"What a waste of time!" The fairy said, very much besides himself as he hovered over the area where he had slain the three statues.
As he looked over the holographic screens that showed different parts of his domain, his face twisted with fury as he realized that the Adventurers he had sent away were still alive.
His eyes narrowed, and with a growl that shook the very air, he extended his hand toward the ground.
"I'll show them what suffering really is. Such a shame I won't be around to watch their end," he hissed, voice thick with malice. "I'll end this once and for all."
He whispered something under his breath and with a flourish, pointed his index finger to the earth.
From the ground below, the earth trembled violently as cracks spread in jagged lines.
Dark smoke rose up from the crevices on the ground and filled the air with thick, acrid miasma.
