While staying in the village, Alysia discovered a mysterious blade hidden in an old temple. The blade seemed to hum with power, its surface etched with runes that glowed faintly.
"Don't touch it," Aragos warned when he found her examining it.
"Why not?" she asked, curiosity burning in her eyes.
"It's cursed," he said, his expression dark.
"Like you?" she quipped, earning a glare.
"This isn't a joke, Alysia," he said, his tone serious. "That blade has claimed the lives of everyone who's wielded it."
She stepped back, but the blade's hum grew louder, almost as if it were calling to her.