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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Do you see?Leo declared, "Everything is in order."Continue moving.
Steve reluctantly joined the group, keeping his eyes open for any indication of danger.As they moved through the forest, they made several stops to admire the cave's various plant life and structures.Everything was so fascinating.James's legs started to itch as they moved deeper into the cavern;At first, it was just annoying, but the itching got worse over time until he started scratching his legs constantly."What's your issue?"inquired Leo."My legs hurt.He stated, "I think I'm allergic to something in here."Oh, please stop complaining.Let's keep moving, please."Jeff replied, "Actually, I'm also having an itchy feeling."Lucas said, "So am I."I'm wondering why it's happening.It might be time to leave.What we are exposed to down here is unknown."You guys carried on then.I am not squandering this chance.Leo said, "I want to keep looking around."Jeff said, "We shouldn't separate."Since only my legs itch, there must be something in the mist.He took a look at Leo's legs.You probably don't feel anything because your boots are tucked into your thickest pants.Because Steve only wears shorts, he probably felt it first.Before things get any worse, we ought to seek a clearing.Leo replied, "Okay, but let's look for one further in."They persevered through the forest, attempting to ignore their burning legs, until they discovered a tree-lined clearing.Here, the glow was brighter.They could make out a small lake through the thin mist.A structure that appeared to be made by humans stood in the middle of the lake.It was a four-foot-high, fifteen-foot-diameter, wide, cylindrical stone platform above the lake's surface.Spikes with sharp edges covered the platform's sides.Lucas responded, "Well, we know where the plants get their water."James stated, "I don't think that is water."To get a closer look, they went to the shore;The liquid itself produced the brighter glow.Jeffcuriously crouching, he reached out to touch it.“If I were you, I wouldn’t touch that!”Steve ordered him to stop right away.Leo agreed, "He's right."It matches the temple's description.It might be very risky.Avoid putting any on your skin.Jeff took out a metal canteen, poured water into it, and sucked some of it up.It melted through the metal like acid as he turned the cap.He was alarmed and threw the canteen's remaining contents away, but he was too slow.His skin had been splattered by the liquid.As his hand disintegrated in front of his eyes, he screamed in agony, but it didn't stop there.His skin, muscle, and bone were being eaten away by the chemical reaction as it traveled up his arm.Jeff passed out quickly from shock.Leo, James, and James rushed to use the water from their canteens to get rid of the acid, but it was useless.It had gotten under his neck and chest, past his shoulder.As it devoured his entire body, leaving nothing but a bloody, gooey mess, the others could only watch in horror."We have to leave here!"Steve said in a panic.How do we use our bodies?Lucas enquired."Which body?There is no more thing!”Steve yelled with hilarity.Leo attempted to conceal his trembling voice by saying, "Okay, let's not lose our heads here."This clearly poses a greater risk than we anticipated.We need assistance.He made a brief pause.He has 3 children.What will I say to them?”James held Leo steady by placing his hand on his shoulder."We must leave.We ought not to be here."Leo gave a nod, and the group quickly turned around and headed back into the forest in the direction they thought they had come from. However, they soon came across a new clearing with a glowing green lake.Leo said, "This wasn't there before.""You idiot, we're going around in circles!"Steve spoke in haste.You are unaware of that.Leo said, "This might be a different lake."However, the stone platform remained in the lake's center, as before;They also came across Jeff's bloody goop a little further on.Steve appeared to be considering hitting Leo.See?I warned you!We're at a loss!We are not alone.We must have taken the wrong path just now.“It has to be this way,” Leo said as he determinedly returned to the forest.But they were back at the lake once more, this time a little further down the shore."Who wasn't paying attention to where we were coming from?"Leo yelled.The group looked accusatory and enraged, but everyone was equally to blame.Leo looked around, frustrated and beginning to feel a little desperate, for a landmark other than the lake to use as a guide;A few dozen yards down the shore, he saw something that looked like another man-made structure.The others followed him as he hurried over to it.An enormous wall of stone with ancient Aztec runes engraved on it.Leo exclaimed with glee, "These symbols match the ones in the temple.""What are you engaged in?We must leave this place!Have you already forgotten what took place?”Steve was firm.Leo yelled, "Unless you have a better idea, these markings may tell us the way out.""What is it saying?"Lucas enquired.It tells the story of Isaac, which is similar to the one told in the temple but has a unique twist.The wall that specifies the precise moment when Isaac will return must be this one, as it is mentioned in the temple.His theory was proven correct as he read the Aztec glyphs.