Wizardry System - Chapter 55

After the game, Chris, Hermione, and Kristine skipped the celebration that the Ravenclaw students were having and went to the Entrance Hall where the statues of the four Founders were at.

Chris took out the Philosopher’s Stone and the diary.

“You guys ready?” Chris asked as he turned back.

“We wouldn’t be here if we weren’t,” Kristine said with a tone that seemed like she was belittling Chris for asking such a obvious question.

“Well I knew that. I just wanted to ask to look a little cooler,” Chris said. “Don’t all main characters in novels ask that to their friends?”

“Chris I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Kristine said looking at Chris as if he was crazy.

Chris coughed and looked at the diary once more.

‘Hey Prometheus,’ Chris called.

‘Huh what?!’ Prometheus answered with a surprised tone as if he had just been woken up from his sleep.

‘Do you know what I have to do? I solved the riddle and brought everything I needed to bring,’ Chris said.

‘Oh let me check… ummm… give me a second….’

‘Hurry up! If we had all day we wouldn’t be calling you for help,’ Kristine said.

‘Goodness girl, you became a lot more feisty since I decided to take my little nap,’ Prometheus said. ‘Ahh here is how you do it. Just put the stone on the page where the riddle is and get close to the statues. The book should light up and as long as you’re within 2 feet of the diary, you should be able to teleport inside,’

‘Wait so you knew the answer to the riddle the entire time? So we were all worried about what this ‘tool of immortality’ was for no reason?’ Kristine asked.

‘Well not quite,’ Prometheus said. ‘The book sensed that the statues and the stone were near each other which allowed me to know the answer and the next step. They wouldn’t give me the answer before you guys figured it out. After all, I’m just a visitor,’

Kristine did not talk anymore.

Chris just laughed and opened the diary to the page while the three were walking closer to the statues. Chris put the Philosopher’s Stone on the page and the diary started to light up. All three of them closed their eyes and they disappeared from the Entrance Hall.

Once again the three were put into a space that was only filled with white. There seemed to be an infinite amount of space with no walls in sight.

“Oh no, are we doing this again?” Kristine asked.

“Chris it seems that we can’t use magic again,” Hermione said.

“Alright,” Chris said. “Let’s start searching. I’m sure that something will come up like last time,”

However, to the surprise of Chris, Hermione, and Kristine, they did not have to walk anywhere this time. A huge red mist approached them at rapid speed and stopped right in front of them.

“WHO DARES TO INTRUDE MY HOME?!” The mist shouted. Chris felt like his soul was about to leave him body. He knew that this red mist was not like Voldemort, but something that could actually kill him in an instant. Both Kristine and Hermione fell and started to shiver a bit.

“Hello sir,” Chris said meekly. “We are here to-”

“DO YOU THINK I CARE?!” The mist asked. “NOW I SHALL GIVE YOU TWO CHOICES! YOU SHALL EITHER DIE PEACEFULLY OR DIE AFTER BEING TORTURED!”

Both Hermione and Kristine shrieked after hearing this and Chris was starting to sweat himself.

“Sir, with all due respect, shouldn’t there be another choice completely different from you know… dying?” Chris asked weakly.

“NONSENSE, WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF A FLY WENT INSIDE YOUR HOME?!” The mist asked.

“I would let it go because all life is precious,” Chris said.

“NONSENSE, I SENSE THE AURA OF DEATH ON YOU! YOU HAVE KILLED SOMEONE NOT TOO LONG AGO! YOU DARE SAY THAT LIFE IS PRECIOUS WHEN YOU CAN’T EVEN RESTRAIN YOURSELF FROM KILLING ANOTHER PERSON?!”

“Well sir, once again with all due respect, my friend’s life and essentially the lives of millions were at stake if I didn’t kill that person. Please forgive my actions,” Chris said trying to convince the mist to not kill them.

The mist was silent for a second.

“VERY WELL I SHALL GIVE YOU 2 MORE CHOICES! YOUR FIRST CHOICE IS TO LEAVE BY YOURSELF. THE TWO GIRLS SHALL STAY HERE SUFFERING ETERNAL TORMENT! YOUR SECOND CHOICE IS STAY HERE BY YOURSELF AND SUFFER ETERNAL TORMENT! NOW CHOOSE!”

Chris cursed in his mind.

‘God fuċkɨnġ damn this scumbag red mist. I swear to God whoever made this diary is the definition of a lonely bastard,’

“Chris…” Kristine looked at Chris with frightened eyes. Hermione looked a bit less scared, but scared nonetheless. Looking at this, Chris could only sigh.

“Let me suffer,” Chris said.

“I KNEW YOU WOULD CHOOSE THAT! WELL TRYING TO ACT LIKE THE HERO AREN’T YOU?! VERY WELL! YOU HAVE CHOSEN YOUR FATE. THE TWO GIRLS SHALL LIVE HEALTHY LIVES WHILE THE BOY SHALL LIVE IN ETERNAL TORMENT!” The red mist started to expand and looked like it was about to swallow Chris whole.

‘God damn this diary,’ Chris thought as he closed his eyes waiting for the end.