"Colin I'm going out to get some more food," I called out to my brother.
"Ok Kora, be back before dark." My brother said.
"Don't worry, I will." I said as I pulled on my favorite pair of black combat boots.
"Oh, and don't forget to get some more cheese pops!" My brother yelled as he flipped on the TV in the living room. I scoffed and muttered "boys" as I shrugged on my coat and walked out of our small New York apartment.
I walked down the hallway to the elevator. I pushed the down button and tapped my left foot impatiently as I waited for the elevator car to arrive. After a minute or two, the elevator arrived and I got inside. I pressed the lobby button, and felt my stomach drop as the car descended. I had always loved riding in elevators ever since I was little.
I stepped out the elevator and into the lobby. As I walked out of our building, I was met with a gust of brisk winter wind. I took a deep breath and smiled. Winter was my favorite season and I loved the cold air and snow.
I walked down the street for a little bit and then turned the corner. I stopped when I heard a strange whistling noise. Confused, I turned around and looked for what was making the sound. I figured it must have been the wind, so I kept on walking. I had only taken a few steps when a black orb came rocketing down from the sky and crashed down onto the in front of me.
I screamed and backed up a few steps. My vision started to get black around the edges from fear. "Ok Kora, just relax." I said to myself. I started taking deep breaths to help me calm down.
Cautiously, I approached the black orb. When nothing happened, I hesitantly pressed my hand to the shiny black surface. To my surprise, it was ice cold. I gasped and quickly redrew my hand and put it inside my coat pocket to reheat it. A few seconds later, my hand started to tingle. I took my hand out of my pocket and screamed in shock. A black design was slowly inching its way up my arm. "Oh my god what is happening!" I cried out. I watched the black marks crawl up my arm until I heard a metallic clicking sound. The orb had started to shake, and then the hard outer cover fell away to the ground to reveal a small box. I knelt down on the ground and looked at the box. The box looked to be made of silver or platinum and had black marks on it. I quickly realized the marks on the box were identical to the ones on my hand. At the front of the box, there was a golden clasp with an intricate design. I slowly reached out and flipped the clasp open.
Inside of the box, there was a gigantic moonstone in the shape of and egg and a medallion. The medallion was circular in shape and was composed of five different sections made of gemstones. Four sections made of ruby, diamond, sapphire, and yellow garnet all surrounded what looked like a black pearl. I stared in awe at the beauty of the medallion for a minute, and then the medallion rose up in the air and started to float towards me. It stopped about an inch away from the space beneath my collarbone, and then without any warning, the medallion collided with me. Immediately, I was over come with and unbearable pain. I tried for scream for help but no sound came out. My body collapsed onto the ground and withered in pain, the last thing I remembered before I blacked out was the medallion on my chest, glowing with a pale blue light.