Gundham was a master of many things, but direction was not one of them. While he knew that the Piece of Eternal Flame he was after was situated somewhere within the confines of The Dungeon of the North Pole . . . he was frankly unsure of how to get there
Before him, behind him, and to his sides stretched miles of truly terrifying Christmas cheer. The wall he'd entered from belonging to the ice castle had disappeared, and Gundham observed he was, in fact, in the middle of a shopping center. According to the research he'd done beforehand, in this world, Black Friday was every day, and only the most popular and overplayed Christmas songs played in the stores as demons shopped for gifts for their loved ones. He moved aside as one frantic demon hissed at him, bolting at full speed toward the Best Buy across the center.
"Hm, what a strange center." Gundham held out his arm, and the Devas scattered to stand on it and face him. "San-D, Jum-P, Maga-Z, Cham-P," he said. 'Begin your search for possible entrances to The Dungeon of the North Pole. I will search as well. Let us report back here in the amount of time it takes a crow to mourn the death of a farmer."
The little Destruction Gods understood the speed with which this meant they needed to search; they scattered immediately and took different cardinal directions. San-D to the north, Jum-P to the south, Maga-Z to the east, and Cham-P to the west.
The sorcerer himself decided to inspect a "Food Court of Cheer" positioned conveniently in the direction he'd been facing. The lights in this area were strung above what appeared to be a series of restaurants, each bearing ridiculous, hellish names like "Chick-fil-a" and "Wendy's." Indeed, these places befit the Third Layer of Hell, and he was very irritated with his obligation to search it so as to move closer to his goal.
Gundham marched over to the counter of the Sonic fast food establishment. "Peasant," he said to the demon behind the cash register, "could you point me toward The Dungeon of the North Pole?"
The demon hissed back at him, but luckily in a language he spoke. The sentence roughly translated to "Check the bookstore on the second floor."
Gundham expressed gratitude in the demon's native language before returning to the middle of the mall to report his findings. The Devas were already there, awaiting his return. "I believe it may be located in the bookstore. Did you find anything?"
Jum-P came forward, dropping a piece of paper at Gundham's feet. The sorcerer picked up the folded map and observed it. "Perfect. Join me, then, Devas, and we will use this guide to make our way to . . ." Gundham scanned the page, pronouncing the strange words that would be his destination. "Barnes and Noble."