Drakkon had been handling a lot of these dungeons that had been appearing throughout Earthland. The team he had started out with had changed drastically. That was because of his position as the new Guild Master of the Dragon Order. Now that Elise had disappeared, and Emil looked like a broken man at the moment, Drakkon didn’t want any part of it. Then there was the fact that he wanted to keep pursuing these dungeons, but with the people within his guild. His goal was to make the mages in his group stronger. They needed to be as they were not truly liked by other guilds and factions.

They were evil and did things their way without thinking twice about it. That was why he was going to bring Zeta with him, but this time he was brought Carmina. He wanted to bring Deino, but he knew he wouldn’t survive the trip. The last person, he had put up a flier asking anybody who felt strong enough to tackle the dungeon to join them. They would be waiting for whoever was going to join by the entrance after all.

Drakkon and Hai had arrived first within the group and were just relaxed. It took them a day to find out exactly where the Void Dungeon was located. Once he found it, he told the ladies about the location, and he put the information on the flier as well. He was still the first to arrive, but he was early. It was cold in this place, they were in the Oddr Mountains, and it was covered in snow. Even with the fact that it was the afternoon and the sun was out, he could feel the never-ending breeze.

Hai looked over to his father and he could see that he was cold, but at the same time, he was using his own magic to keep himself warm. The dragon figured that he would converse with him to keep his mind off of the cold.

“Father, do you really think it was wise to bring a random person with us here? If they come that means less loot for us and less experience for the group.” He said to Drakkon.

Drakkon heard his words and closed his eyes to think about it. If he knew better, an extra person wouldn’t change that for Carmina and Zeta. They would be able to dish out what they could gain experience and grow stronger.

“The way these void dungeons are, they are never-ending. They can train as much as they want here. As long as we don’t take the treasure, then those monsters will keep coming. It’s what we saw in the last two places. Once I see that they had enough, then we will call it an end, but besides that, this is basically a training session.” He said to Hai.

The Dragon heard him and he stood quiet thinking about it. This would also be good for them as well. They could use this as a training ground as well. Drakkon wouldn’t interfere in any of their battles unless they asked for it. Still, the dragon slayer waited patiently for the group to assemble before they entered the area.

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Yuuk had been camped out about a mile away from the base of the mountain with Yumi as he had found a flier posted by the guild master of Dragon Order recruiting people for a party to take down a dungeon. Go D. Drakkon a man he knew of but did not actually personally know as to his knowledge he had never met the man; however the invitation was to achieve something Yuuki could not achieve on his own so he decided to send a letter to the Guild Master indicating his intent to particpate and made the proper arrangements to travel to the land of ice and snow to undertake a dungeon something he had only heard of from the wiser more experienced mages and adventurers. The thought of being part of a dungeon raid both made Yuuki giddy with excitement and anticipation but also nervous as he did not want to let anyone down.

Yuuki proceeded to break camp by first casting the metamorphose spell on Yumi allowing her to help with packing everything up as they had a mile hike to the base of the mountain and then nearly a 4 hour climb to reach the location marked on the flier. It took the two of them roughly twenty or so minutes to get the camp packed up and the fire from the previous night properly doused before they headed out toward the spot to ascend the mountain. they walked in silence as they made better time that way only taking them roughly forty or so minutes to reach the trail that ascended to the ascend the mountain that would lead them both to the dungeon entrance " Yumi this is likely to be a tough climb." Yuuki said in a warm but serious tone as he eyed the icey ascent "That's fine, will make for a good work out." she said with a warm and teasing wink as they pair began their ascent.

The first hundred feet in elevation were easy, that was until they got above the tree line and were battered by fierce and cold biting winds that would have frozen anyone with out proper attire to death in a few minutes, but this only slowed their progress as they trudged on and up the mountain to a hopefully warm fire and some food, as stopping and trying to eat here would have just gotten the contents of their packs blown away and scattered across the face of the mountain to be buried in snow and ice and lost to time itself.

