I calmed myself because I knew panicking wouldn't help. I took a deep breath and finally stepped into the dark room. As soon as I entered, the room lit up as if it were daytime, which might have been triggered by the figure hidden or some built-in mechanism.
I noticed some luminous stones emerging from the walls. They had been cleverly hidden and were released by pressing a switch.
Now, I could clearly see the true form of the towering figure about fifty feet tall. It was a massive statue of the Sylvan Deity.
To the Rubylark people on the island, he was the revered great Sylvan Deity, but outside these lands, people called him Bleak. He held two mighty Foetal Swords, his eyes blazing with anger, and his sharp teeth gave him a fierce, demonic look.
This gigantic statue nearly filled the
