Ch 21:
But as Ren and Tula have made their love official Dimitri and the Dark Dweller have begun their campaign so Dimitri can return to the surface.
"Dark Dweller how long will it take for you to put me on the surface. I want to start as soon as possible!" "Patience Dimitri, I want to find the right place to set up the doorway to your world. Wait for me here." The Dark Dweller then fades into its liquid substance searching through its liquid form for the perfect place for the plan to work. He knew he needed a place where a sacrifice can be made. He also knew that Dimitri wanted to make the woman called Tula his, but he wasn't going to allow that. He had other plans for her. He wanted her to work for him, not Dimitri. And after everything was set, he would get rid of Dimitri. He was just another soul he had found. But unknown to the Dark Dweller, Dimitri had found one and had hidden one of his spell books. "Oh he still was going to open the doorway. Just as he had said he would to the Dark Dweller. But there would be one slight difference, he was going to control the Dark Dweller as well as have the woman become his queen," he said to himself as he watched the Dark Dweller fade into its liquid lake.
Meanwhile as Dimitri prepares him for his change and return to the surface, Ren, Ioz, Niddler, and Tula prepare the Wraith for leaving Octopon's dock. However as they are setting up the dock Ren looks and Tula thinks about the night before. After he had announced their engagement and the others had turned in, he and Tula had gone out to the dock to watch the sunset go down. He smiled at himself, "Father even though you are not around, I know you must have felt when you found my mother; because that is how I feel about Tula." But as he is thinking this Ioz is walks up to him and taps Ren on the shoulder. "You're not thinking about Tula again, are you?" he said in a sarcastic voice. "Right now you should be concentrating on the quest!"
At first Ren doesn't say anything, but then he turns to Ioz and says, "You don't like me bringing Tula, do you? Well you're not in charge, I am." He then places his arm on Ioz's shoulder and says, "Look, I know you may think that my mind is on Tula; it is, but I am also thinking about the the last four treasures." He then turned towards where the Wraith is pointing. "The minute we leave the harbor the compass will point to the next treasure. So relax." Ioz then mumbles something else, but then nods his head in agreement. "Alright, you seem to know what you're doing, for now anyway." He then walks away from Ren. Soon after they the dock, Ren goes to the front of the Wraith and points the compass out at the open sea. Suddenly a blue light comes out of the compass. "Follow the light Ioz, steer the Wraith towards to where the light is pointing!" Ioz does so. But as they do, unknown to them the Dark Dweller is getting ready to send Dimitri back to the surface. "When you reach the surface, you will be placed in the city of Octopon. But before I change you, you must remember one thing when you first see yourself you may not recognize yourself." Dimitri nods his head. "Just get started. I have a world to conquer!"
At first the Dark Dweller then just stares at him, but then covers Dimitri's entire body with its liquid hands. After about a minute or so, the Dark Dweller moves up towards the surface of Mer's sea and with careful accuracy places Dimitri on the surface. He then slides back into the sea, making sure no one sees him. After the Dark Dweller leaves Dimitri looks at his reflection on the sea, and to his surprise and amazement he sees he has completely changed. "Amazing! When I take over this pathetic world, I have to find out how the Dark Dweller does this trick." He then smiles. "Excellent now all he needs is a boat. He needed to find an island perfect for his temple so he can open the door to his world. He looks around the dock, and that's when he sees Konk flying on a dragon.
"Perfect! That creature will do nicely." Now all he needed was to get the creature to come back down. "I wonder if I can still control others like I could when I was a vampire?" He then looks straight up at Konk and concentrates on him. "Come to me small one! Come to me!" he says in his mind. He then opens his eyes, to see the dragon and come up to him. When Konk reaches him, Dimitri asks him where his master is. Konk points towards where the Maelstrom is docked. "We need supplies," says Konk. "Oh you'll need more than supplies fat one, I want you to take me to your master Bloth. He is going to have one more thing on his boat, me!" "Yes master," says Konk. He then leads Dimitri to where the Maelstrom has been docked.
Meanwhile as Konk leads Dimitri to the Maelstrom, the Wraith has landed near a small island. Ren then points the compass to where the light is pointing, and to his amazement it's pointing at a large mountain. But unknown to them on top of the mountain lives a large dragon; and behind this dragon there was a cave, and in this cave was where one of the treasures of rule were hidden. The dragon was guarding the stone.