MLTNO P5- "Hide And Seek"

"Hide And Seek" is the fifth and final Part of "Miracula Luxia: The Noble One". It was released on 17.09.2020.
== Plot ==
While Jared and his allies try to find a way to repel the Vahnatai invasion, Dorikas sees this invasion as an opportunity. An opportunity to help his army of Darkside Loyalists grow even stronger than they have ever been before.
Although the plan seems unlikely to succeed, the wicked leader does not back down and does everything he can to convince his allies that the Vahnatai can be trusted, despite their heated disputes with the humans on the Surface.
From the looks of it, Dorikas will find a new alliance in the eyes of Rentar-Ihrno's Vahnatai warriors. This does not bode well for the unsuspecting citizens of Avernum and the Surface.
== Story ==
Dorikas comes out of his room. Some of his allies approach him.
"Sir, you're awake!"- One of them says- "Is something wrong?"
Dorikas grins.
"My friends, today, I have realized something."- He says- "Today, I figued out that we can ally ourselves with a new force, one that can help us decimate Avernum and make it ours."
The loyalists gasp.
"But... but what could it be, Sir?"- The loyalist from before says- "Avernum is too strong! We cannot defeat it before finding most of our scattered loyalists! It is not possible!"
Dorikas grins again and shakes his head.
He points at the door that leads to his room.
"Back there, I had a vision."- He says- "I saw humans on the Surface, fighting what looks like a bunch of aliens. A really powerful, well-organized force of ruffians, who fight for nothing else than revenge. Revenge on the ones who have taken away their precious leader."
The loyalists are surprised by this.
"S-sir! You don't mean... "
Dorikas nods.
"Yes. Rentar-Ihrno is back."- He says- "And she lusts for the revenge that she could not earn decades ago. The revenge on the Avernites who betrayed her, as well as the ones who have harmed their kind before- the Surface people."
"And, the only way we can win against Avernum, is if we ally ourselves with those aliens against our common enemy."
The loyalists shake their heads.
"Sir, we always listen to what you say. We always respect your decisions."- Another loyalist says- "But this is madness! Rentar-Ihrno hates everyone, and she will stop at nothing until the whole humanity has been wiped out of the face of the Earth! She is insane, Sir! Please reconsider!"
Dorikas smiles and shakes his head.
"I understand your concerns, fellow warriors. I understand how you feel about those unpredictable creatures and their powerful leader."- He responds- "But let me explain! And then, maybe you will see the wisdom in my ways."
The loyalists, seeing that they have no other choice in this matter, decide to listen to what their leader has to say.
Dorikas smiles.
"Very well."- He says- "Now, let me explain myself."
"So, you may not believe it at first, but me and Rentar are cut from the same cloth. We both have a cause that we're fighting for. We both have an enemy that we have sworn to defeat for a very long time. And, best of all, this enemy is a common one for both of us."
"Naturally, this would be a perfect idea to try allying ourselves with her army. It will give us quite an advantage."
"But Sir!"- One of the loyalists says- "What do we do with Rentar-Ihrno and her forces once the Avernites have been defeated?"
Dorikas smirks.
"Oh, I am not sure. Maybe we can kill them, if they act against us."- He says- "Or maybe we can keep them as our trusted allies."
He turns away.
"But that is a task for another day. Now, we must think about allying ourselves with this powerful force, and nothing else other than that."
He turns back to his allies.
"I want you to spread the news around the whole fort and let the rest of our allies know about our intentions. Next, I want you to begin the operation of seeking out Rentar-Ihrno's Vahnatai and offering them a chance for a real fight against Avernum... and the world. Am I clear, soldiers?"
The loyalists nod.
"You are perfectly clear, sir."- One of them says- "We shall do as you say. If you see wisdom in the aliens' ways, we will do the same. We won't dissapoint you!"
Dorikas nods and smiles.
"This is the army that I have always dreamed of."- He says- "Now go. There is a new mission at hand, and we must complete it at all costs."
"Do not falter, my allies!"
The loyalists nod and spread around the fort, each one of them telling another of their leader's new plan of survival.
Dorikas smiles again and heads back into his room.
There, he looks into a mirror neatly set to the right of his bed. Instead of seeing his own reflection, however, he sees the silhouette of Devin Pendragon, the young man who managed to escape from him not very long ago.
Dorikas grins.
"Oh, Devin, Devin."- He says to himself- "You thought that you could escape from me and hide behind your new friends. You thought that you had a chance against me."
He shakes his head.
"How foolish of you, kid. Nobody can defeat me- the mighty Dorikas. Even if you send all of your friends to help you fight me, I will crush them along with you. Nothing will save you from your impending doom."
He stares into the mirror. The reflection changes. Instead of the silhouette of Devin Pendragon, he now sees the one of Jared Kaos.
"And this other kid... Jared Kaos, is it? I've heard that he has defeated powerful servants of evil, pure evil."
He shakes his head and smirks.
"But I am not the kind of evil that he would expect me to be. I am a different kind... and he will realize it soon. Eventually, he will see that his efforts to eradicate me will be in vain and he will see the errors in his ways. No, all of them will see how futile it is to fight me and my army of Darkside Loyalists."
He stares into the mirror again. This time, the silhouette that is shown is of Dorikas himself.
"And, when they beg me for mercy, when they plead me to spare their lives. I will laugh at them. And I will tell them that they shouldn't have messed with a man like me in the first place. I shall make all of them suffer!"
He laughs maniacally for a few seconds and then stops.
"But, as much as I want to make them suffer right now, I shall leave that pleasure for another day. Now, I should focus on the task at hand- allying the Darkside Loyalists with Rentar-Ihrno's Vahnatai... or at least try to do so. Who knows how mad they could actually be?"
"And give Avernum the nastiest surprise that its residents would ever bear witness to."- He adds- "Show them that every effort of theirs will be in vain, every second will be in pain and no one ever will bring them the rain... of mercy."
He laughs again.
"Oh, they will all see."- He says, this time aloud- "They will all see the true power of the Darkside Loyalists. They will!"
Having said that, Dorikas leaves the room, eager to complete the new mission as soon as possible.
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And so, Dorikas and his loyal army of Darkside Loyalists shall make an attempt to ally themselves with one of the strongest antagonistic forces known to man- Rentar-Ihrno and her army of Vahnatai. Whether they will succeed in their quest or not, however, will be revealed later.
As for Jared and his allies, they shall make an attempt to ally themselves with the other side of the same coin- the Vahnatai of Olgai. And that connection between the two forces will be all thanks to the humans' new ally- the envoy known as Ghall-Ihrno.
The world will never be the same as before, as the forces of good and evil fight against each other, devastating the land and endangering the lives of many innocent people.
Will there be an end to this madness? Will Jared and his allies succeed in putting both evil forces in their place? Or will evil prevail and destroy everything? That... is a question that will be answered during another day.
One thing is for sure, though. No matter what the outcome will be, the world will never be the same.