(So, I won't make this long, so you can get to the chapters. This is my first time publishing something and english isn't my first language, so if I make any mistakes or something is written wrong, feel free to tell me! Let's get into the story, shall we?)
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You wake up, looking around. You find a strange book. You flip through the pages, seeing it was written on. You decide to read it.
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August 22nd, Year xxxx, 3:34 pm
If anyone finds this in the future, this is just my personal journal about what's going on right now. I'm Skykid, or at least that's what everyone calls me. I don't know if it is my real name or not, I can't remember much before falling down here. It's been approximately 5 years since the day i fell here and gave The Elders their strength back. It's been 5 years since I've been to the now closed off Eye of Eden. Ever since that day, this whole entire place gor worse every week or so. It started out as a beautiful and peaceful place, except Eden and maybe the Golden Wasteland with it's Dark Dragons, or Krills as everyone seems to call them here, and it's polluted waters. But Tsadi, the Wasteland's Elder, seems like a nice person. I've been visiting The Elders a lot and lately, things have been worse than ever. The darkness is spreading faster and faster every day, everywhere are these dark plants and red crystals. More and more creatures started getting corrupted. Many spirits were reported missing too. I'm going to visit the Elders today. I hope they are still in their own realms.
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You look down at the pages. Something about this seems familiar, but you dont know what exactly. Your head hurt ever since you woke up. You can't seem to shake the feeling of familiarity of the words written down. You notice your hand trembling and hold it, before taking a deep breath and reading the next journal entry.
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August 23rd, Year xxxx, 10 am
I searched for The Elders in their respective realms, bu they weren't there. I will check if they are in the Vault of Knowledge.
August 23rd, Year xxxx 11:24 am
I made it to the Vault. Good news is, The Elders are here. Bad news is, not all of them are and most spirits are reported missing. The Elders that aren't here are the Valley of Triumph Elder twins, Sah and Mek, and Isle of Dawns Elder, Daleth. I'm worried about them. I'm going to write in here if any of them showed up or if any messages from them arrive.
August 23rd, Year xxxx, 3 pm
After around three and a half hours, Daleth managed to arrive, still no sign of the twins.
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You take another deep breath, wondering why it all feels so familiar. You sigh, trying not to think about it. 'No, it's just a journal someone lost in here...', you think to yourself. You wondered what happened to the person who wrote this, continuing to read their story.
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August 30th, Year xxxx, 4 pm
It's been a week since Daleth got here, still no message from the Valley.
August 30th, Year xxxx 4:30 pm
We got a message from the twins, allthough a lot of it was filled with static. We were able to make out a few parts of it, luckily. It was Sah, saying something about the darkness and how it affected almost everyone in the Valley. They mentioned something about Mek which we couldn't completely make out, but they would explain once they got here.
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This next part must have been written in a hurry, since a lot of the lines were shaky, curly and smushed.
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August 30th, Year xxxx, 4:30 pm
Sah got here, having shaky breathing and holding back crying. Tsadi immediately rushed over to them, helping them calm down. Sah, crying into Tsadi's shoulder, explained what happened. Almost everyone got infected in their realm, with many spirits having turned to either stone or corrupted beings. Almost the entire realm was covered in dark plants and red crystals. Their twin and Sah tried getting to the communicator before worse could happen, however the darkness was faster than them. Mek got hurt and Sah tried helping them, but got pushed away. Mek said Sah should go ahead, that they'll come after their twin. They couldn't. Sah described that it looked like they got corrupted by the darkness. I'm honestly scared scared now, but i can't let these bad feelings get a hold of me, or else my light will dim.
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You looked down at your own light, seeing it was almost entirely gone.
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August 31st, Year xxxx, 8 am
Sah managed to calm down, but is neither drinking, eating nor sleeping. It's only been one day, but if they keep this up, it might be very dangerous for them. Lamed made the decision that if Sah and I are ready, we could try and find out what happened to Mek. Sah agreed, but they need a bit more time until they're ready.
August 31st, Year xxxxx, 10 am
We just got out of the Valley. Things are worse in there than we thought. We saw Mek, but i don't think we can save them anymore.... They have almost entirely been consumed by darkness, their prosthetic arm having dark plants on it. Their entire right side is covered in darkness, with red crystal sticking out at some parts. their clothes are torn in some places too. Sah tried talking to their twin, but to no avail. Mek attacked us, but we managed to get out just in time. We'll go back to the Vault now...
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You look down at the pages, shaking. 'This is horrible, what happened there?', You think, horrified. You close the journal, having seen enough for now...
(And that's it for the first chapter! how do you guys like it so far? Is there anything I can improve?)
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