Xanthous Core #367

I first saw the thing at a black site in Baghdad. Normally, that place would be filled with the screams of those who we were convinced had not yet given up their secrets. Today, though, that room was full of gold. A cache of old wooden boxes had been discovered below one of the royal palaces. The boxes were ancient, perhaps even older than... inside there was gold... and a smaller iron box with no way of opening it—but something heavy inside. I eagerly cut into it, thinking it must have a precious gem within only to discover a small black star fall idol made of a cosmic stone that seemed to bleed an oil that evaporated into mist as you warmed it with your touch. Soon the gold’s allure was fo...View all