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Chapter 5 by Stalagg Stalagg

Should you inform The Master of your plan?

No, better leave it a surprise

You shook your head at the thought of disturbing him. The Master already had much to do himself and he did not need to be reminded of the Creation that had failed him. You appeared downcast for a brief moment before you gained a determined expression. The Master did not want a servant who wallowed in self loathing, he deserved so much more than that. You would be more than what you started as, you would redeem yourself!

With those thoughts in mind you turned to slink away out of the chamber. Uldar and The Master both were too preoccupied with the Spawning Pool to notice your exit. You grinned as you turned the corner and left them behind. The Master was going to be so surprised when you returned with his prized treasure!

Stretching your wings you then bent your knees and jumped several inches off of the ground. Two flaps of your wings and you were off down the hall surprisingly fast. You didn't think you could move this quickly and you were so surprised you nearly collided with the Vault door. Veering to the right did you enter the Vault, the chamber filled to the brim with an abundance of treasures and relics.

The room was so packed that pieces of gold were still falling out of the large hole that had been created on it's Northeastern side. Flying over to investigate allowed you to see your Master's domain in its full glory. The Tower spanned the entirety of the Southern cliffs, towers of jagged metal clawing towards the storm ridden skies. Purple lightning illuminated the skies and silhouettes of winged beasts could briefly be seen before the darkness returned to them.

Beyond the Fortress was the Umbral Forest you recalled. Dark things crept beneath those dark trees. A whole manner of foul creatures called that Forest their home and had halted the advance of numerous Heroes in the past. Not today it seemed. The Forest was your best chance at catching up with these thieves, what lived within it might slow them down at the very least.

Looking down you saw how far of a fall it would be if you stopped flapping your wings and it was in that brief moment you were grateful Imps weren't afraid of heights. With aspirations to please your Master fresh in your mind and a few gestures you thought to be for luck you ceased flapping your wings and allowed gravity to do the rest. Taking the plunge you felt the wind rushing past your face as you descended down the Tower's side. Your momentum rapidly picked up as you kept your body narrowed as possible to reduce drag. Your eyes didn't become pained or irritated thankfully which allowed you to see the oncoming walkway long before you were going to hit it.

Opening your wings at the right altitude and you were sent soaring away from the Tower and towards your destination. You flew above The Master's Fortress and could see his minions rushing to find where the intruders had gone. You had no doubts they had left the Tower already and you didn't slow down as you passed over everything else to race towards the Woods. Passing over the final wall you were now beyond the point of turning back. Shadow Rangers, Elves that had either been seduced into The Dark Lord's service or had been born from their enslaved mother or father, patrolled the walls day and night. Their keen eyes had only been enhanced by The Master's power and not even something of your size was going to slip past them.

As the only Imp currently on Theras you knew only Uldar and The Master even knew you existed. The Rangers would shoot you down without a second thought.

Not that you were going to give up anyway. The Master would never want you to return if you came back to him a failure. Onto your Quest now, you needed to find and return The Eye of Calamity to its rightful owner. The Eye was in the possession of a band of thieving Heroes who were all somewhere within the Umbral Forest and were on there way back to the Barrier to escape beyond The Dark Lord's reach. How exactly were you even planning on finding them?

Good question, how are you going to find them?

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