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Unfortunately, as he entered the inner sanctum, he was stopped cold by a noise from the underground channels... And if he looked up at the moment, he would see a pair of Leviathans arcing over his head. Time seemed to slow as their multihued eyes- locked with his.

An intruder in their territory! And he was trying to reach the sanctuary!

Now, Leviathans were smarter than most dragons, being water creatures. And though it was stated before that they were completely harmless, that's only when they were unprovoked. Leviathans are territorrial creatures, and they did not take it well when an intruder stepped in. They communicated to each other via sound waves, making most mistake them for whales, and were thus able to make tactical manuvers in the water that most creatures were not-even the dolphins in the deep sea. Thus, after a few moments of silence, one of the two guardians of the chamber came forth and knocked Ruuvan into the water.

((Edited, due to a look at the bestiary. I forgot that there was one in the first place.))

Prepare To Defend Yourself!

Unfortunately for him, he was in the water with some of the fastest swimmers in Gaia. They kept up wtih him effortlessly, barely having to move their powerful legs and short, yet suitable wings that acted as stabilizers in the channel. The one on the left attempted to ram into Ruuvan with his head, while the other quickly shifted upwards in order to reveal the wall next to him. Swimming next to him was meant to obscure his vision on either side so that he wouldn't see what was coming until it was a bit too late.

A simple move, but it had been effective for the other fools who had trespassed.

THWACK

The sound of his fist impacting against the oncoming Leviathan's head sounded off as the ramming move was slowed substantially. The strength of an undead warrior came in handy down here... but it was undaunted as it pushed against his fist, still moving with massive force.

And then, the water dragon hit the wall.

Ruuvan had darted out of the space in which the leviathan had almost trapped him in, thus getting him cleared. Almost. Apparently, he had forgotten that there were two of them. The one that had risen up in order to clear some space was now bearing down on Ruuvan from above. The other dragon quickly righted itself, pushing off of the wall with its legs and proceeding to chase down the indruder from behind.

Well that was interesting.

The leviathan from behind was not entirely a fool however, as it veered to the right, missing his compatriot by no more than two inches, quickly whipping itself upwards and backwards in a sort of vertical u-turn before it hit the wall. The other levi was definitely not in the mood to be lugged around, so it went into a tight spiral, quickly arching downwards before doing so. The move, if Ruu was still hanging on for dear life, would send the both of them deeper into the channel, thus hindering his efforts. Sure, he had the strength and speed... but even the undead still had brains. And as coherent as Ruuvan was, he would get quite dizzy quite fast.

Not to mention the pressure would increase as they went further down, and while the water dragons could withstand such things, there was no guarantee that Ruu would as well... even as an undead. If there was a time to get the hell out of dodge, it would be now!

The two of them took a moment to look at Ruuvan as he escaped, their eyes narrowing dangerously. Then, they heard another voice... and calmed substantially. The malevolence from their eyes cleared, and they swam in another direction as if nothing were wrong. They would have to let this one get away- he had passed the trial.

Success!

But it's not over yet... keep your guard up!

Besides for the sound of running water echoing off of the walls and the sound of Ruuvan's footsteps, it was quiet. Eerily so, as if one had walked onto some forbidden ground where no life had ever tread. Mainly because no one had ever made it this far in... no one, save for him.

Indeed, he was the first one within this chamber since the legend started... literally the first. Many came and never went back, mostly because of the monsters that had popped up in the area recently. Others had gone so far as the leviathans, after surviving the attacks from the crabs, as well as other vile creatures.

The legendary water dragons had stopped them cold every time.

Now, even he had passed them.

What could be worse than that?

In any event, he entered the inner sanctum, where a rounded grave marker covered with Norse runes stood upright. The chamber was enclosed- a cave within a cave. There was a platform in the center that extended for a fourty foot radius, and that was surrounded by water. Just plain water... it were as if this place were a resivoir of sorts. Something that nature did not create, nor man.

The disturbing part, or what should have been, was that it was empty.

"Excellent!"

Laughter was everywhere. Pleased laughter. Someone was here! He hadn't heard anything or anyone else when he walked in... so where was this other person? It sounded like a woman, too...

"No one's ever made it this far. I bet I can guess what you're here for."

Nothing yet... but he would have to be at the ready, just in case. The voice came from everywhere, and nowhere at the same time, as if this entire cave were one entity. But if he looked closely, he'd know exactly where it came from...

The water was shimmering and glowing faintly, as if some light were hitting it from somewhere. But there wasn't much light in the cave, save for a few torches that were high up on the domed interior, and another set further down. Of course, if that light wasn't the reason...

"...No, but it would have been polite to ask anyway. So then... about those leviathans. Aren't you the least bit curious why they attacked at all? I mean usually, they wouldn't harm you unless you were a direct threat to their environment. In fact, they'd hide from you instead of trying to fight you."

Whoever this was was not too concerned about how polite the man was. In fact, this woman sounded like she was in a playful mood. Still, one could never be too careful. Just because she wanted to play... didn't mean that she was not dangerous.