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Meanwhile, in the brightly lit exam hall of New Ember City University, rows of students sat at spaced intervals, heads bent over their papers. The air was tense with the quiet rustle of pages and the faint scratching of pens. Supervisors paced the aisles, their eyes sweeping the room with practiced sharpness.Sierra sat at her assigned seat, third row from the back, near the window. Her question paper was laid neatly in front of her, but her eyes barely scanned the words. Her pen hovered motionless above the sheet, her mind clearly elsewhere.She bit her bottom lip and looked around briefly, then glanced back down at the untouched page. But no matter how hard she tried, her focus refused to settle. Her thoughts kept drifting back to Elijah.Is he awake now? Is he okay? What happened to him that night?She clasped her hands together briefly under the table, whispering a silent prayer.Please let him be fine… just let him be okay.The invigilator walked past her, pausing for a moment, b
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As he muttered the ancient phrase—"Escanor vi'ren duth laq'ren..."—a sudden sharp pain sliced through Elijah’s head, causing him to gasp and clutch his temples. His eyes were forced shut by an invisible force, and the world around him fell into darkness.The pain vanished in an instant—but the air shifted.A faint chill danced along the back of his neck.Above him, the fluorescent light buzzed, flickered once... twice… then steadied again.Elijah’s heart pounded wildly. He couldn’t open his eyes, but he wasn’t unconscious. Instead, it felt like he’d been pulled somewhere deeper—inside his own mind.Then, in that darkness, he saw it.The book.Hovering before him, glowing softly, pages fluttering despite no wind. Though the letters carved into its cover were alien, somehow… he understood them.“Congratulations for obtaining the Legend of Obscura.”Then a voice—not loud, but ancient—echoed around him like thunder rumbling through stone:“Power and nature shall dance by your side. The fo
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Meanwhile, Elijah had no idea how many hours had passed or what had happened to him. The first thing he saw was a blurry white ceiling, his vision hazy and unfocused. He blinked rapidly, fluttering his eyes until everything slowly began to come into focus. The ceiling wasn’t familiar. It wasn’t the library, nor was it home. He frowned in confusion.“Sierra?” he muttered groggily, his voice hoarse.He turned his head slightly and his breath caught. He wasn’t in his clothes anymore. Instead, he was dressed in pale blue patient garments—thin hospital wear with white lining along the sleeves and collar. It shocked him. The lightweight fabric clung awkwardly to his skin, and he felt the cold of an IV line running into his arm. His heart started to beat faster.A hospital?He sat up abruptly, his muscles aching faintly. His eyes darted around the sterile room. White walls. Medical equipment. A closed door. A metal tray beside his bed. And a clear IV drip connected to his wrist.“What the he
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A fictional manuscript believed by some fringe mythologists to contain descriptions of primal forces—beings beyond time and space. It is said the book holds rituals, sigils, and spiritual knowledge powerful enough to alter reality itself.The existence of such a manuscript has never been proven. Most scholars consider it myth, a fabrication for ancient dark fantasy literature or esoteric storytelling.Elijah’s throat dried.He looked from his screen to the book—then back again.“Codex Obscura?” he muttered, feeling an icy wave trickle down his back. He stared at the pages now with a different gaze—not just as a curious object, but as something… possibly real. If this was the same book those theories mentioned…He tightened his grip on it unconsciously. His heart was thumping hard now, as though warning him: This is not just a book.Elijah slowly slipped his phone back into his pocket, his eyes still fixed on the ancient book resting in his hands. The air around him felt thicker now, a
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There was no reply. Just silence again.But then—rattle—a sudden, faint clatter came from behind one of the nearby shelves. Elijah froze. His eyes darted toward the sound, and he took a hesitant step back.“…Who's there?” he asked again, his voice lower now, tinged with unease.Still nothing.The flickering light above him gave one final blink, then steadied—but the tension in the air remained. Then came a low, soft whoosh, like pages flipping rapidly… yet no breeze moved through the room.As Elijah peered behind the shelf, he saw… nothing.Just rows of dusty books, undisturbed and still.He furrowed his brows, confused. “What the hell…” he muttered, turning around, already brushing off the unease. Maybe he was just tired. Maybe his mind was playing tricks on him.But the moment he took a step to leave, flipflipflipflip—that same frantic sound of pages being turned echoed again.Elijah froze in place.He turned slowly, eyes wide, scanning the room.That’s when he saw it.A small book…
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Soon, Elijah’s car pulled up quietly at the grand Valencia residence. He parked momentarily as Celestine unbuckled her seatbelt. “Goodnight, Ms. Valencia,” he said calmly, glancing at her.Celestine turned to him, offering a warm smile. “Take care,” she said, opening the door and stepping out. She gave him a small wave before walking toward the house.Elijah waited until she was safely at the entrance, then reversed slowly and drove off into the night.Unbeknownst to Celestine, Marcellus Valencia stood silently on the balcony above, arms folded as he watched the exchange below. His expression unreadable, eyes narrowing slightly as he observed Elijah’s car disappear down the road.—Meanwhile, at Elijah’s estate, Sierra was curled up in bed, her textbooks and notepad spread beside her. She was scrolling through her phone, studying quietly when her phone began to ring—Betty.She answered immediately. “Hey, Betty.”“Sis, are you studying?” Betty’s voice came through the line.“Yeah,” Sie
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