After what seemed like days but was actually only a short few hours they came upon a sheltered area from the wind and with in that sheltered alcove Stood a man with a fierce look about him and a Young man or boy Yuuki was not sure from this distance so him and Yumi made their way over for introductions as quick as they could "Hello, Im Yuuki, and this is Yumi my companion." Yuuki said in a polite and friendly manner as he offered his hand for the man to shake "I'm the one who responded to your flier." he said firmly but with some warmth behind his words despite the weather in the mountains.

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Carmina had been invited to help her master to defeat this cavern and she wondered if the master had really needed to put a call out to a random person to join them as the three of the guild that were invited should be able to handle this as she was sure that they didn't need help but she guessed that she was going to have to make sure that she didn't get too cocky cause who knows the random guy might be cute or might join up with them in their guild but she figured they would never get that lucky. She was making her way to the place that her master had said and she wondered if she was going to make it there in time. She had been looking a good ways away from where the place was and her coat was flapping in the wind as she was making her way to her master.

She was not sure to the cold so she was going to have to take time and get use to it while she flips through the spells she has in her head and she figures if their were creatures here then there must be frost in element so she was going to prepare her spells as fire in element so they will hopefully be useful to her master though she knows that her master was not one to be to over baring about these kinds of things and she was going to make the most of this as this was another chance for herself to show her master that she was worth the time he was putting into her. She needed to make the most of it and she was getting close and she thinks that she can see her master and there was another man that was over there and it looked like the other man had a big woman with him and she wondered if the guy had brought his lover with him and she was sure that this was not a place a random woman to be.

She kept getting closer and she wondered if this was the man that was going to be joining the group for this mission and if she that must not be his lover and might be his companion. She whistled and her companion joined her and landed and she wondered if this cavern will have enough space for her to bring Rey into it or not as she would like to use him as she had not been riding or using him much lately and she didn't want him to feel left out if she could help it. She hopped on his back and the long snake like creature helped her to move faster and get to her master faster and once she was there she waved to her master. "Sorry to keep you wanting master Drakkon, I hope I am not too late." She started petting the back of her companion who she stayed riding on.

"What do you know of about how it is on the inside? I wish to bring Rey with me so I can fight side by side with him so I hope it has space for me to use him." She really wanted to make sure that Rey was included in the fighting if there was some and she would use her fire spells to make the most of the companions speed.
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The winds howled like a banshee, carrying the biting chill from the Frigid mountains down to the mainland. The once lush land now wore a shroud of frost, its hues of green and gold fading into a stark palette of white and gray. The sun, a weary traveler, dipped below the mountains earlier each day, casting long, eerie shadows across the icy landscape.
The air crackled with the magic of the season, a potent brew of ice and starlight. The Aurora Borealis, a celestial dance of emerald and crimson, painted the night sky with otherworldly beauty. The very air seemed to hum with anticipation, as if the land itself was holding its breath, waiting for the coming winter.
In the harsh, yet enchanting realm of iceberg, the only things to survive its climate were barbarians, draugrs, and the trees that were in abundance.
“mmghnnn”

Zeta found herself sulking and groaning out of frustration as she dragged herself through the frigid terrain. The weather in Harrogath was dreadfully cold to her despite the layers of clothing she had on. Another nuisance was dealing with the stray draugrs along the way to the manor, as they were pretty resilient and bothersome when grouped together. Luckily for Zeta she had a tremendous amount of experience dealing with them and got even more combat knowledge from clearing the previous void dungeons with Drakkon.

As the break of dawn hit and the sun peaked out between the mountains, Zeta had finally reached the gates of her destination, Hunter’s Manor. She tirelessly pushed open the tall iron bars in order to enter the estate. Its rusted hinges squeaked louder than the banshee in the wind, alerting the residence of a new visitor. A shield plaque displaying her family crest can be seen from afar on the front door. A crest that served her more as a slave brand than anything else.

As she continued to make her way through the estate, crossing the courtyard, the cold winds eerily whistling suddenly came to a halt as if sending off a warning. Zeta approached the door and stared at the crest.

“Home sweet home, huh?” Zeta said with a smug smile painted on her face.

