... Boiling Islands the present day...
The sky was deep cobalt and black, speckled with bright stars. The moon was a bright disk in the sky, heavy and full and casting deep silver shadows all over Boiling Islands below.
A lonely figure have arrived and approached to the legendary and mysterious yet most ancient place as one of Seven Forbidden Wonder of the Boiling Islands - Valley of Thanatox.
This was a woman.
She has pale skin, purple lips, and fanged teeth. Her face, arms and hands have onyx-black colored lines. The surrounding area of the pink-purple eyes and nose bridge were covered, from there, it covers the back of ears, swirl to the inwardly towards the front of her head. Her cheeks have posh blood red infinity symbol on them. She has braided long red hair, and she wears a chimera skull with antlers and feathers. She wears a black dress with the bottom being more dark red and there are some holes at the bottom of her dress. She wears a black belt with six talismans around her waist. She has a necklace with purple crystals. She also wears black gloves with pale purple ribbons around her arms as well. She carries a wooden staff with the top being similar to tree branches. A palisman resembling the grackle sitting on one branche.
" It's good to be back. " She said to herself as stands at center ring of large tall menhirs.
Her eyesight was focused on the moon. The metaphysical, cold light of the moon was lingering over the one of ring's large stone. Revealing a symbols older that the civilization of Boiling Islands.
Woman smile before drew a black spell circle and reciting in foreign languag.
" EH-TU. REP-I-DAY "
A flock of crows appears and forms a ring in the sky.
" EH-TU. REP-I-DAY. "
When she continues reciting in foreign language a blast of flame comes out of the ground. The ground cracks open, and woman unintelligible chanting. More cracks form, spurting out lava, and then a giant pieces of raw amber rises from the ground. The amber glows and breaks open to reveal a weird monster. The flames disappear, and woman stop singing.
Now the two figure stood before her, darkened by the contrast with the bright light of full moon behind it, towering over her almost two folds.
" Miss me? " She asked with smile.
The both creature stooped down to her level and allowed woman to lovingly scratch its chins, emitting something between a purr and a growl.
" Good boys. " She pushed her finger in front of the monster's mouths and made its eyes widened for a few seconds. "Now! Go and get me what I need. "
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Principal Bump opened his eyes to darkness. He felt uneasy but wasn't sure what had woken him. He didn't remember having a nightmare and he had been so tired he was sure he would have slept through half the day. So it was that he sat up in his bed, confused and with the lingering feeling that something was wrong.
He reached over and use magic to light the candlestick on his bedside table. The room was instantly illuminated by the orange glow, casting long shadows in the corners where the light couldn't reach. Everything seemed in order; nothing was visibly out of place. But still he couldn't shake the feeling that something was very, very wrong.
Slowly, mage slid out of bed and began walking around his room. He lifted various articles lying about and checked his cupboards but still he could find nothing wrong. Movement from the shadows in the far corner of the room caught his attention. Principal Bump startled and swung around but there was nothing to see but a small two heads mouse. He laughed uneasily at how shaken he was and ran hand over his face. He turned, ready to go back to bed, and released a loud gasp of terror in response to what stood before him.