Animus Monsters

The **Animus Monsters** are the secondary antagonists of The Curse of The Dark Dragon, led by the primary antagonist.

## Background

Months prior to the arrival of The Legendary Heroes, The Dark Dragon awoke from his belived eternal slumber within The Dark Temple, which was originally located underground in the centre of Yabrana. Upon his awakening, the Temple rised into the sky before dissapearing, and a srange black and blue Goop rained down on the country. The Animus that landed on the ground transformed, taking the forms of Goblins, Lizark and Faceless. These creature terrorized the various people of Yabrana, but where held off by the knights of the country. This all changed when a Faceless found a cluster of Source Stones. Upon absorbing the Source Stones, the Faceless transformed into a monstrous creature, with even more power. Due to the power of these new types of Animus Monsters, the King of Ofenshire and his Queen devised a plan. She would go on to search for and combat The Dark Dragon, and he would summon The Legendary Heroes in case she fails her mission. She soon set off with her knights and took charge of the situation, culling any Animus Monsters she could on her way

With the arrival of The Legendary Heroes and the immense power used for their summoning alerted the Animus Monsters to their location. Unbeknownst to almost anyone, a shape changing Animus Monster had infiltrated the city of Ofenshire, disguising itself as her Prince. Upon his meeting of the heroes he sensed, the Prince revealed his nature, exploding into a ball of Animus, seemingly killing himself and releasing new monsters into the world, including larger and stronger versions of the Goblins. This allowed the heroes to transform into KAmen Rider and increased their confidence in defeating The Dark Dragon.

## Animus Monster Types

* Inval
* Neole

The Inval are the names given to the footsoldiers of the Animus Monsters. These are creatures created through Animus on its own, without the need of an outside influence or Source Stone, Because of this, they are relatively weak and can be defeated by any trained knight, not requiring the power of a Source Stone or Kamen Rider to defeat.

* Goblin: The most basic of the various Inval. Goblin's have the strength and dexterity of humans despite being of a smaller size to them. They are typically created with short swords or bows
* Lizark: The most dexterous of the Inval on the land. Lizark have a great amount of speed and are able to swim far easier than the other Inval
* Faceless: The faceless are the most unique Inval. They take the form of large, walking piles of Animus, with no features. They have the ability to copy the abilities of both living and non-living things that they absorb into their body. They are also immune to regular attacks, but typically don't battle

Faceless

The Neole are the evolved versions of Faceless, after absorbing Source Stones and imbuing the Animus that makes up their body with its power. The Neole are classified by the areas that they are evolved in, as it also determines their evolution.

* Cave Neole

Cave Neole are the Neole that evolve in various caves around the continent. They typically have the ability to see in darkness and the ability to climb on the different surfaces in their homes. Unlike most Neole, they will tend to stay away from combat outside of their homes, but that too can be a difficulty depending on where they are created