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&& ciao, ciao, everyone! i’m actually reviving this blog for??? however long my muse wants to hold up for, tbh. but like, really, i’m hereish? and i’m hoping that i can really expand on my writing since i feel like i should write more often. also, please note that i’m going to be updating my rules and revamping the theme soon!
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{ 🐍 } – Ja’far had spent many nights squandering his opportunities to speak his mind to his former king. He was undoubtfully a coward, sitting behind his desk and doing his work like a proper boy while he let things idly slide by.
Even when that woman had become Sinbad’s right hand and whispered dark secrets into his mind, Ja’far turned a blind eye. Even when Aladdin had come to him in a dream, wounded and frightened, Ja’far had had nothing to say to the magi. Even as Kou’s economy fell deeper and deeper into depression and the pressure mounted higher and higher and Kougyoku, now crowned Empress of Kou had pleaded for more time, Ja’far had given her a cold shoulder and an even colder threat to settle upon her already hunched frame, bowed with the weight of her entire country.
The ex-assassin had spent many, many nights keeping his mouth sewed shut. For fear of what, he couldn’t answer. And finally, finally after watching Sinbad slowly unravel before him, his mind decaying as fear swallowed him whole, Ja’far had put his foot down and said that that was enough. He spoke to Sinbad with utter sincerity, pouring his heart and soul into his words.
But even as Sinbad agreed, Ja’far wasn’t going to turn a blind eye to the fact that his smile was hollow and his promise was just as empty. His stomach feels like there’s a gaping hole in it as he comes to terms with what he must do in retaliation, should Sinbad continue on this path. Darting forward with the quick steps of his unforgotten training, the ex-assassin grips the other man’s wrist. “Sin...” He murmurs, despite the fact that no soul is up at these hours other than the two of them. “I really meant what I said. Please, don’t take my words for nothing.”
Ja’far was alluding to another promise, another vow he’d given to Sinbad long ago. His voice held no promise of a threat, but in his mind, he’d already made his choice, so long as Sinbad had settled with his.
The only picture I need in my life
Alliances in Unexpected Places
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To see Sinbad and Ja’far again, especially after her returning from her visit to Sindria all those months ago, it made Kouen curious.
Though, she would be lying if she said that she wasn’t happy to see Ja’far again. Especially after the night he’d helped to cheer her up and show her a good time, after everything that Sinbad had said about her.
Due to that, she met with them personally.
“General Ja’far, King Sinbad,” she greeted them “welcome back to Rakusho. I trust your journey was uneventful?”
{ 🐍 } – Ja’far’s knees wobbled just a bit as he stepped down onto the docks. While he wasn’t quite suited for travel, he did do his best to remain composed. He bows as he’s greeted by the first princess of Kou. “Your highness.” He says lightly, straightening up. “Our journey went quite smoothly, yes. Thank you for coming to greet us upon our arrival. It’s certainly a warm, generous welcome, and it’s well-appreciated.”
There’s a slight movement as Ja’far lightly shifts his foot from under his robe and crushes Sinbad’s toe. The king beside him winces, albeit gracefully covers his wince and brings out a box adorned with a gold trim and red finish, an elegant ribbon sitting atop. “A small gift in return for our stay with you, our gracious host.”
There’s a sort of quirk to his brow as if to say, ‘Also, an official apology from Sinbad.’ even though the king had given his deepest, and most sincere apologies the day after the night that Ja’far and Kouen had spent in each other’s company. Though, now it’s physically manifested so neither Kouen or Sinbad forget.
Ren Hakuryuu - back than vs now
“Then please, take good care of us.” - Sinbad
ll Magi: Sinbad no Bouken (2016) Ep. 11
this is the first gif that I made for this ep. tf me why did I forget to upload it -_-
The Serpentine Dungeon || AU
Sinbad’s wariness decreases upon seeing the source of such distressed sounds. A beautiful young woman sat huddled on the ground, shaking and quivering in fear. Poor thing must have wandered into the dungeon by mistake, an unwilling sacrifice for the cruel djinn dwelling within.
“Calm down. I mean you no harm.”
The violet-haired teen offers her his warmest, most charming smile. He quickly removes his outer jacket despite the odd chill in the room, giving it to the girl so as to compensate for the poor state of her dress.
“I’m not one of those nasty dungeon creatures. My name is Sinbad and I’ll get you out of here, don’t worry.”
