Chapter 10 - The Gamble

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Before the door opened , the game was clarified , the stakes were raised and a gamble was settled upon.

The wager was this.

For a meager 9th of his life Suver could wager he had a better artifact than any item he was taken too. If indeed his artifact was better. Than the item was his.

If he lost on thee other hand , there too , went a 9th of his life. Helda said that last bit with a snarl and no small amount of teeth crunching.

“You can also pass on a item. “ The wizened lava spirit added.

I turned to him. “ I don’t think you've said your name either. “ I observed.

The spirit scratched his head and his face grew a slight more shimmering color of red . “Ah ha ha , I admit your lack of surprise at our dwelling did knock me a little off my toes. “ he laughed lightly.

“ My name is Guspen. “ He pointed to the two other spirits who had remained fairly quiet so far.

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The first introduced was a proper chap. I declare him as such because he was dressed as such. With a top hat and a suit one size bigger than he was.

“That’s Revol. “

The last to be addressed was a lady spirit .Guspen pointed at her and got up to begin his introduction, but was stopped a moment later.

Fizzzzzzzz!!!!!

Rivol and one unitroduced lady spirit began to flicker with the intensity of a contained firecracker. A smothering of sound made from the sudden burst of sparks scattering around them. The pops went for around four seconds before finally,

Pop.

They were gone.

“Ahhh, they must’ve been called back. I expect them to return though . “ Guspen said. “ It’s rarely a long occurrence. “

Lysa stepped in curiously.

“Who called them back?”

Guspen tilted his head at that puzzled.

“Why , the volcano of course. “

And with Lysa’s face full of confusion we entered the first room.

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“The first items we have up for debate , are these. “ Guspen began, then laid his hands atop three small devices.

“The inner core as you can see is made of Ignacious steel, see the the fine sprilas that spread throughout, that is the smelting pattern, that uses a layer of the silk plucked from a sleeping steel webbed spider and To finish it off . “ The device was flipped over, and the final piece of the contraption was struck by the brilliant lights of the underground lava.

“That , you see, in the middle just there , is a blessed diamond that increases the energy of an object by ten times .

The three devises sat on purple pillows placed upon a dial of gold, almost the textbook definition for dramatic.

I pointed at it. “It’s a frisby.”

Guspen disagreed. “No , it is a perfectly balanced disc capable of hitting any target from any place.”

“It's a Frisby. “