[The Royal Tomb]
"What is your test?!" Mirabella asked, her voice echoing off the ancient stone walls of the cavern, steady and completely devoid of fear.
The black skeleton slowly turned its skull towards her, the crimson pinpricks of light in its hollow eye sockets staring intently at the young lady for a long moment. Its jaw bone clattered together as it continued:
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Mirabella calmly translated the ancient tongue in her mind:
"You are young. Go back and enjoy your life, because you might die in the test."
Mirabella blinked at the skeleton, a faint, amused smile playing on her lips. It was fascinating; despite being a manifestation of primordial trial, the entity was actually worried about her throwing her young life away.
"You don't have to worry about that." Mirabella said smoothly. With a casual snap of her fingers, the spatial fabric before her rippled, and a brilliant red gemstone materialized, hovering in the dim air.
"....?!!"
