"So," you ask Caesura, "How did you come into possession of a travel key?"

The King stopped walking a moment and sighed. "It belonged to my sister before the Shadow killed her. Before that, it was our grandmother's. Passed all the way down from King Nuada Airgetlám, given to him by the goddess Danu, herself."

Interesting. You wonder how many other keys had become heirlooms throughout Time and the infinite possibilities of the Multiverse.

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You and your two companions follow the Dragon King through the stacks. She pulled a key from her pocket. It was unlike any you'd seen before, but you'd heard of them; keys created by the creators, long before you were even a thought. Keys to move through time and space and between the universes. But they only opened specific doors, so you had to know where they were.

Apparently, there was one here.

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"...I fear that everything you’ve told me began years ago.”

She stands and descends from her throne of books.

“Unfortunately, your intel was incorrect. The gnomes have all gone from this realm. They left not long after I lost my family, and my hope. However, I do know a way to get you to another universe. Perhaps you’ll find someone there who is better equipped.”

She motions for you to follow her through the stacks.

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"...Don't you want to *do* something? Don't you want to be a part of something good again?"

Loki snort-laughs in amusement.

If you had a mortal heart, it would be hammering louder than all your bravado.

The Dracan King regards you coolly for a moment with her silver eyes. “I do know what you mean. I had to kill my family to save this world. Unfortunately, our bigger goal of saving the Multiverse was never reached..."

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"...And I know you understand the madness that comes from your family slouching toward evil. I can see it in your eyes," you point at her, like she doesn't know where her own eyes are located, "Right there, in the gleam."

"Mak, maybe I should—" Merlin began, but you cut him off.

"Secondly, you're just sitting in a library, alone, while the Multiverse falls apart at the seams..."

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"And you expect me to just...give you their location? How do I know you're not going there to slaughter them, Goddess of the Blessed Dead?" the King replies.

"First of all, that's no longer my title. I left that behind when I died, myself, and my crazy-ass father brought me back. Because, you know; Hades shit. I'm Mak the Mad now, baby..."

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"...And though I'm from another universe, the Afterlives are my domain. I know I wouldn't be able to return now."

As you speak, the dragon sits up straighter in her throne. Her interest is piqued.

"We know that gnomes know a lot about portals, moreso even than the gods, apparently. Rumor is that you know where they're hiding."

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"I am Makaria, daughter of Hades," you say, "This is Loki, daughter of Odin, and Merlin Ambrosius...but you know him already. We're here because, honestly, things have gone to shit, and we need your help."

The King raises an eyebrow, and motions for you to continue.

"The dead—if you haven't noticed—are stuck in the Bardo. The Gates to Valhalla have been closed and will not reopen..."

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