You step into a massive domed cavern of packed earth and roots. Great pillars as thick as Deepwood trees rise from the floor and mingle with a dense network of vines which support the ceiling. A soft amber glow runs through their veins, tracing the walls of the cavern and running along the ground. The amber light pulses with the rhythm of a heart beating deep beneath the earth. This is the epicenter of the tunnel system, the Heart of Darkness.

Further in, you sense something moving. Something big. You cautiously advance, holding your torches high to glean a clearer view ahead. What you see stops you in your tracks.

Partially submerged in the earth, and bound to the cavern walls by dozens of thick pulsing roots, slumbers a colossal being. The massive figure judders and writhes as though afflicted by nightmares. The portion of the creature not buried below the earth must be twice as large as anything you have ever faced. It was clearly an A'Dendri once, though it has now swollen to gigantic proportions. Warped and twisted, every root and vine in the cavern leads back to this creature, forming its own prison. Finally, jutting from its chest is a huge amber boulder which pulses in synchrony with the veins on the walls. Looking closely, you see something move beneath its glassy orange surface.

"Magnificent, isn't he?" an all-too-familiar voice asks. Turning with a start, you find Samil at your side, staring up at the slumbering giant. Turning your weapons to him, Samil merely smiles. "Please. After all we've been through together?" he smirks, walking through your weapons as though they are not there. "You won't be needing those… not yet anyway. You must first learn why you wield them. Everything must happen in its proper time."