Let The Butterfly Touch You

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roaching. Tread carefully o

l: SSS+ - Extrem

Difficulty. Unprecede

nly, she stepped on something hidden beneath the dust-covered floor. A sharp click echoed through the silence, followed by the creaking of ancient

entire structure had come to life. Dark carvings on the walls glowed faintly, as if

ad been sealed away for centuries. As the mechanism groaned to life, Elowen's heart raced. The air seemed to pulse with an ancient, unseen force, and the room's dim lighting revealed a vast chamber stretching before her

e of the system crackled to

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activate the ancient guardi

ut how could she avoid them? Was the warning referring to the guardians themselves-or the traps? She glanced down at the floor. It was covered in a thin layer of dust, but even that thin covering couldn't disguise the subtle irregularities i

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ressure pla

d softly against the uneven surface, and she froze when she heard a faint click-barel

she whispered to herse

hadn't known what they meant-would've seemed like random scratches, but now, they were a warning. She was surprised to read

: ⩞⩡⩷⩡⩧⩩

Ingressor

Trespasser

⩤, ⩩⩡

s, Noli

ds, Do Not

⩡⩟ ⩩⩩⩥⩘⩤ ⩩⩢ ⩡⩧⩣⩧ ⩣⩧⩡⩷⩧⩤ ⩣⩨ ⩣⩧⩩⩩⩢. ⩱⩣⩷⩥⩡⩧

m quidquid ultra latet. Si procedere eligeris, scito hoc:

protect that which lies beyond. Should you choose to proceed,

⩧⩥⩢

ria sunt

equences

⩷⩥⩡ ⩶⩯⩡⩩ ⩡⩧⩡ ⩤⩠⩡ ⩧⩡⩷

sunt. Tabulae pressurae, laminae absconditae, et sagitt

y walls themselves are armed. Pressure plates, h

⩣⩧⩡⩯⩤⩜ ⩧⩡⩤ ⩡⩷⩢ ⩩⩡⩠: ⩦⩡⩧⩡⩷

e quas audes tangere per millennia inviolatae quiever

relics you dare to touch have lain undisturbed for mille

⩵⩤⩡⩧⩡⩷ ⩷⩡⩘⩧⩤: ⩷⩧⩡⩣⩠ ⩧⩡

e celeres sunt et implacabiles. Ubi in

isms of old are swift and merciless. Once

⩟⩤⩛ ⩧⩡⩙

io iam c

has alrea

⩜⩠ ⩟⩤⩡⩷ ⩷⩡⩛⩤⩛⩞ ⩡⩣ ⩧

am iram eorum qui olim han

ace the eternal wrath of those

⩷⩡ ⩙⩡⩣

tuo pe

t your own

plate. Elowen's eyes narrowed. She couldn't risk stepping any further without testing the ground first. She reached into her satchel, pulled out a long stick she had found earlier, and carefully

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plate activated. Sp

onizing agony throughout her body. Elowen gasped and yanked the stick away just in time, the spikes missing her neck by inches. The mechanism above groaned and retreated, its deadly threat temporarily disabled. Her br

" she muttered u

nish, and faintly shimmering in the dim light. The smell was strong as well, thick, acidic, and choking. It reminded her of the stench of rotting meat. She quickly covered her nose with her hand and turned her attention upward. The ceiling itself seemed to be slowly collapsing, revealing dozens upon dozens of dark, gap

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as detected. Immediat

ch one more deadly than the last. If she attempted to leave the chamber right then, she would most likely die on the spot-poisoned, crushed,

around the plates. She looked up at the ceiling. Large, jagged rocks hu

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ing rocks!! Ha

cross this chamber to reach the heart of the ruins. The treasure was close. Her eyes settled on a nearby wall, where the ancient symbols

ept closer, the pattern on the stone began to blur and twist before her eyes, like water-color s

tem

disable traps via swit

The faint symbols on the ground glimmered under her feet as she moved, and she held her breath as the floor groaned sof

tone near the switch, listening intently for any sounds coming from be

brushed the

und tre

e noise st

ned. There was no turning back. She jumped through the gap, her hands gripping tightly around the edge of the hole in t

nward. After a few moments, the tunnel abruptly opened up into an endless abyss. It stretched out before her, empty and cold. An endless expanse of darkness. No

veil butterfly. She would never make it far enough in this condition. And even if she managed to reach a safe distance awa

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raps deactivated. P

ng the sweat from her brow.

her guard down. There was more a