"Is it here?" I ask myself.

I've been going through the forest for over- let's say uh.. an hour or so... I might've gotten lost a few times. I was trying to find the area, the blue flame which probably hide some sort of mystery waiting to be found.

It's already been a few days since we took over the Mystery Shack again from Gideon.

After the whole ordeal, we got to work on fixing it up, since Gideon decided to destroy the top part of the shack, which was the sign. Then.. after that day we partied and invited the whole town- which resulted in Dipper raising the dead. We had to clean that up also- it was not fun.. since there were a lot of beheaded- dead- zombies.

Lots of work done, the few days.

Which all of that leads to now. I was trying to find the area for over an hour in the forest. I look up at the sky, it seems that it would take at least a few hours before it turns to night.

"How could I even find it now..." I look in front of me, thinking. "What happened that time anyway.."

It was somehow a blur, all I remember at the moment was- there was that feeling. That someone was trying to help me. I tried focusing, remembering what happened. That time when it happened, my senses heightened. How does that happen...? I have to find out.

Is it because I'm a half-dream demon, that- that feeling happened? Ugh... I should have asked Bill about this, but then again I can't really trust that one-eyed demon yet. So far I met him yesterday again, but it was short-lived as he left early. Though he made me practice levitating that night. That was all he wanted me to since I haven't really agreed to him yet.

Then- if so, the reason my senses heightened, was because I'm a half-dream demon... Then-.. How do I...?

I sat with my legs crossed, I crossed my eyes- hoping that something would click. Maybe it would give me an idea. I focused and focused. Seconds turned into minutes.

"My senses huh..." I whispered to myself. "My eyes..?" I said focusing on my eyes, just like last time I practiced with Bill, on how I focused my energy. Perhaps I'll just agree with him, next time I meet him.

I wondered if this was really working. I sighed, "Why am I even-.." I opened my eyes, to my surprise it's like last time. The dimly lit forest which was only lightened by the sun was finally lit up. Everything in my eyes, I could see. The senses on my sight heightened, it helped me focus more on my surroundings, I even focused on things that I didn't even bat an eye on before.

I look around, finally finding the blue flames- it was distant, yet still visible. Without a second thought, I started running towards it. I don't really know how to control these kinds of powers. It's not something I could stop or start at my will yet. So I better hope I use it efficiently.

I ran and ran deeper towards the forest, even with the branches and stones that lie on the ground of the forest, I didn't even trip once. I ran for a few more seconds before I downgrade it into a light jog, still picking up my pace, but not enough to drain all my stamina. At this point, my heart started racing from all the running.

Minutes passed, not much was in the way anymore, the forest was still thick, but not as much. I look to my right for a split second as I heard a river. I thought not much of it as I continue to look forward and soon enough I was close. The flame that was so distant, was much larger upfront now. It wasn't hot or anything it didn't burn through the forest either, but it did feel rather warm for me.

I slow down to a walk, before fully stopping just at the edge of the forest. I put my right hand on one of the trees, I closed my eyes while looking down, I panted, taking quick short breathes- trying to steady my heartbeat that was racing. I took a full minute or two before I looked forward with my senses returning to normal

"I-.. don't... Th-.. Think... That was necessary..." I say still trying to catch my breath. I stood straight and let go of the tree that supported my now heavy body. I took a deep breath which lasted for a few seconds and exhaled. I did that a few times, it calmed my heart which was helpful.

I look forward. I felt familiar with my surroundings. Everything looked exactly like my dream. There in front of me was the huge stone door which was surrounded by the mountain. "I really didn't expect this to appear in here.. I thought-.. I thought that was just my dream." I sigh, "I guess sometimes dreams are real in Gravity Falls."

I approach it reluctantly, not sure how this will go down. I examine the door, every detail was exactly the same. The subtle engravings of Bill's form are here also. I didn't notice it before, but the stone door was already surrounded by moss, which was obvious to say that this has been here for- about a long time.

I turn my eyes to the hollow part, debating on whether I should put my hand there. I thought for a few seconds, before shrugging, "Eh. Gotta live life on the edge I guess." With that, I look at my hand, focusing my energy there as I did in my dream.

A moment passed before it felt warm, followed by a burst of blue flame. Not surprised anymore, I turn my head towards the hollow part, I reached out with my right-hand open. I put my hand in there only for a few seconds. After that- I back up for a bit as the stone door started to burst into flames.

It opened loudly. After that, the flame died down. Without any hesitation, I entered. I've been looking for this the whole day.. There's no reason for doubt if I want to go in or not.

