-We’re close, Gin! Track said exited. -We’re so close I can smell it!
-We still haven’t found the place where the others turned back, though. The hardest part is still to come.
The rocks around them got steeper and steeper, the landscape more and more hostile. Anyone who ever tried this journey before them either disappeared or came back empty handed telling tales of invincible monsters blocking the way.
They came to a bridge over a bottomless abyss. On the other side they could see the lost city, the place where the treasure was hidden.
-The bridge looks safe enough, Track said ironically looking at the massive construction under his feet.
Halfway over a shadow was seen at the end of the bridge. Something materialized, something big. Something monstrous. A giant came to be, a giant with a giant sword in his hand.
The two adventurers stopped. The air had been hard to breath before, but now Track felt dizzy.
The giant spoke:
“You’ve come this far in total vain
The journey you seek will end in pain.
The shadows in darkness, your greatest threat.
I am the Round Square, this bridge is your death.”… (more)