Of course, this place would only allow me to control Blue Minions at the beginning. Why make it easy for an Overlord?
Guard Elf: Go back! We are the watchful ones.
Gnarl: Careful! They'll attack whatever they see, so make sure they don't see you!
Ah-ha! That must be it...the foes in this temple must be mostly magical. Listen up, blokes! Take whatever you can from the tombs, but ignore those wimpy elf guards. Our target is the inner sanctum of this temple. Avoid combat whenever necessary, but pilfer everything that is not nailed down, on fire, or laced with poison. (The Reds and the Greens can handle things in those cases.)
[Suddenly, ninjas! Just two of them, but they kill off the Blues before they can retreat to safety.]
All right...you can ignore the elves, but the black-clad guards are fair game!
[The Overlord finds a Brown spawning pit nearby, and summons as many of them as possible, for they are much better equipped to handle the ninja threat.]
One of these keys must be around here somewhere. Ah...there it is!
[The Overlord actually finds two keys; one in the tomb he started exploring, and another in the long corridor on his way back.]
Guard Elf on the East Side: Go no further. We are the watchers...
They seem to be guarding that tomb rather carefully.
Mysterious Voice: Release us!
From what? Release you from what? And who are you, anyway?
[As the Elves leave their post to inspect one of the doors, the Overlord releases a third key from the tomb in the center of the room. The fourth, in the room beyond it, is much more closely guarded. It takes two passes for the Overlord's minions to reach it.]
At last! The inner sanctum is now mine for the taking! See this, elf scum? I'm in your tomb, defiling your mother goddess!
Thief Princess: It's gone! The statue's gone! I told you lot to hurry up! Fools! We're meant to be the thieves! And look, those rock-huggers have got here first!
She is the one behind the black-clad raiders? What is she doing?
Thief Princess: Let's get out of here. You, call the Overseer!
Another one of those beholder-like monsters...and—what did they just do? They cast a spell on it and a large armored man walked out of it?
Armored Man: Honey, love muffin, I found you! You mustn't use the Overseers, snuggle-bottom. The old man don't like it!
Thief Princess: Clearly I didn't hit you hard enough!
Armored Man: Jewel, I don't like you beaming off like that, my little thieving sugar plum.
Jewel: Just stop talking!
Armored Man: It makes Kahn angry!
[Kahn pulls out a large ball-and-chain and knocks down Jewel's guards.]
What is that? A spat between two lovers? This does not interest me! Where is the node?
Jewel: Look what you did! Come on, you great lug. let's go!
Elf 1: We are lost, we are lost! The statue is gone! She has been taken from us! Is the destruction of our race not enough for those barbarians?
They must think this "Jewel" person is the one responsible.
Elf 2: We beseech you, return her, and you will not find us without gratitude. Until then, we shall mourn.
Mourn mourn mourn, cry cry cry. That sickeningly saccharine princess is right. "Pull yourself together, man!"
Gnarl: Mourn? Never rely on an Elf to do something useful!
I am tempted to kill them all, but they would probably find reason to whine about that, as well. Elves...never satisfied with anything.
Gnarl: Berserk! Good find, Sire! This temporarily raises the health, defense, and attack of your minions! However, they have very little self-control and will attack anything they see... animal, vegetable or mineral!
But what of me? I am animal, my armor is made of minerals, and...oh, never mind. The sixth and final node is here. This is all that we came here for, anyway.
[The minions attack the node, but no appreciable damage is done to it.]
Gnarl: This node is sturdier than the rest. Something must have strengthened it.
[A pair of Trolls chases after the Overlord.]
Gnarl: And there is the something now! The proximity of those Trolls must have toughened the node!
Go nuts, boys! These Trolls will soon know what happens to all why defy the will of the Overlord!
[The Overlord casts Berserk on the Minions and sends them loose against the Trolls. Once the trolls are defeated, they continue with their destruction of the last of Oberon's tree nodes.]
Gnarl: That was the last root node, Sire. The shield is down! Now, let's see if that Elf can keep his eyes open long enough to fight! He can sleep all he likes in the afterlife! Do not let that Elf fall asleep again!
Rose: Come on, man, what are you waiting for? He's not going to move himself!
Gnarl: Time is wasting, Sire. You must face Oberon!
I will get to it! Stop pestering me! If that lazy Elf gets to rest, then so should I.
[Oberon finally wakes up.]
Oberon: Once, I deserted my people, my forest, and I have been punished. I will not desert them again. You shall feel the suffering of Evernight...every broken branch, every fallen leaf!
Animal, vegetable and mineral, huh? HAHAHAHA...
Oberon: Roots...boring into my brain. I cannot control it... They are coming...they are coming!
Forest toads, Oberon? Really? You should stick with the plants-growing-out-of-the-ground-at-random thing. That was way cooler.
Oberon: My nightmares... it brought them forth...
Keep going, minions! Do not allow that overgrown crybaby an inch!
Oberon: The blackness... the shadows... Cease...cease! Leave me!
And out come the bloody bloody unicorns!
Oberon: I cannot control it... it controls me... it controls me! It is weakening...it is weakening!
Trolls? Archers? Minotaurs? Keep them coming, whoever or whatever you are! One day, I will be strong enough to literally eat you all for breakfast. You are nigh defenseless now, Oberon! Submit to me, and admit your defeat!
Oberon: Enough! Finish this! Free me from this torment!
Your torment is not over yet, Oberon. Not until I decree it so!
[The Overlord chops Oberon with his axe, destroying him and the tree, and revealing a path out of Evernight.]
Gnarl: The Shock Shield works like your normal shield, Lord, only he's got a bit of charge to him! He'll stun your enemies, giving you time to give them a good bashing!
Excellent! Now, to return to the Tower. My Throne is getting cold...
