Well…Here's the second chapter, the next day. Enjoy!

July 9th

Alright, I washed up a couple of minutes ago. I just came back from the Henesys Potion Shop to grab a bite to eat. Some fruits; apples, oranges, and I guess I found a bottle of Pure Water lying on the floor. I also potted up; had about 300 blue pots and 110 white pots, a few mana elixirs, and a few unagis. I was ready to fight the Golems in the Dungeon, until I saw something hanging above a branch on the hollow tree.

I climbed the tree and up a few branches, to find something spectacular. It was a golden ring, with an inscription inside. It said, 'XXXX You, Kizei.'

I thought it was a wedding ring (Maplers could get married), but it wasn't. I looked closer at the inscription, and there was a crossing out of the whole first word. The first letter looked like an H, or an L, it was only a straight vertical line.

If it wasn't a wedding ring, it was probably a curse ring. I think that maybe the new item came out, or maybe a hacker created it. I put it in my side pocket of my Black Steal pants, and headed for the Dungeon.

Walking on top of the ledges under the Golems was intense. I could have fallen off by accident, been injured by the fall, and killed by the Golems. Being a Level 30 Assassin was harder work than I thought. I didn't have many skills, only a Level One Critical Throw, and the normal Thief Skills. I DarkSighted myself into the shadows, and there it was, a roaming Golem. It seemed bigger than I thought. Big, bulky rocks for arms, a large stone for its head, and the weight of the thing must have been over two tons. The ground was pressed and bare with sand, as the giants walked around damaging, or practically killing everything in its sight.

I wasn't that scared after I remembered I had more HP, more MP, and new skills. I canceled out my DarkSight as soon as the lonely Golem reached the other side of the pit. I drew out my tobis, and threw a few Lucky Seven shots at it. I wasn't doing too much damage, being I wasn't on pills or potions. I knocked down a Warrior Potion and felt my strength rising. I threw more Lucky Seven shots, seeing my above-average damage take effect to the Golem.

But it wasn't over. Hell, I didn't even kill it half way. The Golem roared, a mighty roar of a lion, and then spawned two more Golems.

I was surrounded.

Two up ahead, coming for me, and one behind me, were Golems. I panicked; I threw as much stars as I could in the short period of time I had; to kill at least one. The two tobis I held in my hand at the last moment, it was almost in slow-motion. The motion of my hand swerved, and the tobis were out of my reach.

One hit, two hit! Thanks to the Critical Throw, the Golem died, and I gained so much experience points. Now I felt great, that I can actually kill one, and not die anymore…

Or so I thought. The other two Golems came in on me, and one whacked his rock arms so hard, I had at least one-third of my HP left. I drank a white potion quick, and regained HP. I darted for the other side, and started throwing stars. I jumped up about five times to hit the other Golem behind, and then started to hit the Golem in front again.

It was amazing. I threw a Lucky Seven shot twice, and the first one hit the Golem in front. It died, and the second Lucky Seven I threw hit the one behind it! In my mind I thought, 'I DID THAT!', and I did!

A stone fell out of the Golem, a Golem Rubble, and I picked it up in shock.

Carved inside of the stone was a circular pattern. It reminded me of the ring.

There was three circles carved inside, and I took out the ring from my pocket. I looked at it, thinking that no way would it fit inside, but I was wrong.

Within the circle carving was another carving, to fit the inscription in the ring. I matched them up, and stuck the ring inside. A red glow of light shined, and the stone rumbled. I was scared and dropped it by accident, and it stopped glowing. Instead, the other two holes glowed only a little bit of red, and I think I knew what to do.

I have to find the other two rings.

Was this just one of the secrets I would keep hidden?

I guess I'm going to start training, to possibly get to Level 35 in a couple of days, so I can start a Party Quest in the colorful world of Ludibridium. But first, I had to discover why this ring was so important.

-Sympheria

Author Notes:

Ahh, getting your reviews from last chapter really helped on this one. :)

New chapter coming soon! Please review :)