Void Rift (rp) - Intermission

The wolf-armadillo thing sniffs at you as you pass, following for a bit.

Deeper in, the ground becomes swampy/marshy, and you can see a lake in the distance.

 

I try not to pay much attention to the wolf armadillo, treading through the marsh toward the lake.

 

There seem to be smaller sea serpents within the water, and you see an odd monster who has a smaller dragon-like body with a large tail that has a seperate head and jaw. The tail seems more interested in you than the sleeping main body.

 

"I thought beasts like you were exclusive to my realm." I say, somewhat weirded out, keeping Shadow Katana ready.

 

The tail hisses as you go by, but the main body half-opens an eye before going back to sleep.

 

I threaten to poke the tail with Shadow Katana as it hisses at me, before trying to get a better vantage point for the whole lake.

 

It glares at you before the main body tips over from sleeping against a tree, the tail getting involuntarily pulled away from you.

 

I look around for any flat stones nearby, hoping to skim one across the lake.

 

There are a few rounded stones, any flat ones a bit large to skip.

The lake seems to be... much deeper and larger than you anticipated.

 

I shrug, jumping into the lake and swimming down, Shadow Katana ready to fight off anything that attacks. I look around the lake as I descend, curious.

 

The bottom of the lake seems to be a single leviathan. It and the 'lake' goes on under the forest as far as you can see, but nothing seems to be interested in taking a bite out of you.

 

I swim under the forest, looking to see how far it actually goes.

 

It goes all the way to the chasm, desert, and mountains, it seems.

 

I swim back out, noting the size for future use, before heading through more of the marsh.

 

The marsh is just the area around the lake, a singed path burned straight to a cave as well as trees knocked down just about everywhere.

 

I follow the path into the cave curiously, looking through the dark with ease as to try and find what caused it.

 

There's a sleeping juvenile dragon in there, dents in its horns along with bits of bark stuck to it.
Likely from the fact you can't see its eyelids.

 

I merge with the darkness in the cave, before getting a closer look of the juvenile dragon; appearing to simply be a pair of floating red eyes.

 

He doesn't have a stereotypical treasure hoard, and no signs of other entry suggest he isn't hunted. However, getting close enough and seeing through the dark shows he only seems to have one eye.

 

I decide to wait around for the dragon to do something, remaining invisible in the cave.