The Ashen Fortress III

[Miranda Frost]

It was safe to say that Miranda knew this map well, or rather the mountain it depicted. It would seem no matter what she did, the past would always follow her. Her enemy here in the steppes have always been dragons and their kin. From the hordes of Volvagia's whelps to the armies of the Nebula enigma, her kill count of such creatures would raise the brow of any dragon slayer. The cloaked woman would step toward  the giant screen, her hand narrowing  the portion of the map to the side in which Nealaph and his three teams  of primes assaulted the mountain for what seemed an eternity ago. The woman frowned  a claw pointing the familiar face of the mountain before turning to the others.

 "As I've mentioned before, I took part of the assault on this mountain, the  lair of the late Volvagia. The mountain itself is likely unstable as the result of our infiltration team left its interior collapsed. Trying not to be killed by the crumbling mountain will be the first challenge, the second will be clearing of whatever remains of Volvagia's brood. My team was tasked in wiping out her hordes but its likely some escaped to lick their wounds and grow. Perhaps they have already created their own horde.", she'd  explain, stepping back from the screen. The idea of a tournament wasn't the greatest upon her mind. She was tired to her bones. She felt as if any moment her body would fall to pieces and this man wanted even more? Granted it wasn't a horrible enterprise. She had seen the games the famous Karl Jak had hosted. It could be something she could use to clear her mind.

 However there in lies the question about Nebula. Was it really wise to undertake such an endeavor while that villain was still out on the loose? It was clear he was still a major threat to everything here, not just the blades. "If I may divert from your plans a moment, Kuzu-boy, Wouldn't it be wise to crush Nebula before dealing with something with this magnitude?", she'd ask, her eye of crimson glowing down upon him. Fuck, she'd have half a mind to pound this man for his antics earlier. They had no doubt but the group in a great deal of pain.

 "Don't get me wrong, I somewhat like this idea of yours, but we arn't that big, nor are we all that powerful. It is not good to spread ourselves too thin here."