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Miguel Ă ngel GarcĂa written by
Adrian benatar
BEWARE! THE WAY WILL BE FULL OF DANGER AND TRAPS. THE RELIC SHALL BE WON ONLY BY HE WHO IS DARING AND HE WHO IS WISE.
BLESSED BE YOUR STEPS, URIK, OH GREAT WARRIOR. I HAVE COME FROM CONSULTING THE ORACLE OF THE GODS, THEIR VOICES ECHOING THROUGH THE DEEP CAVERNS OF HISTORY AND ACROSS THE CENTURIES. THEIR WORDS HAVE REVEALED TO US A NEW RELIC: THE RELIC OF THE DRAGON. HIDDEN DEEP IN SAVAGE LANDS, ONLY THE BRAVEST CHAMPION WILL SUCCEED IN FINDING IT AND BRINGING IT TO ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE AMONG OUR PEOPLE, BESTOWING GREAT PROSPERITY UPON OUR VILLAGE.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT I MYSELF MUST GO?
AND WHO IS THAT BRAVE WARRIOR?
OH, POWERFUL GODS! BESTOW UPON THIS HUMBLE TRIBUTE YOUR POWER AND PROTECTION. LET HIM NOT PLUMMET INTO THE ABYSS OR FEED ROUGH BEASTS.
LO, SEND A SPIRIT GUIDE TO HELP OUR TRIBUTE FLEE FROM DANGER AND EVADE MISCREANTS!
MAY THE SPIRIT FALL UPON HIM WITH THE FORCE OF DESTINY! WITH THE FORCE OF JUSTICE!
SO THAT OUR TRIBUTE, OF HIS OWN VOLITION, MIGHT CHOOSE THE RIGHT PATHS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF YOUR DIVINE SPIRIT… AND DO NOT LET HIM DIE!
ME, TRIBUTE? I THINK… I THINK I’D BETTER GO COLLECT MY THINGS AND PREPARE FOR WHATEVER IS TO COME.
THE OLD MAN HAS LOST HIS MIND, BUT NOW I DON’T HAVE MUCH CHOICE.
I MUST SEEK THE RELIC OR ELSE MY PEOPLE WILL THINK ME A COWARD. I’M NOT SURE I WANT A SPIRIT GUIDING MY STEPS, BUT I GUESS I SHOULD TRUST IN THE WISDOM OF THE GODS… IF YOU’RE REALLY OUT THERE, A LITTLE HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
THE ADVENTURE BEGINS.