Freight-Tale And The Tomes Of Mortality

13 - Awaken

Keira followed the tour guide, Osiris, throughout the museum, making their way through exhibits and past displays. It was quite the feat to see, with the pair walking past the various statues that decorated the building. There were statues of both creatures and people alike, all of them seemingly frozen in time. All of them were incredibly well-crafted, with every single one of them looking like a perfect replica of the real thing.

But as they walked on, they finally made their way towards the very back of the building. They walked past a large archway that sat in the middle, which led to the entrance of the Natural History Museum's extra-guarded saferoom, which was apparently for more special exhibits, artefacts and, of course, the Delly Flower Petals.

Revealing a key card, Osiris used the card to gain access to the room, with the two of them slowly walking inside. The room was fairly extensive, with a large number of glass cases set up across the floor. Some of the cases contained artefacts, but some of them contained items that were simply... Odd.

As Keira looked around, she noticed that everything here seemed to be placed in a certain way. There were no clumps of objects, and no cases of random entities, rather, there were only individual stands. It seemed like everything here was a puzzle, and the pieces had been put in their rightful place.

The first case Keira looked at contained a crown, a tiara made out of silver and jewels. It was beautiful, and the girl was left in awe as she continued to look over it. She was speechless.

The next item to catch her eye was a pair of old gloves. They were worn, with small pieces of fabric hanging off them. They were the type of gloves you might wear while working with something hot or heavy, or perhaps while doing a job involving manual labour.

Continuing around, Keira made her way past all sorts of objects. She noticed an old belt, a metal pipe and a large set of chains that resembled something that you would use for torture. But the thing she wanted wasn't on display. There weren't any of the petals on show, no sign of them whatsoever.

Keira turned to face Osiris, who seemed to be trying to remain patient as she made her way through the room.

"Where are they?" Keira asked, "The petals?"

"Just a little further, in the back, the last one of them."

As Osiris stepped past Keira, she continued to scan the room. She looked at all the various items, and as she did so, she finally noticed it, the final item that had been placed here for safekeeping. It sat in the very back, away from all of the other objects. It was in a glass case, surrounded by a thick layer of what looked like metal, preventing it from getting damaged in any way, with devices to keep the purple petals fresh and healthy. She had finally found them.

The Delly Flower Petals...

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Freight-Tale soared across the skyline of London, his eyes scouring every building as he searched for the villain. He had to find him, and fast, he had to get his head straight and focus on his goal. He couldn't allow himself to get distracted again. He knew he had to focus, to work fast and find Trandz.

Gliding around a corner, Freight-Tale would spot a figure up ahead, walking along the ground. It was a red-robed person, with his mind immediately racing. Freight-Tale swooped down, landing in the middle of the street. He hadn't even noticed that his hands were on fire, that the flames had started to flow across his body as his firey form was unknowingly activated.

He didn't even think twice before lunging towards the hooded figure, landing a blow to his chest before grabbing their arm and spinning them around, throwing them into a wall. As the red-hooded figure smashed into the brickwork, Freight-Tale noticed they were wearing a mask.