Lucifer examined a map of Harmonia's twenty realms.
"Alright, I'll start my conquest from the measly realm of Smilesville and work my way up." He thought.
He watched as his Mentor, a balding man in a black robe with a black hood began his explanation, seeing part of the realm be destroyed and a Dungeon Heart appear in its place.
"Behold, your Dungeon Heart. Protect it well, for if it is destroyed, you will be forever banished from this realm." The Mentor said with a grave expression upon his face.
With this, the Dungeon Heart burst from an image of Horny's face on the floor. It was a simple structure with stone arches and steps over the beating orange heart itself.
Now Lucifer saw Lord Antonius, a man of average height and width with a laurel crown instead of a helmet like the other lords and with brown hair.
"Here walks the goodly Lord Antonius. 'Tis he who holds the precious Portal Gem. But only when you've mustered strength sufficient should you challenge him and claim your prize!" The Mentor mused.
"Antonius was always the weakest of the lords. He won't stand a chance!" Lucifer gloated.
With that, the Mentor passed him two separate sets of blueprints, one for Lairs and one for Hatcheries.
"We'll discuss these later, Lucifer. First, there's money to be made. Move the Hand of Evil over to that gold seam nearby- your Imps will dig out the area you designate." The Mentor told him.
Luficer brought the Hand of Evil- a green and mean hand that he used to instruct creatures from his home realm- over to a nearby gold seam, and the group of four Imps which came with the Dungeon Heart began to dig it out.
"Well done, and now your faithful servant Imps will carry back your gold to the Dungeon Heart. Once here, it can be spent. This is a start indeed, but more gold is required. Twelve thousand units should be mined." The Mentor told Lucifer.
Luficer used the Hand of Evil to highlight all the gold seams and the Imps started digging it out again.
"Observe- red flowers float above your Imps. These give measure to their health, their skill acquired and reflect the simple thoughts within." The Mentor pointed out.
Indeed, red flowers with numbers in the center floated above the Imps.
The Imps soon dug out all the gold they could and claimed the land for the dungeon.
"Excellent work, Lucifer. You are ready to recruit more creatures to your cause. See?" The Mentor mused.
He indicated a nearby crevice in the ground where four crystals stuck out.
"A Portal near your Dungeon Heart, to where your Imps must dig. They'll claim this portal to be yours- you'll see what beasts emerge." The Mentor continued.
Lucifer swiped the Hand of Evil over the land leading to the Portal, and the Imps soon dug it out and claimed not just the land, but the Portal as well.
"Behold your Portal: the gate through which new creatures enter your domain, drawn forth to use the rooms which you provide." The Mentor noted, describing the portal.
Then, up from the Portal crawled a green skinned creature. He wore a small viking helmet upon his head and had red eyes. He wore some metal armor over his chest and some brown pants. He had two metal armbands and tape on his lower legs and feet. He carried a long sword that was made of gold.
"Look well. A Goblin had entered your domain. On his own he is a cowardly beast, but in a horde becomes a useful fighting force." The Mentor uttered.
The Goblin, known as Grubb, looked around.
"This is a nice little dungeon. I think I'll use it to start my plans to convert this miserable town into my new capital!" Grubb muttered in a shrill voice.
"It would seem he is powerful indeed for a Goblin... I will bring him to my home realm when Antonius breathes no more..." Lucifer said with a grin.
"Your Goblins need a Lair where they shall sleep. Have your imps dig out a nearby area and give sufficient space." The Mentor added.
He tagged the area east of his Dungeon Heart and the Imps began to dig it out.
"Bah! This one's going too slow!" Lucifer shouted.
He struck one of the Imps with the Hand of Evil.
This pleased the Mentor and he uttered, "A slap! Should you administer another, watch your creatures closely- they'll toil a little faster, but also suffer modest injury."
Soon, the Imps had claimed all the land Lucifer had dug out.
"Good: Now build. Use the blueprints I gave you to construct a Lair that's big enough to hold as many creatures as can be attracted through the portal- three by five will prove sufficient. Remember, such construction costs you gold." The Mentor explained.
Lucifer brought out the blueprints and formed a room with a green floor pattern.
Grubb entered the room and made a small cot for him to sleep upon on the floor.
"This is nice... Hey, boys! We've got a nice place to live for now!" Grubb shouted.
With this, more goblins began to emerge from the portal. They differed from Grubb in that they wore an outfit that was slung over their right shoulder. They also had golden helmets and simple swords.
"I'm sure they can't just sleep here, though. They'll get hungry." Lucifer noted.
