You decide not to drink it. You let go the chalice, and it breaks on the ground, splitting into countless pieces. The water mixes with the blood under you.

The skeleton begins to crumble, now with a much sadder voice, “I’ve waited an eternity for this? Is this the answer of this cruel world?”

“Maybe it’s right… it’s for the better that my legacy ends here today.” You hear the last words of the skeleton as it disintegrates before you.

The entire place is crumbling before you. You grab the crown of the fallen skeleton. You pat it and stroke it hoping it does something. But it does nothing.

You throw it away and you run away trying to find an escape route. You desperately search for a hint. You panic, you don’t have much time left. Your mind goes blank. This is frustrating.

The roof over you then collapses and its falling. You have no hope of dodging it. You can only scream in anger as countless rocks fall on you.

You end up buried again, same as you started. But this time you are badly injured; you can’t feel both of your legs and your left hand anymore. Most probably they are gone forever. You can feel your blood leaking from everywhere your body, and you are slowly fainting.

You feel sad. Perhaps you should have trusted that skeleton after all. Refuting a helping hand can backfire at times. You refused the offer of the ball, and now you refused the help of the skeleton. Maybe you have gone too far, seemingly forgetting how weak you are.

After all, who can survive without the help of others? No man or woman is an island. Even Monarchs will not survive without their armies, no matter how great and strong they are. Being alone is good at times, but being forever alone and refusing all help will get you nowhere. You have to find that balance in your life.

It’s sad you realised this the hard way. It’s too late now. You slowly faint. You die.

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Your injured soul returns to your body in your real life. The first thing you do is check your body, and gladly for you, your hand and legs are there.

However, you also know that whatever mission you had in that weird realm, you failed it. You are a complete failure.

But at least, you can now sleep safely this night, without worrying about losing another part of your body.

~END~