The cursed gem

No turning back

~"Finally, I'm done."
Alchemist sighed in relief. It wasn't physically exhausting but it sure was really stressful. She wanted to leave as soon as possible but she couldn't. She felt like something was still not done. She checked the list twice. She had everything she needed. Why did she feel like that? When suddenly she saw a red light. It was there for just a second but it was very bright. You could even say that it was magical. Not thinking twice, Alchemist headed that way. She didn't know why she was heading that way. It was like she didn't have any control over her body. After a while she stopped. She was now standing in front of a small cave. It wasn't too big nor it didn't seem too weird. Just a regular cave. Yet something was pulling her in. She had doubts. The whole situation was already strange and now this? She wanted to go home. She wanted to go back so much. But something didn't allow her to. Was it curiosity? Or maybe something else? She couldn't resist for too long. She entered the cave as quiet as possible.
~"The inside looks way bigger than the outside."
She thought. The closer she was getting, the less control she had. At one point, she wasn't even moving her legs anymore. Something else was controlling them! She got scared to say the least. She threw away her flashlight and started holding on to rocks that were lying on the ground. After a while it stopped. She began to breath really heavy. After she calmed down she picked up her flashlight. She shouldn't go there. Of course she shouldn't! She knew that too well! Yet she couldn't go back. She was terrified but she couldn't go back. Tears began to fill her eyes. She wants to go home. She wants to go back to her lab, lock herself up and never go outside again. But she can't. She took a deep breath. She knew that no matter what force was holding her would not let go. Accepting her fate, she continued walking deeper into the cave.