Chapter 173: B2: C73: Cursed Items 1
With a wave of her hand, Ruvaria summoned five objects that floated around her. “These are cursed items of great power. With these five, you will either succumb to their curse and suffer horrible fates that will bring your adventures together to an end. Or you all will become far greater, far deadlier, far scarier. Woe be unto your enemies.”
“Amen,” Gilbert said, taking his cowboy hat down from his head and pressing it to his chest.
The first cursed item was an ominous goblet made of crimson and black roots. The second cursed item was a big, thick, and tarnished golden book with nefarious energy surrounding it.
The third cursed item was a small, intricately carved black and bronze box covered in highly advanced, runic symbols and numerous parts that clicked and shifted rapidly. The fourth cursed item was a hand-sized mirror made of polished steel that reflected no light or any image.
Then there was the fifth cursed item, a thorny crown that snapped out with aura tendrils that were even hungrier than Para’s.
Ruvaria delivered them one by one to each Floridian. Once they had them all in hand, Ruvaria spoke about the power and lore behind the cursed gifts.
For Gilbert, Ruvaria said, “This is the Bloodroot Chalice, Mythical Quality. Notice how a mere touch is painful and cold. It is always hungry for vitality, specifically the part that helps your wounds heal.
“After it takes your vital health, it will also go after your vital stamina. After it takes your vital stamina, it will start draining your life energy. Once it drains all of your life, the Bloodroot Chalice would hunger for more. Nothing could satisfy it. Thus, it would attack those nearby without them having to touch it.
“This used to belong to one of my aunts from a long time ago, Ravoxia the Breaker. It was a trophy she’d taken off the corpse of one of her long-time rivals of an ancient race that used to live on this world before they, too, met their end by the powers of my family.