The Moonstone’s Curse

The wind carried a strange chill as Cinder stepped into the cavern, her eyes fixed on the pedestal at its center. Resting upon it was a shimmering stone that seemed to glow with its own inner light. The Moonstone.

Jason followed close behind, his hand on his sword hilt, his face tense. "This place feels... wrong," he muttered.

Cinder nodded, her senses sharp. The air was heavy, almost alive, as if the stone itself was watching them. "It's powerful," she whispered. "I can feel it pulling at me."

The elders had warned her about the Moonstone. It was said to grant unimaginable power to its wielder but at a terrible cost. Legends told of those who had tried to use it, only to lose themselves to its curse.

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