Krysaos grinned nervously under the golden gaze of his giant snake Lieutenant.
Honestly? The guy was pretty gods-damned terrifying.
A several tonze heavy Sea Serpent was intimidating enough-- and this one had that murderous intelligence in its eyes that essentially screamed 'do not f*ck with me.'
"I'll have you recall the thirteen archways," Tycon commanded.
"Y-yeah... what about 'em?"
"I'm sure you've gathered that it was a formation-- it functions as a sprawling teleportation system with several exit points..." He explained, "--with the Ancient and I arriving by means not dissimilar to yours.
"Anyroad... allow me to formally welcome you to your first Dungeon, Brother-Captain."
Krysaos felt sweat start to form on his neck and scalp, "Ya... ya don't say?"
That... was not what he wanted to hear.
A Dungeon was decidedly not an illusion...
A Dungeon was... real.