[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/RtXc4l2.png[/img][/center][indent]The approach of not one, but two opponents of appreciable size did not go unnoticed by the Behemoth from the Depths, even though the threats issued by the other beings who found themselves within its dark presence weren't so easy to acknowledge in this large-scale conflict.

The monster didn't see to react to Unit-T or Anteus, at first, merely trudging its way towards the center of the ruins regardless of who chose to stand on its path. This facade of ignorance concealed a frighteningly sharp intellect, that didn't miss anything happening around it.

The darkness seemed to thicken even more as it entered Lenuria properly said, to a degree were it physically clung to anything in contact with it, acting like thick soup, or a glue, that dampened almost all sound within it save for the monsters own terror instilling grunts and the cries of pain and death that followed it, almost as if Lenuria itself, or the remnants of its long-gone citizens convulsed in pain, forced to relive the day of their dooming. It would quickly become apparent as the darkness became more and more palpable and that the cries come directly from it, bleeding and spewing mind-warping energies on all who dared stand close to the monster. Not only the beast's physical strength was an appreciable threat for even Champions of the Triumvirate banded together, but to stand on its presence meant to be bathed by a maddening power that defies comprehension.

A dreadful roar heralded its entry in the combat properly said. All of a sudden the monster changed, seeming to grow even large, or had it spawned copies of itself? One could only wonder. The truth is that the target which came into Unit-T's line of fire was slightly smaller than the monster in question, but seemed every bit as powerful. The beam attack closed at it straight in the chest, at the same time as what looked like a powerful breath attack coming from the monster in front of Anteus would be perceptible only when it was almost in the earthen titan's face. Unit-T itself would find that one of the Monsters had somehow swan behind it and was closing in fast for a ramming attack, while a parasite rode its back; its intent unknown.

Whatever their foe actually was, its power and abilities were nothing to be underestimated.

Meanwhile, Cassiopeia would find herself in the throne room. Ruin and decay covered every bit of the once magnificent hall, whose only interesting immediately visible features were the throne itself as well as the mermaid's skeletons littering the chamber. Even among those who seemed to have belonged to warriors of old, one of them still dressed in a suit of armor seemingly made of coral, whose design was reminiscent of the iconic armor worn by the mighty Valkyries of Celestia and wielding a once dazzling trident, commanded the most attention.

Aside from the skeletons and the throne, there was also a great magic circle buried under the dust and mud. It spanned almost the whole room and its center had a socket designed to fit something of approximately the thickness of a sword's hilt. Maybe the room, just like the palace still guarded more secrets. Finding them, if there were any, would certainly require more exploration.

The outcome of these findings would be decided by the slime's next set of actions.[/indent][hr]