Grabbing a hold of the door handles with both hands and jerking them open, the large burly doors slowly creaked open. Inch by inch they gradually opened, requiring the use of all of Zeta’s strength.

“Always such a pain opening this damn dooor” With one final tug the door swung wide open, letting in a torrent of frigid winds. Taking a moment to catch her breath before walking into the manor.

“Hmmm, this is strange…Somebody or at least Aster should of been here to welcome me”

To her surprise nobody was home and all the lights were out. IT was as if the manor was abandoned. The dragon slayer sniffed around in order to find any lingering scents within the manor but nothing. Thoughts circulated in the back of her mind as to what could have caused them to leave; An urgent meeting or gathering for the fairies perhaps. Just as her thoughts finished circulating a clopping noise erupted from within the darkness of her home.

Manifesting from the depths was a mass of blackness. It towered over Zeta before forming into a winged horse-like creature. White cold air spills from its maw as it opens, followed by a chilling neigh uttering from its larynx.

“A dhuilin huh? and here I thought we wouldn't have any new visitors today” Sensing no hostility from the creature Zeta decided to carefully approach it. Slowly and gently placing her palms around its cheek, caressing it with the gentlest strokes. A tendril of darkness holding a rolled up scroll slid forth from the right side of the dhuilin. Zeta took notice of this and took a hold of the scroll and unraveled it.

The contents of the scroll seemed to have been a long drawn out itinerary of sorts.Explaining Aster’s trip and why the manor was empty. On the more interesting side of things, the creature before the dragon slayer was a gift to her from all the hard work.

“Guess I have to give you a name…Carbonado, Nado for short. It means black diamond” Zeta smiled and placed her forehead against the creature's head before kissing its head.

“Come, Nado. We must make haste to the Void dungeon not far from here. But first I need to drop something off. So be a dear and wait for me outside” Zeta shows Nado the map she had gotten from Aster detailing the locations of the Void dungeons. The dhuilin let off a guttural neigh before turning into a cloud of darkness that floated to the entrance.

Knowing the manor like the back of her hand Zeta swiftly made headway to the kitchen to get a lantern. Rays of sunshine bled through the window shades to ensure her route was not fully paved in blinding darkness. The lantern hung on the wall next to the kitchen entrance and had a lighter already inside of it. Once it was lit Zeta used its guiding light to reach the cellar in the main room.

–Clunk Thunk–
Zeta carefully placed her previous findings from the last void dungeon onto the altar within the cellar of the manor. On the clean slab of marble would now rest 2 relics of unknown origin. She had no clue as to why the lord of the manor wanted her to collect such things but a mission is a mission and it was not her job to question, is what she told herself to curb her aching curiosities. The glow coming from the two relics caught her peripheral vision as she turned away to exit the area.

Meeting up with Nado after several minutes, Zeta hopped onto his back using the cloudy black tendrils protruding from its body. They also acted as a reins and a saddle for the creature. Nado formed large wings from the cloudy substances oozing from its body and took off into the sky with Zeta. The  winds were much calmer now and the sun's light grew even more radiant the higher Nado flew. Soaring across the lands of Harrogath to the mountains of Oddr was a freeing feeling, Zeta legs would surely agree as they rested against Nado thick belly. The Tendrils securely wrapped around Zeta allowing her to lay on Nado back and doze off until they reached their destination. Her heavy eyes and fatigued body overpowered her will to stay awake and not before long darkness enveloped all of her senses.

-After an undetermined amount of time has passed.
The striking scent of a familiar Dragon Slayer breached Zeta's nose alerting all of her senses. Jolting upward suddenly and spooking Nado, the dhuilin fumbled around in the air briefly before regaining its sense of balance. Petting the beast gently helped it regain composure much faster.

“It's ok Nado. You did an excellent job taking me here. Let me down by those group of people”
Zeta had picked up Drakkon’s scent clearly but the others were completely new. She wondered what happened to the last two travelers that joined them in their escapades. The closer she got to them the better she could analyze them.

Nado had touched down upon the land before turning into a black cloudy smokescreen, stepping forth from it was Zeta, there to greet Drakkon and the others.

