The following story is based on Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. All characters, with the exception of two are from the game by Silicon Knights and Nintendo. The characters Richard Cale and Yvette Cale are characters from my own stories.
Chapter 11: Opening The Invisible Lock
I. Yvette
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Yvette Cale was glad when she saw her husband reappear, however she quickly panicked. She ran over to her husband's side as he started to collapse. When she got to his side, she looked in his eyes and said, "Hun, what did you encounter back there?"
She watched as Richard blinked and said, "It was weird." He then looked at Alexandra and said, "Your ancestor was a scholar. He did an autopsy on everyone of those creatures. It was odd. With almost every autopsy, three appeared in the Tome. It further proved to me that my 'blinks' were what I thought they were. I'm literally living through three timelines."
She then heard Alexandra say, "It may prove that, but I don't think what happened did any good for Maximillian. He was put in an asylum shortly after that." She saw Richard shudder at that, and then heard Alexandra say, "I know. Back then, asylums were worse than prisons. I think it was because they didn't understand everything about the human body."
She then watched as her husband said, "That may be the case, but the need for science to explain everything seems to blind people. Right now, we need to focus on the things we have learned, like the runes and spells that Maximillian had found. Maybe we can combine the runes in ways we haven't discovered yet." She then watched as her husband leaned forward, and used the desk to support himself.
Yvette then turned to Alexandra and said, "Maybe we should let my husband sit down. While he rests, we can try combining the runes in different ways." She watched as Alexandra stood, and allowed her husband to sit down. She then joined Alexandra at the far side of the room.
When they were on that side of the room, she watched as Alexandra turned to the pages of rune in the Tome and said, "Well, let's try combining runes we have an idea might be beneficial. Let's try the combination of Bankorok and Santak." She nodded in agreement, and then heard Alexandra say, "Before I cast it, what alighnement rune should I use?"
Yvette thought about it for a moment and then said, "Use the one for Chattur'gha, since that was the one that Maximillian found." She then stepped back as Alexandra cast the spell and soon, from three glowing red runes, three small red orbs appeared and orbited Alexandra.
She watched as the orbs circled Alexandra as she say, "I guess these are supposed to protect me, or whomever casts the spell." She then turned through the book and said, "It looks like that the Reveal Invisible spell uses Narokath and Redgormor. I wonder what would happen if we use Antorbok. Maybe it would create a shield around an area."
Yvette was about to say something when she remember that the spell that would do that was the Damage Field spell that Maximillian had found. She turned to see three runes of glowing red appear around Alexandra. She jumped into a tackle, and felt one of the shield orbs knock her away. She then heard a yell of pain, and looked as red lightning struck her husband. She then heard Alexandra gasp, and looked at him and said, "Alexandra, what have you done?" She then hoped her husband would be alright.
II. Alexandra
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When Alexandra Roivas had realized what happened, she was scared. She didn't want to hurt one of the people helping her, and it looked like she did. She quickly ran over to Richard and handed him the Tome. She then said, "Richard, recite the Recover spell. I think you know which rune to use." She stood back and watched as Richard did as she said, and saw a red glow envelop him.
She then watched as he repeated the process two more times before saying, "Next time you want to try that, let me get out of the room first." She watched then as he got up and said, "Well now, since you both found two new spells, shall we figure out our next step?"
She then saw Yvette run over and hug her husband as she said, "I'm glad you are alright. I was scared I would lose you."
She watched as Richard faced Yvette and said, "Not yet. I think that more encounters are going to happen. Besides, I have a feeling I won't die in any of the chapters."
Alexandra looked at Richard and said, "What do you mean by that? Every time you enter a chapter, you come back shaken up, or wounded. How can you be sure you won't die?"
She watched as Richard smiled and said, "Because of the nature of time. I have a feeling that if I die before we find the final chapter, then we will never get here. In the past, Pious talks as if he's seen me many times. I wonder if he even recognized me outside while he was disguised. It's like an arguement about time travel. If one was meant to travel back in time, then it happens and no one notices because it is part of history. The awkward evidence that it happened is overlooked because it's fact. It might also be why I phase into normal time at certain points."
She then heard Yvette say, "But that would mean all the people who have seen you have a bad fate in store." She watched as Richard shook his head, and then heard Yvette say, "Do you think they all met good ends?"
