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I touched the walls and columns as we walked further in. "Wow, there's so much history here." "Maybe we should've brought a notebook and pen." I was already writing things down with a swish of my finger. "Woah, a self writing pen?" "It's a spell. You learn a lot when you read cover to cover." I walked further in then felt the ground give way underneath me. I cast a protection spell in order to prevent further cuts and bruises.

I finally came to a stop then looked around me. It was dark and a bit scary. I created a ball of light then looked around. It was nothing but rocks. Did I fall into a dungeon of some sort? Or was I underneath the foundation of the place? I walked on ahead, assuming Younghoon wasn't aware of what had just happened. I touched a rock out of curiosity and found myself traveling downwards once more.

I came to a stop then noticed the area around me was nothing but crystal. Were there stratums to this place? I decided not to touch anything this time and often watched my steps. I came to a dead end then sighed. I didn't want to in fear of falling again. I picked up a piece of crystal then threw it at the wall. Nothing happened. "Looks like I have to touch it..." I placed my hand on the wall then watched as it opened slowly. It's movement halted, barely leaving any room for a person to fit through. The technology must be old. I squeezed through then looked around. It seemed to have been some sort of secret passage. Where it led to, I was soon to find out.

Another crystal wall opened, causing lights on the opposite side to light up a pathway. It looked like I had entered a palace. It looked in pretty good condition until I turned the corner. It looked as if rusbanes* had plowed through it. I climbed over the debris then made it to a three way hallway. "Ah, where am I supposed to go..." I tried to look down each hall in hopes of choosing the best. I noticed a small light appeared in front of me then flew off to the far left. "That way?" It simply bounced then waited. I stepped closer to it then jumped back as it flew further down the hall.

I arrived in a room then noticed the light was gone. I pushed open the door then recognized it as a bedroom. It looked like a child's. I looked around then opened the drawer of a dresser. Dust filled my nose and caused me to sneeze numerous times. There were clothes inside. I carefully picked up an article then noticed it had frills on it. "Looks like a boy's dress shirt..." I looked through more of the drawer then confirmed that this child was royalty. I couldn't help but wonder what happened to this place. I noticed some sort of mirror on the far wall. I walked over to it then wiped off the dust. "Wow, pretty." I touched it with my hand in awe. "Fingerprint recognized." I jumped back in fright as it glowed then dimmed. "Fingerprint...?" "Who would you like to call?" "Call?" I didn't understand how it worked. It looked like an ordinary mirror.

"Uh, call mother?" "Calling mother." I quietly watched as the mirror became clouded then disappeared after a few rings. "Call ended. Mother not available." "Of course she wouldn't...she doesn't own a mirror like this." "What would you like to do?" "Uh, are there directions to the library?" "Directions to library." It materialized an orb and floated in the air. I went to touch it only for it to disappear then reappear by the door. "Thank you?" "You are welcome, young prince." I laughed nervously at the name it called me.

We arrived in front of two big decorative doors and the orb vanished into thin air. I pushed the door open then heard scraping on the floor. I looked behind it and saw books on the floor. Shelves had been toppled over and collected dust. I picked up a few books and was surprised that I could read it. "What the hell...?" I looked through shelves that were still erect in hopes of learning about my disability. "Royal family...?" I noticed the small book locked up in a room farther back. I threw a pebble at it then looked in horror as it was electrified and turned into ash. I decided to be brave and try to open it. It unlocked. I was okay. I approached the book then noticed it had a lock on it. "Ra damn it..." I traced the outline of the keyhole then created a key just like it.

I opened the book after multiple tries then noticed it was moving. I noticed most of the people were grayed out, which I assumed meant they were dead. I flipped to the last few pages then noticed one wasn't grayed out. It belonged to the prince child. Where was he now? How was he still alive after a hundred years? I closed the book then thought about taking it with me. I picked it up and expected alarms to sound. Nothing happened. I quickly left the room then looked around for other books that peaked my interest.

a/n: hi! i'll be creating names for creatures for their world. rusbane = the equivalent of a bull
keep an eye out for more * throughout the story!