SEVEN
"Oh dear, this is terrible!" he murmured to himself as he watched Lord Wraith and Lucifer give out their orders. "They really are planning on making this place so difficult!" Then he saw Lord Fear approach the site.
"Most impressive." Fear said to Wraith and Lucifer. "Your slaves are indeed of the highest standard, and Levels 2 and 3 are nearly complete you say?"
"Indeed they are." replied Wraith. "And we have made sure of an extra-long distance between Levels 1 and 2 to provide optimum difficulty in the lower levels."
"My, how I'd like to see a dungeoneer just get to the entrance of the Shadow Caverns!" gloated Fear. "And even if they do, I'll still have my own forces waiting there for them."
Merlin, clearly having seen enough, sneaked back out and decided to return to Knightmare Castle.
When he eventully returned to the castle, Merlin saw Treguard in the antechamber, with Frego not too far away.
"Treguard!" exclaimed Merlin. "The Opposition have created a huge distance between Levels 1 and 2, and there is no way a dungeoneer can get there using normal means. Oh what can we do, dungeon master?"
"There's only one thing we can do!" replied Treguard. He went off searching, and a few moments later came back with a horn.
"I'd like to see what you're going to do with that!" laughed Frego.
"Shut it Frego, this is an important matter!" demanded Treguard. "Now cover your ears, you as well Merlin...." At once he put his mouth into the horn and began to blow into it.
At once the horn gave a deafening noise, and the antechamber sceen burst into life. The screen showed an empty room before a dragon's head rose upwards. It was Smirkenorff.
"You called, duungeon master?" asked the dragon.
"I did indeed." replied Treguard. "The greater game is being resurrected and coming back. Now I need you to fly to Arrow Wood, it's not too far from where you are, and most of the Powers That Be are already located there. They will give you further instructions on what is going on. I trust we have your services again?"
"With great pleasure!" replied Smirkenorff. And at once the dragon set off for Arrow Wood and to play his part as the return of Knightmare loomed even closer....