A feeling of intense dread fills you up, making you feel not so warm inside.  You're last trip to this place was….interesting.  After getting painfully banished you decided to ignore the place and just continue on business as usual. 


But you NEED to get these crystals, otherwise what will become of your place in Discorina?


It takes hours, but eventually you make your way past the main city, and through the dirt road.  Ahead, the large and dark castle looms over head.  The ashy clouds spewing a host of rain and lightning strikes viciously at the ground.  The stone walls surrounding the castle appear foreboding, several small watchtowers dot the wall.


Dark spires stretching upward, the metal spikes on top of them catching some of the lightning bolts.  As you near the wall, you swear you hear something turning and whirring from deep within the castle, amidst the sound of the storm.


Shivering and trembling you jog over to the castle, hoping you can get what you're looking for, and maybe a place to warm up.


The large wooden gate appears to be shut, you didn't expect it to just be wide open though.  You grab the rope on the side and pull it with all of your might.  The large bell connected to it rings out its horrid tune.


As you stand, soaked and cold, the door slowly opens but just a bit.  Taking a step forward you squint at the opening.


"Who's there?" a voice says, "Ford?  Is that you?"


"Yep," you say.


"Ha, you know you're not allowed here."


"I'm just here for some magic crystals…nothing else," you say.


"I think that would be going against the rules…remember what happened last time you were here?"


"Can you at least let me in from the cold, please," you say, "wouldn't it be nice?"


The door opens more, and the source of the voice steps out.  A tall man, hair shaved and clean shaven, he smiles.  But there is something else to that smile, it's not exactly coming from a place of hospitality.


"Sure," he chuckles, "this should be interesting."


"Thanks," you say as you walk past him.


You enter the tunnel that eventually leads to the door…which you find to be open.  Walking in like you own the place, you take a look around.  The large keep appears empty…as far as you can tell.


The winds of the storm buffets against the castle, it almost obscures the sound of your soft steps as you traverse across the large keep. 


Wandering down the halls, you stop suddenly as you hear something. 


"REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"


Shrugging your shoulders you continue, must have just been your imagination.


The halls twist and wind, and you feel as lost as ever.  How did you ever navigate this place in the short time you had spent here?


That darn Sorceress must be around here somewhere, she must have some magic crystals.  But where could she be?

You kitchen

Ah, that's right, it must be dinner time!  After spending several more long and grueling minutes trying to remember your way around the place, you pass through some of the halls until you find the kitchens. 


And what a smell that greets you!  Someone is cooking up some good shit!


As you enter the large dinner hall, the near empty place seems somewhat startling.  As you get closer to the trio, you see one woman holding several chickens in her arms and softly whispering to them. 


"Who are you?" you ask.


"It's simple…I'm Sabley," she says before going back to the most precious chickens.


The second person you see is some girl with little snakes for hair, and her eyes….by God her eyes…you stare with horror into the empty void that was her eye sockets, as you do so a little beetle crawls out of one of them, takes a shit on her eyebrow, and goes back inside.

You stare into the Void

As you stare into the gaping chasms, you think you see something flickering within, it is a quick flash of red…then it is gone.  As you keep staring the darkness seems to seep out of them and take over your vision.  You tremble and shutter and fall to the floor…


Time...time loops...