Underforge (Klavier x Apollo One Shot)

Written for Klapollo Week 2021 with prompts set by @klapollo-week on Tumblr
Day 3: Protection

The Underforge was no place for the weary. Nestled on the underground outskirts of the city where civilization nary thrived, it was the godly birthplace of some of the kingdom's finest pieces of art, jewelry, tools, and everything else possible. And yet, no one dared enter its fortress. A grate in the ground allowed an exchange of money or materials that returned with goods that rose out of the ground like treasure being unearthed.

Anyone who did pursue it disappeared.

The Underforge: people respected it, reveled it, and feared it. But, the war had a demand for resources including weapons and armor. Klavier was under order to bring the beast out of his lair.

And no legendary presence was going to stop him.