Curse of the Phantom Pixel

Curse of the Phantom Pixel — A spirit at Northpointe

With Mogloween approaching, rumors spread about a cursed video. The story went that a dead pixel could become a Phantom Pixel. Artix asked the Hero to help free Yurei, a spirit who could not pass into the next world. The Phantom Pixel had cursed thirteen artifacts and hidden them across seven worlds. Seven lay in Lore.

Kurok Gravefang wanted Death’s Cursed Hourglass to conquer the lands of the living and the realms of the dead. A shopkeeper said an hourglass had appeared on the counter, flickered as they reached for it, and vanished. The Hero went to Artix near the lab to find out where to begin.

The first six artifacts

Artix sent the Hero to ask Tasanee about the Unholy Wasabi. Next came Cysero’s Doom Sock, for which Artix suggested searching the sewers or muck. A dream pointed toward the stars and Cysero’s own dreams for the Cursed ChickenCow Claw.

The search then led toward Zorbak and his creatures in Doomwood, the Dragon Khan’s samurai in Akiba, and the Secret Underground Lab. The Hero brought back Zorbak’s Haunted Staff, the Khan’s Corrupt Scepter and Sir Ver’s Power Button.

The race for Death’s Hourglass

After the sixth artifact, Gravefang claimed he could feel the artifact’s power. Yurei whispered a warning about searching and giggled. When the Hero faced Gravefang, they insisted on finding the artifacts to free her.

Artix urged the Hero to drive Gravefang away before he could find the hourglass. He was prepared to back the Hero up, but expected them to win the duel. The Hero defeated Gravefang. A beam of light then pointed to a fountain, where a red hourglass came into view.

The hourglass was already here

The next clue made little sense to Artix. Death’s Hourglass had been there all along. He asked the Hero to see whether Yurei was still by the well and then return to retrieve it. The Hero brought Yurei the hourglass.

What the artifacts brought

The Hero meant to pursue Gravefang after freeing Yurei. The six remaining artifacts were Titan’s Doom Mug from EpicDuel, Artix’s Cursed Shadowfire Axe from AdventureQuest, the Mysterious Necromancer’s Cloak from DragonFable, the Cursed Mod Tape from MechQuest, Hottica’s Cursed Shield from HeroSmash, and the Cursed Phoenix Blade from OverSoul. With the other artifacts gathered, the Hero presented Death’s Cursed Hourglass to Yurei.

The thirteen artifacts reverted to the dead pixels they had once been. The broken image was whole again, and the curse lifted. Yurei was free to travel onward. In the darkness, the Hero called for her and was cut off. The closing warning suggested she might travel to the viewer’s own world.