She then remembered what happened to Maximillian and said, "She's right. If they don't die, they are thought to be crazy. Do you think we'll run into someone who does meet and ill fate?"
She watched as Richard nodded and said, "I think so. Ellia told me to bring back someone to get the Heart Of Mantorok. I bet they will survive it. Now, where should we look?"
Alexandra shrugged and put her hands in her pocket, and then remembered the key she found long ago. She pulled it out and remember the odd design on the dresser and said, "The dresser in the bedroom. It's must have an invisible lock."
She watched as Richard smiled and said, "Then let's get up there." She watched and followed as Richard ran out of the secret room and out of the library. She then felt Yvette take her hand.
As they ran, she tried to duck the books that were flying, and heard Yvette say, "Don't worry. The books aren't real. Ignore everything until we get to the bedroom." She kept up with Yvette, keeping those words in mind, and ignoring the gun ammo on the floor, and the statute looking at her in the upstairs hall. She then watched as they entered the bed room, and saw Richard casting the Reveal Invisible spell. She then smiled as she saw the key hole appear.
She walked over and opened the drawer, and gasped when she saw the contents. She reached in and said, "Well, I think we will be needing more weaponry, since there is a gun in here, as well as the next chapter." She saw Richard nod, and then glance at his wife. She followed his stare and saw that Yvette had apparently spaced out. She realized that Yvette must now be witnessing another meeting of Pious and his Ancient.
III. Richard
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Richard Cale looked on as he saw his wife was staring blank ahead. As he looked at her, he heard Alexandra say, "She must see them again. Pious talking with Xel'lotath." He nodded, knowing that the time line he was in now, was where Pious had chosen the one who affected sanity.
He then sat down on the bed and said, "She's done this all her life, especially after her mother died. It was terrible. Her father, Dr. Lindsey, had been away when it happened. He came home immediately, and then he was asked to help on another find. He left her with his parents, but when he came back, she started saying she saw things. He took her on a few finds, but soon started leaving her with my family. Her father and my mother were old friends. That's how we met." He then looked at Alexandra and said, "We got married before my parent's died. In fact, their death happened on our honeymoon."
He heard Alexandra gasp and then say, "I guess that's why you are so helpful with me. You know what it's like to lose someone."
He nodded and said, "Yes, however, I don't really want to say what happened to them. Right now, I want to know what's going to happen next."
He was startled when Yvette shouted, "Pious is going after Mantorok's heart. He refound the temple. We can't let him find it." He nodded in agreement, and then heard Yvette say, "The next chapter must take place back at the temple. Alexandra, when and where is the next chapter set."
He watched as Alexandra looked over the chapter and said, "It's set in 1983 A.D. It is set in the temple, and about an archeologist named Dr. Edwin..." He heard Alexandra pause and then look up at them as she said, "Lindsey. Yvette, I think this is about your father."
Richard then heard Yvette say, "That sounds like it happened after Mom died. I remember Dad saying his encounter changed him. He fought to survive, and learned something very important. Richard, you have to keep him safe. You know what will happen if you don't."
He could see his wife was starting to panic, and then got up and held her. He then said in his best soothing tone, "Hun, it will be alright. He will be fine." He then looked over to Alexandra and said, "Let's get back to the Library." He watched as she nodded and lead the way.
As they followed her, he heard Yvette say, "There was one thing I never told you about that find he went to." He looked at her as they followed Alexandra, and heard her say, "My father said that he had a chance encounter with two spirits. He said one looked like his friends son, and the other looked like me. Back then, I was puzzled, and also confused by all the things I started seeing."
When they finally stopped, he looked around to realize that they had gotten to the secret room. He then said to her, "Yvette, if what you say is true, then we know everything will work out with this encounter. Now, I want you to calm down, and toughen up. Remember, your father is depending on us."
He then looked at Alexandra who just returned the look and said, "I think you forgot something. I can't start the chapter until I have the Tome back." Richard looked down in his hand, and saw the cursed book there. He then gave it to Alexandra, and heard her say, "Alright, we are about to begin A Journey Into Darkness. I hope you are both ready for anything. And Richard, I hope you don't need any guns. We only have one here right now." He nodded and stood calmly as Alexandra began the chapter, and saw the world change around him He also wondered when he would show up in time.
