Into The Mirror

The Ornate Mirror

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Feli awoke with a start, hearing a large crash come from downstairs, "Did you guys hear that-?" He asked with a soft yawn, looking to the beds of his friends for an answer, but they stayed silent, "Ah..." he sighed happily, thinking to himself, 'They must still be asleep, maybe I was just dreami-'

The thought was interrupted by another crash, this one softer than the other but the Italian heard it for sure now that he was awake. He quietly got up from his bed and started downstairs quietly, making sure to grab his keys on the way out of the room.

A light shone from the back room behind the counter, quiet curses can be heard as Feli steps closer. Curiosity took over as he found himself peeking into the room.

It was messy, full of old bookcases and dusted items like vases and globes, a large item stood in the back covered by a sheet. A couple items seemed to glow as the clerk from earlier sat in the middle of the room near a black circle, holding a book close to his chest with one hand and drawing strange symbols in red insidethe circle. Roland opened the book.

Feliciano almost spoke up, but was interrupted when Roland started speaking,

"<From the one to the other, another to one, let the seal be broken so our world may see the sun...>" Feli understood the latin, he kept watching carefully, not noticing as the glowing items in the room started glowing brighter,

"<With our heads tilted down, we ask the gods for mercy, the gems hide our sorrow, bring us out of secrecy.>" the earth started to rumble as Roland stood up, smirking. The glowing items start to crack or tear, "<You've been tricked my lords, by the ones they call countries, we're stronger and faster, we deserve freedom from our shackles that have held us for centuries>"

Feli's eyes widened as the glowing items were destroyed, gems floating from the shambles. Roland walked over to the covered item, removing the sheet to reveal a large ornate mirror with small spots for each gem. "<Countries, Tribes, Nations, and States. Bring us home. Open the gates.>"

The earth rumbled slightly as Roland closed the book, chucking a bit to himself, eventually erupting into manic laughter as the gems shot into place on the mirror. Feli panicked and started backing up, screaming a bit as a gem shoots past his head to get to the back.

A couple more gems flew past as Feli ducked behind the counter in fear. He closed his eyes tight until the earth stopped rumbling and Roland's laughter came to a stop. The small Italian opened his eyes and crawled over to the back room door, peeking in as he shook in fear.

Roland took off his glasses, cleaning them off as he stepped close to the mirror. It was beautiful, the gems glowed brightly, flooding the room with color. The clerk smirked again, "My it has been a while~" he felt up the sides of the mirror gently, then moving his hand away to gently hover it over the reflective surface. Roland took a deep breath before letting his hand move forward.

Feliciano tilted his head, watching closely as Roland's hand disappeared inside the mirror, then his arm, then his leg as he steps in... in a moment it's like he wasn't even there.

Feli sat there, honestly stunned. His curiosity turned into confusion and his confusion turned to fear as he shot up from his spot, running upstairs mumbling, "G- gotta tell Germany gotta tell Germany-"