Secret

Ray POV

In the Albert Library, a confused boy stood there staring at the bookshelves.

"Isn't there any books about the formation of bombs and explosions?"

Ray began his search during break time. He started from the latest shelves they had until there's only a shelf left. A well-hidden shelf behind a huge staircase in the library. Well, the shelf is almost 100 years old which was inherited from their ancestors.

"Oh, I didn't know this shelf still exists."

"I thought the librarian had already thrown it away because the top of the shelf is almost brittle."

The shelf has doors that protect the precious books from damage.

"Ugh...It's stuck!"

Ray tried to open it slowly to avoid any sound that will people's attention as the shelf is well-hidden, there must be a reason why behind the location of this shelf.

"Finally, it's opening."

When the door's open, there were hundreds of books on the shelf. He pulled one of it and dust filled the air.

"Ahh...Ahhh...Choo!!!!"

He sneezes hard and hit the shelf. The shelf shakes a bit while Ray sat on the floor as he felt dizzy after the hit.

'Auch!'

Eventually, a book fell from the shelf and bump into Ray's head.

"Aarrgghhh!"

He screams in pain and leans on the shelf trying to stable himself from the pain.

"Ugh, what is this?"

He grabs the book and examined it. It is a hardcover book with a snake and eagle surrounded by rose flowers around it carves on the cover.

"Hey! It's our family crest! I guess this book belongs to our ancestors!"

The border of the book ornate with Opal and Tiger Eye crystals. Also, two crowns on the head of the snake and eagle were also made of Opal and Tiger Eye crystal.

The blue Opal and orange-black Tiger Eye really catch the eyes of whoever saw it. He tries to open the book but eventually, it looks like the pages are being glued together. It won't open even though Ray put huge effort to open it.

"Ugh, why the book won't open?"

He tried to open the book as if the book was been locked.

He turns over the book and saw words written behind it. He cleaned the dust and trying to read and understand it.

'It's a poem!'

When two different poles met, The poles will attract,

When two different powers met, The enemy will irritate.

He whispers the poems slowly.

'What does this means?'

'Oh, there's another!'

Rise from the shadows,

On your feet and fight for it,

Sing the lullaby and conquer the enemy,

End the war and subordinate the world.

Raise your head and remove the mask,

Allies or enemies?

Cannons, guns and bombs,

Heir and Heiress on power,

A dragon on a flower,

End the hatred and revenge,

Lost yourself and Love Yourself.

He whispers the poem again.

'I felt something familiar!'

'Right! If I connect the first alphabet on each sentence it's Rose's name and my name!'

To his surprise, the book automatically opened and flips its own pages until the third quarter of the book. It stops at a blank page which makes him stare at the page in confusion.

"What am I supposed to see on this blank page?"

He puts his hand on the page trying to figure out something. Instead, he felt something flow through his body made him feel at ease and powerful.

'What just happened?'

To his surprise, two figures of a man and a woman appeared on the page. Both woman and man walked through a forest and found a cave. They entered the cave and met a wizard.

The wizard suddenly lifts his wand and cast a spell on the woman. Then, they left.

The woman got pregnant. She got tortured by the members of the man's family. Being pushed to do house chores and serve the whole family. Despite that, she keeps being nice to them. The man could do nothing as he always being ignored by the members.

9 months passed, they got twin babies. It's a boy and a girl.

Unfortunately, it seems like the baby girl brings an unfortunate future for the family. So, the mother brings her to the wizard that she met before.

The baby girl had killed the midwife without having any cuts, bruises or injuries on her. The autopsy report also claimed that her health was in excellent condition before she dies. All of the hospital members were afraid and claimed that her child was a monster. The news spread wildly.

The wizard couldn't do anything as it is a curse that cannot be lifted. Again, they left without any hope. Feeling in vain and despair.

They return to the wizard when the girl is a cute kid, walking along with her mother. The mother told the wizard everything.

Suddenly, a picture of the girl being kidnapped, tortured, abandoned, child abuse appeared on the page.

The wizard looked into the girl's eyes. He lifts his wand and cast a spell to wipe off the girl's memories. Ever since that, the father had built a secret house in the forest to ensure the girl and the mother's safety. They lived separately for a while for the sake of the little girl.

The page went blank.

A pathway appears, showing a door and a vase at the corner of the pathway. The picture disperse.

Another pathway appears, along the pathway, there's a lot of rooms. The picture moved until it reached the end of the pathway.

It has a blank wall on each side. Suddenly two doors appeared. Two hidden chambers.

The page went blank again. Eventually, a sentence appeared at the centre of the page written with bold calligraphy.

~Magic appears when it finds its reality~

The page went blank and the book was automatically closed. Ray was startled because of the sudden action. He went blank for a moment before he comes back to his senses.

"So I guess, this book had a spell and only the right person can open it."

"But the pathway with the vase on the corner felt familiar as if it's somewhere in this mansion or in the headquarter."

"I need to figure it out. My guts telling me this book kept a lot of secrets of me and especially my sister, Rose."