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Ribbitz Adventure Island 🏝️ 🐸

Chapter 21: Descent Into the Unseen

The massive black gate stood fully open, its edges humming with a low, ancient energy that made the hair on Gorr’s back stand up. Ribbitz, unfazed, flicked his cigar once more and stepped forward, red laser eyes gleaming in the glow of the ruins.

The moment they crossed the threshold, the light behind them snapped out.

Darkness. Total.

Then, movement.

The path ahead lit up with a soft, bioluminescent glow, pulsing from the veins in the walls like the place itself had a heartbeat. Ribbitz whistled low. “Yo… this whole place breathin’.”

Gorr scanned the tight tunnel. “You sure this ain’t a bad trip?”

“Nah. This is the kind of trip where you find answers… or get ate.” Ribbitz smirked. “I’m good with either.”

The path bent unnaturally, the walls twisting like they were once molten, cooled into something organic. Statues lined the way forward, each one depicting a different creature, some part human, part beast, some nothing like anything they’d seen above.

Then they heard it.

Singing. Whispered. Ancient.

The melody wrapped around their minds like a memory they never had.

Suddenly, the floor beneath them split, but not apart, just enough to reveal an ancient staircase spiraling down into a vast, circular chamber.

And at the center of that chamber?

A pedestal.

And hovering just above it:

a glowing orb, constantly shifting between light and shadow.

As they descended, Ribbitz felt it—like the orb was looking back.

A deep, rumbling voice echoed from nowhere and everywhere at once.

“You’ve come further than any before. But you carry more than courage. You carry potential.”

Gorr grunted. “I don’t like voices that ain’t got mouths.”

Ribbitz grinned. “I love ‘em. Means they scared to show their face.”

Suddenly, from the shadows surrounding the orb, three figures stepped forward.

Armored. Silent. Not alive.

Guardians.

Their swords gleamed with molten edges, eyes glowing the same eerie color as the orb.

This wasn’t a reward. This was a test.

What’s Next?

1️⃣ Fight the guardians – Ribbitz has thrown hands before. These ain’t any different.

2️⃣ Attempt to speak to the orb – maybe violence isn’t the move… yet.

The gate was only the beginning. Now they face something older than the island itself. What’s the call? ⬇️