The rain beat down upon the landscape mercilessly as the chant intoned to the rhythm of drums and answered in echo by the thunder rang out across the countryside, "Earth my body, Water my blood, Wind my thoughts, and Fire my soul!" Groch worked feverishly through the dead of night until suddenly, once again, a furious cry from across the ages rent the veil, our existence shuddered ever so slightly, and once again something new came back into our world. Groch sprang from his trance at once and stood alert to behold his new and hideous creation brought forth from across the void. Elated, he turned and shouted into the fury of the storm, "See! I told you! I vowed to the gods! I vowed to the elements! I vowed to the Darkness that devours all things! I would build a bigger, better Monkey yet! See!!! I have succeeded! I killed that lying, traitorous, murderer whose head I used to carry on my spear and replaced him with something so monstrous that even You fear to quell the oncoming wrath!!!" Groch stood breathless for a moment daring the rage of the storm to challenge him. Then he turned back to his new companion, "Come my friend! We have much work to do! War is upon us, just as it should always be! Let's make the most of it while we can!"
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