2010-2015 (Big Bang-Heroes of Maple)

November 2011: Lion King’s Castle Revamp

While exploring Maple World, the Crusader received a letter from Krag, who explained that he was investigating dark energies coming from the Lion King’s Castle in El Nath. As Krag had enchanted the letter to teleport the Crusader to his location, they soon found themselves at the outskirts of the castle. There, Krag explained that he needed their help to break down the wards in the castle, as he had little experience with it. (A/N: Why does he think that we know how to do this? Did we spring a leak and suddenly start radiating more protagonist energy than usual?)

While he secured the perimeter, Krag told the Crusader to reach the Fourth Tower in order to learn the layout of the castle.

After hearing Luden’s story, the Crusader returned to Krag and told him that they had broken the wards. Pleased with their work, Krag then asked them to find the source of the dark energy emanating from the castle.

Before fighting Ani, the Crusader first collected traces of dark energy from the monsters in the castle grounds and brought them to Krag. After analyzing them, Krag realized that they were the same type of dark energy that the Silent Crusade had found in the Mystic Gates, though a Purification Totem had subtly changed its signature.

The Crusader then hunted for Purification Totems in order to confirm Krag’s theory, after which Krag speculated that there had to be a source of all the evil and asked them to investigate the deepest part of the castle.

There, the Crusader fought Prison Guard Ani and brought the congealed darkness that he had left behind to Krag. Krag thanked them for stopping the spread of darkness and lauded them as the pride of the Silent Crusade. (A/N: They never go into any further detail about who Prison Guard Ani is and why his energy matches that of the Mystic Gates.)