“It is.It roughly translates as "The demon king will destroy or enslave all mankind through his rage and hatred."The demon king will rise from the dead five hundred and fifty years later, on the third full moon.The king will return to finish his mission of destruction, and his bones, which were laid to rest on his altar, will be revived.Hmm . . .the third full moon550 years . . .”He lost himself in thought and lost his voice.Steve yelled out of fear and pain at the sudden sight of his legs.They were already blistering and bleeding.Acid is what makes up the mist!I must perish, right?I'm going to die!"Steve ignored James' attempt to reassure him and began frantically slapping and rubbing his skin in an effort to eliminate as much of the mist as possible.Leo seemed to realize something as he flailed around in panic.“Wait!Stop!”he instructed.Nothing should be touched!”But Steve didn't pay attention.He slipped and hit a wall-carved sculpture in his last-ditch attempt to escape the mist.When it started to shake and move, he stopped breathing and felt the ground shake.The cave's walls were buffeted by the tremors.A wave of acid splashed onto a shallow dust mound on the platform as the three men looked up at the ceiling as some loose rocks were dislodged and fell into the lake.The dust quickly began to take shape, forming a strange dough-like blob that moved and twisted to their complete surprise.It stretched out in sections to resemble bones.Skin followed shortly after muscle development.The men stared in horror and fascination at the macabre sight as it transformed into a human man who appeared to be sleeping.As he took his first breaths, his muscular chest began to contract and expand.It appeared that the man was in his late twenties.His facial hair was long and dirty-blond, and his skin was light.His eyes opened through his hair.He slowly and carefully got up and started looking at himself.As if he were taking inventory of his newly resurrected body, his every move was deliberate, deliberate, and calculated.His expression of unwavering confidence grew as he saw more.The time had come, after centuries of waiting:Isaac had regained his life.He looked across the lake at the explorers.As he assessed his audience with the same calculated deliberation, his silver-green eyes flashed.He jumped from the stone platform over the lake and onto the shore all at once in one fluid motion.Unsure of what to do or how to react, the three men stared in shock at this impossible acrobatic performance.As he walked up to them, his domineering presence made them feel uneasy.This was unquestionably a person to be feared and revered;Even the mist seemed to be aware of this, as it kept its distance and swirled away, creating a clearing that was approximately five feet wide in all directions from the intimidating figure.Isaac towered over them, particularly Lucas and Steve, as he approached.Leo was only a few inches shorter than him, making him stand closer to his height.Due to Leo's pale skin, Isaac seemed more interested in Leo than the others.Isaac had never seen anyone with such a light complexion, despite the fact that Leo had very dark hair.He started talking to them.He clearly spoke a native language, but none of them had ever heard of the dialect he used."What was he saying?"James questioned Leo.As perplexed by their language as he was by theirs, Isaac turned to Lucas.Leo tried to translate Isaac's words with some concentration.The way he says the words is different.Please allow me a minute.
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On the horizon, a pair of bright yellow lights pointed directly at him;The lights started making a very loud, straight-toned, squawking sound as they got closer.As the lights and the large object to which they were attached zoomed by on the left, continuing to blast the sound, he swerved to the right.Isaac paid attention to the moving object.It was much larger than the motorcycle, had four circular legs instead of two, and had a protective casing around the driver.Isaac had passed by while the man inside had yelled angrily at him.He was perplexed as to the man's rage and wondered if he had in any way violated the road's customs of travel.He noticed the yellow lines in the middle when he looked down.When he stopped to think about it, he realized that whatever was transporting people had stayed on one side or the other of the lines, depending on which way they were going;He understood the reasoning given how quickly things moved here.High-speed collisions were likely to be quite violen
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Isaac extended his arms, and they started to get longer and become a pale green.On each arm, the fingers joined together to form what appeared to be a snake's head.The snakes' heads showed small, round eyes, and their mouths opened to show sharp fangs.The snakes continued to spread out at a rapid rate until they encircled two people's necks, twisted and squeezed, and finally bit into their victims with their fangs.The people were nearly dead as soon as Isaac let go of their grip because the venom was so potent.As every attempt to flee the scene resulted in a fatality, panic set in.Broken glasses and bottles were scattered everywhere, tables were knocked over, and bodies were thrown everywhere.With his snake arms, Isaac moved so quickly, biting and striking with perfect precision, that all movement stopped in less than a minute.Are you prepared for this?As Kristen and Mike entered a dimly lit, dark room with twenty V-shaped vests hung on the walls, Wilson taunted them.On both the fro
