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Chapter 15:
Artifacts of Creation
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"The Chaos Heart!"
"The Chaos what?" Daisy asked. She had no idea what they were talking about.
"Of course!" said Cybele "The Black Heart of Chaos and Destruction; with the Construction Triangle, it could easily be reconstructed."
"Cybele, please tell us, how does the Construction Triangle work?" Peach
"Well, princess, the Triangle only works once you have all three of the Items. First is the Crystal of Dreams; it portrays a holographic image of what the user dreams or desires in life the most. Next, is the Gem of Form; after the Crystal of Dreams portrays the image, the Gem of Form will then give the image a physical form. Lastly, is the Reality Glass; it is the key item through the whole process. Anything that reflects on its glass will become reality."
"So if a solid image of the Chaos Heart were to reflect off it?"
"Then I'm afraid the Black Heart will exist within the world once more."
"How about your book? Why would Dimentio need it?"
Cybele sighed. "My book holds many spells; spells that dates back to thousands of years and are rarely used. Unfortunately, it also holds the spell needed to activate the Triangle."
Daisy "Okay, okay, I get that Dimentio wants to recreate this Chaos Heart thing you're talking about, but what about that Fawful guy? What's his part in this?"
"Dimentio's probably just using him." said Mario. "He'll team up with anyone just so they can do his dirty work for him…which is probably why he took control of Luigi and Spettro."
"There is some good news," Cybele interrupted, refilling her tea cup. "Originally, the Triangle of Construction was built to create good. But when dark beings started using it to create evil, the ones who in charge decided to seal it off by sinking the Ancient Ruins it was build under into deep water. It's been lost ever since."
Cybele took a few sips from her cup. The others waited. They could tell there was more to the story than she leads on.
"How come I feel there's some bad news coming?" Daisy mumbled.
"Because there is," Cybele places her tea cup down and resumed. "You see, every thousand years or so, the Ancient Ruins will raises from its underwater bed and present itself to the world once more. And if my calculations are correct, I suspect the Ancient Ruins are set to raises once more in about a week or so."
"A week?" Peach frowned. "That doesn't give us much time."
"Well then, I have more good news for you. If you are able to gain and maintain at least one of the items, then Dimentio's plans would fail. Remember, he needs all three of them to success."
"But how do we know he doesn't have all items by now?" Mario asked.
"Maybe he doesn't." said Peach. "Think about it, he was playing it safe for last two months with Luigi's disappearance, the robberies, and everything else that had happened. But with the Ruins coming up in a little over a week, he has no choice but to hurry things along, which includes revealing him. It's even possible that he hasn't even located the Ruins."
"Not yet anyways."
"True. We know Dimentio has the Gem of Form and there is only a week left before the Ruins will appear which we can only guess he hasn't found yet." Peach put a hand on her chin in thought. "Is there anything else he might have mentioned?"
"If my memories serve me correctly," spoke Toadsworth. "I do believe the jester mention a crystal. Perhaps he is speaking of this Crystal of Dreams?"
"If that's true then that will means he has two of three items already. And the only item left to retrieve will be the Reality Glass." said Daisy.
"Then what are we waiting for?" Mario said, standing up from his seat. "Let's go and get that glass before Dimentio does."
"Hold on Mario, do you even know where you can find the Reality Glass?" Peach asked.
Mario opened his mouth but no words came out. He close it as he realize he had no idea where to look.
"The Reality Glass is located in a tomb hidden in the sands of Desert Hills." Cybele answers as she finishes her tea.
"Great, I'll go there right away."
"But Master Mario, you are still recovering from your injuries."
"Toadsworth's right. The least you can do is rest up for the night." Peach suggested.
Mario shook his head. "Sorry, Peach, but if I don't move now then Dimentio will get to the glass first. And the faster I can stop him, the faster I can save Luigi and Spettro."
"He's right," Cybele spoke. "Time is on the essence. It will be best to stop him before the Ruins resurfaces."
Peach sighed, knowing the elderly woman was right. "Alright, you can go. But I'm going with you."
Both Toadsworth and Mario argue against it, but Peach silence them both.
"This isn't just Bowser we're dealing with. If fact it's probably far worse. Whether you like it or not, it's going to take more than just one of us to stop this. And since Luigi is currently…unavailable, I'm the next best thing."
Mario and Toadsworth were still hesitant about letting her go, but Peach looked firm about her decision. After a while, they gave up.
"Okay, you can come."
Peach smiled victoriously.
"Hey, if Peach is going then I' m going too."
Mario sighs. He was too tired to argue, especially with Daisy. The flower princess can be even more stubborn than Peach at times.
"Fine, you can come too."
Daisy smiled. She didn't even need to argue.
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