Gate of Memoirs/Drowning Darkness Lv.3

An ostentatiously dressed figure slithers in, accompanied by two heavily-armored warriors.
Portrait 	Dialogue
Music: "Battle Spirit" 	Music: "Battle Spirit"
 	
*Naga Brute: Ggrrrahh!
 	
*Naga Brute: Hrrrkk...
 	
*Tevarius: Savages! Cease this at once!
*Tevarius: Who is responsible for this unforgiveable crime?
*Tevarius gestures angrily at the poisoned lake.
*Tevarius: I demand to know who has sullied my waters!
*Tevarius: Answer, or I will strike you down where you stand!
 	
*The remaining Naga shrink from the crackling energy in Tevarius's fist, but hold their ground.
*The silhouette of a draconic, serpentine creature dancing behind him rumbles like a thundering storm.
*After a tense moment, a shrill sound pierces the air like a siren's call.
Music: "Sky Fort" 	Music: "Sky Fort"
 	
*An ostentatiously dressed figure slithers in, accompanied by two heavily-armored warriors.
*Saerenthis: I've been informed of an...incident. Explain yourselves.
 	
*Naga Shaman: Hafh'drn! Goddess as my witness, I sssspeak truth.
*Naga Shaman: In our efforts to control the area, we came across this land-walker...
*Naga Shaman: Though he bears no flame, I sense divinity within him.
*Naga Shaman: He may be an ally of that treacherous human, or the Fae...
 	
*The High Priest gives Tevarius a once-over.
*Spying the serpentine form coiling behind his adversary, he smirks.
*Saerenthis: What is your name?
 	
*Tevarius: Tevarius. To whom do I owe this... pleasure to?
 	
*Saerenthis: I am Saerenthis, High Priest of the Endless Abyss.
 	
*Saerenthis: My most sincere apologies for the trouble, Tevarius.
 	
*Saerenthis: We have lost a few of our kin from a tainted creature of the forest. We are on high alert.
 	
*Tevarius: The treacherous human you speak of...
 	
*Saerenthis: A land-walker like you, bearing a markedly different divinity.
 	
*Tevarius: "Divinity", you say.
 	
*Saerenthis: Are you not?
 	
*Tevarius: How do you mean?
 	
*Saerenthis: Tevarius, Tevarius. Let us be forthright here!
 	
*Saerenthis: You call storms without the help of our Deep Goddess! Simply fascinating.
*Saerenthis: I am curious about you, Tevarius.
 	
*Tevarius: ......
 	
*Saerenthis leans away, pretending not to notice Tevarius's discomfort.
*Saerenthis: Have you heard of the darkness that invaded this land?
 	
*Tevarius: That a great evil has scoured the earth, and lurks in the air still.
 	
*Saerenthis: Indeed it has. And this is what you see before you.
*Saerenthis: This is what the otherworldly invaders have left behind.
*Saerenthis: A sickening miasma of decay and death.
 	
*Tevarius: (That would explain the poison in the lake.)
 	
*Saerenthis: This field borders the Vale. Should not the Sage watch over the wellbeing of these lands?
*Saerenthis: Yet, she is nowhere to be found! Perhaps the Fae have succumbed to the corruption.
*Saerenthis: It falls to you, naturally, as you claim these lands to be your own.
 	
*Saerenthis: If you wish to drive these unnatural, tainted creatures out, surely we Naga can be of help.
*Saerenthis: As denizens of the great waters, it pains us to know these lakes are choked with poison.
 	
*Tevarius narrows his eyes at the Naga. The sinking feeling in his heart grew stronger with every minute.
*Something about these creatures feels similar to the darkness in the air.
*Tevarius: If you seek refuge, you will not find it here.
*Tevarius: I have little need of your...assistance. I will speak to the Sage myself.
*Tevarius: Now, before you flood the place...
 	
*Saerenthis: ... ...
 	
*Tevarius: ...?!
 	
*Saerenthis: Hmhm. I don't know if you're ignorant, stupid, or both.
Music: "Future Resolve"	Music: "Future Resolve"
 	
*Without warning, an enormous tortoiselike beast breaks through the marsh beneath Tevarius's feet, nearly crushing him in its jaws.
*Out of sheer reflex, Tevarius catches himself in midair, hovering for a brief moment.
*Sparks of energy dance from his body as his phantom silhouette snarls behind him.
 	
*Tevarius: Underhanded move.
 	
*Saerenthis: You were in the way. Quite literally, in fact.
*Saerenthis: Did you believe for even a second we were seeking your cooperation?
 	
*Saerenthis: Who do you think you are, *morsel*?
 	
*Tevarius: You vile little...
 	
*Saerenthis: Perhaps a little clarification is in order...
*Saerenthis: No one has denied our Deep Goddess and lived to speak of it.
*Saerenthis: So, I ask you again. Pledge yourself to Her service...
 	
*Saerenthis: If not, rest assured "your" land will be well taken care of in your...absence.
 	
*Tevarius: Hmph. Sorry to disappoint...
*Tevarius: But I'm going to ask you all to LEAVE.