Something was very wrong in the Misty vale dungeon, a small group, you wouldn't even call it that, a couple of adventurers and some beasts that served them was smashing through the dungeon like a rampaging typhoon, mobs and boss monsters were destroyed in minutes where larger parties would take days to approach the challenge, this was beyond anything the old dungeon has ever experienced, they were killing his reputation, he checked to see how others were doing and was relieved to see this was not some wide spread epidemic, just this couple it could cope with, the others will have to suffer the consequences of the dungeon's new inventions as it tried to veer them off from their goal.

Ben called his Hunting Grounds skill and summoned another of his troup letting nat rest for the time being, he whispered some arcane words and a waterfall of light gushed through the magic portal, Hello Nea had a nice nap? Yes brother Ben, where are we? This is the Misty Vale dungeon and I need you to tell me what lies ahead, i have never come this far before. The lights puddled on the floor and soaked into the tiles running along the cracks and up the walls lighting the way to the trio of heroes as they walked down the corridor traps sprang on all sides but they were just illusions cast by Nea the elemental spirit, the illusions let them avoid and evade all the lethal traps and even prepared them to the charge of the moster trihorn bull on the long and narrow hall, as they entered the chamber Nea pooled again into the living fountain of light and the group prepared for a boss fight on this level.

A screech was heard resonating from the walls and a magnificent harpy queen descended on the party with her flock, this was the time for Sara to show off, her arrows felling a dozen monsters in a single volley, the queen buffered her second volley with a gust of wind from her great wings and Ben used his Lure skill to call her to him, as Sara was fighting the flock Ben had a battle of wits and determination with their queen, he posed a riddle for her, a man she could not enchant with her voice or charms yet still offered her his devotion, the queen, named Emmaline could not resist him for long, he promised open skies and great adventures if she would just join him, the elemental by his side was another force to reckon with as it wasnt a slave, she could see the bonds of service and they were not charred with compulsion, feeling her heart beat faster and her breath cought in her chest she agreed to the bond and as she did ahe could hear an angry voice ringing in her mind, the flock turned against her, trying with all their powers to shred their treacherous queen but the man was there and with his elemental and his friend he protected her from harm sealing the bond and proving he was true to his word.

As the battle ground fell silent Ben used his Hunting Ground skill to send Emma to roost and rest in a magical kingdom of endless forests and boundless sky and she dove inside eager to explore. Another one for your harem Ben? Sara asked sarcastically with a little wicked smile, Well done on using your manly wiles to seduce every royal female you come across. Its not like that and you know it.

Azure was excited, his chalice was almost in place, he could feel the ebbs of ambient mana lapping at its jeweled lip, not long now before he could establish his first link to another dungeon beyond his domain. He went back to working on his other two projects mainly the little accident he had a week before and his creation of a new public middle tiered dungeon, he decided to experiment some more with his new skill and created another core, this one much larger and more elaborate than the tiny one he installed in the children's den, he called this new dungeon Finder's Hollow and allowed it a much greater selection of abilities and attributes, because the old Azure was feeding it, the new dungeon grew rapidly into the desired shape and was almost ready for its first adventurers.