Now, when Lucifer examined the map again, he found that Goldenglade was also turning blue.
"Malachai, a rival allied with Nemesis is besieging Lord Bramble of Goldenglade. It matters little who wins that fight, for when we arrive, ultimate victory can only be ours!" The Mentor explained.
"Well, no need to beat around the bush- let's take over Snapdragon!" Lucifer shouted.
Lucifer observed Titus and his wizard minions entering a room where King Reginald was.
Titus was a man of average build who wore a set of glass armor. He had blonde hair and wielded a longsword.
"Good Leige, I bring you tidings glad. My Wizards are victorious and evil Keeper Dante has been driven from this realm!" Titus exclaimed.
"You have done well, my friend Lord Titus. Stay vigilant, and with your Wizards guard this realm lest that foul fiend ever threaten you again!" Reginald replied.
Lucifer examined the scene with disgust.
"That worthless King... He makes me sick! I can't wait to kill him!" Lucifer uttered.
"That coward Keeper Dante now has perished, and so I trust this land to you and give you mission: to defeat the guardian Wizards five, and then, Lord Titus. Prove me right, for evil in its glory must not fail tonight!" The Mentor exclaimed.
With that, Lucifer built a Stone Bridge over to a nearby lair and claimed it, defeating the Guard and pair of dwarves protecting it with his creatures- one Troll, two Mistresses, and three Salamanders.
He then claimed the nearby Hatchery and defeated the Dwarf and Guard protecting it.
As he attempted to claim a Portal, he came across an Alarm Trap which began ringing loudly.
"Curse my luck. That will surely gain their attention." Lucifer uttered.
And it did- the weakest of the Wizards and his cohorts entered the room.
His creatures, thankfully, entered and defeated them, and they pushed the Wizard into the Portal, killing him.
Soon creatures began appearing from the Portal, as usual.
He then found a box which could make his creatures happy in the next room as well as Fear Trap, which his Mistresses destroyed with ease.
From there he found a Hero Gate and had his Creatures destroy it, burying the third strongest of the Wizards under it.
To the east of the Hero Gate he found a Workshop and claimed that by defeating its heroes, too.
In addition, he found a box that gave him more mana.
To the west, a new room was found. It had a stone floor and a lever in the center, as well as a gambling table. On each wall was a set of kegs.
"This is a Casino. It is a most useful room. Use the lever in the center to adjust it's function. Either charm your creatures by allowing them to win, or let them gamble their wages directly back into your coffers!" The Mentor explained.
Soon, from the portal emerged a human wearing a purple set of armor- a purple helmet with a facemask, a purple chest plate with blue sleeves, and purple pants. He wore a black tunic and black boots as well with black gloves. He wielded a dagger.
"Ah, the Rouge is prince of thieves. He is talented at forcing entry and when possessed can walk unseen." The Mentor mused.
"Wow, dis is a nice dungeon. I, Gervaise, Rouge Leader, is gonna help out here..." The Rouge said.
Soon more Rouges began pouring out. They wore helmets that showed their eyes and did not have sleeves. They also wore green pants with brown boots.
Exploring to the west of the Casino, Lucifer found another hero gate and destroyed it, killing the fourth most powerful of the wizards in the process.
He found a Treasury southwest of the Hero Gate and claimed it.
He also found a Prison to the northwest of the Casino and claimed it, freeing a pair of Dark Elves who were imprisoned inside.
He found another Hero Gate north of the Prison and destroyed it, killing the second most powerful Wizard in the process.
He found two more boxes to the sides of the Hero Gate and got more gold from them.
Off to the side of the Hero Gate he found a Torture Chamber and claimed it, gaining another box that had a Mana influx.
To the northeast of the Casino he found another Hero Gate and destroyed it, killing the final of the five Wizards as well.
To the east of that Hero Gate he found a Library and claimed it, gaining three more boxes- a strength increasing box, a healing box, and a gold increasing box.
At last he found what remained of Dante's Dungeon Heart and claimed it, sighting Titus just ahead.
"Everyone, get him!" Lucifer said, possessing a Troll and attacking.
Titus saw them and attacked with his minions.
"Your dark designs will never succeed while I still draw breath!" Titus exclaimed.
Unfortunately for him, he was soon overcome by the creatures and brought to his knees.
Gervaise approached him with his dagger drawn.
"Adios, Titus..." He uttered before slitting Titus' throat with the dagger.
As Titus died, the portal gem fell off his body, and Horny soon claimed it.
Soon Gervaise and the Rouges headed to the surface to conquer the land.
"Now we'll call Snapdragon... Brigandia!" Gervaise uttered.
He found two more blueprints there as well.
Gervaise was then teleported to the home realm and made into a minion.
"I'll allow you to be my personal treasurer..." Lucifer offered.
"DEAL!" Titus replied.
The Mentor offered some closing words.
"Well done, Keeper. Even Horny was impressed with this victory. You assembled a mighty contingent of creatures and used your limited resources well."
In Cherry Blossom...
Nemesis was again approached by an Imp.
"Asmodeus and Malachai are still besieging the realms but they're lasting longer than Gormagund and Dante." The Imp explained.
"Hmmmmmm... This is pleasing news... Morgana!" Nemesis shouted.
A sorceress then appeared holding a magic wand.
"What do you wish, Keeper Nemesis?" Morgana asked.
"Please take over Sparklydell and kill Lord Brutus for me. The place seems too good to pass up!" Nemesis shouted.
"With pleasure, Nemesis..." Morgana uttered as she departed for that realm.
"Looks like things are going my way..." Nemesis thought.
