Scene night time in the forest of nightmares
Draugur laying down seeming sleepy and tired while Iris clinging onto Raven arm
Draugur looking at Para with a almost bored look says could you stop monologing and actually tell us what's up in with this place
Para startled eyes in an happy and energetic voice oh okay then I'll entertain you
This forest is home to a large amount of fallen humans or demons as you may know and they are all drawn here by the absurd amount of negative ether that comes from the hanging tree over here
Draugur who as more questions then answers says and what's with that tree
Iris her voice taking on an even more timid and trembling tone says long ago a god that fall from grace took refuge in a tree here his anger and rage combined with the ether of the forest terraformed the place into a place of nightmares were no grace from the other gods shines so a multitude of fallen creatures gathered in the forest and the hanging tree was created it's said to steal a person life force in order to keep the god alive
Draugur getting up grabs a bench and says great now we know we stuck in a forest with a crazy god who's probably listening in on our conversation because why the hell not
He throws the bench in a fit of rage but before it hits the inky black water a massive worm like creature with two massive jaws and eight eyes shots out of the depths and eats the bench
Draugur jumping back in shock and dumbstruck disbelief thinks was that a massive earthworm
Para smiling says I won't do that if I where you those aren't normal waters which you can just swim in they connected to a river that leads to the land of blasphemy I won't you getting eaten or dragged here now
Draugur looking at Para says you often nice to me now what are you planning
Raven sleeping peacefully as Para adjusts his collar and says I'm marrly trying to atone for the poor treatment of earlier
Draugur laying down against the tree says well pointing down so better explain what's going on here
Para his smile fainting his expression becaming dead serious says this year exam is nothing but a slaughter house and they choose the perfect place to do so
This region we in may be called the forest of nightmares but it's also called the land of hailing screams...he begins to trail off
Raven thinking to herself
Our best bet is to move closer to the dimensional rift and escape but our objective is to found a dragon shard like hell we'll be dead long before that in a place were more then eight thousand people dead during the last exam ten years ago why would they bring us into this hell hole anyway
She opens her mouth to share her thoughts but keeps quite better keeping it to herself but she opens the scroll again to see there was details
Raven unknowingly reading aloud her eyes wide with fear but voice still monotone
Guys we have a problem
Draugur looks at her with a bored and mildly disinterested expression says
What is it now some unforeseen circumstance that forces us to do what they ordered
Raven with hr usual monotone says I'd we don't finish this exam in the time period we'll be stuck here
Draugur, Iris and Para eyes widen as before they can even start there suspicions a high pitched screaming out for help
Draugur the first to lap from tree to tree
Followed by everyone else
The woman with a bloodied white coat and blonde hair hanging on top of a low hanging bench as a massive three mouthed mutant with human like arms extends its arms to grab her but with a wave of darkness and the sound of gun shots it becames riddled with holes and cut into pieces
Draugur saying to Raven I hit it first
Raven chuckling says in your dreams swordboy
Para now piggy backing Iris looks down at the woman and says hello here and who may you be miss bloodied
The woman breathing heavily and in gasps says I am Krex and think you for your help
Draugur already suspicious looks at Krex bloodied from but keeps his thoughts to himself while Iris with a sympathetic look say what happened to you
Krex tearing up behind to cry as she looks down and says it was horrible my g...group they w...where all killed infront of me I hide and watched a....and I can't believe i...I was since a coward
Para looking down on her a glimmer of sympathy in his eyes jumps down gracefully and lifts her up
"It's okay now we here for you"said his voice reassuring as he extends his hand
Krex wiping her tears accepts and with a warm smile says think you
Everyone's eyes widen as they begin to feel dizzy and fall to the ground her eyes turning a blood shot red and thru cough blood
Krex groaning on the ground says what is this
Draugur thinking it's just like before but this time it's more powerful as if the more we travel the thicker the ether becames but I can barely breath this is ridiculous his thoughts where panicked and bitter but even so he pushes himself to his feet as the presence stops
Raven coughing blood says we have to finish this mission and get out of here before we get ether poisoning
The scene shifts to the neon lit part of the forest where Eren , Lyra and the girl with pointed ears seat in an half ruining building around a blue flame
Eren sighing thinks "this place is insane first it was that monster now the flames are blue not only that if it wasn't for this building we would be fine for out there with the high ether concentration but..."
