lucy nods as Lisa's face drops, reaching for her staff and placing her hand on the gem once again. 'Fine... Holy Orb of Light...' She says in a less than enthusiastic way.

Lisa's staff lights up, shining through the darkness of the entrance and into a dark corridor heading further underground. Lucy walks in front, her eyes shining almost as bright as Lisa's staff.