Bridgefinders (The Echo Worlds Book 1) by Joshua Cook

Author:Joshua Cook [Cook, Joshua]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Joshua Cook
Published: 2016-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

There was no keyhole on the door, nor any depression or sign of where the key might need to be placed. Truthfully, he was guessing that he needed the key to unlock it, though it made logical sense. Grasping the door handle once more, it still would not budge. With a deep breath, he took the key and touched it to the door. He heard an audible click, and the door hissed as fresh air rushed into the rooms and hallways beyond.

His stomach gave a flip, and Cendan found himself somewhat unwilling to enter. This was what he had come to do, however, and it needed to be done. Steeling himself and grasping his focus firmly in his hand, Cendan pushed the door the rest of the way open and walked into the hallway beyond.

At first glance, the hallway didn’t appear much different from the ones on the other side of the door. It had the same floor and the same rounded ceiling. The first difference he noted was the lights. Before, the lights had been wild things, different from each other in terms of the light source—each of them had been a globe on a stick, torches stuck onto the walls. In this area, each had the same overall theme, but instead of globes, they were perfectly square, and each light source appeared to be the same. Considering how random things were elsewhere, this change was a bit jarring.

Closing the door behind him, Cendan headed down the hallway. The next thing he noticed right away—each door was the same, exactly the same. They had a red, brass handle and exposed door hinges made of the same brassy metal. Everything was shiny, untarnished, and appeared to be nearly perfect in its preservation. No door was labeled, though, so it was going to be a ‘seek and study’ thing. Next time, Cendan would have to bring something to write with so he could make a map of the area...

The first door he opened was a storeroom stocked with every manner and size of multiple different things. There were light source parts mixed with various woods, metals, and tools strewn about, some of which whose purpose he couldn’t even guess. Everything was clean and free of dust as though the last users of the items had simply stepped away for lunch and would be right back.

The room after that held parts that Cendan guessed could only be for the EVA. The pipes and fittings were the same as the ones he had seen in the EVA room. Bottles of strange fluids stood in one corner, and some of them were nearly full. Even stranger, one appeared to be in motion. Poking around a bit more, Cendan was disappointed to find no notes or guidelines for how the EVA was built or even anything written about it at all.

The third room proved to be what he was really after. Books lined the wall, and one overly large book graced a well-worn table in the middle of the room.

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