The golden scarab hovered closer, wings humming like a storm of secrets.
It lowered a small vial filled with glowing nectar. ππ―
“Drink, and you will remember,” it intoned.
Dracula hesitated only a moment before taking the vial. His reflection danced in the liquid.
He drank. π
Visions burst in his mind:
β The first insect he ever spared: a dying moth.
β A pact made with a mantis under a crimson moon. ππ¦
β The day he chose to forget love, in exchange for eternal cunning. π€
The scarab nodded.
“Now you may pass the third threshold. But beware, the next riddle knows your guilt.”
π§ Mini-Quiz
- What did the scarab give Dracula?
a) A key
b) A vial of glowing nectar β
c) A sword - What memories did Dracula see?
a) Childhood dreams
b) Insect wars
c) The moth, the mantis, and the lost love β - What warning did the scarab give?
a) βRun while you can.β
b) βThe next riddle knows your guilt.β β
c) βOnly wings will save you.β
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