Battle of the Cave

The Battle of the Cave was a clash between the King in the Hole's forces and Richard Lemming which took place within Richard's one-time home: The Cave.

The Wise Worm's Betrayal
Richard's star creations, the Wise Worms, were tempted by the King and chose to turn on their former master. King Vexivar promised the wise worms access to incredible knowledge in return for joining him. The worms allowed one of the King's subterranean appendages access to the water table below the cave, which provided a means of entry for the King's fleshy taint.

The Rotten Halls
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Richard's cave contained a bio-engineered super computer of his own creation, however this proved to be a crucial weak-point in Richard's early defense. The King was able to corrupt the sludge and growths covering the walls of the caverns and take complete control of them, turning nearly all of Richard's labors against him. Richard combated the King's taint with routine burning and a handful of engineered super-viruses, however this proved ineffective and the corruption spread nearly everywhere which wrested control of the cave from Richard completely.

The Boys go to Battle
Richard's personal army of so-called "boys" were mustered into service and sent against the king's forces in large coordinated attacks. These battles were costly for both sides, however they proved shockingly effective at repelling the King. It wasn't long before Richard began to struggle at producing enough boys to fight off the seemingly endless abominations sent out by The King, and the Wise Worms were proving to be master tacticians.

A Handful of Poison Boys and a Couple Cancer Grenades
Richard's final action against The King, which ultimately ended the war, was to infect his boys with a neurotoxin designed to kill the Wise Worms. The Worms in question had a penchant for devouring the minds of their victims in order to obtain new knowledge, so Richard ensured the delivery of the toxin by sending one of his final squads of boys into battle.

With the Wise Worms defeated, Richard deployed his eponymous "Cancer Gas" all throughout the cave before fleeing himself, making the entire space uninhabitable and forcing the King's retreat. The war ended and it seemed that both sides had lost more than they had hoped to gain.

The Cave of Meat and Mystery
Richard's Cave remains uninhabited. A coating of the toxic compounds contained within Cancer-Gas still longer on nearly every surface, however for those capable of braving the environment, incredible treasures await within.