The sky is violet with the early hours of morning in Iron Jaw Gulch. Green and purple lights are pulsating from one of the buildings. The camera moves into that one, where four 5'10" trolls are playing SEGA's Bright Sound ... for Dry Lagoon in front of an audience of Dirt Sharks, Greebles, and Gillfolk. Each performer's wearing matching green uniforms, but the same can't be said for their instruments: one has a saxophone, another a set of drums, and the third a xylophone. The fourth has no instruments, instead providing the vocals. A 6'3" wolf, also wearing a green tunic, is supporting them with an acoustic guitar cover of Lorne Balfe's Iron Jaw Gulch - Main Theme 1.
Their performance ends, and the audience applauds. The vocalist steps forward. "Thank you, thank you very much."
The King of Chaos helps his band gather their instruments and leads them down to a table on the main floor. Spotting a passing Mabu server, he lifts a paw. "Five Fizzkeys, please." He then turns his attention to the trolls. "Kuro, Quivilt, Shak, Jumo, thank you all for joining me here."
The camera angles itself so the band members, from left to right, are the vocalist and the ones who played the xylophone, saxophone, and drums. All of them are introduced as: "Kuroji, Quivilt, Shaktilar, Jumoke: King of Chaos' Troll Band".
"It's nothing." Kuroji looks around at all the smiling faces. "In fact, it feels good to play with you every once in a while just for fun."
"Not to mention getting a few drinks as compensation," Shaktilar pipes up. "Do you know how tiring it is to teleport willy-nilly to keep up the illusion that people are listening to music?"
Jumoke elbows him. "Except for when they're making the music, Shak, like Sunrise and Monster Marsh playing The Rebel Path the other week. Ditto for pre-recorded music."
The Mabu arrives at their table, holding a tray of five small drinks. "You ordered five Fizzkeys?"
"We did," the King of Chaos answers.
They set the glasses on the party's table. "Enjoy."
"Thank you."
Quivilt downs his drink in two gulps, sets it down with a clink. "So, Cleasai, what songs are we gonna play at Woodburrow?"
The wolf shudders, eyes growing cold and jaw hardening, subtitles changing to "Cleasai, King of Chaos". The camera zooms in on his face.
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Numerous pre-rendered 2D images flash across the screen, an instrumental cover of Kellin Quinn's Undefeatable playing. Hundreds of screams ring out as buildings collapse. A strange substance is turning the sky black.
The vision ends with a pair of lips circling over rubble.
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Back at the 3D bar, the wolf glares at his band, now armed with two electric guitars, a drumset, and a synthesizer. "The person you call 'Cleasai' is dead." He walks over to Quivilt and places a paw on his shoulder, a dagger with purple runes appearing in the other. "How would you like it if I called you... Bartrollemew?" The blade's flat edge presses against his neck. "Or how about... Glumshanks?"
The troll with the synthesizer whimpers.
"I'd much appreciate it if you called me by my stage name..." he punches the camera, shuffling his subtitles around. "Easalic."
They rearrange into "Easalic, King of Chaos".
"Yes..." Quivilt forces out. "Yes, Easalic."
Easalic's golden wristwatch beeps. He removes the dagger, presses a button on the device's side. The troll breaks into tears, and the other members of Kuro's band comfort him. A piece of paper replaces the dagger, which the wolf hands to their leader. "You wanted to know what songs you're going to play, right? Here they are."
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Skylanders: Shrink Squad
AdventureA for fun Skylanders 7 game that tells the story of a brand some brand new villains, The Mist and The King of Chaos as they put their new plans into action. A new squad of Skylanders known as the Shrink Squad have risen to the challenge and are prep...
