The Hangover of a King

Ragnar Vhagar, Demon King and newly crowned Lord of Crippling Debt, awoke to a symphony of Orc snores and the distant, tragic sound of a goblin being sick in a corner.

The grand victory party had, in retrospect, been a catastrophic miscalculation.

His magnificent Throne Room, a chamber of imposing obsidian and strategic importance, now looked like it had been the loser in a bar fight with a brewery.

Orcs, creatures of immense power and limited self-control, were draped over tables like colossal, green throw rugs.

Goblins were passed out in puddles of what Ragnar desperately hoped was just spilled sake.

The air, usually crisp with the scent of ozone and cold stone, was now thick with the smell of monster hangover, stale booze, and profound regret.

"Never again," Ragnar groaned, rubbing his temples where a phantom sledgehammer was relentlessly pounding.