{ 🐍 } – The girl shifted closer to him instinctively as he covered her shoulders with his jacket, the sleeves hanging off of her as the coat enveloped her petite frame. “You’re really... real...” She breathed, her pale fingers tracing over the collar of the jacket, completely enraptured. “You’re real.” The girl says again, in wonder and slight awe.
She buries her face into his chest as she gives the adventurer a tight hug. “...You said your name was Sinbad...?” Recognition appears on her delicate features. “I know you. You’re a legend.” There’s a slight blush that dusts across her cheeks. “I had no idea that you were so... kind. And so well-mannered.”
There’s a pause. “...You came here to capture the power of this dungeon, right?” Her voice waivers a little. “The monsters here... they’re awful things. They’re brutes that refuse to let anyone live. They... they...” Her lip quivers a little as tears begin to bead at the corners of her eyes. “They’re just horrible, horrible creatures.” She says, hands now clenched into fists over her knees, hidden under her lengthy skirt.
The djinn watches as the adventurer falls for his trick. “Hmph. Simpleton.” He mutters, eyes half-lidded. There’s always a sense of excitement that thrums through him whenever a new challenger approaches. However, at the moment, he’s completely unimpressed by the lack of wit and the sheer fact that it was so easy to ensnare adventurers via pity.
With a wave of the djinn’s hand, a few of the dungeon dwellers in the vicinity of the adventurer and his creation howl and hiss. The girl jumps, shrieking. “D-Did you hear that?” Her breath comes quicker in panic. “Please p-protect me, Sinbad. I can’t fight these monsters.” The tears that had been forming begin to streak down her cheeks as she grips Sinbad’s sleeves, holding him close to her.
OOC: IM BACK AND I JUST READ THE NEW OMAKE AND IM FUCKING *SCREAMING* I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS
IT WAS SO CUTE I CANNOT BELIEVE
RANDOM SENTENCE STARTERS
Following my AUs and Prompts List from a few months back, here is a compilation of my favorite sentence starters for all your writing needs.
Because most of them aren’t mine, credits are at the end.
SHORT
“Marry me.”
“Do you want me to leave?”
“You are not going without me.”
“I can’t believe you!”
“I swear it won’t happen again.”
“What did you say?”
“I’m not jealous.”
“You’re jealous, aren’t you?”
“We can’t keep doing this.”
“Are you sure this is legal?”
“Isn’t this amazing?”
“I’m going to take care of you, okay?”
“Stay the night. Please.”
“You can’t die. Please don’t die.”
“Run away with me.”
“You did WHAT?”
“Quit whining.”
“Get outta my sight!”
“Why are you so annoying?”
“Were you ever going to tell me?”
“Never in a million years.”
“Don’t ask me that…”
“I might have had a few shots.”
“What’s with the box?”
“W- What are you doing?”
“Say it!”
“I could kiss you right now!”
“Are you done with that?”
“What’s going on here?”
“Stop pinning this on me! You started it!”
“It’s your fault we’re in this mess.”
“Did you do this on purpose?!”
“Kiss me.”
“Are you still awake..?”
“Excuse you?”
“This is all your fault!”
“I can’t believe you dragged me into this.”
“Don’t give me that look! It wasn’t my fault!”
“I shouldn’t be in love with you!”
“It’s not fair!”
“I could kill you right now!”
“Knock it off!”
“Screw you!”
“You’re a complete moron!”
“I love this song!”
“I can’t be in love with you!”
“Make me.”
“Don’t tempt me.”
“I hate you.”
“You are infuriating!”
“Just shut up already.”
“That doesn’t even make sense.”
“Bite me.”
“Eat me.”
“Kiss my ass.”
“Just admit I’m right.”
“Just admit you’re wrong.”
“You are being ridiculous!”
“That’s irrational.”
“Listen to me!”
“That’s not what I meant and you know it.”
“Don’t yell at me.”
“That’s it. End of discussion.”
“I don’t believe you.”
“You shouldn’t have said that.”
“Fuck you!”
“Shut your mouth before I shut it for you.”
“How dare you?”
“I dare you!”
“It’s you, it’s always been you.”
“Well this is awkward…”
“Just pretend to be my date”.
MISCELLANEOUS
“Are you really gonna leave without asking me the question you’ve been dying to ask me?”
“The planet is fine. The people are fucked.”
“I just did some calculations, and I’ve been able to determine that you’re full of shit.”
“You know what I like most about people? Pets.”
“Do you ever think if people heard our conversations they’d lock us up?”
“What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apologize.”