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Isaac ’s arms retracted back to normal. He walked through the now silent room, stepping over body after body, searching for any survivors. Blue and red lights began flashing through the broken windows. Isaac turned to investigate, but on his way to the front door, he stopped to search the pockets of the man with the cobra tattoo. After he pulled out the keys to the green motorcycle, he walked out the front door, and he was met by an intensely bright white light. A strangely magnified voice spoke out sharply; the light was so bright he couldn’t see who was speaking, but he recognized one of the words they were using. It was the same word the officer had said to him earlier.“Freeze!” the voice commanded. “Lie on the ground with your hands on your head!”Isaac listened for a moment, trying to pinpoint the location of the voice. Another softer voice spoke to the first, but he couldn’t make out what they were saying. He could tell there were at least two people behind the light, and he
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I squeeze my eyes shut, willing more power to be put into the spell, “Summer wood and deity ties, bring these lines to boundaries defined. Expand this protection with the flow of desired correction. Right to what has been outlined.”I hear Silas shout and Wilson growl. I start shouting the spell. “Summer wood and deity ties, bring these lines to boundaries defined. Expand this protection with the flow of desired correction. Right to what has been outlined.”“Stop Isaac !” Mike begs. “You can’t stop this spell.“Stay away from her,” Silas orders.“Please!” He screams as he begs.I feel the thunder shake the ground, and I open my eyes in enough time to see lightning strike the center of the anchor in the ward as it shatters. The earth turns black and spreads out from under me, killing the trees and grass within a mile of us.I pant as my hands clench the dead earth. Sweat has beaded on my forehead, and I try to catch my breath as the boys struggle behind me. I get to my feet very shaki
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I give Mike my wrist, my blood still freely flowing. “Squeeze my blood onto each paper and say; Deliver these to Goddess Kaelish, protector of Linru. Bring what’s true in this discovered news.”He gives me a questioning look, and I didn’t miss that his neck is tense. “Why?”“Because I can’t.” I motion to my bonds.He gives me a cautious look, trying to determine if he can trust me. “Why?”“You literally have me chained to a bed, just trust me.” I say, glaring at him.Mike follows my instructions, nearly jumping out of his skin as the pages start smoking. “What are you doing Isaac ?”“Relax,” I say, the flames turning turquoise, signaling they’ve been received. When Kaelish accepts them, the flames dissipate, leaving the pages in their original state. I hand them back to him. “There, now it’s in Kaelish’s hands.”“How much magic do you actually know?” Mike asks, looking me over as if he’s seeing me for the first time.I shrug. “Almost everything. I can’t speak the original spells, b
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“I will see you again. I will find out what you’re up to Isaac . I didn’t know you knew this much about magic, so it’s going to take me a minute.”“I’m more than the girl that you keep trying to sink your teeth into.” I tell him, walking away from him. “I know more than fighting.”“Wait,” He grunts, trying to sit up. “Did you really know Elayna?”I look behind me, trying to keep my face cold. I hold up my hand and wipe off some blood from my wrists. I point to the healed dainty fang marks. “For two years I kept her alive with my blood. Every second of every day we were together. She was a sister to me, and I miss her terribly. Her death nearly destroyed me. I knew everything about her, except for most of her family. I knew she had brothers, but nothing more than that. She would shut down and close herself off whenever that topic was broached, and I knew it was because she was purposely distancing herself so not to hurt them.“Before you ask, she never did tell me about you. She never
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Well, I’m dead anyway. I walk into his room to quickly skim through his books. Nothing here can tell me what blasted spell he’s using. I need to think. Something here has to help me escape. I’ve read all of these books! I kick his bed as I try to think. Think Isaac , I shout internally as I try to slow my breathing. I kick his bed again and here a thump. I look under the bed and see Yvanna’s book. It was tucked underneath his mattress, pinned by a board. I grab it and tuck it into my bag as I try to think. I mean outside of using forbidden magic.Several hours later I’m still at a loss and trapped in this god forsaken room. The windows are sealed. His bedroom door is now locked. The only thing I can go into, is his adjoining bathroom. My head is resting against the warm wall while I sit on his surprisingly warm floor. I keep hitting my head against the wall as I try to think. Maybe if I pretend to be here waiting for him, like a loving mate, then he’ll let me off the hook. Nah.I hear
