Darrel was off being seen for his smelling issue, so she received no response, though he had told her he would join her as soon as he could. Whenever THAT was.
As he lay on the bed, Evan looked... almost troubled. Like he had experienced something harrowing before he passed out.
And the book was... a book. It was very old, but remarkably well held-together.
It also seemed to... almost exude a presence of sorts. An ominous presence. Almost like something was inside... and it yearned to be let free again.
And whatever it was, had gotten to Evan.
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Sammy was looking the book over in an eye that would be fitting the chemist in her family before her death.
"This... is fascinating, but terrifying at the same time." She muttered before sighing and grabbing her phone. She snapped a few photos before sending them to Vicki, since she had the womans number.
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"Shit!" Vicki exclaimed a few hours later as she checked her phone. The pictures that had been sent were finally found, and they weren't good.
"Oh fuck..." She added as she made her way through the council to the artefact room, or at least one of them. It was where they kept the old world magickal items.
Where that book should have been.
"This... is fascinating, but terrifying at the same time." She muttered before sighing and grabbing her phone. She snapped a few photos before sending them to Vicki, since she had the womans number.
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"Shit!" Vicki exclaimed a few hours later as she checked her phone. The pictures that had been sent were finally found, and they weren't good.
"Oh fuck..." She added as she made her way through the council to the artefact room, or at least one of them. It was where they kept the old world magickal items.
Where that book should have been.
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When she got to the room, and looked for the book... it wasn't there.
Where it should have been was empty. Hollow.
At that point, the staff member in charge of curating and documenting the artefacts showed up.
"Oh, Miss Fyrane." he addressed her.
"I didn't expect to see you here." he commented.
"What can I help you with?" he then asked.
Where it should have been was empty. Hollow.
At that point, the staff member in charge of curating and documenting the artefacts showed up.
"Oh, Miss Fyrane." he addressed her.
"I didn't expect to see you here." he commented.
"What can I help you with?" he then asked.
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Vicki was silent before levelling a look at him. It wasn't anything other than concern, and almost levelled panic.
"I need you to find a book that better be here." She told him.
"It was in the old library that had been demolished years ago. It had better have been picked up. If it is not here, I need to know whos head to put through the ringer." She kept her voice level as she spoke. Barely.
She took a breath, calmed herself down a bit, before giving him the name of the tome and all the information that would be needed.
"I need you to find a book that better be here." She told him.
"It was in the old library that had been demolished years ago. It had better have been picked up. If it is not here, I need to know whos head to put through the ringer." She kept her voice level as she spoke. Barely.
She took a breath, calmed herself down a bit, before giving him the name of the tome and all the information that would be needed.
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The man was silent for a moment, before going to his computer and checking the database.
"That tome is... unaccounted for..." he said.
"Maybe it was assumed to have been destroyed from severe damage, or just the ravages of time." he continued.
"According to this, at the time it would have been moved, Gerald was responsible for the relocation." he went on. "And that was when Ms. Remmington was in charge." he continued.
"....it wasn't destroyed, was it?" he then asked quietly.
"That tome is... unaccounted for..." he said.
"Maybe it was assumed to have been destroyed from severe damage, or just the ravages of time." he continued.
"According to this, at the time it would have been moved, Gerald was responsible for the relocation." he went on. "And that was when Ms. Remmington was in charge." he continued.
"....it wasn't destroyed, was it?" he then asked quietly.
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"Are there ANY records, anywhere, about what that book does to people?" Vicki asked, her voice a bit sharp.
"Because I received some texts with images proving that the book itself is not destroyed." She stated.
"And I fear that's waht I felt earlier."
"Because I received some texts with images proving that the book itself is not destroyed." She stated.
"And I fear that's waht I felt earlier."
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He tapped away at the computer again, searching what he could.
"Hmmm." he mumbled.
"According to this, the tome was created for... well... torture." he told her.
"But it's vague as to what kind of torture." he went on, sighing and searching a little deeper in the files.
"I can see if I can find anything else, but it mentions that the torture was never meant to kill. It was to bring victims to the brink of insanity."
"Hmmm." he mumbled.
"According to this, the tome was created for... well... torture." he told her.
"But it's vague as to what kind of torture." he went on, sighing and searching a little deeper in the files.
"I can see if I can find anything else, but it mentions that the torture was never meant to kill. It was to bring victims to the brink of insanity."
