That Blue Fire

Chapter 10: Truth and Riches

It was all fine, we stared in glory at the Castle. Until I saw something, a man was coming toward us, Wearing fine silk that dragged on the ground but didn't get a slightest bit dirty. "Ah! Young Mages! Come forth!" he said "But I'm not a mage" I said, but not too loudly. "Good Afternoon!" the Man shouts, but then his jolly smile fades "Is something wrong mages?" Chad nods "We need to see the King." He says, a bit sadly "But I am the King! King Grogan Thump!" "Do you know Throg?" Roman asks shakily "Of course! Remember him as long as I can remember!" Says King Grogan Thump, But his smile faded "Is something... Wrong?" Fear seemed to paralyze his face. "Throg died." I say shakily and quietly, "Oh my-" The King says "He lived a good life, Let us always remember him." I nodded, holding back my tears "But I have a question for you." says King Grogan "Would you choose Truth or Riches?" "Truth" I say, "Truth" Chad responds, "Riches" says Roman before blushing. "Then follow me." says King Grogan, Beckoning us to his Palace. 

Inside is a large room with beautiful women in colorful dresses twirling and jumping. Golden Pillars with drawings graved on them stand in the middle of the room  "Each of you must arrange the puzzle in these pillars correctly" Says King Grogan before dismissing the Dancers. Chad and Roman finish the lower part and levitate themselves to the top, where they have a bit of confusion on what comes next. I look at the Pillar I am assigned to, Perplexed I decide to turn one of segments of the Pillar. It glows red. I walk around the Pillar and Arrange more, then I can't reach the other parts, Confused I climb to the top, messing up some of the engravements below me.  

After 20 Minutes I fall back to the ground, Fix the Engravements on the levels I could reach and then... 

Click, Click

The Pillar Unfolds like a Masterpiece, What leaves is a small bag made of white silk. "You asked for truth," Says King Grogan "Use it wisely" Chad looks into the White Silk of his, While Roman is staring into a large bag of gold. The pillars reform and the dancers return, King Grogan allows us out of his Castle. I know that I will never see those dancers, or those pillars ever again. "Chad..." I say "Do you ever think the bags of Truth will help us?" "Of course..." Says Chad, staring into his White Silk bag "Whenever we are in dire need" 

We take a shortcut to avoid the Jirachi Forest. I wonder why Throg didn't know about this path, Maybe he didn't have the same map....

Then we realized it, A thick vine of thorns blocked our path. Followed by a dry desert that went beyond our sight. Chad was about to cast a severing spell when I told him that we could go back to the Jirachi Forest, Pay our respects to Throg and bury him at the beach. We turned around and headed to the Center of the Jirachi Forest, Where the 10 Mythic Dawn Members and Throg lay dead under the light of the Chandelier. 

Chad and Roman carry Throg to what soon will be his final resting place- The Beach.