Cloud Castle

* Cloud Castle
* Obsidian Palace

### NPCs

Pilin, Ezen, Baibee (flashback), Azen (flashback), Leethos (flashback), Vogana (flashback), Ozen (flashback), Skinscraper (flashback), Pozan (flashback), Magma Queen (flashback), Coo Coo Junior, Sven, Zoe, Crazy, Guard, Waawa

### Bosses

Coo Coo

Cloud Castle is the third episode of The Darkness and the thirty-fifth episode of The Tree of Life in general. It is the twenty-first dungeon where Dabsar, Chappal, Zian, Sven, Guard and Zoe go through the notorious Cloud Castle to find a Tree of Life piece as well as the way to Myrkur. However, they discover some old friends of Chappal… as well as an old enemy.

## Plot

Pilin returns to the dungeons of Myrkur to see Ezen. The guard is hesitant to let him through, as he finds it suspicious. Pilin eventually convinces him, and the guard lets him, but remains extremely suspicious. He sits down next to Ezen's cage for a while in silence. Eventually, Ezen tells Pilin that it's his turn to open up and tell him about his past. Pilin refuses at first, but Ezen knows he wants to, so Pilin reluctantly tells him.

Pilin describes that it was only around a year ago or so that this happened, but he was much younger and more naïve then. He was playing tennis with Baibee (and apparently losing, much to the amusement of Leethos and the disgust of Azen), until Vogana came and told them she found out how to do a cloaking spell and spy on a meeting going on with the general, admiral and commander of the Order of Magma. They do so. However, in the meeting Pilin overhears Pozan's plan to wipe out a civilian plan, which he directly speaks against, saying those people want nothing more than to live their lives unoppressed. The Magma Queen is furious with Pilin for this, as not only did he interrupt a war meeting, but he also demonstrate "weakness", and a wish to spare innocent civilians. She wanted to have him executed, but his friends stood up to him. The Magma Queen decides to name Pilin a spy for the Order of Magma, an incredibly risky job. She warns him that if he fails, he will be executed.

Back in the present, Ezen is horrified to hear of such cruelty from the Magma Queen, as he admitted that he had thought that there was at least a glimmer of a soul inside such a monster, but he was wrong. Pilin scoffs, saying that the Magma Queen was awful, but his own father simply let it happen, and Pilin was expected to be fine with it. Pilin begins to question whether he is weak. Ezen disagrees, saying that having friends and compassion makes one vulnerable, but not weak; it lets them have something to live for, as despite the fact that a war needs tactical and strategic planning, it also to some extent requires at least some degree of morals and compassion, which Pilin has, but his father wants to get rid of. After a while, Pilin asks if circumstances were different, if the two of them could have been friends. Ezen has a confusing reply.

The Legion of Life arrive at the Cloud Castle, and go across the bridge and into the palace. After some time, they come across a large room and are suddenly confronted by Coo Coo Junior, Crazy and Waawa, who are all proxies of Coo Coo. They inform the Legion of Life that they are no longer part of Coo Coo, and that they had to lock her up in the Obsidian Palace, as she was getting out of hand. Dabsar tells them that they're looking for Tree of Life pieces, as well as a way to Myrkur. Coo Coo Junior explains that they used to have two, but one was taken away; they could find it by going through the Obsidian Palace. Crazy warns however that if they go there, they could risk freeing Coo Coo, and should that happen, they need to be ready to put her back in. The Legion of Life agree to this. Before they leave, Coo Coo Junior, Crazy and Waawa apologize to Chappal for the trouble they caused her. She accepts their apology and leaves.

Once they reach the Obsidian Palace and the prison room, Coo Coo is quickly released from her prison, and she proceeds to attack them. While Chappal prepares the spell to seal her back in, Coo Coo is quick to stop the spell. Dabsar attempts to charge at Coo Coo and her force her back in, but that fails almost instantly. As they fight, Chappal suddenly has a memory surge, and she remembers that something happened a while back in Painful Parkour. While Chappal's memory keeps coming back, Dabsar, Sven, Zoe and Guard keep trying to figure out exactly what it is, until finally Zian snaps and orders Chappal, surprisingly harshly, to tell them what's happening. Chappal blurts out that she remembers that the Dungeoneer had killed Coo Coo, but Coo Coo had been resurrected by The Void and by Zovan, but she was under their control this time. Coo Coo, sure enough, grew Zovan's voice, and proceeded to attack them, this time with the intent to kill.

During the fight however, Chappal continued to reach out to Coo Coo and continued to succeed, which finally, after some time of fighting, led Zovan to abandon Coo Coo's body and leave her to die. He strikes her and leaves her to die, and proceeds to leave. Chappal cries over Coo Coo's limp body. Coo Coo, with only minutes left in her life, wants to tell Chappal something. Chappal wants to hear it. To her shock and relief, Coo Coo reveals that she in fact wasn't dying, and that Zovan had failed to kill her, and the curse on her had been lifted. Delighted, Chappal embraced her friend — no, sister — and the two hugged for a while. Eventually, Sven said they should probably be going soon. Chappal asks if Coo Coo can join the Legion of Life, given that she wasn't truly a terrorist, it was merely The Void controlling her to be that did this to her. Sven agrees to it, as he would love to have a panda representative. They then set off and go through the next portal.

## Treasures/Upgrades

* Throughout the area, there are enchanted ghast tears; find them all, you will be able to trade with a villager for a very, VERY powerful bow

## NPCs

Pilin

Ezen

Baibee (flashback)

Leethos (flashback)

Azen (flashback)

Vogana (flashback)

Skinscraper (flashback)

Ozen (flashback)

Pozan (flashback)

Magma Queen (flashback)

Zoe

Sven

Guard

Coo Coo Junior

Crazy

Waawa

## Bosses

### Coo Coo

*Main article: Coo Coo*

Coo Coo was a panda who used to be Chappal's best friend... in fact her sister. However, Coo Coo's mind was eventually corrupted somehow, and she turned her back on Chappal. Afterwards, Coo Coo became an adversary, but she was still fun to be around. Recently however, Coo Coo's mind has been so shrouded in darkness and hate... that she can't even see the people she loves anymore. She was forced to be locked up in the Obsidian Palace... but even that isn't good enough a place, as once the players step in, she is released, forcing Chappal to fight her former best friend... **to the death.**

## Music

Area: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUWBm0Z-Xww

Boss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTmFltYlO4w

After Boss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhdqg0ir\_5w