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> You say "Cytheron, terrace of the 7 holy thrones. I am worried to see what the city deteriorated into. " Xenia sighs deeply. "Probably, yes, I never get used to seeing all the misery." You give the fluff ball a hug to reassure her. "Xenia, I started as a whelpling in the wild and now I am not only a legendary purple dragon but also the leader of a continent! Life is bizarre" Xenia nods. "Our demons may not get weaker, but we sure get stronger!" Koriza adds "one day at a time." You use the day to rest. The next day you, Koriza and Xenia go to an Ietrosian town. You disguised as white dragon and Koriza taking the role of refugee. The plan is simple, you will take a boat while posing as pilgrims to cross the inland sea of the Ietrosian Atoll, to the docks of Cytheron. You note a strange lack of pilgrims, doubt creeps in as you got a theory the theocracy banned these. "Xenia? Where are all the pilgrims at?" You whisper. Xenia looks out to the docks. Xenia seems saddened by what she sees. She tells you and Koriza the pilgrims are totally absent. She feels something is very wrong. Koriza speaks up "what about these working boats?" Referring to the sulfur collectors and their vessels. An Ietrosian guard patrolling the docks notices you. You realize Xenia's plan just backfired. Quickly, you run to the docks pretending to be a sulfur miner who came to pick up a friend. You tell the guard "my friend is a refugee! He is hungry and wished to eat." The guard nods and lets you through. > You approach a sulfur Fisher and ask about traveling to Cytheron. You approach a worker. He is humanoid and is covered in yellow fur, he is about half your height. The little guy smiles at you as you approach. You are careful to not startle him as his teeth are sharp. His vessel is a large barrel filled with sulfur gas. You realize these workers are exposed to this gas constantly and over long periods of time they become... like him. Your thoughts are interrupted by his high pitched voice "What brings you here tall one?" > You say "We would like to travel to Cytheron but noticed the pilgrimage vessels are gone. "

The little man nods "Indeed, they are all gone as Cytheron is off limits, coast is closest I can get you. What do you need exactly?" You try to act like a rich man "I wish to reserve this vessel to travel to the surface. I am to meet my brother there for a... secret meeting." You try to imply you have "royal blood" but doing it very vaguely. The little man seems convinced and takes your money. You, Koriza and Xenia board the stinky ship covered in yellow. You are headed for the emerald spot. This emerald spot is a spot in the inland sea that colored green due sulfur leakage. From there you will get close to the coast of Cytheron. Once night falls, you get close to the Cytheron coastal area. The tiny yellow squeaker tells you this is your best chance. You, Xenia and Koriza get ready to jump and swim "hey, Xenia, you ready? You never done stuff like this have you?" You ask her. Xenia shakes her head no. You shrug and tell her "Well, you better hold your nose, we jump in 3,2,1!" You and Xenia jump as Koriza flies down to meet you both. You all swim towards the shore and soon arrive! Cytheron is obviously marked by a ray of light shooting from the tallest spire in middle of the tiered city. Xenia thinks and peers around. She points to a hill. "There. Herkos' estate is behind that hill" you got no idea but Koriza explains "Herkos is the court scholar of House Diligence, one of the 7 noble houses of Ietros. He is a good friend of Xenia's dad" makes sense to you. You hope Xenia got the directions right. You, Xenia and Koriza start sneaking up the hill. You are sneaking past the guards. You see 2 golden statues of warriors standing on either side of a marble path leading up to a estate! The statues are so well done and so large you have to duck under their arms as you run underneath them! As you approach the estate gate, it opens automatically! Herkos, holding leashed croccodog is on his late night walk. The nerdy white dragon yells loud in terror when spots the 3 of you "how you got here?! Useless gua-" he pauses and looks at Xenia. Herkos recognizes her. "Little Xenia? All grown up?" he asks in surprise to which Xenia replies "and you're still an old animal lover, Herkos." Herkos laughs and lets his croccodog go. It runs