Yosh steps into the tower sanctum. Static prickles across his cloak as runes glow beneath the curved stone floor.
At the chamber’s heart, a pedestal rises from the mosaic. Above it, a sword hangs in shimmering stillness, untouched by any visible hand.
An oracle stands before the blade, silver hair bound back, her clouded gaze fixed somewhere beyond Yosh’s face.
The Oracle
The trial of worth begins now. Let no malice taint the hand that seeks the blade.
The Oracle
Draw near, wanderer. The sword will answer only a spirit without poison.
The air tightens. The suspended sword tilts almost imperceptibly, as if listening.
The Oracle
Will you approach the pedestal, Yosh, or stay back and let the sanctum judge you from afar?
✓ Quest Accepted
Pass the oracle’s trial
“I approach the pedestal, stand before it, and open my heart, hoping the sword will see the good within it.”
SUCCESS (Superb Willpower, rolled +0)
Yosh reaches the pedestal and stops beneath the sword’s hush. The rune-light gathers on his spectacles, and the blade answers with a faint, clear hum.
The suspended sword turns its point toward him, not threatening, but attentive, as if measuring the shape of his spirit.
Yosh
It feels me.
The oracle lowers her raised hand. Her grave face softens by a breath, as though something unseen has shifted in his favor.
The Oracle
The blade hears no poison in you, Yosh. It remains unshaken.
Light threads down from the hovering sword to the pedestal, linking steel and stone in a single steady line. The sanctum falls still around that bright answer.
The Oracle
Take it, if you dare. The trial is ending.
“I take the sword and gaze at it with wonder, both humbled and honored.”
SUCCESS (Superb Willpower, rolled +0)
Yosh takes the sword as the hum loosens from the pedestal. The light-thread snaps free into his hand, and the blade settles with impossible weight and grace.
Yosh
It feels ancient... and meant.
Runes below him dim one by one, as if the sanctum is letting out a breath it has held for years.
The Oracle
You hold it without greed. That is answer enough.
Yosh lowers his gaze to the blade. The polished steel catches the rune-light and sends it back in a calm, silver line.
The Oracle
The trial is passed. Bear it wisely, Yosh.
The chamber remains still, but the air has changed, solemn and open, waiting for what he does with the sword next.
Quest Complete
Pass the oracle’s trial
Attribute Upgrade: Willpower Superb→Legendary
+ New Item Acquired
floating sword