"I have everything I need, right?" you said checking your knapsack for, who knows how much times at this point. You really didn't like the idea of leaving something behind when you were just about to explore an ancient temple. You finished checking and reassured yourself that you were as ready as you could be. You went through this temple a couple times already, leaving every single time you met a trap you couldn't pass. There wasn't much left to this temple so you might as well finish it off and move on to the next. At some point you walked past a group of pups you believed was called the Paw Patrol? You weren't really concerned about them other then the worry that they were going to get themselves hurt against the traps inside. You had to admit that you were impressed by their general skill with how they dealt with issues that occasionally plagued the jungle. At some point, you were debating if you wanted to tell them about it but was always just to occupied preparing to do so.
You eventually reached the entrance and took a deep breath.
"Ok, Let's do this." You immediately started running as to avoid the falling stone slabs that were aligned symmetrically with the floor so you knew exactly how fast you needed to go to keep pace. When you got past that, you jumped over the disappearing floor and turned yourself sideways to screech on the very thin piece of wood and turned forwards once more because this was the first out of two breaks you were allowed to have. The temple was seemingly separated into 3 parts and for the sake of your breath, you were glad the physical part was over.
"What was the pass code again?" you pondered aloud as you slowed down to a walk. The numbers for the first puzzle were along the walls of the entrance to the place so it was mildly worrying to you that you couldn't recall what they were. Of course, until you did. The next couple of areas were more of the same type of room. Puzzles, translating old language, and even completing a couple riddles here and there; honestly as hard as it was to learn how to complete most of this, it was very typical of a temple with seemingly nothing that was differing it from any other. Although, you couldn't say that with full confidence as the only part that you didn't know, was the very end.
"Let's see what it is... and hopefully it isn't something I don't already have," you muttered. You then abruptly hit a wall, not a mental one, but a literal wall. Your explorer instincts immediately kicked in and you started to shuffle around in your knapsack for an item. "Aha!" You said as you pulled out a solid wood piece and swiped it against the stone floor which sparked a flame atop. You slowly waved it in front you and realized what had happened. The one puzzle you didn't know, was what seemed like a riddle. You didn't exactly want to make a trip back just to find out what the correct answer was so you began reading.
An Isolated Village Left In The Cold
Abandoned Since Many Moons
Yet Two Still Lived Among The Silence
One Old And One New
Grassy Fields And Abundant Food
Were No More Than A Memory
Only One Tree That Still Remained
That Gave Enough Energy
One Apple Was All It Could Give
But Only Half Was Ever Needed
For When The Time Came Again
The Cycle Just Repeated
When The Clock Stuck Right
You Were There For Your Share
Sitting Next To Your Partner
Waiting For Theirs
It Finally Hit The Ground
Anticipation Relieving
With One Choice Remaining
To Whom Was It Leaving
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