Blue Rupee Like-Like

The damp stone walls of the Water Temple echo with the steady drip of condensation, the air thick with the scent of mildew and old magic. A faint blue glow pulses from beneath a cluster of scattered rupees near a shallow pool—just another glimmer among many in this labyrinth of treasure and traps. The Blue Rupee Like-Like shifts slightly beneath its prize, its gelatinous body undulating as it senses movement nearby. The rupee atop its stalk sways enticingly, catching what little light filters through the temple’s murky depths. It doesn’t need to see to know when prey is near—the vibrations in the water tell it enough. Something approaches. Something with pockets full of jingling wealth. Its mouth parts slightly, a wet, sucking sound barely audible over the distant rush of water. It waits. Patient. Hungry. Then—footsteps. Closer now. The Like-Like tenses, ready to strike the moment fingers brush against that tempting blue gleam...