“I don’t hate you.. I just don’t like that you exist.”
“Love is the jelly to sunshine’s peanut butter. And if I tell you that I’m in sandwich with you, I’m not just saying it to get in your Ziploc bag.”
“Do things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system.”
“Did you really just insult Captain America in front of me?”
“Can I touch your boob?”
“It’s not that you’re wrong, exactly, you’re just extremely not right.”
“You shouldn’t be trusted with small children, should you?”
“Give me cake or give me death.”
“On a scale from, ’I can sometimes make important phone calls without crying’ to ’I have a stable job with a steady income, a spouse who loves me, a dog, and two kids who are screwed up minimally at worst’, how much of an adult are you?”
“You think I’m dumb enough to fall for that stupid move?”
“Despite the cliche, it’s not me, it’s you.”
“Obviously you can’t tell a woman you just met that you love her, but it sucks that you can’t.”
“No, it was my fault for thinking that you might care.”
“When you love someone, you just don’t stop. Ever. Even when people roll their eyes or call you crazy… even then. Specially then!”
“If you’re not scared, then you’re not taking a chance. If you’re not taking a chance, then what the hell are we doing anyway?”
“I think I’ve been holding myself back from falling in love with you all over again.”
“What have I told you about the toilet seat?”
“I tried to change the duvet and I got stuck inside.”
“I vote today to be a pajama day.”
“You have to tell me why were committing a felony before we do it. Not that that’s going to stop us, but at least I’ll have all the facts.”
“I don’t leave messages. If I wanted to talk to a machine, I’d talk to my VCR.”
“I can be flexible. As long as everything is exactly the way I want it, I’m totally flexible.”
“You know we’re suppose to be together. I knew it the first time I saw you, and you know it, too. I know you do.”
“Those things you said yesterday… Did you mean them?”
“I’m not going to apologise for this. Not anymore.”
“What I hear when I’m being yelled at is people caring loudly at me.”
“I am NOT crying, okay?! I’m allergic to jerks!”
“This would not happen if I had a penis!”
“That’s almost exactly the opposite of what I meant.”
“All nighter, you and me. First one to fall sleep buys the other dinner.”
“I don’t think I’ve ever played spin the bottle.”
“Sorry! I didn’t mean to touch your butt.”
“I’m ok, thank you. Just please, stop talking to me.”
“To the night you’ll never remember!”
“Excuse me, did the 12:15 bus come by already?”
“Could I sit here? All the other tables are full.”
“Are you meeting someone here? Because.. I think I’m that person.”
“You weren’t supposed to laugh! I’m so embarrassed!”
“It must be hard with your sense of direction, never being able to find your way to a decent pickup line.”
“Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his/her cake hole.”
“I’m not gonna die in a hospital where the nurses aren’t even hot.”
“You better take care of that car or I swear I’ll haunt your ass!”
“This is the dumbest thing you’ve ever done.“
“It’s a real shame nobody asked for your opinion.”
“I could do that, but could doesn’t mean would.”
“You cannot fathom the immensity of the fucks I don’t give.”
“You’re like, five feet tall. How you gonna reach me, shortie?”
“I recognize that you have reached a decision, but given that it is a stupid ass decision I have elected to ignore it”
“Do you need me to kill someone for you?”
“Look out where you’re going, asshole!”
“Fuck the sandwich guy!”
“I did not mean for stripping to come out of this.”
“The whole street is blocked off. The police won’t tell us anything, but I think there’s been some kind of attack… Maybe a bomb?”
“Oh my god, are you okay? I’m calling the police. I think I saw who did this to you.”
“I’m weird, you’re weird, we could have weird little babies and live weirdly ever after if it wasn’t for the fact I find you repulsive.”
“There is nothing wrong with planning a wedding with a video game character.”
“I’m gonna lay down and die for like half hour okay?”
“There’s been some real friction in our friend group lately. I suggest an orgy to save our friendships.”
“It’s midnight, what do you want?”
“I think I know how to use a bed.”
“If I wake up in the morning and I’m dead… Wait.”
“You are completely unfit to handle a child.”
“We have to get out of this place. It is EVIL.”
“Don’t you dare throw that snowba-, goddammit!”
“When in doubt curl into the fetal position and give up on life.”
“It’s not a double date, we’re just third and forth wheeling.”
PREGNANCY
“I have something to tell you…”
“I think I’m pregnant.”
“I’m pregnant!”
“When were you going to tell me that you’re pregnant?”
“You’re smart and successful with an adorable belly.”
