191 The Treasure Room (1/2)
”Holy crap...” Said John as he stared at what laid in front of him
A treasure room, it was a treasure room. A giant room with piles of gold lying around everywhere. Clean white walls and a floor, no lamps to be seen but the room was dimly lit up.
”Whoa... John, Look at all this gold!” Said Serena as her eyes sparkled from staring at it
”How many sweets can we buy with all of this...?” Ariel asked
In the middle of this sea of gold coins floated a large purple cubic stone. John felt a high amount of magic power being emitted from it but it was still less than the Soul gem, a lot less.
[It's probably the dungeon's core.] John thought to himself
The core seemed to be slowly but surely growing dimmer, seeing this, John decided to speak up
”The core is growing dimmer, we have to... hurry...”
He gradually slowed down once he noticed that everyone had already gone exploring.
”Alright then.” Said John as he tried to hide his pain
Seeing as how everyone was already doing what they wanted, John decided to do the same.
As he walked to the piles of gold, he got to see first-hand what money could do to someone.
The easily annoyed Serena jumped straight into the pile of gold coins. But if he was being honest, he would have done the same.
Meanwhile, Ariel was just staring at the amount in front of her without moving, John couldn't tell what she was thinking, but didn't really want to.
And Lastly, Master Sylvia had laid down on the gold and was moving her arms and on the pile as if it were snow.
But since her expression was unchanging, she didn't look like she was having much fun.
”Hm... Since the dungeons going to collapse...”
As John got closer to the gold, he noticed that there were gems and other valuables inside them.
”What... What is this...!?” John suddenly exclaimed as he grabbed on to his arm
Before he grabbed it, that same arm was slowly moving towards the pile of gold coins. It wasn't some sort of spell, but rather, his desire. John was never the type of person to overthink or worry about money, he was a kid after all. But when being presented with such a huge amount of something the human mind associates with power and happiness, it begins to show one's true self.
[Money... Is... Scary...] He thought to himself as he let out a loud sigh
”Well then, dimensional ring, show us what you can do.” John pointed the ring at the pile of gold in front of him
And seconds after, it was all dragged inside into the ring. It happened rather quickly; the money was covered in a purple light before it disappeared. John could feel the weight of the ring increase so he knew that it was safely stored inside.
”I feel like this ring is one of the proudest things I've invested on.” He muttered before doing the same in another area
As he continued to do these things, he noticed that there was a door on the other end of the room. It seemed to lead to another room.
As he reached Ariel's area, he noticed that she had crouched down and was quietly muttering
”340... 345... 350... 355...”
[She's counting the gold...?]
”H-Hey, Ariel, it's fine, there's no need to... Ariel...?”
As John placed his hand over her shoulder, and saw her face, he noticed that she looked like her soul was seeping out of her.
”A-Ariel?”