Daru stared at the sword...Key? In his hands.
The relic's appearance was a bit of both — a sword, because of Rocante's relic, the Broken Sword, which made the handle a scaled-down version of the giant stone greatsword's.
The shattered blade was wrapped in a sweet leaf, and impaled at the fragmented tip was an eyeball.
It gazed back at Daru, seemingly well and alive despite a sizable thorn embedded deep into its back.
Then, hovering above the entire thing, as if suspended by divine forces, was the crown, spinning mystically — neither too slow nor too fast.
Daru appreciated the beautiful yet unsightly relic for a while.
Only once he was satisfied did he notice the notification that appeared:
[You have obtained the Key of the Vile Five.]
[Soulbind? Y/N]
[Warning: If not bound within 60 seconds, the item will be destroyed.]
Daru's eyes widened momentarily, then he grimaced.
He still had a bit of time, though, so he quickly checked the key's description first:
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