“Drakkon” She called to him in a dry tone of voice and waved her hand then turned her attention to the other travelers and looked to be companions.

“Hello everybody, name is Zeta, nice to meet ya” The dry tone of voice was completely washed away and replaced with a warmth that could not be found within the mountains of Oddr.

Shifting her attention back to Drakkon and smirking. “The new blood looks more friendly than the last at least”

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Drakkon was waiting for the arrival of his team. Some of them took a while, while others had shown quite on time. The first to appear was a man that he knew nothing about. Still, it seemed like this was the person who answered the call to what he posted. He did get a letter showing that someone was interested, but it was good to put a face to the name. It seemed like he had been traveling with a companion, and it seemed like there were going to be seven of them instead of six. He noticed his hand was available for shaking, so he would reciprocate the gesture.

“I see finally get to meet you Yuuki, I got your letter, the name is Drakkon. I see you ready to tackle this, but first, we got to wait for the other two to show up.” He said to him.

He knew Zeta was joining this as the two of them had been doing this since the beginning, but he brought Carmina along with him this time, so she could reap the benefit of this cavern. Drakkon waited and soon a scent very familiar to him had arrived, well there were two of them. He didn’t look in her direction until she spoke to him, and he looked at Carmina as she was with her companion as well.

“No, you’re just in time. This is my protégé, Carmina and her companion, Rey. Carmina this is Yuuki, and his companion Yuumi.” He introduced them to each other as she asked him a few questions.

“You should be able to bring in Rey without a problem Mina. He will be useful if I predict how tough this is going to be. I don’t know what is inside this cavern, but the other ones usually feel as if you entered a different realm. I’m sure it’s a piece of the void that we’re entering. The creatures there, don’t stay dead, they spawn after time, so the best we can do is push forward while fighting.” He explained as he noticed their final addition had arrived.

He nodded at Zeta acknowledging her existence. He didn’t have to introduce her to the group, so he would give them the opportunity to do so, but when it was done he decided to speak after Zeta’s comment.

“Yes, they’re different than the last two we had. Carmina here.” He waved his hand in her direction.

“She’s a part of the guild and will be here to gather more experience.” He simply said.

“Yuuki here has joined us due to a request I put up.” He said to Zeta.

He did look back at everyone as he was now going to speak a bit more before entering.

“This is not a time to show off. We are in a sense training here. I want to make sure we become stronger, and there is nothing better to get stronger than to fight while your life is on the line. I don’t know what creature we will encounter here, but they are strong. Our goal is to find treasures that can boost our wealth. Now let’s not die.” He said with a smirk on his face as he stepped forward and walked into the entrance of the cavern.

The portal took them to an icy cave, when the last of them entered, the portal would close leaving them stranded inside.

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Yuuki shook Drakkon's hand before releasing it as Drakkon stated that that he finally got to meet him and that he get the letter as he Introduced himself as Drakkon, and that they were still waiting on the  other two members of their party to arrive "Pleasure to Meet ya." Yuuki said in a genuine and friendly manner "Waiting is fine, I have to give Yumi some instructions since she's not equipped for combat." Yuuki said in a flat but even tone as he and Yumi walked away a few steps "Find somewhere sheltered to set yourself up camp and make sure to keep warm, not entirely sure how long this is gonna take." Yuuki said in a warm fashion "Well, just be safe and don't do anything stupid like trying to play the hero." Yumi said in a playful but admonishing tone "Yeah, yeah." Yuuki said giving her a playful grin back.

Yuuki ruffled Yumi's hair and turned back to Drakkon to allow her to find someplace to set up camp for as she was going to be staying outside the void. As Yuuki made his way back towards Drakkon he spotted a short woman with black hair making their way also over to the pair. Yumi being the curious pixie she was ran back over to see who the newcomer was as Drakkon introduced them to each other "Nice to meet ya." Yuuki said warmly despite the apparent weather around them as he offered her and outstretched hand to shake "Heya." Yumi said in a upbeat manner as Yuuki heard someone trudging through the snow behind him.

