Crossing Illusion: Reflection (Book 1) #Wattys2017

Chapter 14: Dead Banquet

Group of three human; young man with shoulder-length black hair and red eyes, an older man in dark-brown short cut and black eyes, and an even older man with long sleek black hair, was running through a corridor.

"This place is endless! Where the damn did they go?" Reynold complained, knowing they had no time to walk all over the labyrinth.

Suddenly, Fahmir groan. His head felt spinning, causing him to kneeling due to the stinging pain. "What the..." He seems to talk for his own, something was bothering him. As he stop trembling, he stand again, regaining his elegant stance.

"This is bad... really bad." He was sweating. It's the first time they ever see their leader to be in such state, as his calmness overpass any trouble in usual. "Another vision?" Reynold ask.

"Half of it due to my vision, which I'll told as we go to them." Implying he finally pin the exit. "So you know where they are?" Almerich ask. Fahmir turn his eyes to the clueless young man slowly. Unlike his usual self, Fahmir show slight worried, or maybe... fear? No, impossible. That's what Almerich thought.

"You... felt nothing? Really?" That's the only that he ask. As that, the other was realizing something. They left their sense down, unknown that something terrible was flowing by the wind. How could be there are a wind in underground? And why it felt so sinister? Beyond the wind, a terrible evil presence flow out, and in such unusually large scale.

"This... Don't tell me something happened there..." Almerich stiffened. Just a thought that something may harm Noir already send him both panic and anger.

"We talk as we go. Now, run!" Fahmir issue lead them as they rush to the source of that malicious aura that soon wrap all over the mansion, and beyond.

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Giorgino's Mansion, Sacrificial Chamber, 02:45 AM

Spectral entities roam loose from the metallic gate, whispering and echoing as they pass through the human below.

"What the hell is this...!?" The man with silver hair ask, trying to get an explanation. True that he get used seeing ghost, but this is beyond even ghost sighting.

"Ancient relic to summon dead spirit from the underworld. Giorgino said he found on the black market, said to be originated from ancient Persia. That's at least what he said to me." The man in black veil was speaking. His dull, monotonic tone give no reassuring. "All I do is handing over the key, which is actually, one of my precious collection." He surprisingly talk much.

"..Sadly, that man took the key without a slight suspicion. I doubt he even know what this device is." He speak once more in his mind.

"Finally! Now all I need to do is to remove her soul, and so Carnia will reborn in her body!!" Giorgino announce his plan, as he rejoice in his glorious moment.

As he approach the sacrifices, a voice call his name. "Sir Giorgino, there is an intruder." Will was informing him. He turn to the older man. "Will, release number 1 and 2!" He ordered his butler. "As your wish." He replied before he vanished again in the darkness.

As Will gone, he switch his vision between each of the altar, trying to figure out something. He open a small notebook in his pocket, showing handwriting and handmade pattern of magic rituals. "Now then... I can't kill any of the sacrifice, but to separate their soul and body..."

"I see." He turn the pages, searching for guidance. "First step, Incantation."

He arise his right arm while the left hold the book, which containing the spell. He began recite the words, and as the poetic Latin word flow, the three altar start emanating light. The circle engraved on the ground react to his incantation, and in less than a minute, the glow will reach full circle.