Last Alchemist
Setting the orb down with deliberate care, you encircle it with an array of alchemical vials, each filled with dangerously unstable compounds. The trap will act as a hazardous barrier, ready to punish anyone who ventures too close.Determining that the orb's power is beyond your understanding, you resist the urge to inspect it further. You cautiously retreat into the shadowy corridor, your pulse quickening as the echo of approaching footsteps reverberates through the air.Slowly, you extend your hand toward the crystalline orb, letting its unexpected warmth flow through your skin as the runes illuminate the surroundings with an increasingly vibrant glow.Carefully, you take hold of the orb, its surface smooth and deceptively light, and conceal it in your satchel. No sooner does it leave the pedestal than the chamber quakes violently, as though the ancient architecture resents your intrusion.