As Jenso and Oz made their way into the large structure, their path was lit methodically. The floor, roof, and walls of the small hallway they'd entered glowed a dim green with each stop they took. It wasn't long before they reached the main room, where Geode stood alone, in the center. His body glowed with the same dark energies it had always sustained, and he turned slowly to greet the two, slamming their escape route shut. 

	"Ah! How pleasant of you two to drop by!" He goaded, taking his attention away from the orb in his hand and bowing courteously.