(MC POV)
An Origin fragment.
Nani dafuq?
Why the hell is there an Origin fragment here?
No, why is there even an Origin fragment in the first place?
To put this into perspective, finding this thing is equivalent to someone finding their own finger while taking a stroll outside and only just realising they were missing a finger all this while.
I pointed a finger at it, "Hey… You're telling me this is the treasure of the deep?"
"That… That is correct…" The dragon underneath me answered a little hesitantly. "Is there something wrong with it?"
"How did this even come to be here?"
The dragon paused for a while, "I… Do not know. My ancestors have guarded this treasure for as long as I can remember, but I only know that it's important that it remains guarded…"
I frowned, "Do you even know what this is?"
The dragon shook its head, "I only know that it possesses immense power…"