One of my gypsies came to tell me that someone was asking for sanctuary. I walked out to see an elderly man in his fifties hunched over with gnarled hands. He asked me if I really wanted to be the owner of this establishment. I smiled, "I want it and I am honored." He flinched and then he extended a piece of paper. The writing says that I am willingly handing over my property and won't complain to anyone. I told him that I am not handing over my home. I walked away. He tried to come after me but I said I felt violated. The air thickened like gel around him and he was trapped. I asked where the one who asked for sanctuary was. The gypsy pointed to the old man. I simply replied, "sanctuary denied". Then I went back to Skull island. The dragons watched with interest as I walked by furious. Angharad asked me what happened. I explained how someone invoked sanctuary to steal my home. She blinked three times and walked out. She came back with a smirk. I just met the trickster Jamba. He userps people's livelihood and destroys them. I smiled, "I am filing an official complaint. I hope that someone will take me seriously." Angharad made it clear. I am one of the few who has granted the hundred percent protection so anyone who wants to be safe in this war will want to be on my good side. She said the dragons would happily roast him Mongolian style. All I have to do is make the introduction. I asked Arroyo if he was busy. He asked me if I was feeding him. I explained that I found someone who has been vexing the dragons for some time. He came with an open mind and so did a few others. The moment he saw who I was referring to he turned into his dragon form and so did the others. They burnt him to ashes. Arroyo gave me a look of gratitude as he and the others went back to Skull island to sleep. I laid down to nap as well.
I woke up to see a young dragon smiling brightly. Apparently I was moved while I was unconscious. The kids all had fun. Afterwards the adult ones had questions about my eye. I gladly pulled it out and they took it carefully. I showed them what I saw and I had to spend some time explaining. They calmly listened and after an hour of nonstop debating the eye was returned. Drakov came and asked me to take him to point Nemo. He wanted to see what treasures were worth the murder of beloved brother. I asked him to take me to Skull island because I am interested in destroying the black well. A ring of fire was formed to take us back to Skull island and I focused on the destination and the black mirror came. I reached out to take Drakov's hand and he took the offered hand. As always the tug was swift and ruthless. After some moments in pitch black I was hurled out to the Ocean. Drakov immediately turned into a dragon and carried me. He created a ring of fire portal and other dragons came out. I showed Drakov the underwater building and he took a swan dive. After a few seconds we found nothing so we rose up for air. I used the eye to find the location. We were heading in the wrong direction. After double checking we dove again. This time we found the place. The massive doors opened to let us in. Then the doors shut swiftly so the water could drain. Then we walked the corridors till I was standing in front of a dragon skeleton. Drakov snarled and the others took his remains for a proper burial. I walked forward and he asked me what this stuff was. I explained that these were some super weapons designed to save the world but there were those who wanted to misuse and cause chaos so they were hidden till the time was right. The object the eye was focused on was the crown of Medusa. Apparently this is useful against those who are immune to the actual snake headed woman. One of them being Tiamat's mother. Before he asked me who she was I explained that she is the queen of the mermaid island that he and I have been in for the past few days.
He asked me what the witch queen wanted. I shrugged, "The mask of Prospero. It can fight someone called the nihilist. Then there is the golden sandglass. Allowing people to travel to certain times that are otherwise restricted. The only thing I can think of is her trying to get the tattoo Tiamat gave me. The first is most important. I didn't see it during the cursory." He looked at all of the artifacts with extreme hatred. It felt like looking at them was causing him physical pain. A teen dragon came with a bag. He asked me to pick the ones I believe should be removed. He and the others are going to destroy everything. I explained that I had no clue what each one was for. I am worried that I would remove an unimportant one and leave behind something that could help everyone. He told me to follow my heart. So I picked three masks of gold, silver and bronze. Two obsidian daggers, a Damascus steel dagger, several vials of different sizes and colors filled with dubious looking liquid, an iron mask, a silver locket, a sword, a whip, the crown of Medusa, a jade ring, a gold sceptre and finally a pair of red and emerald studded golden bangles. An opal necklace kept calling out to me but I walked away since I heard a story about an opal necklace that only brought doom. Drakov tilted his head as he wanted to know why I walked a few paces towards something only to walk away. I explained my reason and walked outside. I stayed perfectly still as I heard dragons turned everything to sludge. Then we left the place and we were back on Skull island. The mermaid queens came and I gave them a few after I showed them everything. Zuni got a gold mask. She grinned ear to ear. Tiamat got the gold sceptre. Atla got the Damascus steel dagger with gold filigree. Brita got the gold bangles. They gave me something in exchange. As thanks the four queens gave me a new tattoo on my other forearm. It had a fan like a seashell with a shattered human skull, a chipped shark tooth and a spear tip that looked like it was made from decayed bone.
Drakov came chewing on a raw beef rib. He asked me if I had identified the goods. I shrugged so he summoned Angharad to check. She explained the iron mask was the actual nihilist mask. She would like to take it since the prison break the other day had released someone who has the ability to set him free. I gave her the mask under the condition she is careful. She promised and she examined the rest. The vials were potions. The black ones can shield me so no one can track me. The blue flamed one is immunity from major curses and hexes. The red one that was flowing constantly was the most potent poison. There is no known antidote. Even phoenix tears and unicorn blood mixed wouldn't heal them. This was used when Excalibur was forged. It is why no wound inflicted by Excalibur heals. The vial that is changing color constantly is a potion that allows people to walk through walls. The translucent one was something that detects poison. The purple allows astral projection. The obsidian daggers were the property of a dragon slayer. The whip is actually used to destroy spells hurled at the user. The bronze mask was a healing mask that heals all injuries except Excalibur. The jade ring will shield the wearer from any and all harm even immune to dragon fire. The silver locket held a few drops of the water of life. This water was drawn for a pool and it was used to heal dragons until it was poisoned. Drakov took the locket and changed his eyes to see if she had cast any spells before taking it to his island. I told her about the opal necklace and she laughed openly as she applauded my brilliance. The curse opal of Ophelia was a great terror. It has the spirit of a witch who possesses the wearer and slowly takes over. She had wrecked civilizations before she was imprisoned by Alexander the great. She gave me a thumbs up as she walked off to help Tiamat with something. I told the others about the prison break and Zuni went to yell at the council. She shrieks of punishment is something to avoid.