Black Sun Academy by R. J. Rogers

Author:R. J. Rogers [Rogers, R. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter16

Standing in the middle of an abandoned room, I am surrounded by darkness. I begin to wander around the room slowly for fear of running into the unknown, and the unseen. As I walk, lights start to flicker into existence and a dark dense fog slithers past my feet, brushing against my ankles and causing the hairs on my arms to rise, producing goosebumps.

At first, I assume I’m standing inside a cathedral, the ceilings are so high and the room, such an open space, but as the lamps around continued to pop on, I realize I am standing in the center of the largest library I have ever seen. As I continue to spin around on my foot, I can tell that I have never been here before. Honestly, I can say I don’t have a clue where ‘here’ is at this moment in time either.

I let go of the air from within my lungs, trying to decide if I should be nosey and take a look around; try to see if I can figure out exactly where I might be. With a shrug of my shoulders and one more calming breath, I begin to wander in between the floor to ceiling shelves of bookcases.

One of my turns through the aisles leads me to the center of the room where I come upon a monument with words inscribed upon it. ‘This monument is dedicated to Reverend John Lothrop, the founder of this establishment: The Sturgis Library. Constructed in 1644, the first public library in America.’ Brushing my hand across the letters, I let the words soak in, 1644. I am literally standing in the middle of history, mind blown!

Curiously I begin to walk further through the building to see what else I might come across. I can’t figure out why but for some reason I feel as though I’m being pulled in one specific direction. Before I know it, I am standing in front of a stairwell leading down into what I can only assume is probably a creepy basement/cellar. Hesitating for a second, I decide to take the plunge and quickly make my way down the steps.

Totally right! Creepy doesn’t begin to describe this place. A shiver courses through my body as I take in my surroundings. The walls are built out of stone and could pass for a dungeon. There aren’t near as many books down in this dark, damp area but there are a few. It feels like the place that time forgot. I couldn’t even fathom a guess as to when the last person was down here. Between the spiderwebs, spiders and inches of dust coating everything, I would say it’s been at least a decade.

Something catches my eye and I look to see light flickering in between some of the stones. At first, I don’t think much about it, passing it for sunlight. But as I contemplate the angle of the light, I realize there is no possible way it could be coming from the sun.

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