It was like standing somewhere outside place and time
I heard nothing, I saw nothing, yet I still felt that negative vibes that surrounded me
Suddenly a lightning suddenly appears its light was so strong that it could have blinded me
I was very scared
I didn't know what awaited me
I still didn't see anything, I walked without knowing where I was going
I thought this walk would never end, it was as if a hundred years had gone by
I was tired and exhausted, thought I would sit a little and relax
And that's when I hear a sly laugh
Scared I got up quickly and shouted:
"who are you? where are you? show yourself!"
And suddenly he appears in front of me
I didn't know if it was a dwarf or an elf but he didn't inspire confidence in me
He looked me up and down without saying a word
And there it is again, his sly laugh
"I am Ostero dear goddess hihihihi"
I was frozen, I couldn't answer him
He continued:
"So you had the courage to cross the cursed door, I'm amazed Galatea"
"So you know who I am and you know my name mister ostero?"
"Of course my dear, Ostero knows everything hihihihi."
So for the first test I had to pass a lake of fire
It seemed easy except there was a dragon that had been asleep for decades.
Once he wakes up he will be hungry and will swallow everything that comes into his hands
Ostero told me to be very careful and that only "the grace and intelligence of a goddess will come to the end of this ordeal"
Once arrived at the lake of fire, I took the time to carefully study the place
I saw the sleeping dragon and with my legendary grace I took the road..
Step by step, on tiptoe I had managed to cross half of the lake
"Hihihihi, continue Galatea you're almost there" shouted Ostero
His goal was to wake the dragon and unfortunately he succeeded
I was petrified, the dragon was furious and Ostero was proudly laughing out loud
I couldn't move further, couldn't think straight
The dragon was approaching me
Was it the end for me?
Am I condemned to live here for the eternity?
My whole body was shaking and my brain stopped working...
Ostero, was so happy that he started singing
I then noticed that the dragon calmed down a little
Ostero, unconsciously, had helped me and when he realized it, it was too late
I finally understood the only way to appease this old dragon
So I sang until he went back to sleep
Did I mention that I have a beautiful voice too?😉
I cross, after, the rest of the lake and that is how my first test came to an end
I was relieved and I could finally breathe a little before the next one
As for Ostero he disappeared and I didn't heard from him at all
I can't help but think about the next step what could it be? Will I be able to pass it?
After all do I have a choice?
But what consoled me was to think that after all these dangers I would finally see the man of my dreams...