The small hallway seemed rather empty. There's nothing on the ground either, only moss and foliage which littered the wall and floor. It wasn't particularly lit up, but there was a light source, high up which helped bright up most of the places.

Just through the hallway, the walls seemed to collapse in some places, which revealed to be connected to a cave. I went forward, it wasn't really that big of place so far that I could tell. There's more to the hallway but some places are blocked, by boulders that fell to the doorways. I sigh. "Just my luck..."

I look around the room-ish that was connected to a cave. This place is kinda cool, just wished some of the places aren't actually blocked, but hey- maybe I could come back here another time. Prepared hopefully next time.

I kept exploring the somehow cave. The room I was in, just had some debris or rocks that had fallen from the collapsed spots. There were some pots, plates, and a few other things ancient civilizations used before. Though some of it I'm not sure what's called.

I walked for a bit, before coming up to a wall. There were drawings and writings. I wasn't sure what to make of it, but one thing I'm familiar with is the drawing in the middle. Bill Cipher. There he was drawn with yellow color, a triangle with one eye. Black limbs. Even the top hat was there. I guess top hats were popular back then or something...

Around him was a bunch of people drawn that looked like they were kneeling around him. "Bill Cipher probably was summoned, before and was an evil demon trying to conquer everything.. got it. got it." I said taking some mental notes. Below the drawing was a bunch of symbols. I'm really not that smart so nothing looked familiar to me in any way.

Then I had a good idea, I took out my phone, "Good thing it's the twenty-first century! Thank you phones." I snap a picture. I made sure it was clear and everything was in there. For safety, I took a few more before I pocketed it again. I examined it a few times, but my brain wasn't exactly processing this properly.

I prepared to move on before I spot something on the wall near the writings. I approached it. I looked at it and there seems to be a small hole which entranced somewhere else. I wasn't exactly small, but I was enough to fit.

Without a second thought, I entered the hole. Donttakethatoutofcontext. Anyways, what I found were more writings and drawings. This time different. There was someone else in the drawing. Instead of yellow-colored writings, this was in blue.

At the left looked like a portal, beside it was a triangle with the same top hat. This time though, everything was colored blue except for the black top hat. Perhaps it was the cave that made it like this? I looked to the right of the drawing.

There were more drawings, but instead of a lot of people. There was one, which was standing straight instead of kneeling. It was drawn in blue as well, it looked like the same people in the other drawing, but this one had a top hat. "Uhhh..." I was pretty much confused. I give it some thought for a minute.

"So... It's either that- that is someone else... or.. that's another dream demon, which turned into a human." I say trying to make sense of the drawing in front of me, "Uhhhhh... Daaaddd..?" I say in the most joking way- yet confused tone ever. "Okay, let's not jump into anyyyy conclusion here."

I look at the bottom, there were writings, but it was erased in the center, becoming barely readable. Still, I took a photo of it as well. Honestly, I feel like a tourist- just taking pictures of some kind of sights...

I chuckle at that thought and continued my way. The rest of the drawings depicted that Bill has been busy for thousands of centuries. Making deals with other humans. Especially in Egypt, with the pyramids... So it really isn't a coincidence...

I explored more of the area, I couldn't find much in the cave. Most likely everything was taken at some point in time. It's almost night so I hurried myself from exploring. There was one more room that was connected to the opening that I found.

In the entrance of the room was a hole in the floor of the doorway. It seems to be a deep one, I couldn't see the bottom. I look over the room, it wasn't that big of a room and in the middle of the room was a huge boulder with a few smaller rocks surrounding it.

I jumped over the whole, to enter the room. I looked over the room, there wasn't much- just more pots that were broken. I was going to start leaving the room before I saw something else on the floor. There was a small box.

I grabbed the box, examining it. There wasn't anything written in the box, there wasn't any design either. "What's inside this box, I wonder..." I said rattling the box, which probably wasn't a good idea. The box was small with the color red, which I could only assume hold something like accessories.

I opened it without hesitation. Inside was a ring, it didn't look anything special. It was completely round and didn't have any tips. Both the material and the color looked like silver. There was a drawing in front of the ring, it was an eight-sided shape making it an octagon. In the center- it was subtle, but there was a drawing of a dog in the middle. On the other side of the front were symbols that I didn't understand. Maybe I should do some research... There's a lot of writings here that seem important, in the cave as well.

I didn't feel it at first.. but- it seems to be radiating some kind of magic or power. "Hmm.. Maybe I'll figure it out at some point." I said humming. I put the necklace back in my pocket and turn around ready to leave.

I'll look into it later. Now.. time to get out of here...

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Chapter End