Chapter 133: Reunion
Reaching the first cube, Percy placed his palm on its surface, much like he’d seen Gabe do before. A blue circle of runes lit up around it, though it turned red the very next instant.
“Error. Failed to identify. State your user ID.”
Percy didn’t panic, having expected this.
“I don’t have a user ID. I’m here as a guest. I’m looking for Gabriel.” he said, hoping the translation device worked on the system.
Honestly, he didn’t even know why there was an option to identify as a guest. Weren’t all the denizens of the Vault automatically registered users? But he wasn’t one to look a gift cube in the mouth.
“Authorization granted. Logging user in as ‘guest’. Contacting ‘Gabriel’. WARNING: Your identity as a ‘guest’ heavily restricts your access to most system features. You are not allowed to purchase items, start challenges or enter buildings without permission.”
Percy nodded, thinking this was only fair, if somewhat inconvenient. Next, he watched the red circle around his palm turn blue, two arrows appearing in its circumference as it began to revolve slowly. Nothing changed for a couple of minutes, making Percy wonder if his friend was even at home.
‘Actually, forget at home… is he even alive?’
Logically, the Vault’s gods wouldn’t have allowed their only specimen with two cores to die, but Percy couldn’t stop himself from worrying. Luckily, the circle flashed green at some point.