“$50 bucks says it’s a girl/boy.”
“Pregnancy suits you…”
“Hello little one. We can’t wait to meet you…”
“I’ll just be in the bathroom throwing my fucking guts up because our unborn kid wants to be a dick!”
“There’s someone I’d like you to meet…”
“Shh… He/she’s sleeping..”
“I have a special surprise for you. Close your eyes and follow me.”
“No, no, no, no, no, we aren’t ready… We aren’t ready for kids yet!”
“Oh, gosh, I felt it! I felt a kick!”
FLUFF
“Your hair is so soft…”
“You’re so cute when you pout like that!”
“Just relax, I’ll wash your hair for you.”
“I’m not going to stop poking you until you give me some attention.”
“What, does that feel good?”
“HA! I found a weak-spot on you, didn’t I?”
“Are you wearing my shirt?”
“You are ridiculously comfortable…”
“I’ve had a rough day and honestly all I want right now is a drink and someone to cuddle with…”
“You’re so cute when you’re half asleep like this…”
“You’re beautiful, you know that?”
“We should get a puppy!”
STARGAZING
“Aren’t they beautiful?”
“These stars are nothing compared to the ones I’ve seen in your eyes.”
“Shooting star, make a wish.”
“It’s actually a comet, but I’ll still make one.”
“Imagine if it could always be this way, even in the city.”
“Never thought something so beautiful could exist in nature…”
“Wouldn’t it be cool to name a star after yourself?”
“Y'know, your roof may not be the safest place for us to stargaze.”
“This is why you made me drive three hours out into the middle of nowhere?”
“Is that a– Wait, no, just an airplane.”
“I wouldn’t mind falling asleep out here.
FLIRTY/SUGGESTIVE/SEXUAL
“Did you just… finish?”
“They always make shower sex sound so appealing, but honestly, this is getting dangerous.”
“I’m not actually feeling anything.”
“Are you getting any closer?”
“Why do they make this look so easy in all those porn movies?! This hurts like fuck!”
“Did something just happen? You’re not turned on anymore.”
“Shit sorry, am I going too fast?”
“Wow, you’re hot.”
“Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?”
“Hey, I’m open minded.”
“Keep sweet-talking and this could go a whole new direction.”
“I think it’s about time we stop avoiding the obvious.”
“I’m gonna be honest with you. I’m really horny, and you’re really hot. Can we fuck? Like, now?”
“I see someone’s happy to see me.”
“I saw that. You just checked me out.”
“You know, when this is over, we should really have angry sex.”
“Take off your clothes.”
“Tell all those other guys/girls you don’t need them ‘cause you got me.”
“Don’t give me that face, it’s so cute I might not be able to hold back.”
“Boobs are really just squishy pillows.”
“If you don’t get turned on by having your neck kissed somethings wrong with you.”
“Blasphemy! Sex solves everything.”
“I platonically want to have sex with you. No big deal.”
TEXTS
[text]: What do you want now?
[text]: Do you want to bet on that?
[text]: Guess who just got back in town.
[text]: So I might be in a hospital right now…
[text]: We can’t keep doing this anymore!
[text]: Come on, come to the party!
[text]: Can you pick me up from the bar? Too drunk to drive.
[text]: You have no clue how I feel so shut up.
[text]: I call bullshit.
[text]: You thought you could get away with that, didn’t you?
[text] I gave up great shower sex to be here so don’t say I never did anything for our friendship.
[text] Living alone for four weeks has given me unrealistic expectations of pantslessness.
[text] Also, my bed has glitter in it for reasons I do not recall.
[text] Who says no to sex and donuts?!
[text] I know what you did last summer…
Sources: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Eye for an Eye || AU
He felt an overwhelming sense of blackness weighing him down. His confidence in his own success had faulted, despite any fleeting effort to keep fighting. It wasn’t supposed to go this way. He was almost certain he would have been able to out-smart Maader, certain he could have outmatched a child, certain he could have won. And with a final blow, he let the blackness consume him, he was unconscious before he even hit the ground. For the first time in his life, he had undoubtedly failed.
He was curled up on the ground when he came to, unaware of how much time had passed. He scanned the area before making an attempt to push himself up, but with the weight of the iron shackles and a sharp pain in his chest, he collapsed back onto the cool tile.