Yuuki was rather curious about the three people currently standing near him he had never met any of them before and was about to entrust his life to them in this dungeon and theirs to him which was unusual for Yuuki since trust was a rather important factor when it came to doing dangerous stuff such as dungeons as one person messing up or going down had the potential for things to snowball rather quickly with little time to recover. Yuuki supposed he could find out more about each of them as they explored and fought their way through the dungeon.

Yuuki waved to Zeta "Heya, Nice to meet ya." Yuuki said in his usual manner also offering Zeta a hand to shake as he observed the two new comers trying to glean bits of info about them from their body language but he could only gauge very shallow information from them. Drakkon spoke about how once they were inside it was not a time to show off and it should be taken seriously as this was in a sense training with the goal of getting stronger while fighting for your life, also noting that he knew nothing about what we may find inside and their goal was treasures that could boost their wealth, before reminding them all not to die as Yuuki watched him turn and step into the portal.

Yuuki gave Yumi a wave "Behave." he shouted her way "Come back safe." she shouted back as he stepped into the portal and found himself in a icy cave with what appeared ice covered stalactites and stalagmites scattered across the cave who's points and bases disappeared in to the shadowy abyss that was the celling of the cave, making Yuuki wonder if there was anything hiding up there amongst the shadow as he could not see very far into the darkness.

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Carmina looked past the other man and ignored the out stretched hand that the man put out to her as she doesn't trust strangers to her. Put your hand out and you could pull back a nub and she was not looking to give her hand out so freely to men she doesn't know nor was she paying them much attention. "Master do we really need this man with us on this mission?" She was not sure if she should be trusting of this man as he didn't really look like the team work type of man so she was not going to hold her breath on him actually having her back and she was going to make the most of what she can do here as she was probably nearly the weakest of those here from her guild but she would do what she could to make sure that she was making it safe for the others and she needed to make the most of what she had when she was in the moment.

She closed her eyes and went over the spells in her mind and she wondered if she would be able to make the most of them here and what element she might have to make them when she was working with them. She would have to wait and see what she could do and see if she was able to make the most of the opportunities that she could make here and then she heard her master start talking and her focus went straight to her master as he spoke and she wondered if he will be able to hold up to the task that they have in front of them and she would make sure that she kept him safe even if it was not her specialty. She looked to her big companion Rey and she hoped that he would be okay in there and she petted his head.

Rey looked like he was in the zone and he was ready to go so Carmina walked along the companion and she made sure that he had everything that they might need and she looked at the way into the cavern and she was sure that he would fit but she has no idea what is on the inside of this cavern and she needed to make sure that she didn't let her worries bleed into her companions feelings toward taking this one with her and to trust in her masters judgement. She knows that the master and the other dragon slayer can hold their own but this new guy she was not so sure of it but she was going to keep an eye him as well to make sure that he isn't killed or if he is she will make sure that she recovered his body, so someone else could at least try to revive him as she couldn't do it but she was not sure if that was even a thing.

She tapped on Rey and then jumped onto him and stayed closer to his body as they entered the place and she and Rey went as high as they could in the area that they were in and she looked around and the area was also cold and icy so she is making the spells that she had prepared in her head to fire element in hopes that they will be weak to the spells that she is going to be casting at the enemies, she was sure that she would be alright but she now wondered if anyone with them was weak to frost or ice.
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The merry-looking band of people looked ready to explore, each with their companions at their side. Drakkon had met Zeta’s gaze and they acknowledged one another silently. The pair did not need much greeting as this was neither their first nor last encounter. Interestingly enough there was a new member who seemed relatively close to Drakkon. He soon introduced Carmina to her.

“Another guild member huh? Nice to know we have a cutie in our ranks, I hope she doesn't bite” she teasingly joked as her eyes wandered to the beast at her hip. Noticing Carmina's focus seemed to be heavily within her thoughts, Zeta turned her attention to the other new face to join them instead.

Next Drakkon introduced Yuki to her, A curious feeling swelled from within the woman. Thoughts of wonder brew in her mind, from what kind of dynamic will he add to the group and what abilities does he possess? His appearance was much younger than the last traveler but she knew well never to judge a book by its cover. He must be full of potential if he is ready to take on a void dungeon of this magnitude. Zeta continued looking him over while approaching him and noticed something anew. There was an indescribable atmosphere surrounding him.

