"Then it's settled. If you come with me, you'll have to follow my instructions. Of course, I'll also help you improve and get stronger."
"Golurk."
Golurk nodded. He had no idea what to do next anyway, so he might as well leave with Roy. Roy could understand him and communicate with him, something he had longed for over nearly a thousand years.
"Aren't you afraid I might be an intruder too?"
Golurk shook his head again. He could sense Roy's thoughts and tell that he meant no harm. He knew Roy wasn't lying to him.
"Then let's go. I'll show you the scenery outside. There are lots of stars out tonight. They're beautiful."
"Golurk!"
Golurk stepped down from the altar. Standing over six meters tall beside Roy, he looked like a Gundam.
Just as they were about to leave, Golurk suddenly called out to stop Roy, who was about to descend from the platform.
He stopped and returned to the platform, sitting down on the altar in a remarkably human manner as he gazed at the ruins below, which he had guarded for nearly a thousand years.
Looking at the familiar surroundings, Golurk straightened up on the altar. As Roy had said, this was what gave his existence meaning, but now he would pursue his own freedom.
After taking one final look around the ruins he had guarded for fifteen hundred years, Golurk left with Roy.
Before leaving the altar, Roy asked what had happened to all the skeletons surrounding it.
Golurk delved into his memories, recalling what he had seen before the energy inside him ran out.
After the ruins had been sealed for an unknown number of years, a group of powerful intruders had broken in. He had immediately sensed their malice and attacked.
The intruders had brought