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"So my nephew should be all right in the end, in theory." Vicki commented before sighing.
"Don't tell anyone of you searching for information. If anyone asks, since you're still new to the position, I'm having you right an essay on a rare tome, and you randomly chose that one." She stated.
"The last thing I need is for panic to spread." She stated before sighing.
"Keep me informed." was the last thing she said before leaving him to his research. As she walked back up to her office, she pulled her cell out of her pocket and dialled her brothers number, knowing that if he could be reached, he'd be a reliable source for information.
"Don't tell anyone of you searching for information. If anyone asks, since you're still new to the position, I'm having you right an essay on a rare tome, and you randomly chose that one." She stated.
"The last thing I need is for panic to spread." She stated before sighing.
"Keep me informed." was the last thing she said before leaving him to his research. As she walked back up to her office, she pulled her cell out of her pocket and dialled her brothers number, knowing that if he could be reached, he'd be a reliable source for information.
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The male nodded in response to what Vicki told them.
"Yes, ma'am." they replied, before getting back to work.
At this point, normally, her brother would have been unreachable. He tended to go to places that had horrible cell reception, but with some mana enhancement, her cell phone and his were specially connected. Like walkie-talkies, but vastly superior.
The phone rang for a few seconds, before it was answered.
"Hello?" Lindsay answered.
"Yes, ma'am." they replied, before getting back to work.
At this point, normally, her brother would have been unreachable. He tended to go to places that had horrible cell reception, but with some mana enhancement, her cell phone and his were specially connected. Like walkie-talkies, but vastly superior.
The phone rang for a few seconds, before it was answered.
"Hello?" Lindsay answered.
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Vicki didn't say hello. She didn't greet im in any way, other than giving the name of the book. She wasn't sure if her brother would know about it, but she was sure he'd have heard the title somewhere in his reasearch he'd been doing for generations.
"Know of it?" She asked before sighing.
"Becauyse Evan has it."
"Know of it?" She asked before sighing.
"Becauyse Evan has it."
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"Ugh." Lindsay muttered.
"I know of it." he told her.
"It... well, okay, I vaguely remember SOME of what it can do." he admitted.
"I remember it had torture techniques in it... I recall something about insanity..." he went on, telling her things she had already heard.
"Oh, and I believe something about nightmares and darkness." he continued.
"As in, it had instructions on how to cause nightmares in people, and plunging a person into eternal darkness." he told her.
"I know, vague. I apologize." he went on.
"I'll let you know if I recall or find out anything more."
"I know of it." he told her.
"It... well, okay, I vaguely remember SOME of what it can do." he admitted.
"I remember it had torture techniques in it... I recall something about insanity..." he went on, telling her things she had already heard.
"Oh, and I believe something about nightmares and darkness." he continued.
"As in, it had instructions on how to cause nightmares in people, and plunging a person into eternal darkness." he told her.
"I know, vague. I apologize." he went on.
"I'll let you know if I recall or find out anything more."
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"Any information you can find would be fantastic. I don't want my nephew to be driven insane by his own damned curiosity." Vicki commented before pausing.
"Knowing him, he found it and opened the damned thing." She added after a moment.
"So not fun, but oh well. Now we have to figure out how to fix this mess that is likely coming."
"Knowing him, he found it and opened the damned thing." She added after a moment.
"So not fun, but oh well. Now we have to figure out how to fix this mess that is likely coming."
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"We do." Lindsay agreed.
"Regardless, I'll start focusing on the book itself, and finding more info on it." he told her.
"I'm where I can probably get good information, anyway." he reasoned.
"Listen, I gotta go." he then said.
"The monks here find it disrespectful if you talk on a phone for very long." he finished.
"Regardless, I'll start focusing on the book itself, and finding more info on it." he told her.
"I'm where I can probably get good information, anyway." he reasoned.
"Listen, I gotta go." he then said.
"The monks here find it disrespectful if you talk on a phone for very long." he finished.
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Vicki paused.
"Completely understandable." She said.
"Call me when you're back in a more modern area please." She then said. "Especially if you have any information." After that, she made sure to say her goodbyes and ended the call so that he could get back to what he was doing.
With a sigh, she looked at the photos again, knowing that it was not good that the book was found as it was.
"Completely understandable." She said.
"Call me when you're back in a more modern area please." She then said. "Especially if you have any information." After that, she made sure to say her goodbyes and ended the call so that he could get back to what he was doing.
