Methias landed in the middle of an outcropping, located inside a dense jungle. The outcropping was mostly bare and empty, save for a few rocks and shrubs. Eyeing the area, he smiled a crooked grin. Beside him, his five loyal minions landed with a Thud.
"This is the location of the Star Temple," the dark lord declared. His minions looked at him with a confused glare.
"But, my lord. there is nothing here!" The middle one spoke again. He shifted nervously as Methias approached him.
"You see, Koro, the Star Sprites believed they could hide it. But thanks to my magic, I can uncover it once and for all!" The figure known as Koro stood back and nodded, gulping. Methias grabbed his staff of darkness, and aimed it towards open air infront of him. A swirl of purple clouds formed around the top of the staff. A vile beam of corruption poured out of his weapon. The beam collided with something; a dome-like structure.
"You don't mean-" Koro started, cut off by Methias, "Yes. They installed an invisible dome, disguising the temple as any other spot on the map."
Twisting his wand a bit, Methias continued hitting the shield beam after beam, before it began to crack, and then shatter. Soon the entire dome collapsed, revealing what was hidden inside.
"So it is real..." the leftmost minion spoke, perplexed at the situation.
In the formerly empty outcropping, sat a massive stone building, covered in moss. It had a ring-like structure on the top, supported by large marble pillars. A big pedestal was in the middle of the temple, forming the shape of a star.
"Hehehe! Hohoho!" laughed his minions, eager to set their master plan into motion. Methias cackled, before continuing into the Star Temple.
Once inside, he was immediately assaulted by a series of frail voices.
"You cannot defeat our power, 'dark lord'," spoke a male voice, warning Methias, who continued trudging on.
"Only those pure hearted may step foot into this temple," said yet another voice, this time female. Methias chuckled, "You think I'm scared of you stars? I broke your protective dome, and that was just the beginning of my capabilities."
There was a silence, before once more a voice spoke, "Very well...". It was at that moment that several beams of light danced out of the temple walls, going straight for Methias. Startled at first, he failed to prevent one from reaching him. It stung, but wasn't enough to weaken him. Using his staff, he expertly dodged and destroyed more beams of light using his dark power. His minions had joined the battle as well, blocking the star attacks with their sharp blades.
Over time, the attacks became more infrequent and lost their strength, leading Methias to believe the guardian Star power was finally weakened.
"Fools! Incompetent fools! You have played right into my hand! With your strength gone, I can finally unleash the true power of my darkness!"
Several of the frail voices began talking again, becoming more fearful and agitated. Charging up his staff, he felt a surge of power course through his entire being. He struck the staff handle into the center of the star pedestal, leaving it stuck there as it continued its power surge. Storm clouds began forming as a terrifying purple beam shot straight up into the sky from the black orb at the top of Methias's staff. Cautiously, his minions took a few steps back, expecting some sort of explosion.
As the sky turned darker, a thin layer of evil began surrounding the temple. Flocks of birds fled the trees of the surrounding jungle, as winds hit record speeds and thunder began booming. Methias began cackling loudly, savoring this fine moment in his career of evil. The staff began to vibrate as the beam in the sky grew and grew. Methias quickly used his magic to cast a shield around himself and his posse, protecting them from any dangers.
As the staff reached levels of enormous energy, the pressure mounted up finally gave up. Purple cracks shot out through the ground as the earth violently shook. The cracks flew out in five directions, and began splitting the earth itself.
"Thanks to my power, Haya Island will be divided, and I will be free to begin my reign as Dark Lord!" Methias declared, his grin only growing wider.
"All hail our great lord!" chanted his minions, proud to be witnessing his greatest moment themselves.
