Chapter 3: Black Disc
Opening the doors to the room was not as difficult as he imagined. In fact, they were way too light to be considered a stronghold for a treasure.
As soon as he opened the door, the white flames that had been illuminating the room suddenly turned off, drowning the room in darkness, with the only light coming from outside the room.
Outside of the door was a hall that stretched into a darkness that was illuminated slightly by runes on the wall.
With that, he left the room, and instantly he was in battle mode, his spear gripped tightly in his hand. Although the room he came from was safe... in its own charming way, he knew that it might not be the case for outside.
It was a passageway guarding a weapon that seemed like an artifact. So there were bound to be traps or guardians outside the room.
As soon as he got some distance away from the door, it closed shut by itself. He would have loved to explore more of the room, to investigate, but with how weak he was currently, sitting and waiting there might have invited more trouble than it was worth.
He continued to walk in the darkness for what felt like hours before the structure changed.
The stone walls were now covered in vegetation, and the runes had disappeared. He wasn’t in total darkness, though. A few beams of sunlight were passing through the cracks in the ceiling.
The walk had been uneventful. No traps were triggered, nor had he faced anything guarding it. However, soon his peaceful walk was intruded on. Two wolf-like beasts were walking in his direction and stopped when they noticed him.
He had noticed them as well, but he didn’t stop. He continued walking until they were clearly visible, only stopping 15 meters away.
The two wolves were dark in colour and were taller than the average wolf. They had three eyes, with the third being in the middle of their foreheads, which was closed. They had two massive canines coming out of their snouts.