I walked on the street on my way to school. But something unexpected lay on the bridge, a few more feet away. I squinted my eyes to focus, but I can't figure out what it is. By the time I'm there, what I saw is something out of the ordinary.
With just a glance, I can see that the book looks very old. There's also a metal device on top of it. And on the middle and near the bottom end, were two green-like gems embedded. It feels old and antique.
I feel like I had to pick it up no matter what happened.
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I went straight to the restroom to try and clean it up.
It's a bit dark inside, so the lights might be damaged. There's a tissue paper roll there, I took some and gently wiped the book first.
After scrubbing it up for a while, the symbol on the book's front cover.
"W-whoa?!" I gasped. I felt mystified by this development. Looking at the glowing symbol, it looks really cool.
As I was mesmerized, suddenly out of nowhere, I heard footsteps coming, then stopped in front of my stall. I could see the person's feet underneath, standing right in front of my door. I felt anxious, sweating, and hot.
I asked the person behind the door. "It's occupied here-"
"STOP THIS INSTANT OR YOU'RE GONNA DIE!" came with a thunderous, yet deep petrifying voice, my mind panicked in shock and fear. I start digging into my memories if I did something wrong or wronged anyone.
"GIVE ME THE BOOK AND THE TITRA DEVICE, OR ELSE YOU-
My body shudders in fear. Out of panic, my right hand unconsciously gripped, with my thumb pressuring the gem in the middle of the device. But suddenly, my thumb sinks in, it feels like clicking a button. With a Click! Sound, the gems embedded in the device slowly glow red.
The door shudders from forceful knocks. "PLEASE DON'T USE IT!"
In an instant, my vision turned mushy like sand to high intense prismatic color. Accompanied by a sharp piercing sound in my ears, my body shivers, and then...
I passed out
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