I remembered the impossible requirements that the Jade Oracle gave me: to have a body powerful enough to bear the burden of imprisoning an immortal demon inside the earth, to prevent her from escaping.
The reason the Conclave could wear down the seals was that they poisoned the Jade Oracle to death, and so, to stop them, I had to replace her. She had all but stated this plainly, and I accepted this burden. If that is what it meant to keep my family safe, I would protect this pyramid for as long as I lived… even if it meant I never saw the morning sun again.
Whatever brief flash of happiness that filled my body after I acquired a new Unique Skill was pushed down under as I prepared for what the future might hold for me.
I was getting so close to the end now, and knowing a glimpse of what was to come, I could not help but shudder.
Looking around me, there was nothing but the sand and the pyramid, and I had never felt so alone.
