From the Dead Sea, a monstrous figure began to appear. Its head was that of a dragon, while its massive body that only a small part of was visible was that of a snake. From its sapphire scaled body tentacles similar to those of a squid protruded. Its green eyes fixed themselves on the figures of Joshua and Raven.
This was what Raven had been afraid of when he found out it was the Dead Sea that they had found. In one of the legends, he had heard it was the ho of one of the most powerful monsters that have ever existed. The Leviathan!
"Hm, it has been so ti since I last received a visitor here. What is your na?" The giant serpent asked in a voice that sounded like crashing waves. Full of untold depths and unbridled wrath. Its eyes were entirely fixed on Mr Thomas as if it did not even register Raven's existence.
"I am Joshua Thomas," Josh replied while looking curiously at the serpent. "May I know yours?"
"Well t, Joshua. I am Sigrun. The guardian who watches over this place. I must say it has been a long ti since I conversed with a Lord of the Damned." Sigrun bowed his large head to get a better look at the figure.
At this point, the two n could accurately gauge the size of only Sigrun's head. From the tip of his scaly beard to the horns' apex on his head, it was roughly a size of twenty-four foot. Or four tis the size of a six-foot man. It was obvious to them that he would have no problem at all in swallowing them whole if he so wished.
"Lord of the Damned? Forgive , but I don't know what you an." Josh replied, while feeling calm. He could tell that this creature had no ill intentions towards him, but at the sa ti, he felt like Sigrun would devour Raven if he were alone.
A loud laugh echoed out from the depths of the belly of the beast as it threw back its head. It was like Josh had said sothing hilarious. The problem was that the two n had no idea what he found to be so funny. They could only look at each other with confusion in their eyes. When Sigrun noticed this, the laughter eventually died down.
"I apologise. Usually one of your kind knows exactly what they are before they are turned. This is most unusual. Though, it does explain why you never concealed your presence. Anyone connected to this place would never be so stupid as to broadcast their arrival."
Sigrun chuckled mirthfully while continuing to observe the confused pair. He took a bit of ti to organise his thoughts. It was a good thing for himself to explain the existence of this little one to him. After all, he would be the key to allowing him to leave this place to stretch his legs whenever he wished. For that to happen, he would have to be on good terms with Josh.
"Ok, seeing as you seem to know nothing then let explain. You are a Lord of the Damned, otherwise knows as a Wraith."
Sigrun's statent drew a sharp hiss from Raven. He had heard of these creatures but did not know the finer details. Only that they could beco mighty and were feared by every race. 'Damn! He really lucked out!' Raven thought as he beca a little jealous.
"A wraith is a type of existence that is dead but still retains its soul. As such, they can control the souls imprisoned here. How many depends on the strength of each individual wraith and will grow with ti."
Josh tilted his head while he tried to absorb this information. He knew he had changed, but how could he have known that he was actually dead? Though, it would explain why he turned ethereal from ti to ti. 'It must be because of my new state that I don't feel any panic even when hearing I'm dead.'
"There are many abilities that a wraith can utilise, but it would take too long to list them. In my own opinion, the greatest ability is the fact that they can freely enter and leave this space anyti. As you have noticed, you are even able to bring along passengers for the ride."
For a brief mont, Sigrun spared Raven a glance. Raven shivered as he felt a hint of bloodlust in it. There was no way these two would ever be friends! Raven slowly edged away from the behemoth, he was unwilling to put his life on the line based on blind faith. It was like putting a juicy steak down in front of a starving dog and expecting it to not take a bite.
"Are you able to teach how to control these powers?" Josh suddenly asked. He would probably understand them over ti, but that was sothing they were short on. They still had to rescue the others from the vampire city after all.
"I can, but there is a price. Would you be willing to pay it?" Sigrun's giant eyes ca close to Josh at this point. As if he did not want to miss a single one of his movents while he thought about it.
"Depends. Will you tell the price before I agree?"
"Of course!" Sigrun let out another chuckle that betrayed his horrifying form. "It's actually straightforward. You and I will make a pact. You shall provide with transport should I ever wish to leave this place. In return I will co to your aid should you summon through our pact."
Josh could not help but let out a wide grin when he heard this. To have Sigrun as a personal backer would make him nigh untouchable. Then his bubble burst as he realised sothing. Sigrun was an aquatic creature. Which ant he would not be able to summon him if he got into trouble on land. 'Guess it doesn't really matter anyway. I always planned to live on the sea as much as possible.'
"You have a deal!"
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