Rebirth of a Dungeon Master

Yuki sighs, at Nekra’s near-automatic response.

“Hey you want me to work on the floors so I did.” Nekra responds

"True. So, level 4?" Yuki asks.

"Nya, it's going to be a night forest, like the 10th floor," Nekra said.

"You haven’t finished it yet?" Yuki asks.

“I am going out of order nya, just as the inspiration hits. Although it should be full of tigers, bears, lions, a few silver wolves, and the boss of the floor is the Zinogre, nya," Nekra answers as a forest full of hostile creatures wear away at the invaders as the spiders lurk above waiting for their prey to tire out.

"The floor will be more of an endurance round, nya. Let's say there is a group of ten adventurers. Only ten enemies will spawn," Nekra said.

"So they are going to be picked off one by one?" Yuki asked.

"Exactly, nya," Nekra said.

"And if they are a solo adventurer?" Yuki asked.

"Then they get ten weak wolves, nya," Nekra said.

"So, basically, this floor will test their endurance against the hunt, while the boss tests their speed," Yuki asks.

Nekra nodded doing a so-so.

“Is there any physics-breaking things that you did there too.” 

“Awe but of course I had to, if you keep walking down a set of stairs eventually you will somehow begin walking up. It’s kind of like that crazy painting of stairs that is sometimes the background on the computer.” Nekra replies smirking as she catches Yuki’s tail swish in what could only be assumed of as a happy motion. 

Yuki froze just wondering if physics meant anything to her beloved master.

“So eventually you wil end up walking out of that staircase up into the center one of those stone circles those Britanni love so much and wake up in a plains,” Nekra states as she shows that floor on display and monitors.

“You put a fucking sky in the dungeon!” Yuki shouts. Floor 5 had a fucking sky how did that work!

Nekra turns around to look at the monitor before looking at Yuki sheepishly.

“It’s no big deal?” Nekra says questionly. 

“Right Right, Next floor,” Yuki states looking at the monitor to see a horse who is literally on fire walking across the grassy plains.  

“Are you sure? You don’t hear about th-””Next floor!”” Yuki says interrupting Nekra.

 

Nekra changes it to floor six which is a smart auto-moving labyrinth.

 

“Besides the maze is there anything there that will attack people?” Yuki asks

 

“Nyo- unless you get crushed by a wall or something. It should be a safe floor.” Nekra answers

 

“Cool, floor 7?” Yuki asks

 

Nekra spun around in her office chair, a playful grin spreading across her face. “Alright, Yuki, let me break down the next floor for you.”

 

Yuki leaned in, curious. “What’s the theme this time?”

 

Nekra pointed to a large monitor displaying a detailed map. “Floor seven is a ruined cityscape, the kind you’d see in a post-apocalyptic settin. Imagine… kinda of like pompeii.”

 

“I dont know what that is but it sounds Spooky,” Yuki said, nodding. “What kind of monsters are they dealing with?”

 

Nekra listed them off, ticking her fingers as she went. “First, we have Tobi Kadachi, those electric squirrel-like creatures that zip around. Then there’s Kulu-Ya-Ku, those annoying bird wyverns that steal anything they can get their claws on. Next are Pukei-Pukei, the poison-spitting chameleons.”

 

Yuki raised an eyebrow. “And the golems?”

 

“Ah, yes,” Nekra continued, her eyes bright. “Golem legionaries, organized into small squads of up to twelve. They’re not your typical mindless golems, though. These guys use battle tactics and formations, making them much tougher to handle.”

 

Yuki seemed impressed. “And the door to the next floor?”

 

“It’s hidden in the ruins of the Roman senate,” Nekra explained. “A nice touch, don’t you think?”

 

“Very thematic,” Yuki agreed. “And the boss?”

 

Nekra’s grin widened. “The boss is a golem Spartacus, leading ten Roman legionary golems. He’s not just tough; he’s smart, commanding his troops with precision.”

 

Yuki chuckled. “You really went all out with the references.”

 

“Of course, nya! Kinda my home” Nekra replies, spinning her chair one last time. “This floor is all about strategy and survival in a world that’s fallen apart. The challengers will need to navigate the ruins, outsmart the golems, and defeat Spartacus to move on.”

 

“It sounds intense,” Yuki said, a hint of excitement in her voice. “I can’t wait to see it in action.”

 

“Neither can I, especially since the boss golem gets stronger the stronger its opponents are.” Nekra adds, her eyes sparkling with enthusiasm. “When it finally happens it shall be unforgettable, nya.”

 

“That k… Did you put a night sky in the dungeon too?” Yuki asks look at the monitors.

 

“Ah, maybe?”

 

“You are IMPOSSIBLE!” Yuki shouts.