Calypso didn’t move. Her eyes only widened for a mont, before that sa smile returned. She stumbled back down. I had a hand on her shoulder, and I kept the sword in her as I guided her to the ground.
“So… you figured it out after all.” She spoke through labored breaths, seemingly completely calm.
“The sabretooth tiger is just a decoy.” I didn’t have to look to know that the sabretooth tiger was turning to smoke, disappearing without a word. “You’re the true Dungeon Master. The human core was the core of the dungeon that the humans ca from, the sa dungeon the fey destroyed with a teor. The Champion’s Gauntlet ca after, and it ford a different core. When your animal gauntlet was finished, you’d give up the human core, but your dungeon’s core would remain safe.”
“When they summoned from my world to this one, the job I had selected was Monster Tar. I always had an affinity for beasts. They were far easier to talk to than people. Can you guess what my class was?”
“You were so kind of language arts person…” I muttered.
“Communication, of all things.” She chuckled. “What do you think you’re going to do with my core?”
“It’s a dungeon. The human core is only lore. You said it yourself. I couldn’t take it with , I was copying and translating the contents. You’ve had the lore in here for centuries. A translated copy of the lore already exists in your core. All I need to do is absorb that!”
Calypso lifted her hand, and as I heard rumbling behind , I panicked for a second, only to see that she caused the walls around the saferoom to open up. This allowed to see the final mural, the one that I hadn’t looked at before. It was the image of the blond champion, and she was in the arms of a man with a crown!
“I was summoned to this world against my will. The fey spoke of evil demons and demon kings, and they earned my sympathy. It wasn’t until later that I realized that these so-called demons were humans. They had pitted against my species. Of course, they didn’t know I was human. They thought my yellow hair was a special color. The King even… had give them heirs to strengthen the noble line. By the end, I was little more than their slave.”
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“Then, you understand…”
“That’s when I t him.” She continued, her eyes looking at the mural in the distance with tears in them. “The human king. They ordered to kill him… but I fell in love instead. He wanted to save . Instead, I betrayed him. They told if I played along, they’d end this war. They said that the only reason they feared humans was because of the resurrection problem, and once it was resolved, they would use it to make peace for both sides.”
“Calypso…”
“So, I did it. I led the man I loved into the trap. I got him to show where the orb was, and the fey too. Then they stabbed him in the back, they killed him in front of .” Her body began to shake, and I could see the fury in her face. “I got the last laugh though… I took the orb, and I used it, and I killed them all. I killed and I killed until they fled this continent for good! I didn’t just kill one side. I used the humans up. Had the dungeon not ford around , I would have killed everyone. I would have killed the world.
“Calypso.”
She grabbed onto my armor. “Do you understand? If you do this, you’ll end up just like . You’ll beco a monster that kills indiscriminately. Do you get it now?”
"Calypso." I reached up and gently pulled her hands from my armor. “I don’t care.”
I grabbed the sword and then pulled it out of her. With the blade no longer blocking the wound, blood began to pour out quickly under her. Her eyes fluttered closed, and for a mont, maybe she felt peace as she died. As for , there was no peace. A hole in the ceiling opened, and a familiar orb floated down from the ceiling. It was ti to end this.
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