I Have Been Adopted By The Ipliers'

Seeking Treasure and Secrets

Bright light poured into the room and I slowly sat up to noticed I was still in Ruben's house and he was next to me sleeping peacefully. I got out and was about to exit before I had a weird feeling in my chest and caused me to turn to look at him. There is a connection here, not anything normal like this is a real connection nothing of a work of fiction. I shook my head and left the room down the stairs and out the front door and before I could take a step farther after I reached the sidewalk I felt something like eyes on me, I looked up at the window but it was shut. I walked a ways till I reached the ways where I was in front of the path that cut between his and the neighbors house. I looked around then started down that way instead 'cause I felt it pull me. Not to sound cheesy, but it felt as I had to go down there. I saw a path into the forest, which was just the normal forest not the ones behind mine because you had to pass a curtain line where it passed over into Dark's territory, or any of the magical Ipliers' territory I guess. I kept going down that dirt path and as I was walking it felt, un-normal. This place had a feeling, cold and unwelcoming. It was like the feeling a protagonist probably had in a cringy horror movie. I was doing a curious, stupid, action continuing down the forest trail. I could be a small child in a creepy funhouse during halloween, but, I wasn't scared. I was just going down for my body's own reason, I couldn't control it. I then noticed the vines hanging like I was in a rainforest or tropical forest, except I was in a more temperate forest nowhere near a humid area where those types were. I then made a small spin around and noticed everything changed. My point was really made when I stopped and a large temple like structure was presented before me from nowhere.

I was then pushed. I looked up and looked around but nothing that could have pushed me was in sight. I stood up and backed away and I ignored the fact that I was backing towards the temple and then ran in. I admired the look for a bit until I felt something stroke my back and I ran over into the center, possibly a stupid move making me vulnerable from any side. (But no fun when there is no danger) I looked around and felt something grab my leg and try to drag me across the mossy ground, apparently it was a physical or solid thing since I kicked it successfully. But somehow that was proven wrong.

I looked back and noticed no one there I heard someone groan in pain and I looked up at the pedestal in the center back of the room and a pale blue-ish grey glowing figure was there. I stood and walked back to the center and slowly approached it, cause I can only do stupid decisions according to my body. "You're a ghost.", I said but I guess to loud because it stood and looked over at me,"No.. I'm a goddamn demon", it snapped as it held it's hand to its nose. "Mhm, and a sassy one with a sense of bad humor.", I remarked and it gave out a loud long sigh and started to walk down towards me. "Are you not just a little.." "Ehem...", I interrupted and he paused,"What!?", he snarled and I looked over and tilted my head for a second and raised a brow. He looked at me with a questionable look then clenched his fist which I heard a crash of rock and I looked to see he made the vines move and the rocks tumble and made it as there was no escape, but there was the roof but this thing was about 50-75 ft tall from the inside. I actually swear I thought it was around 20-30 ft, whatever. "You might just have to die since I have no use for you", he snarled at me,"Can't kill me Ghost. I'm way more useful than you think.", I blurted out. He looked at me annoyed but waiting for me to go on,"How..", I looked down and I felt like I was someone else and then slowly up,"You don't know how you died...", I said and his eyes widened,"How do you know that.", He shouted. I was shocked at myself for the weird right guess but I had to find a way of fully convincing him,"Your upset, your tone of voice, also you are trying to kill me big hint there." He loosen his fist and just crossed his arms and glared at me. 'I am not on his good side but if I can help him maybe he won't kill me' I thought then looked around the temple. "This isn't a normal temple... Is it..?", I asked and he looked at me and nodded the went over to a wall and noticed writing in the form of animals. "Does this mean anything?", I questioned and he sighed," This temple is filled with traps underneath this room, if you can find the entrance to the start of this journey to find a special jewel that can grant one wish of any type." "Did you read those carvings or did you just say that??" "I just recalled a legend about this place. I once was an adventurer looking for that gem about 300 years ago. I don't remember anything else.", He said as he looked up. I watched him until looking up where he faced and saw there was a rope. I tried to reach but was just about half a foot short. "Can you help?", I asked," No can't touch anything in this temple. Only been stuck in this room only.", He replied. "Boost me." "What??" "Boost.....Me...up to the rope", I repeated. It took a few minutes till he responded," But I'm a ghost..." "And!? You said you can't touch the temple...well anything about the traps or so right? So maybe you can help me. I said I would help you.", I argued and he made a low growl and groaned. "Fine." He successfully lifted me up and I pulled onto the rope where then the floor rumbled and in the middle the floor cracked in half. The floor below me showed a thing of spikes. "Shit", I muttered and noticed the wall and I used my feet to push away and I swung off the rope. "Geez each adventure I find gets crazier and crazier", I said and noticed Ghost was gone. "Yo, Ghost, where are you?", I yelled out and heard something in the hole in the middle of the ground. I walked over and there was a ladder into the hole. " God that's deep as shit.", I said and just slid down the ladder. I hit the bottom and couldn't see anything but a small bit of ground being lit from above. I saw a torch lit up and I walked over and grabbed it. As I grabbed it, it felt like I've done it before. I ignored that and saw a blue aura go down a path so I ran after it. I ran until I saw him. "Are you ok?", I asked but all he said was "here". "What?", I asked and he repeated,"Here, right here. That skeleton right there....with the backpack. That's me. You have to watch out go on these tiles but on the 6th row go on the 2nd tile. I hit the first and I got shot in the chest 3 times by a few arrows. Ok.. 1 3 2 4 1 2 3 3 1. Those ones. On your way grab my pack nothing will be triggered don't worry. "Ok", I said and hopped to each one snatching the pack on the way. After I landed on the safe spot I looked back and thought I saw something. I ignored that and away me and Ghost went.

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I know it's been forever...why do I bother returning. Cause ...I kinda wanted to and I am bored. Plus recently my boyfriend has been now reading my shit and wants me to continue. I don't know when I will update again but I bet it won't be months later. Really I've been so distracted and busy I forget. But I will try to do another chapter soon. Anyway it's good to be back and I'm gonna look around at if I could update another book maybe. Well cya. Til the next update.