When a woman’s voice echoed through the corridor, Sinbad remained unfazed. He knew there was nothing more he could do. He stared towards the door, zoning-out the sound. He remained silent until he saw the familiar face of Ja’far standing in the clearing. “I messed up…”
{ 🐍 } – Ja’far sat in the dirt for a long time, his chest heaving with dry sobs and invisible tears. He felt paralyzed, his mind refusing to process what happened. When he was finally able to gather himself, he got to his feet, his entire body swaying as if his legs wanted to give out from underneath him again. No matter how much he wished that this was just a nightmare, the pain in his heart told him otherwise.
Sinbad had lost.
He wanted to be angry. He wished he could muster the rage that he should have had towards Sinbad for agreeing to such a stupid deal, and to Vittel for things going so wrong in the first place. But no matter how angry Ja’far wished he was, he was only making excuses to attempt to fill the aching emptiness that clutched the core of his being.
Why couldn’t it have been me?
Eventually Ja’far decided that he needed to do something, an idea formulating in his head. A very bad idea had taken hold in his mind. Sinbad had become Ja’far’s way of life- his reason for living- and he’d be damned if he let it go so easily. He needed to see Sinbad. As he pushed through the guards, the ex-assassin was a lot quieter this time. They seemed to let him, mainly because they had probably understood the gist of the situation, and knew that Ja’far was utterly hopeless in saving Sinbad from the fate that had befallen him.
He staggered towards the closed gate, briefly making eye contact with Maader. The satisfactory grin she wore sent shivers down his spine. He glanced across the way and saw Sinbad looking just as crushed as Ja’far felt. The shackles wrapped around his neck and his wrists made his stomach twist. Maader watched intently as Ja’far approached. The lack of privacy made all of his words to Sinbad- all of his apologies and what should have been anger- lodge behind his teeth.
I’ll fix this.
He set his jaw, goosebumps rising on his skin. His green eyes pierced Maader’s unnaturally cruel ones as he stepped forward. “I want to make a deal on behalf of the Sindrian Trading Company and for both of our companies’ benefit.” He spoke, not daring to glance over at Sinbad. Maader’s brow quirked upwards, intrigued by the merchant’s course of action. There was a pause as Ja’far took in a breath, and despite the fact he was so utterly full of desperation he dared not to let his body tremble as it had been a few moments ago.
“Trade me for him.”
OOC: Rules and verses have been updated! Please take a look!
Eye for an Eye || AU
{ 🐍 } – This can’t be... The world around him seem to freeze, and Ja’far was completely locked into place, his entire body going cold as he saw that red-haired boy- no more than a child- land the final, crushing blow on Sinbad. This isn’t happening... Everything seemed to move like molasses as he watched Sinbad get dragged away, his body simply sliding through the dirt as he hung in the grip of the guards, completely lax and scarily lifeless.
Suddenly the noise hit him and the sound of a thousand cheering spectators rushed over him like a wave, and he was almost deafened. He practically leaped from the stands, rushing towards Sinbad. His feet weren’t fast enough as he stumbled, reaching for the first true friend he’d ever had.
Another pair of guards caught him and held him back as he thrashed, squirming in their grip. “Let me go! He’s my friend! Let me go, I need to see him!” He screamed, panicked. His heart was pounding in his chest and despair filled him as he watched Sinbad’s limp body get pulled further and further away from him. The ominous grinding of the chains as the iron gate shut was a sound that would stick in his mind for as long as he lived. Ja’far sank to his knees, dust pooling around him.
For the first time in a very long time, he felt directionless and afraid.
Learning the Basics ||
{ 🐍 } – Ja’far panted, once again thrown off balance by Sinbad’s much better parry. His arms ached, unaccustomed to wielding something as big as a sword. Sweat beaded across his brow, his white locks of hair matted against his forehead. Frustrated, he reached up and wiped the strands away, annoyed that they were constantly tickling his lashes.
“I don’t get-” He took in a breath. “Why I have to learn this.” Ja’far finished, leaning onto his sword, whose point was driven into the dirt. “Not to mention, we’re doing wrestling after this? Your fat ass is going to crush me.” Ja’far didn’t nearly cuss as much as he used to, but there were a few times when his tongue got the better of him.
“Why can’t I just stick with my darts and have back ups?” If he was the kind of boy who pouted, he would have. But the ex-assassin wasn’t like other kids, and often found them more annoying than relatable. There weren’t any similarities between him and the average twelve year old that he’d met so far.
