Chapter 12: The Awakening Shrine

Chapter 12: The Awakening Shrine

You are in a small Awakening shrine.

Complete the trial to improve your destiny!

Unlike the awakened rooms in the past this one was open. In fact, it wasnt so much a room than an open space surrounded by six columns. Bluish-white sky continued to the horizon above a ground of grey rock. There was no sun that could be seen, although Dallion could swear he almost saw the outlines of several moons in the whiteness above.

I was like that the first time I came here as well, Gloria said a few steps away. I spent hours looking at the sky.

Err how are you here?

This was the first time he had seen a living person in an awakening realm. Unusually, it had always been empty rooms, mazes, and item guardians. Having Gloria here, equipped with a long sabre, was beyond unexpected.

Shrines are different, she sighed like a teacher who had to repeat an explanation in class. By improving them, you improve yourself.

Dallion kept staring at her, as his mind tried to make sense of it all. On their own, each of the concepts was clear, simple, and understandable, but when jumbled together nothing seemed to make any sense.

The shrine is like you, the girl said, deliberately slow. If you complete a challenge here, its the same as if you complete a challenge for yourself. After that happens, you can claim the reward that it offers you as if its

I got that. Dallions pride kicked in, forcing him to interrupt. But why are there two of us? Thats not supposed to happen, even upon reaching a breakthrough.

The shrine allows other awakened to be invited for support

Finally things started to make sense. It wasnt so much that the girl wanted to help Dallion, rather she had come to him for help. Granted, it was mutual helphe was also going to get a free breakthrough as a result, and at a time he needed it.

This isnt your first time here, is it?

Its my fifth. The last time was two years ago.

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Why did you stop?

When I failed last time, the shrine suggested I find another awakened to help me. The girl gave Dallion a long, silent look. Now I have.

Sort of The girl her lip, hesitating. There still was a desert, but no storm.

I guess this happens when you invite someone over. Any other surprises I should know about?

Can we just get this over? Gloria snapped.

Yes, your highness. Dallion smirked, lowering his shield. Ill get right to defeating His words trailed off.

SHRINE GUARDIAN

Species: DRAGON

Class: SAND

Statistics: UNKNOWN

Skills:

- SANDSTORM

- UNKNOWN

- UNKNOWN

Weak Spots: EYES

The size of a small commercial airplane, a massive beast towered above Dallion, glaring at him with glowing amber eyes. It was everything one would imagine an eastern dragon to be: long, scaly, snakelike, with a massive head that could gobble up Dallions house for breakfast. Upon seeing the two minuscule humans, the creature snorted, releasing streams of sand into the air from its nostrils.

Err, Gloria? Dallion asked in his quietest and most polite tone. Was this the guardian you faced before?

Speechless, the girl slowly shook her head.

I didnt think so

COMBAT INITIATED!