Bloodstone (Part 3)

Kaizen and Xisrith exchanged curious glances when they saw the wooden box, and they approached it.

The wood of the box was covered in a thick layer of dust, revealing that it hadn't been touched for a long, long time. What's more, the wood looked strangely intact, as if time had spared its surface, but as the place was arid, you could tell that neither the mosses nor the termites had gotten that far.

However, while Xisrith stopped walking right at the beginning, Kaizen advanced cautiously towards the box, his eyes scrutinizing every detail. He could see how the cracks in the wood were a little corroded, but that, despite this, it was in fact an exceptional piece of craftsmanship, especially the product that had gone into its creation so that it had not been corroded by bacteria up to that point.

Xisrith remained alert, his katana still in hand, while Kaizen slowly lifted the lid of the box.