The Entrance Test (4)

The fifth and final guardian awaited Orion and Nebula in a vast, dimly lit chamber. As they entered, the air grew heavy with anticipation, and a profound sense of stillness settled around them. At the center of the chamber stood an enormous, intricately carved stone pillar adorned with ancient symbols and images that seemed to dance in the flickering light of the torches lining the walls.

As they approached the pillar, the ground beneath them began to tremble, and an eerie silence, fell upon the room. The shadows cast by the torchlight seemed to take on a life of their own, swirling and coalescing into a towering figure that emerged from the pillar.

The figure was a magnificent Metal Guardian, a colossal being made entirely of gleaming, polished metal. Its metallic skin reflected the light from the torches, casting a mesmerizing array of patterns upon the chamber walls.