towards the 3 of you and starts sniffing at your feet. "So? Why are you here?" he asks. > You say "We can start by stealing the Ietros light gem and bring the shield around this continent down!" Herkos raises an eyebrow. "The Ietros Light Gem? That's the name of this island's magical protective crystal, why would you want to bring it down?" Xenia explains everything that happened, Herkos listens intently and seems to take it well. "Well, I can't say I'm surprised. The Church has been getting more and more aggressive these past couple years" he says. > You say "Yes, the shadow schism helped refute the myth of absolute power held by the church. Should we incite a rebellion or go in stealthily?" "We?" asks Herkos. "I'm not getting involved, but you should do what you wish. Personally, I don't think a rebellion can succeed. The Church has staged a coup before, why wouldn't they do it again? You might as well try to bring down a mountain by throwing stones at it." Herkos says this with such conviction that you falter. Xenia comes to your aid: "What would you do then, Herkos?" she asks. Herkos snorts. "Get out of Ietros, this prison is more trouble than it's worth. Unless you got a purple dragon there is no chance to steal that gem." You smirk as you drop your disguise. "Well, here I am. Entropion!" you roar, unleashing your true, larger form. The croccodog cowers in fear. "You're... you're a purple dragon!" Herkos gasps. "Yes, and now that I'm here you can count on my support Xenia. Let's bring a new order to this continent." Herkos looks at you and Xenia. "So be it," he says. Koriza says "I am the blood princess of Korizan. We use our legendary status, cause a ruckus and assault the spire while the guards try to contain the riots." You nod, Herkos is convinced too nowhere knows you are a purple dragon. You think. "Well, I suppose it's time for the old blood to retake what is rightfully ours," you say. You all agree on a date to start. Herkos will provide you with papers, forged, to freely walk through Cytheron. He wants you to solve one mystery for him: how do they use the light gem while being so impure of soul? The gem has stricter demands than regular light magic.

> You say "Neat, so with these false identity papers we can casually waltz into Cytheron?" Herkos nods, the population of Cytheron is highly mixed and they are fed up with theocratic tyrants. The appearance of a purple dragon will be effective. Xenia looks at you and Koriza. "Enty, Koriza? I will take the lead. We need to act natural." Cytheron is ancient Rome styled and Xenia knows the etiquette. You cast your magical white dragon costume and Koriza tidies up her refugee look. Herkos laughs. "Eager young adventurers are you? You can't go into Cytheron at this hour of the night! I insist you stay as we share stories" he has a point, you will embark on mission at noon. He tells you the official story the theocracy feeds the population, which is met with skepticism as it states all outside of Ietros is a dead wasteland. Herkos knows better as he got contraband news sources. He looks at you and Koriza. "You two make a adorable royal couple. Historically purple dragons seem to adore reds" Koriza blushes at that. "It was my childhood dream to marry one. Entropion is my light in this dark world" she grabs your hand. You both blush and Herkos chuckles. "Well this is a nice side to see, I'll have to bring my family here to meet you two" > You say "Hey,what was Xenia like when she was a toddler anyway? Any funny stories?" "She was a bit of a handful, but then all young dragons are. She was obsessed with counting steps to make sure they were even and she used to get frustrated at me for breathing as it would make her mess up her count." "Did she always want to become a soothsayer?" "I don't know, I think she just wanted to be special like me. She found that in the stars and universes." Xenia blushes in embarrassment. She changes the subject. "Eheheh... why not tell Herkos about dreamscape and your 18 month coma, Enty?" You do discuss it in length, but you need to rest well and head to the bedroom. Koriza rests her head on your chest the moment you plop down. She looks at you. "Hey Enty? I can at least let my guard down when we sleep together." You take the compliment and hold her tightly. "Hottie you"She smiles and closes her eyes. "Love you, Enty" You sleep well, eat sparingly and cast disguise