Timeless

Introductions

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Hi! Welcome to my first ever book! LOL What a cringey intro! Anyway, I'm looking forward to your guys' comments! Please read the intro below to get the main idea about this book! I hope you enjoy the book! HAPPY READING!😊

"The future is a changed place. People remind us to live in the present, to live for today. Well, it all changes when The Book finds its way to the present. When time, itself, is disrupted. The order of the universe is destabilized causing a period of timelessness. Caught in the midst of all this confusion, a potential hero arises. Harvey, although only fourteen,may be the key to all these problems! His wild imagination, giving him the power to CHANGE, combined with his wit, his determination and his love for all his companions, all help him in his journey ahead! But will he make it through? Will he fall short of hope or come out stronger? Can he fix this broken world? Well, there is only one way to find out..."

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Harvey Ravenswood

FLASH!

I am stunned by the sudden surge of light! It takes a while for my eyes to adjust, but it's a moment too soon!

FLASH!

The blinding light surges forward with more intensity!

FLASH!

Another surge blasts towards me blinding me, yet again!
Finally, when I feel that the blinding light has stopped it's horrific attack on my poor eyes, I open my eyes to comprehend my surroundings.

I am in an alley surrounded by weird, black crystals floating around me.

A sudden wave of memory jolts me back to reality.

They are approaching, Oh no! What do I do?

I look around the alley for a way to escape but soon find out that there are none.

Okay Harvey, calm down! Everything is okay, everything will be fine! NO! Everything isn't okay! I am being chased and most probably will be killed. Hahaha, being a Ravenswood has got to be the best thing in the world! It comes with its perks of being hunted down and KILLED! *Note the sarcasm*

I was pulled out of my thoughts by a beam of searing light suddenly passing inches away from my arm.

Oh no! They're onto me, I gotta run! But where? Well, the next best option is to hide.

So that's what I did. I ran to the end of the alleyway and crouched behind a stack of crates hoping for it all to be over soon. I felt something under my foot and moved to find out what it was? What? I know I'm about to die but curiosity always gets the better of me! Anyways, I looked down only to find a small book covered in soft red velvet fabric and engraved on it, in beautiful calligraphy done in gold ink, was:

For Those Who Have The Time

Weird? Who would leave such an extraordinary book lying back here?

I slowly lifted it, feeling the soft, silky fabric between my fingers. I brushed the smooth lettering with my fingers.

Wow! This must have been written a long time back. I don't remember the last time someone wrote with gold.

I slowly turned the book to reveal a blank back of the book. However there were small engravings on the bottom of the book written in the same way as the front:

Handmade in Parenthasia

Wait, WHAT? Parenthasia? I thought it was destroyed by the rebels. Guess this was written when Parenthasia was still in its Golden Era.

I suddenly felt a strange urge to open the book.

Hmm... Should I?

It didn't take long for another beam of the same surging light to come searing through the air towards the crates. My reflexes acted quickly, ducking and running away from the crates, to the other end of the alleyway, before the crates burst into flames.

Phew... That was close! Too close!

I ran as far from the flames as I could but soon came face to face with a very old friend of mine, a dead-end!

Oh no! What do I do? I guess this is the end of the line for you Harvey! What a terrible death I'll have! I've always imagined dying as a galant knight or a happy man. I guess not... I am going to die in an alley surrounded by trash! What an honourable death (Please note the sarcasm*)!

I can hear more and more beams of light being shot down the alley, getting closer and closer to my present location.

Why do I feel like opening this damn book?!

A burst of flames snaps me out of my thoughts. I hear loud shouts in a foreign language. I can hear them getting closer and closer when suddenly...

"KARTHEMUM! SAI KARTHEMUM!" An armoured soldier shouts to me. I don't understand what he says but my clutch on the book tightens. His eyes suddenly wander down to the book in my hands. His eyes go wide and his jaw drops to the ground!

Why is he soo shocked? It's just a book!

"KARBELAN! GEDAY MA FARSENT! GEDAY MA FARSENT!" He shouts at his fellow soldiers and before I realize what's going on, holding the book out to them I automatically open it!

And then there was...

LIGHT!

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Yasss! Finally finished my first chapter ! Please feel free to leave suggestions, point out the errors and comment your opinions on the above chapter!
Until then....

Au revoir!