as he looks at Lyra whos visibility shaken by the whole situation and the pointed ear girl who mutters "we done for we'll all going to die here like those two from earlier it's only a matter of time before that thing founds us"
Eren looking at her with stoic disinterest thinks yea no I'm not comforting any of them
Eren aloud "hey you what's your name" he points to the pointed eared girl
The girl wiping her tears says I'm Lisa Woodmere an elf but why does it matter we all going to die
Eren looking outside says we not going to die here not when there's others out there as he thinks about Draugur he continues yea not at all we get through no matter what
Lisa and Lyra both Stare at Eren there expressions one of hope and determination
Both nod Eren turning away from them says we have two more days to found that dragon shard and get out of them and our best bet when traveling during the night is through the trees
As they put out the fire and jump from the window seals into the forest
The scene shifts to Vataran and eye patch who are battered and bruised but smiling as which here magical affinities for iron and steel kill of hordes of monsters as they laughter echo's through out the forest
Scene the. Moving group of Draugur, Para , Iris, Raven and Krex
Draugur groaning in pain thinks I guess that training up on that mountain worked but in this area ether poisoning what kinda of sick joke is that your telling me we could all die due to over absorption of ether
Raven speaking aloud says our best bet is to move towards the hanging tree
Iris shocked to hear this says move towards that forsaken place that doesn't sound like a good idea
Raven looking at the bag she asked Draugur to carry says it's actually a great idea to obtain a dragon shard we need to be in a cave to actually mine it out or there's always fighting a wyrm or a drake but what we need is quality
Para sighing says miss monotone is correct I'm sure we being graded on what kinds of dragon shard we get not how many
Draugur dumbstruck thinks there are different kinds of dragon shards
Para smirking explains yes but in simple terms red is common and black is rare the darker the color that power it as
As they jump from a tree into a clearing they all in shock look down to see massive hole with neon lighting as they a scream and fall down
Draugur grabbing onto Para as Para shouts what is gods name are you going you little bit draugur pulls his collar over his face with a sly grin he extends his hands and dark energy appears as it shots out to grab anyone
Draugur his codex open thinks with a lot of practice I was able to use a slashing spell that concentrations my dark magic to a single point then releases it in a violent slash with that knowledge I thought I could use my magic to create arms but I ever excepted it to work in a moment of desperation
Draugur whispering says dark magic: lightness hands
As with a loud crash they lead
Everyone fine and barely bruised while Para his hat now flater and clothing tattered get up with a loud groan and the cracks of joints he says not very friendly draugur
Para now below everyone groans in pain
As Draugur gets up and says you'll be fine I'm sure we have a person with healing magic here maybe
Para rising his upper half says why use me as pillow for your fall huh
Draugur smirking says simple I don't like your-
As everything turns back for a moment and a black butterfly flies inches from Draugur face as Draugur swings his body to the side narrowly avoiding a tongue with a pointed end as the tongue hits the tree it begins decaying draugur cuts it off with us sword
Everyone shocked stand defensively as Draugur looking as a massive dragon like Beast with six legs
Six milky eyes and dark purple scales appears with neon yellow fur in its back it roars opening its slit jaw as the one that attacked Eren group joins
The group turn here backs to each other to face the monsters
As Krex says two of them both are behemoths but I that one with purple scales is a dragon too
Draugur sighing says great just what we
Draugur thinking thing we on its a building but what's one of those doing here
From within the building Eren,Lyra and Lisa hear the rumbling above him and even gets up and says it's here we have to go
The scene shifts back to the city of twilight where in a dawning doves meeting room seat the captain's present during the beginning of the exam and a woman with white hair braided to cover her face wearing a purple dress
As William says think you all for coming here I understand you all must want to know were sent the examinees and I what you to bare an open mind
Roger sighing says of you can't shallow split it out
Leonard Lionheart says I also would like to know where have you sent them
As the others nod in agreement there expressions stoic and disinterested
William sighing with a heavy and commanding voice says I sent them to the forest of monsters to receive dragon shards a necessary component for potion brewing
Everyone but Rogers eyes widen with the weight of the situation as rose hitting the table says William you bastard are you insane they aren't nearly as ready as we where- but William cuts her off by saying that's exactly the point in the past ten years the exams have became soft and have produced less an acceptable mystic knights that'd why for this year I choose the forest
Solomon his expression grave and seriously with a cold voice says you sent them to here deaths it would be a miracle if those child saved ether poisoning let allow the first night
William says I am aware and I fully that responsibility for what happens and the life's lost if it mean we gain string capable knights so be it what's a few hundred lives
Rose her voice equally cold and emotionaless says you see that like life is a game of chess
William silence doesn't respond as he says now we need to decide who will be joining our teams we'll watch the progress with maiden Lane crow magic
Maiden Lane the women with the white hair claps get hands as she says happy to be of service as Long as you pay my fees that is
As the room turns a pitch black and screens displaying the forest abs the remaining groups appear
To be continued