Past the illusionary mist, the path widened further, but the air was thick and heavy. Dim light barely filtered through cracks, casting patchy shadows.
A chill wind blew, making water droplets and vines on the walls rustle.
Even stranger, as he walked, Kira saw ghostly shadows flicker in the cave.
They looked like white, translucent spirits with blurry outlines, glowing faintly in the dark.
Most just floated nearby, watching silently as Kira passed. They didn’t block his way.
Once in a while, one would rush up to him, but Kira didn’t react at all. The spirits would suddenly stop, stare for a moment, then drift aside.
As he walked, the spirits behind him vanished into thin air.
Kira wondered: was it this easy for everyone, or just for him?
Or maybe the ghosts recognized something about him and let him through?
Or did his own spooky aura make the ghosts think he was one of them?
Either way, he faced almost no obstacles.
The ghosts eventually disappeared. At the cave’s deepest, darkest point, it was silent as the end of time.
But there, in the deepest dark, a light appeared.
Like a spotlight on a stage, it shone on the heart of the sealed area: an ancient altar.
The altar was built from huge stones, covered in intricate totems and symbols, exuding an ancient, mysterious vibe. And at its center was a golden, inverted-triangle pendant, shining in the light. The Eye of Horus emblem looked alive as if watching all who approached.
Whoa—is this the Millennium Puzzle?
Kira went closer and, on closer inspection, realized it wasn’t.
First, as a beginner dark duelist, he could sense powerful Shadow Charm—but this Millennium Puzzle lookalike didn’t have that world-ending aura.
Second, it was too small.
It looked just like it, but smaller—a finely-made, miniature replica.
Kira stepped onto the altar and gently touched the Eye of Wdjat on the little puzzle.
In that instant, the eye flared with golden light.
It almost swallowed him whole, the light flooding everywhere. Images appeared, dragging his mind into them, like watching a movie firsthand.
He saw an apocalypse.
The sky shrouded in thick clouds, sunlight blocked, only a dim gray glow shining through. Winds howled through ruins, dust swirling. Lightning split the sky, lava shot up, tsunamis crashed onto land—the world was on the brink.
With a roar of thunder, the sky split apart. A huge shadow appeared among the clouds, slowly coming into focus.
It was a gigantic serpent god.
Its body coiled like a mountain, scales gleaming like metal, eyes glowing red. It descended from the sky, its twisting body shaking the earth.
Is this... the future?
Is it showing the coming apocalypse when the Orichalcos serpent god arrives?
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