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It was always empty. They were too scared to sit on it again, not after last time. Their time was over and they can no longer go. It's time for her to take it. They walked away from the forbidden room and walked to their daughter's room and peeked inside. She wasn't there and the window has been left open. They sighed and shook their head as they walked inside and pulled out their magnifying glass pendant. They walked over to the window and opened it more so that they can get through it. They placed the glass over their eyes and saw her handprints and footprints leading up to the rood. They sighed in relief that she didn't leave. Leaving at night during this time is far too dangerous, especially if it's her time to take over the seat. They followed the footprints up to the roof and saw her singing to the moon.
Maybe it would be different for her.
They sighed as their bare feet padded along the dirty rooftop and plopped beside her.
?Hi, Blake!? The girl said brightly after she stopped singing.
Andrea giggled and stopped them before they could do anything.
Blake's eyes widened when they realized that if they don't do it now then it'll be too late.
?Andrea love, it's time for you to see what's behind the forbidden door.? Blake dejectedly sighed.
Andrea jumped up as her face lit up and she raced down the roof to her bedroom.
?Careful! You'll fall!? Blake yelled as they chased after her.
By the time Blake went in, Andrea was already in front of the forbidden door.
War broke out amongst the families for the incompetence of Jealousy, but once members of all families started dying, they decided to reunite. They passed their blood on a chalice to gather more children on Earth to make them part of their family. Once they were ready, they launched an attack against Jealousy who released his so-called demons.
The families were able to push the demons back, but before they could kill Jealousy, he cited a spell.
?Division, division
Greed, Greed
Oh, how they run so deep
My blood shall drip and drip and drip
The door shall rip and rip and rip
Expel me, Impossible,
I now live and breathe among everything.
As long as people on Earth were jealous of others, the door to the demons shall remain open forever.?
And since that day the door remained open. The family members have tried to find a way to get rid of the spell. They found an alternative and decided to combine all their blood and give it to one person. Then an enchantment was formed. One member from each family stood on either side and the person with all of the family's blood stood in the middle And for the rest of their life, they had to be there holding onto the enchantment and never let go. And as their life force gets stripped away much faster, since time is different on both worlds it is the same as a human's lifespan on Earth. They are able to leave separately for one lifetime but only to come in between like a part-timer to give birth to the next successor of the enchantment.?
?So what does this have to do with us?? Andrea whispered.
?Portal? In-between?? Andrea asked frowning. She was already shocked by the couch but she couldn't say anything because something in her told her that she had seen things like this happen before.
?The In-Between is a place where the next enchantment binders go and train and complete the initiation before going to Planet Angorph. The Window Seat you see in your dreams and is in this very room is our portal to the In-Between.? Blake said.
?So, we are part of the family??
Blake shook her head.
?No, we are in fact part of the sub-family which is why our portal is a bit obvious given the fact that it is behind the forbidden door which cannot be changed ever. The human who was of all family's blood got corrupted. They couldn't handle the power and so the family decided to combined one member from each family but their blood was too pure and tainted. The tainted was of the demon blood that had run from the first families. And so a sub-family was created for each family. The child from each sub-family will unite with each other to become the middle of the enchantment.?
?We are part of the Sub-family?? Andrea asked as her bones shivered to what she would hear next.
Andrea looked at Blake to see if they were joking but saw total seriousness in their eyes.
She quickly ran into Blake's special library and found books on Planet Angorph. She pulled out the history of each family and read through the night. Soon it was almost time for her to wake up. She had found the answer she was looking for.
There was a spell to undo the curse, but a child of Jealousy must undo it. They must also have the Original Jealousy's Spell Book which was sent on Earth. Andrea made it the goal to find the book and the child of Jealousy. All she had to do was accept in the In-Between and search for it while doing her quest. The trails on earth usually take until they are 18 so she has enough time, right?
Andrea bit her lip and grew worried about the time limit. It may seem long, but she would be also doing the quests and she can't let the other child of the families know. She quickly ran to her room once she heard Blake's footsteps and feigned sleep.
Blake woke her up and got her ready for her school. She already has an email waiting to send to Andrea about pulling her out and keeping her homeschooled. Before Andrea walked out Blake pulled her Magnifying glass pendant and gave it to Andrea.
