I glance down at the contract once more, then back up at the shrouded face."Well... The contract does seem to not have any fine print to it, and I can pay off the debt... But there is something kind of suspicious about this guy... Maybe the orange text?"You wait for a few minutes, and eventually, you reach the top floor.
You exit the elevator from a combination of you slowly walking forward and the guards impatiently nudging you out. The elevator closes behind you and leaves for a different floor. The guards do not follow you.
In stark contrast to the bright white of the rest of the castle, this room is dark. The walls might also be white, but you can't see the sides of the room. It could be massive or tiny, but the only light is a small candle on a desk in front of you. You walk over, and sit down on a short chair in front of the desk. You see another, much taller chair behind the desk, with a well-dressed figure sitting on it. It's so dark, you can't quite make out his face.
???: Hello. And thank you, for coming here today.
???: Really, I appreciate your visit! It's an honest thing to do, wanting to clear your debts. It's not often you see such character in our world.
???: Please. Have some tea.
You notice some tea on the desk. Was that there before? It looks piping hot and a normal brown color. After all that walking, you are a little thirsty...
???: In any event, I'm sure you don't want to waste too much more time here. I won't leave you hanging. Let's get straight to business.
The shrouded figure slides a white piece of paper on the text. Flat, computer-type text is written over it.
???: You want a legendary weapon, and I can get you one. But legendary weapons are extremely powerful. I'm not willing to hand it over for anything silly, like money.
???: For a legendary weapon, I want... power. The power of a Player. Your power, specifically.
???: But I'm not so unreasonable as to ask for your entire soul. I just want a very limited amount.
???: 5 posts. If you do it, any time I want, I'll be able to edit your post text. Whether the edit is small or large, it will still count towards that total. Essentially, I'll get to act as you.
???: I could make you do me a favor, or heal an entity I want to keep alive. It doesn't matter. In the long-term, it will be of little consequence.
???: And in exchange, you will have... the Resolute Heart.
???: Though it counts as one of the Legendary Weapons, it isn't exactly a weapon - it serves a dual defensive and offensive purpose.
???: Anything that holds it can't get negative status effects. For example: Paralysis, confusion, etc., etc.
???: I'm sure you're aware of how entities can be stunned or confused or burned or poisoned or weakened, or have their attacks reflected back at them or to one of their own allies. If you held the Resolute Heart, this couldn't happen to you.
???: Players are almost complete invulnerable, but that doesn't make it useless. In attacks you would launch against the godmodder, it would be certain to make it much harder for the godmodder to stop you. And what's more, anyone who held it could give the effects to their entities - curing them of their own status effects, and such.
???: But I'll throw in something more, too. For the first time it's on the AG side, I'll make it so the godmodder can't steal it from you. He can only take it if someone gives it to him willingly.
???: And as long as that doesn't happen, your side can keep it without problems - so long as you keep juggling it between players, of course.
???: So what do you say? Feel free to read over the contract.
You do read over the contract. You aren't a lawyer, but it pretty much says everything he just told you in more legalese-y terms. Nothing seems out of the ordinary.
???: If you have any questions, feel free to ask. This is a great opportunity for you! So many of the Legendary Weapons would be behind much more challenging sidequests.
Well, he did say feel free to ask any questions. "Well, your deal does sound very nice, ah... What is your name, if I may ask? I heard your guards call you 'Master' but I want to know who you really are known as."
"Irregardless, what do you want to use my powers to accomplish? Few people want to have that power just for the fun of it."