Wilm's Words
Wilm's words made me hesitate. The phrase “give me your tears” held profound sorrow. It felt like more than just the tears of a monster—it seemed crystallized loneliness and despair accumulated over millennia.
“I've heard that your tears contain fragments of the words of creation,” I explained slowly. “If you could give them to me, I might be able to unravel lost history and perhaps even heal your own suffering.” From the records of the Infinite Books and my research thus far, I understood the special power held within the Worm's tears. They were not mere substance, but information, history, and fragments of the soul itself.
The Worm remained silent for a while. His massive body swayed quietly in the wind, like an ancient giant tree. That silence placed immense pressure on me. There was a very real possibility of rejection. Yet, in Wilm's eyes, I saw a faint glimmer of hope.
Then, Wilm slowly nodded. The movement was filled with a sense of liberation, as if he had just shed the weight of thousands of years.
“...Understood... But... I demand... a price...”
Wilm's voice, low and resonant, echoed across the entire mountain range. His words made me tense. What kind of price would he demand? It might be a life-or-death bargain. But I was prepared for it. For the words of creation, and to unravel the lost history, I was ready to pay any sacrifice.
Wilm slowly closed his enormous eyes, then opened them again. A single tear fell from them. It shone like a burning golden light, and when it hit the ground, it vanished into a tiny sparkle. At the same moment, something flowed into my heart. It was vast information, Wilm's memories, and fragments of the Words of Creation. It was a strange sensation, like a resonance of souls.
But in that instant, the entire mountain range began to shake. The earth rumbled, rocks crumbled, and the ground split open. The change brought by Wilm's tear was on a scale far beyond imagination. This was not merely a tear, but a power capable of changing the world. And before that power, I felt overwhelming terror.
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