?Each sub-family has a small heirloom that helps them on their quests. This glass helps us see the fear levels and traces on people. They are like fingerprints. It's also how I know where you go. You tend to fear what would happen if I caught you.
Andrea nodded and left for school and once she arrived there, she used the pendant and saw green footprints on the floor, but it was faint. As she saw them all a new feeling ran through her body. It was a feeling that made her want to accept giving up her life. She looked at her school and decided that won't give up on what awaited her and neither will she give up her plan.
Once she came home Blake saw her face and knew Andrea's choice. They led her to the room.
Andrea felt a sickly feeling crawl up her bones. However, she put on a stoic face like her mother does and nodded before sitting on the window seat. Blake left and once she thought of a place the window opened up and smoke spilled out before everything went white.
Toulez manor is an old manor outside of town. It is said that it is cursed. Now I know what your thinking, Curses are bad. However in this case. The curses here are said to give you what your heart wants, Then after you find what you want, You are given a Choice. The choice is 2 doors, One leads to death, while the other sets you up to get that desire deep in your heart. This is all done by touching a window in Toulez Manor. However being just a legend. No one has ever said what window it is. Maybe this legend was created because well, it is an old legend. A legend I have been told since I was a kid. So then came the day when my pals Nicole, and Ron came along with me and we were going to touch every window in that Manor. We were going to see if the myths were in fact true.
We walked into the building and saw a huge stained glass window on the floor. We all walked on it, the floor started to shake. "OK so maybe all of this is true" I started to speak. "after all i mean look......." I was cut off. I have no idea what happend next, Nicole and Ron say the same thing. We have no idea.
Next thing I remember is waking up in a library. A library with tall bookshelves. Fortunately Nicole and Ron were still with me. "Ok" I said. "I have no idea were we are and tuthfully I do not care...I just want to get back home" They nodded in unison. Ron then spoke. " Getting home is probably the most important thing we can do." Nicole then spoke. "Judging by this place...I think the legends are in fact true. just look around. tall bookshelves, stained glass windows. Sure I would like to make the judgement about life and death. However I don't feel like I should and I do not think you guys want to either." Nicole was right. This adventure was not something any of us wanted. Ron then stood up. " Ok so were all in agreement here. we all want to get back home, yet look around. This is not a city library, we just can't walk out the front door." He was right, we couldn't find a door anywhere. "lets stick together here" I then said. "Considering you were crazy enough to do this adventure with me. I want to be with you till the end." We then walked towards the tall shelves and honestly we felt like ants. So small in a much bigger world. Eventually we got so frustrated. We pretty much gave up. "That's it" Ron screamed. "I can not believe this. you are one of the most motivated people I have ever met and your giving up. This is crap." he then slapped me. " i am sorry but I am not letting you do this to me." He was right I wanted to see what this was. I found out something and now I was going to give up. "your right" I replied. "I think I needed to regroup. now If I am lost I usually go to the information desk. considering this is a library there has to be one. "I really don't think this is going to work." I said "however it is better then nothing. I screamed. "Where can i get some information here." A voice soon said. follow the yellow carpet. A yellow carpet soon popped up. The 3 of us walked on it.
Then after our walk we found 4 people siting in chairs. They had to be from another world. One of them begin to spoke. "How did you find yourself in this area of judgment. please send one to speak..I will let you chose." The 3 off huddled. "I think I should do it" I spoke. "After all I got you in this mess. I will be the one who takes the punishment. I am sorry." Nicole and Ron smiled. Nicole then spoke. "there is something I still want to do...something I should have a long time ago." she then kissed me. "I am sorry but I may never see you again. I think you earned that." I smiled and then turned toward the ones sitting on the chair. The same person then asked. "What do you seek and why." I took a deep breath and then said "My friends and I wanted to explore the legend of Toulez and honestly we ended up here. Now we do not care about finding out our futures or our deaths. Rather we just want to go home." The 4 people sitting on the chair showed no emotion. One of them then spoke. "If you want to go home. you have to do one thing and One thing only. The 3 of you must use the window below your feet" Then 3 windows appeared. "You must trust us and each other a voice said" I looked up and the 4 people siting on a chair were gone.
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