Red made his way over to the Tomb of Storms. The Death energy within made him dizzy. Upon entering, he froze.

Krokhotep.

Well, ok. His ghost. Still.

Red refused to move, unsure of how to approach. He then took a careful breath before stepping forward, alerting the ghost.

"Look at that." Red's movement halted again. Nope. He did not want to do this. He finally managed to move before the ghost spoke again. "Do not be afraid. I can't hurt you in this form." Red's movements stilled slightly. The Death energy was throwing him off. He forced himself forward, getting close enough to where it seemed like they were having a friendly conversation but far enough that he didn't feel too uncomfortable. The energy was still making it hard to be even in the building.

~

Krokhotep led him the best he could with the tension. He had the Life wizard get two halves of a cipher before getting to a key. He shook as he defeated the last prince, who dropped the key. Finally.

"There..." He gulped as the ghost of his enemy scanned it. "That will get you into the inner sanctum. Now you just need to pass the tests."

~

Red's head hurt. The test of strength wasn't the problem. It took him a while to do the puzzles. But eventually he got to the back, where Krokopatra waited. The Death energy made him sick as he fought against it. How could something be this strong? He pulled his wand out as she chuckled.

"How cute."

~

He won. But at a cost.

He didn't get the Krokonomicon. Not even close. It had already left for Marleybone. He took a deep breath once outside of the tomb before collapsing, letting himself rest outside of the suffocating Death aura.

He now could slightly understand Duncan's fear. He wasn't exactly afraid of anything. But when the Death aura is that powerful, you feel like you are about to die. He pondered very slightly on the thought before his mind went back to the course it was on before. Krokonomicon and Marleybone.

He got back to his feet before going over to the man in charge.