The Chronicle of Heroes ~ Of Fiends and Shadows

[The Midgard Times]

During an attack on the Pyramid, Morroc's defending forces confronted several raidcal Dark Siders. After protecting the city of a horde of undead and fire creatures, the heroes rushed into the pyramid, where they were attacked by a female Assassin Cross named Reilinn and her cursed sword.

Having subdued the woman, they chased Ostellos and Lord Matthew into the deeper levels of the Pyramid. The treacherous councilman spoke no words to those that questioned his motives for following the extreme side of the Dark Allegiance. The dark scholar, however, bragged about stalling the group while their leader took something from deeper in the pyramids. Said leader turned out to be the feared Dark Conjurer Eudoxie, whose spirit had allegedly been given an artificial body to reside in by Kiehl Hyre's son.

Eudoxie escaped after the furious firestorm that ensued, leaving with yet another mysterious mirror fragment. According to Agent Durai of the Thief guild, the fragment has been in the Pyramid for a long time. It was used to help channel the mana that flows through the pyramids. Without it, the energies accumulate in the lower floors, making the creatures go berserk once the air is saturated with magic.

We tried contacting Sir Melot to obtain a response and ask about his recent statements claiming Lord Matthew was ill, but were unsurprisingly unsuccessful. After Kiel Hyre learned of his son's recent works, he shut down the production line that created bodies for Eudoxie.

With yet another blast from the past, Ostellos' forces grow stronger. The Light Allegiance's head councilwoman, Lady Thea, stated today that the growing number of skeletons in the Dark Allegiance's closet is worrying, and asked the collective governments to keep an eye on them, to prevent further surprises on their part.

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"Are you sure you wouldn't prefer a real human body?" Ostellos asked, opening a crate with an intact body inside.

Eudoxie's spirit moved around the room impatiently. She retained a human form, although translucent. "I will not be tied to the mortal coil as you are. If there's any danger to me, I can just discard the body and escape."

"Hrm. Very well." The scholar replied, somewhat unsure. He took the artificial body out of the crate and set it on the floor. Eudoxie's spirit flew into it, making the new container for her soul shake violently for a second or two. "Be careful, you don't have a lot of back-up bodies to retreat to." Ostellos added.

Eudoxie laughed, as if she was just told a joke. "My dear... by now you should know I don't rest until I accomplish my goals."

She then turned around to face the professor. "Now, gear up. We've got to keep our enemies distracted, so you and I are going on vacation." The conjurer explained, with a cryptic tone about her. "There's some deer we have to see."

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Thanks for joining the Pyramid Nightmare inauguration event, one of several locations to be released as consequence of the events that happen in the Chronicle of Heroes!

Thanks to all the people who helped test the mobs used during the event, especially Minnt and Roger for testing the Nightmare Pyramid mode, and Lin Lin/Reilinn for being a good follower of Lord Matthew and also a deadly MVP!