With a sigh, she looked at the photos again, knowing that it was not good that the book was found as it was.
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Meanwhile, at the hospital, Darrel finally made his way to where Evan and Sammy were... and Evan was still unconscious.
"Hey." he greeted Sammy.
"...still unconscious..." he muttered, looking at Evan.
"How is he doing?" he asked her.
"And how are YOU holding up?"
"Hey." he greeted Sammy.
"...still unconscious..." he muttered, looking at Evan.
"How is he doing?" he asked her.
"And how are YOU holding up?"
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"Yeah... he is." Sammy said quietly.
"And I'll be fine once he wakes. Til then? I have no idea." She admitted.
"Evans been hospitalised before, but nothing like this." She added with a light sigh.
"Especially since I got a text from Vicki.... basically telling me to not let this book get too far from him for too long. Could be disastrous, considering it's an ancient tome and all.... so... there's that unease as well."
"And I'll be fine once he wakes. Til then? I have no idea." She admitted.
"Evans been hospitalised before, but nothing like this." She added with a light sigh.
"Especially since I got a text from Vicki.... basically telling me to not let this book get too far from him for too long. Could be disastrous, considering it's an ancient tome and all.... so... there's that unease as well."
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".............I see." Darrel said.
"...damn you, Evan." he muttered to her unconscious brother.
"Odds are you went somewhere you weren't supposed to." he said.
"And NOW look what happens." he went on, shaking his head.
"He'd better apologize to you when he wakes up." he then said to Sammy.
"...damn you, Evan." he muttered to her unconscious brother.
"Odds are you went somewhere you weren't supposed to." he said.
"And NOW look what happens." he went on, shaking his head.
"He'd better apologize to you when he wakes up." he then said to Sammy.
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'Nevermind that." Sammy said before sighing and just looking to her unconscious twin.
"He'd better just wake up and be all right." She then said. There was a heaviness to her voice, and it proved just how much this was weighing on her. She was sure Darrell wasn't taking this all the best either, considering they were best friends, but Sammy was his sister... that was on a different level.
Plus she had a tendency to overreact sometimes, much like her grandmother had. She was better as maintaining her sanity in that sense though, thankfully.
"He'd better just wake up and be all right." She then said. There was a heaviness to her voice, and it proved just how much this was weighing on her. She was sure Darrell wasn't taking this all the best either, considering they were best friends, but Sammy was his sister... that was on a different level.
Plus she had a tendency to overreact sometimes, much like her grandmother had. She was better as maintaining her sanity in that sense though, thankfully.
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"........." Darrel was silent for a moment, before sitting down beside Sammy.
He wrapped his arm around her, and held her close to him in a reassuring manner.
"I hate it when all one can do is wait." he said.
"But that's all we can do here." he sighed.
"I'm here to help you, though." he then told her.
He wrapped his arm around her, and held her close to him in a reassuring manner.
"I hate it when all one can do is wait." he said.
"But that's all we can do here." he sighed.
"I'm here to help you, though." he then told her.
"There is no shame in deterrence. Having a weapon is very different from actually using it." - Ghandi
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Sammy just leaned into Darrell's embrace before sighing.
"I know... I know." She said quietly. She didn't say anything more though.
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Lily growled before punching the tree she was by. When that didn't h urt, she just stared at her hand, then the impact site.
"This isn't good...." She said quietly, making her way through the forest and back home. It took a bit, and her hand was bleeding, but she didn't notice it.
She made her way inside, and to the basement, where the supply of her mothers mixes was kept. All the mix recipes were there, along with a lot of what was left, for it seemed to keep forever.
She checked and just growled when she saw that her suspicion fell flat. What she'd suspected was in her system, well,... it was right there. She hadn't taken it without realising it and reaching for something else.
"The hell is going on?"
"I know... I know." She said quietly. She didn't say anything more though.
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Lily growled before punching the tree she was by. When that didn't h urt, she just stared at her hand, then the impact site.
"This isn't good...." She said quietly, making her way through the forest and back home. It took a bit, and her hand was bleeding, but she didn't notice it.
She made her way inside, and to the basement, where the supply of her mothers mixes was kept. All the mix recipes were there, along with a lot of what was left, for it seemed to keep forever.
She checked and just growled when she saw that her suspicion fell flat. What she'd suspected was in her system, well,... it was right there. She hadn't taken it without realising it and reaching for something else.
"The hell is going on?"
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