Friend or Foe
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- Continue restoring the portal, and wait for new developments. Also, I mustn't forget to rest at home from time to time.
- I have the Red Eye, and it should help me to get through the wall to Mauritzio's cheese cellar in the Sewers.Finally, I found the Old God.
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Ding dong. Bing bang bong. Dig I am! Or am I?
KeeperWhat? Who the sard are you?
Nice to meet you, Keeper Two.
KeeperHow did you get in here? I locked the door.
Someone must've left it open. These things happen.
LarryDonkey said he saw someone heading this way...
Well hello, Lucius. You've lost some weight I see. Ha ha.
LarryDigus... good to see you! Though I go by Larry now.
KeeperHold on. You two know each other?
LarryLong story.
Very long story.
Anyway, I've come here to see you, Keeper Two.
Right now you're the one shaping this story... and shaping the whole world with it.
So I brought you a little gift. Something that lets you see what isn't there.
Your destiny is to take this Red Eye — a fragment of an ancient god's power.
KeeperAn ancient god... seeing what isn't there... hmm.
KeeperCould it help me find a door in a solid wall?
A door? Possibly. But tools like this require... imagination.
KeeperRight... because I need that door to free an ancient god. I'd like to talk to him.
If I were you... I wouldn't.
Ancient God
KeeperWhy shouldn't I talk to him?
He seems caring. A good guy, your buddy the ancient god.
He treats the world like it's a play written purely for his own entertainment.
Sometimes he helps the actors. Sometimes he replaces them.
Sometimes he just enjoys watching them suffer. He's dangerous.
KeeperHow do you know so much about him?
LarryHe was the god's High Priest and prophet... am I right?
I was...
Also... there were some golden apples once. Apples that grant absolute wisdom.
Long story short... I ate two of them.
Red eye
KeeperHmm... how did you get this Red Eye from the god?
Ha... I was just in the right place at the right time. Picked it up off the floor, literally.
Your wife... the Keeper's wife... wished for it with the portal.
But she had no use for it. She wasn't the right type. She wasn't a Keeper.
You, however... You could reshape the world with it.
KeeperSo I can skip restoring the portal to save the world?
The portal is the core mechanic... I mean... the central power of this world.
But I had a feeling you'd need the eye to keep the story moving.
What about the other keepers?
KeeperIf you really do have endless wisdom, I have a lot of questions.
Too many answers bring too much pain. I've been there.
Besides, I need to catch a ship and leave Town.
When this story ends, I want to be very far away.
KeeperAlright then... give me the eye.
KeeperHow am I supposed to use it?
LarryI thought that guy must have lost his mind after eating those apples.
KeeperSo... how exactly do you know him, my friend?
LarryDon't start... that's a totally different story from a very long time ago.
LarryBelieve me, you wouldn't enjoy hearing it. It would take forever.
LarryBesides, you can probably read about it in some dusty library.
KeeperAlright then... If I want any answers, I guess I'll have to go to the sewers and find that door.
At last... I was starting to worry it would take you forever.
I was even a little worried I'd run out of cheese to guide you.
KeeperTo be honest, the cheese didn't guide me much... it was mostly just frustrating.
You're right... but with such little power left, the cheese hints were the best I could manage.
Anyway... I feel that you have my eye. Give it back now, so you can finish this story.
I'll regain my power, and you can remain a Keeper for another... let me see... forty years!
KeeperWait a minute... I think it's my destiny to save the world.
According to who?
KeeperThe fairy, and your sister. They said the other me, Keeper One, ruined the world and awakened the zombie hordes. And the world might die soon.
Actual zombie hordes?
KeeperYes. They captured the entire Town. We only recently starting pushing them back.
Wow... that Keeper sounds like a disaster.
Did he and his beloved still have the portal?
KeeperNo. It was split into fragments. I'm trying to collect them all.
Hmm... Breaking the portal might be a really bad idea.
KeeperI need you to tell me how to use the portal properly, so I can wish the world back to normal.
My sister is always being so dramatic. Every couple of years, someone "ruins the world"...
Yet here we all are, still standing.
On the other hand, starting fresh somewhere else wouldn't be so bad...
KeeperI don't like what I'm hearing. I'll give you your eye back, but only if you help me.
Ah, these Keepers and their free will...
How to use the portal
KeeperI need to know how to use the portal and make the right wish.
Well, obviously you need the complete portal... all seven stones.
To activate it, the seven passions... or sins... must stand near it.
KeeperI thought I only needed to collect the fragments. Where do I find the people?
I wouldn't want to brag, but in my prime, I could activate the portal all by myself.
KeeperSo you could activate it for me?
Not anymore. Being a god sounds impressive, but it drains your passion.
KeeperThen maybe I could do it myself...
No. I deliberately choose Keepers without all seven passions. No offense.
KeeperNone taken. Then how do I activate the portal?
You must find seven people, one for each day of the week.
KeeperBut there's only six days here.
Yes, I know... six looks better on the wheel of time.
So you need six people.
KeeperAnd how do I find them?
You probably already have. Or they found you. You'll feel they're special somehow.
Your connection with them will become clearer.
Earn their full trust... one hundred percent of it.... and bring them to the portal.
KeeperThat's it?
Yes, that's it. Now my eye, please. I am a god after all.
With my eye, the portal can work even if you gain only ninety percent of their trust. This will save you some time.
Give the eye
I have some questions first.
I have some questions first.
Keep the red eye.
Oh really? One of those Keepers who wants to know everything...
Or we could just skip that part, and go straight to saving the world.
I'll gladly answer them after you return my eye.
KeeperThat's quite a lot to process.
KeeperWhile I'm fixing the portal and thinking all this through, I'd better hold on to the eye.
Oh Keeper, don't make me regret this.
KeeperYou'll get it back once I save the world.
A poor decision indeed... but I suppose free will is free will.
Still, I cannot remain here any longer, surrounded by mountains of cheese.
KeeperI'm not really sure where you could stay...
Well, I could stay at your place for a while.
KeeperI could repair the attic in my house. Would that suit you?
Ha ha... a fine place for a powerless god.
Let me know when it's ready.
KeeperAlright. A deal is a deal. Here's your eye. But I still need your help.
Of course. I'm a good god, after all... though I have but little power left.
I require some faith. Please perform my ritual.
KeeperThat wasn't part of the deal.
It will be much faster than earning that last ten percent of trust.
KeeperSo... complete the portal, gain the trust of six people, and perform the ritual.
In any order... but I suggest you hurry with the ritual. Then I can help you with those six.
Farewell... I have some godly business to attend to.
I have some questions first.
I have things to do, and you must perform a ceremony for me.
Let's focus on that. I'll answer your questions afterward. I promise.
KeeperSee you after the ceremony.
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