“Quite interesting, yet refreshing” she muttered before extending her hand and returning Yuki’s greeting gesture.

With a soft silky voice, she said to the young man. “Pleasure to have you join us, Yuki”

Letting go of his hand after completing their greeting, she then tilts her head to look to the side of him. There, a young woman stood close to the man. “Hello to you too cutie” After saying her pleasantries she spun around and headed over to where Drakkon was standing and leaned against the wall.

The wind howled briefly during the silence after everybody had greeted one another. Drakkon then would give a short lecture about the agenda for today’s expedition. Afterwards, everybody entered the void domain one by one leaving Zeta to be the last one to enter. The portal would close behind her creating a deathly silence within the dungeon.

The icy cavern filled with icy and rocky structures was similar to the void dungeon back at Pergrande but more narrow. It was almost as if they entered the maw of a beast. The cavern was not as cold as outside but it was slippery and brisk for the most part. Zeta stayed at the tail end of the group while staying alert and sniffing around for any life. Her face became more serious and she grew quiet, focusing strictly on her senses and surroundings.

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Drakkon had heard Carmina’s words before he entered the portal. He did not answer he thought until they were within the boundaries of the void. He also heard the interaction between Zeta and everyone else.

“One extra person doesn’t hurt. It will make things progress easier in here with an extra person fighting.” He said to her as he understood her reasoning not to trust.

Still, they were the majority, and he was in the minority. If he had tried to pull something and attacked the group, it would have been bad for him more than anything. Still, that wasn’t what was important, this cavern was filled with mana from the void and he shook his head as he knew it was going to happen soon.

Hai was near his master as Yuurei started walking forward. He saw Carmina take to the sky, which was smart as she worked well with her companion. Yuki was closer to him than the rest as Zeta stood behind. That was a fine formation and he wondered how quickly it would break. While he paved the way forward, his nose and his instincts kicked in. The formation of the creatures had started, and they were also making their way to the group right now.

He had a smirk on his face as this was going to get interesting quickly.

“They are coming, so be ready.” He said as he looked at Hai Gone.

The dragon saw his father’s stare and he would roar that resonated through the cavern. The stalagmites and such shook from the roar, but it was enough to drop them from the ceiling. The dragon found himself merging with his father and Drakkon’s new appearance also granted him power. His purple dragon scales on him, his hands becoming talons, the horns on his head, the two wings on his back, and the tail that waved around. He was ready now and his wings flapped as he was now basically hovering off the ground.

It was then that he would see a group of Voidfrost Giants approaching the group. There were five of them that towered over them, and they were running toward them. This was great, and he had a smirk on his face. He wouldn’t protect anybody just yet as he wanted to see what they could do. After that, he would go on with what he wanted to do for the group in front of him. Carmina and Zeta could not perish as he needed them to become stronger for the future of the guild.

He moved towards the Voidfrost Giants as two of them could sense his strength. They immediately tried to kick him as he was still close to the ground. When he saw this, Drakkon flapped his wings to move higher and now he was further away from that kick. His Yamato and his Enma being wielded in his hands, he swung at the first Voidfrost Giant. His blade cuts through the monstrosity, but he does enough damage to kill it.

The second Voidfrost Giant was trying to grab Drakkon. His instincts kicked in from the danger approaching him. He turned to see the hand and he cut the hand with both his blades. The Dragon Slayer had cut the giant’s fingers off, causing him to stumble a bit looking at the damage that had been done. He was focused his eyes looking at the two that had tried to attack him together. He didn’t have to help the others right now, but after this wave, he would check to see how they managed.

The first Voidfrost Giant had tried to attack Drakkon, but the Dragon Slayer unleashed a huge energy of fire around him, erupting from the ground and engulfing the first Voidfrost Giant that had tried to attack him again. The void creature had been hit hard, and as it moved away from the heat it dispersed. It was then that Drakkon noticed that it was on its last leg, and he would be able to kill it without a problem and focus on the other one.

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