Back at the Alliance House, Azov called a meeting of the Myths to order, all forty of them who had gone into the dungeon today.
Opal had arranged the amphitheatre in the upper loft for them, using illusions to make it look like an ancient marble building once you came up the stairs.
The sight reminded Karl that he hadn’t made time to make the arena plinth yet, and he mentally moved it up his priority list.
"What are you plotting?" Azov asked, startling everyone who thought that he was going to start with questions about the dungeon.
But instead, he was looking directly at Karl, as if this was all his fault.
"Nothing, we set a record, and what happened, happened." Karl replied.
"Not that. Just now. I sensed the chaotic aura around you, and it is too much like that old woman. What are you plotting?" Azov replied.
Of course, the ancient Immortal would be well attuned to the Chaos Dragon. And now that Karl’s constitution had improved, and had evolved in her direction, it made it even easier for Azov to guess when he was thinking of something new.
"Oh, I was thinking that with the skills I have, I might be able to make an artificial trial ground, an arena where combatants could go to fight it out with safeguards in place." Karl explained.
"And why would you want to do that?"
"To help them advance, of course. Dungeons are the best way to advance, but an artificial trial ground, like I made for the Golden Dragon Nation, is a close second.
However, I could also make it into an arena, with single challenges, or combat between visitors. Doesn’t that sound fun? It even allows me to set safety protocols, to remove the injured combatants from the arena and heal them." Karl explained.
Azov sighed. "Well, that’s actually sensible. I apologize for doubting you. I thought that you might be thinking of ways to use [Illusionary Domain] as a trap spell in combat."
Cara smirked, and Azov winked at her.
[He said that so that we didn’t guess what he was actually worried we were thinking about.] The badger noted.
[If it is worse than badger filled illusionary worlds, he’s got an excellent imagination.] Dana agreed.
[We could make it a Naga Swamp filled with Illusionary snakes that have the Elemental’s Wrath transformation.] Remi suggested helpfully.
[And bugs. Everyone hates bugs.] Thor agreed.
[I’m starting to understand why the Chaos element drives Azov to drinking.] Dana joked.
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