[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/vvQWrbN.jpg[/img][h2][color=ffffff]THE 1ST PYRAMID[/color][/h2][/center][indent][indent][indent][indent][indent][hr][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent]The First Pyramid was a sight to behold, built at the edges of the oasis, beside a monumental waterfall. A bridge linking the margins of the margins of the Ma'at River could be seen on the opposite side of the dimly lit ritual plaza dominated by the Pyramid itself. The hieroglyphs etched in the dark obelisks that guarded each of the plaza's corners talked of a story of the god that dominates the waters with an iron grip of terror and the massive crocodilian statues guarding the Pyramid's entrance made the identity of the creature clear.

No traps or elaborated maze-like pathways waited for those who crossed the threshold of the God's domain; this was a challenge of power, a test of their nerves and cunning. Only those who were ready to claim the title of apex predators could hope to defeat...

[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/JtjpPpV.jpg[/img][h2][color=ffffff]SO'BEK, THE RAVAGER[/color][/h2][/center][indent][indent][indent][indent][indent][hr][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent]As soon as anyone stepped into the Pyramid they would find themselves transported to what must have been some kind of parallel dimension, or perhaps sent all the way back to the beginning of the Nightless Oasis. Otherwise, who what would explain the massive, lush marshland where they were threading now?

The interior of the Pyramid was, in fact, taken by wildlife, with vines and trees covering its walls, water at least to the height of the knee of an average height human covering most of the places not claimed by plants and occasional spots where the darker waters could reach untold depths. The cries of birds, crocodiles and other creatures that called these swamps their homes could be heard in the distance but all of them paled in comparison to the guttural voice that echoed through the ancient stones of the Pyramid.

"You have come to this place seeking to unleash a power you do not comprehend. Turn back now, or join the ranks of the countless ones who came before you," the voice said before the forest itself shook with a massive roar.
[center]※  ※  ※[/center]As the first one to enter the Pyramid, Nina would naturally become the first to be targeted by the Guardian's rage. The only warning she would have before being attacked was the unnatural stillness of the water around her before a loud snapping sound of jaws breaking out of the dark pond.

"You had your chance!" The two-and-a-half meters tall, crocodilian humanoid said as he swung his machete-like blade at the smallish dragon with impressive brute force and agility before following the combination attack with a tail-whip that splashed copious amounts of water in towards her face.

As if the attack alone wasn't enough, Nina would find that the vines and roots of the plants that covered the Pyramid's innards were trying to snare her, to make the Guardian's job easier.