"For that you must build a Hatchery. Dig out some more land and build like you did with the Lair- a three by three room will do." The Mentor instructed.
With that, Lucifer used the blueprints to build a room with a henhouse in the middle, surrounded by pillars. Eggs began emerging from the hatchery, quickly hatching into chickens.
"Chickens! Let's eat, boys!" Grubb exclaimed.
The goblins began to messily devour the chickens in a gruesome scene that I cannot describe for your sake.
"Oh, well. It's hard to feel sympathy when you're evil." Lucifer noted.
"Good progress, Keeper. See? Your Goblins are well rested in their Lair and their bellies full will juicy chicken flesh. Now keep watch- for more Goblins will arrive and then your numbers will be strong enough to challenge Lord Antonius." The Mentor noted.
Suddenly, the wall to the north of the dungeon gave way to a pair of men with pick axes. They, like Imps, were short, and wore tunics with a bit of armor and a sash on it. They also wore a hood with horns protruding from it. They wore metal boots and metal armbands and had big, brown beards. These, clearly, were Dwarves.
"I sence a breach! The servants of Antonius have broken through your walls! But worry not this time- for 'tis only Dwarves, who feeble as they are, pose little threat against your Goblins." The Mentor noted.
With this, a nearby Goblin began fighting with the Dwarves, and Lucifer used the Hand of Evil to pick up the other Goblins and dropped them near the Dwarves.
"Let's kill these bearded bothers, then!" Grubb yelled.
The Dwarves tried to use their pick axes to fight the Goblins, but to no avail, as the Goblins broke the pick axes in two.
"Try fighting now, you stupid Dwarves!" Grubb taunted.
Soon both Dwarves lay in a state of near death on the floor.
"The hapless enemy Dwarves have been crushed. Observe the white health flowers that appear above them. When they're near to death, you'll see only one last pedal shows." The Mentor noted.
Indeed, flowers not unlike the ones above Lucifer's creatures were above their heads, and soon they lost their last pedal, the Dwarves gasping their last.
"Your Dungeon Heart is full of gold. No more than sixteen thousand can it hold." The Mentor noted, pointing to how the Heart had no more space for gold around it.
Soon a total of eight Goblins had arrived in the dungeon.
"Your Goblin force is large enough to challenge Lord Antonius for his Portal Gem. Tunnel north and you will find your smug opponent skulking in his keep." The Mentor instructed.
With that, the imps began picking at the wall nearby, but not before uncovering a box with a question mark on it.
"What is this? A mysterious magical box?" Lucifer asked.
When he touched it, it burst open with energy, granting all the goblins a level of experience.
"Yeah! Antonius doesn't stand a chance!" Grubb shouted.
The wall soon fell, and Antonius burst through clenching a sword.
"Away, Keeper! You shall not taint Smilesville with your evil ways!" Antonius roared.
"He speaks, the feeble Lord Antonius. See how the petals of his white health flower are of a special shape? This marks him as your prime target- take him out!"
Lucifer picked up the Goblins and dropped them near Antonius.
"Alright, Antonius! Today the Goblins will have their way with your miserable reign!" Lucifer's voice boomed.
The Goblins rushed Antonius with vigor and began to fight him.
As there were eight Goblins against a single man, Antonius found it hard to stop the horde's assault.
"Done in by Goblins, of all things... WHY?" Antonius cried.
Grubb walked up to Antonius as he was on his knees.
"Smilesville won't be grinning now..." He muttered before beheading him.
Antonius' lifeless body collapsed to the floor, and Grubb picked up his head and held it aloft.
"This is the end of Smilesville, and the beginning of Goblinton!" He roared.
The Mentor then uttered, "Bravo, Lucifer. Lord Antonius has fallen. The Portal Gem lies aside his helpless form, in wait for Horny to collect it so it's yours- and comes he now!"
With that, Horny appeared, pushed aside the Goblins, and picked up the Portal Gem. It shined with inhuman light.
Soon the Goblins entered Smilesville and began slaughtering the hapless civilians.
"They stand no chance! We rule now! Goblins will have their day!" Grubb shouted.
They rechristened the town as Goblinton, the Goblin Capital.
Grubb was soon teleported back to the home realm of Lucifer, and he came back with two additional blueprints.
"Excellent. Grubb, I trust your kind will assist me?" Lucifer said.
"Of course! I will have my Goblins help you!" Lucifer shouted.
The Mentor then gave some closing remarks.
"Well done, Lucifer. You have successfully ended the life of Lord Antonius and you have claimed your first Portal Gem as well. This is a most promising start."