Lady Boss Of The Unpopular Dungeon

"What do you mean she found something bad?"

Alexa was very disconcerted over Una's statement about Ruka's prying into her future. The sweet blonde snake girl grasped both of Alexa's hands and said "Mistress, Ruka found that you had an illness hidden in your heart and if she had not summoned you, your would have very few years left in your world."

Alexa thought back to many years ago and remembered her deceased grandmother. "I think I know what illness it was, my grandmother had it and passed away when i was a lot younger." Una released Alexa's hands and gave her a sympathetic look "I'm sorry for your loss and the bad news, Mistress."

"It's alright, I understand the whole situation now.." Alexa shook her head and asked "Well, can I meet Ruka to thank her for sort of saving my life?"

Una and Rune grew more melancholic and their eyes became rather misty. "B-Boss, Momma was strong but summoning you here took everything out of her....you won't ever be able to meet her."

This news shocked and stunned Alexa to her very core. Una then noticed Alexa's shock and quickly said "Mistress, please don't feel bad, Ruka was happy to have brought you here and that she had passed her strength onto you."

"Passed her strength....what does that mean?" Alexa curiously asked. "It had meant that when Momma had brought you here, she gave her power to you so that you could safely adjust to the Dungeon Heart. It's also what mostly changed your appearance too" Ruka replied feeling proud of his deceased mother. He then snarked "So that means that you now have to become the best and strongest dungeon boss ever...don't mess it up!"

Alexa smirked at the the black fuzzball and and replied "I promise you, this dungeon will become the greatest dungeon ever." Rune gave her a grateful look and Una's blue eyes teared up at Alexa's vow.

"Now you guys said that in order to become the dungeon boss, i need to create a bond with a dungeon heart ?" "Yes Mistress, we will bring you there right now." Una replied cheerfully. The trio left the sofa and approached the massive stone doors were covered with glowing markings. Una began explaining "These markings are part of and enchantment created to protect the personal room of the dungeon master, only people approved by you can enter and leave." Una then turned a bit shy and asked "U-Um Mistress, did you like your abode? We tried to make it as perfect as we could...?" Alexa gave a big smile and said "Are you kidding, I love it! Thanks for making it so awesome!"

Una blushed and began opening the doors and continuing the explanation on how they worked. "Mistress, these doors can be accessed any time and anywhere in the dungeon you wish, as long as you are the dungeon master." The massive stone doors started glowing and slowly opened into a long hallway formed from a cavern with the ceiling covered in numerous small glowing crystals.

As Alexa stood gazing at the glowing crystals in the ceiling, she felt Rune and Una nudge her along the hallway. the trio walked and walked until they came to another large stone door except this one had moving silvery markings all over it. As the trio approached the door, the silvery markings began glowing much more intently. Una lifted both her hands and began chanting and as soon as the doors opened, all that could be seen was bright intense white light.

"This is where you must go in order to find and resonate with the Dungeon Heart, Mistress. Please take care of yourself." Una softly said with an encouraging smile. "Good luck Boss, sorry we can't come with you but things like these you need to try to for yourself!" Rune cheerfully said while hopping about. While they had been walking down the hallway previously, Una and Rune had told Alexa about what it meant to resonate with the Dungeon Heart. What it meant was that Alexa would form a connection with the very core of existence of the dungeon and have absolute control of the dungeon creatures and the very dungeon itself. It was rather personal and mysterious process to connect with a Dungeon Heart because it were the source of power for an semi immortal dungeon master but it was the life force of dungeons and the creatures residing in them.

Alexa took a deep breath and walked into the bright and intense white light which momentarily blinded her. Everything went dark for a few seconds and soon Alexa's vision cleared up. Everything was a bit blurry at first but soon Alexa could make out the image of a mid-sized cavern covered in a multitude of glowing crystals of various colors.

Alexa walked deeper and deeper into the crystal laden cavern admiring the scenery and looking for any sign of what might be the Dungeon Heart. As she kept looking around, Alexa began has a rather peculiar feeling that seemed to grow stronger and stronger with each step she took. This strange feeling was incredibly similar to the feeling Alexa had when she was having inspiration for making a new desert or a new sketch for a design or drawing.

Alexa saw something in the distance and as she got closer, what she saw amazed her. She saw what appeared to be a opalescent orb that emitted light similar to an aurora. "That must be the Dungeon Heart, I didn't think that it would be so beautiful..."

As Alexa slowly approached the Dungeon Heart, the beautiful orb began to pulse with the rhythm of a beating human heart. As Alexa got closer to the Dungeon Heart, it began to pulse faster and faster until finally Alexa touched the orb. The cavern was filled with bright pinkish light and everything went completely silent. The next sound that could be heard was the sound of the Dungeon Heart and Alexa's heart beating in complete unison.

The bond between Alexa and the Dungeon Heart had been completed. Astral Descent had a new dungeon master and outside the dungeon, others had noticed.