Chapter 131: A Door Without A Key (1/2)

"Ohoho, indeed" The old hed, as he walked over to the stone door frame and rested his hand on one of the bricks

"May I ask what brought your attention to this ruin in particular?" The man asked, he turned around and Merlin could see that the old aze was filled with anticipation

'This is it' He thought to hih he was still trying to hide it

"What I first found interesting was that out of all the ruins I've seen in this city, this door frame seems to be in the best condition It hasn't suffered the wear and tear caused by the elements likehis way over to one of the bricks besides the door frarowth and wear on the decorations around the freestanding door fraests that it's one of the oldest structures in the city"

The oldthis, Merlin continued

"Seeing as the door frame appears to be a permanent structure, purposefully s It is unlikely that it was replaced hundreds of years after the surrounding structures were made, that wouldn'tthe supporting pillars on either side of the door fra was then replaced by smooth clean stone once they reached the door frame

"My only assuically preserved, but for what reason" He said, "Perhaps it's for a religious reason, but I've never read about a faith that worshi+pped this sort of structure, nor do I see any trace of followers in this city"

"Which would lead me toforgotten and replaced by worshi+p of the new Gods That would explain why there aren't any followers left, but ouldn't there be any record of such a faith, especially ones capable of such long lasting preservationhat if this isn't the work of huth for hundreds, if not thousands of years, ittruly adept in ic" Merlin rambled, "Maybe it's the work of a deity, of who the world's memory was lost, or perhaps not ever worshi+pped in the first place"

"And finally, what is this script above the door frae is it, what is the history and culture behind the language, and what do these words s

The oldat Merlin

"Wonderful" The old man said as he slowly clapped his hands "You truly do understand the wonders of this structure"

"One thing however" The old rin widened as his eyes locked onto Merlin

'What? Did I say so?' Merlin wondered as the oldto it as nothing est taking a look at it another way"

"What do you mean?" Merlin looked at him with a confused expression, he wasn't sure if the old le

The old h for Merlin to notice that the surroundings that were getting darker due to the sun setting, began brightening once more as a full est thinking of this, not as a door fra back towards the structure

"A door without a ke--" Merlin lanced over at the door fraht immediately stopped as he noticed that the text on the door fra a very faint blue

Merlin turned back towards the old man to ask hione

"Where? How did he just?" Merlin was slightly confused as to why he couldn't tell that the man left, and then he just realised that he didn't feel the lanced around his surroundings, but the old one, as if he just vanished

"A door without a key, huh?" Merlin etting brighter as the full h to be that obvious

Merlin could feel his heart beating faster, out of everything he had experienced in this ti he had come across, a true mystery

As he rest his hand on the door frae quest notification appeared before him

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[Hidden Mythical Quest]

A door without a key

Within Megalopolis stands several ruins fro city

One of these ruins is a strange stone door fraes of tied and overtaken by nature, but the frame itself is immaculate, as if it were just made

But for what reason would a door fraly no purpose, have such powerful preservation h to preserve this structure for such a long tiested to you that perhaps it's not just a mere door frame, but actually a door, albeit without a key

But before you could ask him for clarification, he suddenly vanished as quickly as he appeared Just whatdo his words hold, and where would you possibly find a key to such an ancient structure, if there even is one?