Signal Lost by Liv Curtis

Author:Liv Curtis [Curtis, Liv]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-22T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Sage walked through a dark cave. It wasn’t the mine, but it felt familiar; the smell of salt was strong, making her eyes sting. The only sound was the echo of her footsteps as she walked deeper into the darkness. At the back of the cave, there was a room with a faint golden light emanating from cracks in the walls. She felt her heart beating faster as she got closer.

She looked behind her only to see that she was alone. As she walked the sounds of water dripping from the ceiling echoed like music throughout the cave. She ran her fingers along the walls and felt the rough rock under them, allowing them to hesitate in places on smoother lines of quartz that veined throughout. At the back of the cave, the gold light seeping through the cracks grew brighter.

Sage raised her hands to the wall and allowed her fingers to travel along the path of the light. Above her, there were symbols carved deep into the stone. She traced the curves and turns of the symbols with her fingers, the golden light growing brighter as she drew.

When she finished the last curve, the light grew to a burning intensity, momentarily blinding Sage. Moments later the light dimmed back to its faint glow and standing in front of Sage was a tall figure cloaked in white.

The figure’s hood was up and shadowed its face, all except for the eyes, which glowed with a pure blue light. When it spoke, its voice was smooth and glassy as it echoed around the room.

“You have the Mark of the Oculus. Welcome to the Sphere of Oculi, Sage Blackwell.” As he spoke, six other figures appeared in a circle around Sage, each with the same hooded robe and glowing eyes. Slowly, each figure raised their hands towards the ceiling, cupping them together as if to catch the water dripping.

One by one, the figures dropped their hands, facing their palms towards Sage as if to push her away. Glowing in their hands were seven different symbols, each unique and different in color: one emerald, sapphire, gold, lilac, scarlet, amber, and white.

“Each color represents the Ingenium and their ability. You must now receive yours, kneel and raise your hands. Allow the Sphere to envelope you.” The figure with the emerald symbol burning in his palms spoke in the same glossy tone as the first.

Sage felt no fear from the figures but, instead, felt comfort in their presence. She knelt onto her knees and lifted her hands and face towards the perfect circle glowing on ceiling. She closed her eyes and inhaled, as the symbols grew bright once again.

The light became brighter and Sage’s palms burned, sending pain down her arms and into her chest until her entire body ached as if it were burning from inside, then the light was gone, and Sage was alone in the cave. She looked at her hands nervously, expecting them to be deeply burned only to see the smooth skin unharmed.

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