[center][h1]Nero[/h1][/center]
[hr][@Rai][@13org]

A sinister laugh echoed from the darkness as a sudden gust extinguished all fires within the tunnel. A heavy chill swept over all as a deep ethereal voice echoed in the minds of all in the tunnel, [color=006666]”The likes of you? Free ME? From a prison made from the sacrifice of countless children of Seraph? Laughable!”[/color]  the voice broke into a disturbingly mad fit of laughter, before turning deathly silent.  [color=006666]”You’ve merely interrupted my nap…. And now….  I’m a bit [b]HUNGRY[/b].”[/color]
The souls of every living thing in the tunnel were suddenly ripped from their corporeal forms, and dragged into the abyss.  Cold, lifeless shapes littered the floor of the cavern, there was only one survivor. [Color=006666]"Blech. Soul qualilty really isn't what it used to be... Tastes dreadful.... ohoho. Is one still alive? It would appear as though I've gotten quite weak over the millennia.  No matter. I can [i]easily[/i] fix that...."[/color]  the voice muttered as a giant claw reached for the surviving commander from the depths of the abyss.

The commander's eyes beheld the darkness moving for him, illuminated by the flames of the fallen. He gritted his teeth and reached his right hand inside his left coat. [b]"I'm not one to snack on asshole."[/b] He leaped backwards, effortlessly flipping several meters back. Not far enough to be out of reach entirely. But enough to evade what the dragon thought was just another mining slave. [b][i]"My shadow skills are unmatched..."[/i][/b] He began to speak as he was midair. His landing was met with an unnatural crater from his legs hitting the stone ground. [b][i]"The power of my blow knows no equal!"[/i][/b] He placed his hands on the ground and a white aura surrounded him briefly, his hair raising. He then vanished in a blur of light.

Chuckling at the defiant display of such an ant, it was time for the dragon to find some REAL food.  Souls of the weak were comparable to stale breadcrumbs.  He wanted... No he NEEDED more souls; POWERFUL souls. More importantly, he needed to find his precious little investment. Oh how excited he was to check on its growth!

But food came first.

A colossal roar shook the city; issuing a  challenge to those who protect it.  Bursting forth from beneath the earth, a dragon the size of a small castle, scattering massive shards of earth, splinters of wood, and other kinds of debris all over the streets of Nero.  A twisted, flaming grin formed across the monster's face as it eyed the feast laid out before it.

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