to disguise yourself as a white dragon. You, Koriza and Xenia are on your way to Cytheron. > You say "So this is the marble main road? It's so empty... the theocracy really has been busy" Koriza looks at every building. "It's like a ghost town, Enty. What the hell happened?" You explain in brief about the theocracy and it's purges. The two ladies listen intently. Xenia has a grimace of disgust on her face. Koriza has a look of anger and shock. Xenia sighs. "Ietros used to be led by 7 rulers, each representing a virtue and being backed by a house. Orpheus, a low ranking house justice member, took over." Koriza looks at you. "He just got a bunch of people to mindlessly follow him with the whole "fake religious purges" thing. We need to overthrow him" You walk up to the massive Cytheron gates, the place is locked up tight. Xenia takes the lead and presents the forged papers to the gate guards. Inside the city is like a ghost town. There are white dragons walking around, but they just watch you from afar. Once you reach the town square of the first tier of Cytheron, you find a grotesque sight: Orpheus the diamond dragon lies dead and impaled on a spike. A plaque attached to it reads:."let this be a warning to any corruption or weakness. Deimodo reigns supreme" Xenia gasps. "Deimodo?! That is worse. He is ruthless and actually competent!" Deimodo was a trigger happy general in the past. He took the fall for several mistakes Orpheus made. He was imprisoned but escaped during the prison riots and hasn't been seen since... You, Xenia and Koriza blend in. Helping out a gopher. Meanwhile you collect info on the current state of this layer of the city. A few days pass and you have a good grasp of what's going on. You tell Xenia and Koriza to meet up in the warehouse. You share your findings and the conclusion is that this is a totalitarian state. Everyone is forced to work, go home and repeat. The pubs serve drinks mixed in with hallucinogenic mushrooms to keep the population compliant.

There are mandatory announcements late in the evening each week. > You say "So, if we mess with the Mushroom shipments we can make the population go wild. Disarria and I read facts like this for fun and these mushrooms grow in symbiosis with a waste product moss that induces rage. Does the switcheroo sound like a plan here?" "Yes. We need to cause anarchy within the city for us to have any chance of a revolution." Koriza says. She will recon to find the production cellar. A few days later, the 3 of you meet in a back alley. Koriza found the cellar! She tells you the guards left, and soon the shipment will be picked up by the workers, so you got to work fast. She takes you to the shadows of the walls in the alley. "We got a small window to do this" she says. "The guards are all at the other end of the city to safekeeping the busy post labor streets. You go into the cellar. You are totally surprised by what you see down there. Giant mushroom... people?! Xenia and Koriza are startled! "Are those people?" Xenia ask. "They are called Zygonita." You answers. "They can grow up to 12 feet and weigh a ton. They are incredibly strong, never say die, and have amazing regenerative abilities". You continue. "We need to kill them all if we want to keep our edge over the theocracy." Koriza says. "Wow, that's a lot of Zygonita..." You say. "HOLD. ON. OUR. ENEMY. IS. THE. SAME." the largest Zygonita says. It's eyes are under it's mouth and it talks with this guttural monotone. It has no volume control either. You answer "wait, you are kept here as slaves to produce mushrooms for the white dragons?" "WE. ARE. SLAVES. YES. WE. PRODUCE. MUSHROOMS FOR. OUR. MEAL. TOENAILS. HAIR. NAILS. BLOOD. WE EVEN PRODUCE THE TOOLS FOR OUR OWN SLAVERY." it says with a nod. You nod back and say "we are here to free you". The Zygonita all cheer! Koriza gives the largest one the key of the heavy steel cellar door. "Tomorrow, harvest time. You will attack your captors and head for the surface. We do need one last harvest, can you fill a barrel with a rage toxin and give that to the workers?" Koriza says. The Zygonita nods. You and Koriza are walking to the other cellar door. "The workers will have to harvest a barrel of the toxin the Zygonita leave behind, that should start the chaos." The Zygonita hate to see you go, but they keep hope that you are legit. You 3 go back to your cover jobs to wait until tomorrow.