And here is your weekly Sinbad appreciation gif set from the latest episode. Enjoy~
The Serpentine Dungeon || AU
Sinbad wandered blindly for what seemed like hours but were mere minutes. At least he can breathe and his limbs can move somewhat freely. He felt around for vines or cracks on the floor, trying to get a semblance of the area he found himself in.
Dungeons were tricky things since they changed according to the ability and personality of their djinn. Baal was able to tell him that much at least. And there were the trials too - all meant to eliminate those who entered, be they unworthy or not. Most djinn are selfish to the point of greed, choosing to keep power to themselves since they deem all of humanity foolish and unclean.
But that’s where Sinbad stepped in. He was the singularity, the one difference that would convince these higher beings that the world wasn’t a mere game board and people were more than pieces to be played with.
“Huh?”
His vision was slowly starting to clear up, a moss-covered pathway coming into view. It seemed like an endless, empty hallway lined with bluegreen gemstones that glowed in the dark. It was oddly cold too - not freezing like in the north but more an… unsettling feeling.
An echoed sob catches his attention, a hunched over figure appearing a few feet from his left. Someone trapped in the dungeon? But it didn’t seem like anyone else wandered in before him.
“…Are you alright?”
{ 🐍 } – The djinn’s eyes lit up in anticipation as he focused in on what clearly looked to be the leader of the group, separated from the rest of his party purposefully. The leader was a boy, really. A young teenage boy with purple hair- quite an oddity- and shining golden eyes that seemed to hunger for something. That something wasn’t quite determinable to the djinn just yet. But a boy with eyes like that must have some sort of interesting drive to him, and it was intriguing.
His creation whirled around in a display of surprise. It was a young girl, appearing roughly around a similar age to this adventurer that had stumbled into his dungeon. She had silky brown hair, parts of it matted and caked with a dark substance that could either have been blood or dirt. Her eyes were a sweet honey brown, and as she turned to face this young man, they glistened with tears.
Seemingly scared, she scooted backwards into a wall, her shoulders trembling. “S-Stay back! Don’t hurt me, p-p-please! I don’t w-want to die, I don’t want t-to be here!” The girl sobbed, her hands shielding her face as she drew her knees closer to her ample chest, her ivory skin peeking through the torn fabric of her dirtied dress.
There were holes torn all over the dress, but a lot of it seemed to be from something else other than actually being attacked by creatures. The girl, whoever she was, had spent a long while in the dungeon, constantly running from the vicious creatures that lurked in the premises.
She curled in on herself as much as she could, quivering. But after a few moments she dared to look up at him, a helpless expression on her face. “W-Why aren’t you attacking me? I-Is this a-another trick?”
The Serpentine Dungeon || AU
It was like the world opened itself up for him.
After conquering his first dungeon, Sinbad felt a rush unlike anything he has experienced before. This was it - the power that would allow him to change the cruel and unjust world. But just as soon as his adventure began, word got out that many other dungeons began showing up in different parts of the world. Hundreds, thousands of people were at risk if they were foolish enough to enter.
Sinbad decided right then and there that his mission of changing the world would have to wait. He must first eliminate these dangerous traps before further bloodshed could occur.
“Doesn’t seem like anyone’s entered this one yet…”
Sinbad and his small ragtag party of fellow adventurers make their way past the thick foliage, cutting down the obstructive growth to create a makeshift path. They stumbled upon this area by accident, their ship blown off-course by a severe storm. There were no villages nearby due to the dense forest and dangerous wildlife although they were no match for Sinbad’s metal vessel.
“Remember - stick together. And be careful.”
With a small nod at his comrades, Sinbad steps through the threshold… only to have all his senses drowned out by pure silence and darkness.
{ 🐍 } – There was an ominous hum filling the air with a sort of excited buzz. The eerie light glowing in the doorway of the dungeon flickered as the lost travelers entered its premises. The ground shook furiously before stilling, almost like the dungeon itself had... laughed. If magical towers could laugh that is.
The djinn inside watched from his chambers, gazing at the storm-swept adventurers as they entered his dungeon. There was a sense of pleased surprise as he watched these rag-tag group of humans. It had been quite some time since anyone had entered his dungeon, and while his count wasn’t nearly in the thousands, plenty had entered and met their doom.
That being said, a sense of excitement ran through the djinn as he straightened to attention and worked out all the cricks in his spine his dexterous hands sweeping over the orb that he watched from. While this had been a part of his trial for some time, it’d been awhile since this challenge had been put forth. Although, the results always amused him greatly.
All adventure-weary men, at least the ones that wished for wives, had to be hungry for one thing and one thing only.
