### 125

Upon the instant you utter the ancient number there is a creaking of stone and the marble slab begins to descend slowly into the floor.5 As it falls it reveals another chamber where an ugly bronze idol rests upon a plinth of rough-hewn agate. Fixed into a hollow in the chest of the idol is a shimmering green emerald as large as your fist. Cautiously you sniff the stale air of this secret chamber and your Kai senses detect the foul, lingering odour of evil sorcery.

If you possess Kai-alchemy, turn to 215.

If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline, turn to 130.

#### Footnotes

[5] This is the correct answer to the sealed portal puzzle in Section 174.