<div align="center"><em>Evil will always find a way</em></div><br/>The world needs good and evil. They are two sides of the same coin, and require one another to define themselves. Since the dawn of time, there has been countless battles between the two of them but ultimately neither side could claim dominance over the other. Whenever one side became stronger, the other side would unite to stand against it and push back to restore some measure of balance.<br/><br/>All of that changed when the crusade began many years ago. Evil was chased down, burnt at the stake, and tormented with fire and steel to give away secret lairs and hideouts. Soon, most of the monsters that had been living on the surface had been put to the sword or driven underground. The champions of good followed. Many of them had become greedy and vain, wanting wealth and fame that came with the destruction of their enemies. Some still held onto the virtues in their hearts, but it was beginning to show that world was changing.<br/><br/>Deep underground, but above the deepest vaults of monster sanctuaries, there lay great passageways through the thick stone from the surface towards the dark vaults, and this was where a heart began to throb. The power of an evil heart spread, as dark minions carved their paths through the sand and weaker stone, chopping their way ahead to build a dungeon into this border between surface and the vaults.<br/><br/>It was within this dungeon that many monsters were being called by the throb of the heart, a place where magic of the world above could not reach, a place shielded by the strength of that dark heart. Place empowered by the unconquered evil that stood up to resist the crusade and protect the monsters. In the vaults, monsters would grow, but the vaults would not be able to sustain that many, and there was definite lack of space. So it was this dungeon that offered an option for many monsters to make a name for themselves, and even their own small 'domains' of Lairs, close to one another, and perhaps able to defend one another as well.<br/><br/><hr/><hr/><br/>"I have called you all here because when you arrived to this dungeon you stood out from monsters of your kind." The voice spoke up in the heart chamber. Within the large pool of water, a heart beat in the depths, the area suffused with mana that flowed there from the lands. "Even as the magic of the Crusaders is kept away by the power flowing into here from this land, the Crusaders will inevitably become aware of the fact that there's a Gate that they cannot control."<br/><br/>There was a stirring on the surface of the water, and forming from the mist rising from the water a young man with crimson eyes and black hair regarded the monsters seriously. He resembled a human but his presence was different in a strange way, resembling the heart with his presence, the magic gathered there near him. The avatar appeared dressed in a simple black robe, an image of a Warlock for most part.<br/><br/>"This dungeon has made it impossible for the humans to try and build a fortress atop the gates of this place, above. The minions, my dark shadows explore and expand the dungeons, and have located both the path towards the surface, the so called 'Hero Gate', and towards the depths, the 'Portal' that lets those who wish to leave the option of returning to the vaults." His tone was serious, leaving both his parted lips and echoing in the air of the heart chamber.<br/><br/>"They will come. They will want answers, and send their damned heroes down here to investigate. You must train and prepare yourselves to defend your own life and that of your companions." His lips rose to a small smirk. "The library is present for those who need to study secrets and dark arts, the training chamber has been finished for those who wish to practice their martial arts, and the workshop has been finished for those who find themselves with inclinations to prepare traps and doors."<br/><br/>There was a short silence before the figure turned back to regard the heart. "This chamber is kept behind a hidden passage for a reason. If they reach here and destroy this heart, this place is no longer protected from their magic. That could lead to a larger attack through the use of magic to jump in here directly, instead of trying to come the way down that tunnel to the surface, and could lead to a massacre. The only reason they dont send an army down any of those tunnels at once is obvious. All it would take from us would be one well placed boulder trap and they'd have squishy-knight-paste, not soldiers, intruding into this dungeon."<br/><br/>Casting a look back, the Avatar smirked faintly. "That's all. I wanted you to know how it is. Feel free to return to your lairs, or discuss it among one another. You ought to get to know those who live next to you now, afterall."