I open the door hoping for the best, and I end up finding....a pub ?
A rush of fresh air comes out of the door I opened, which makes me nearly drop the card the principal has given me. I put the card in my pocket and walk into the room. The place is strangely bigger than it looks from the outside.
I look at the place. I see many glasses and bottles on a counter. The bottles have labels written in several languages, some of which I can't even identify.. A few sofas, a large round table, a junkbox playing jazz, an extremely comfortable and well-ornamented combination, but completely bizarre when thinking that here is the principal's office.
I walk slowly until I hear a voice.
"Hey you, don't go walking around, you're invited but don't abuse the boss's goodwill."
I see the right side of a girl's face getting up from one of the sofas. I ended up not noticing her sleeping on one of the sofas due to her lack of presence. She has matted black hair, blue eyes that almost look purple, and skin that is very pale, something only achievable perhaps through makeup. She wears very loose clothes, with a black hood written "Fear of gods".
"I.....where is the principal? I came to talk to him."
The girl looks at me with doubt on her face, she jumps off the couch then stands up. As she jumps she turns her face forward, which makes me see the huge tattoo she has on the left side of her face. The way the tattoo is drawn reminds me of the symbol on the card that was given to me. It's not the same symbol, but it was definitely made by the same person.
"Principal...Ah of course the Boss. Just wait he should be on his way. In the meantime, Jeremiah bring the guest some drink."
A man comes out behind me walking fast, going to my front and bowing. Looking back I see nowhere to go, he somehow came out of literally nothing.
"Good afternoon Mr. Kurosai, my name is Jeremiah, I'm a butler here. I'm at his service, would you like a drink?"
The man cleans the sofa and places me to sit. A butler only for the headmaster, that's really weird. Several lamps make up a pleasant environment, which makes me feel relaxed and not think too much.
"Sorry, I'm not old enough to drink, plus I'm not much of a drinker."
"Don't worry, here we have a motto of professionalism, all drinks are non-alcoholic, after all, everyone comes here to work."
"Don't worry, we are extremely professional here, all drinks are non-alcoholic."
"I accept then. What do you--."
The girl comes running towards the two of us so quickly that I stop my sentence in mid-sentence.
"Two lemonades, mine with more ice than lemonade."
"Oh girl, you need more politeness with your guests. However, I believe the lemonade is a good recommendation for our guest."
The butler walks over to what appears to be a beer cooler, he presses the only button the machine has, starting to dispense lemonade from a tube. Jeremiah brings the two lemonades.
"If you want another drink or anything else, I'm at your disposal, Mr. Kurosai."
"Oh no thanks for the drink, just wanted something to cool off."
The butler bows and walks out behind me. I take a sip of the drink, the lemonade is so delicious that I can only take my mouth off the glass when I finish the drink completely.
"Wow Jeremiah this thing is really good,"
I say that, when I turn my head and see that the butler, just as he appeared, is also gone. I only see walls and no doors. My surprise starts to fade after a few seconds, I'm already starting to get used to these things. The tattooed girl lies back on the couch. She turns her head towards me.
"Jeremiah has a lot to do, you know, so let me handle things around here, if you need anything just say the word."
"I really wanted to know what's going on...."
I say this quietly to myself, but she somehow manages to hear it.
"I could even help you, but the boss loves to see the students' reactions, and I think you're going to be one of the good ones, I won't take away the pleasure of seeing that."
I open my mouth to answer the girl, but before I do, she jumps to her feet on the sofa.
"WELL DID I NOT INTRODUCE MYSELF? I HAVEN'T DO THIS IN SO LONG TIME, I AM--"
Her animated speech is interrupted by a huge explosion in the middle of the room where the round table was located. The noise is immense and the room is infested with smoke. I scream so loud I can't even think of anything else.
The smoke starts to clear, and with that I see that someone was in front of me.
"What was this ?"
I hear a male voice coming through the smoke.
"WHO PLACED A TABLE ON TOP OF THE TELEPORTATION RUNE?"
The smoke clears enough for me to start to see, the male voice is none other than the Principal, who is all gray with his hat lying on the floor.
"You almost died Mr. Kurosai, I'm glad I saw that stake coming."
Jeremiah says this by pointing to a pointed piece of wood.
"Stake.....almost hit me....."
My completely pale skin and wide eyes leave no doubt how scared I am. Jeremiah smiles nonetheless, pulling a handkerchief from his pocket and starting to dust me off. As he cleans me up Jeremiah talks to the principal.
"I'm sorry boss, I put the table. You guys never use that rune there and I always wanted to put a round table in this room. Please let me know the next time you decide to use the rune."
" YOU ARE CRAZY, YOU CAN TAKE THIS TABLE OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW....."
The principal realizes that there is no longer a table to remove from above the rune, but only pieces of wood everywhere. The rune they talk about so much is a pentagram written on the floor in what I believe is blood. What is happening.....
"Why...why did it explode?" I ask stuttering a little.
Jeremiah sees me confused and decides to answer.
"Even though it's an extradimensional place, the laws of physics apply here as well. Two objects can't be in the same place, so the energy generated when two objects come together created an explosion."
"Extradimensional? Teleportation? And that pentagram on the ground....."
I put my hand on my head confused by so much information. Gradually a fire grows in my soul, I can no longer hold on among so many oddities and doubts.
"I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE, ALL I HAVE SO FAR ARE DOUBTS. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, WHY I WAS CALLED AND WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU EXACTLY ?"
I hear a loud laugh, the principal laughs heartily. She opens her arms and gives me a big hug. With his eyes fixed on mine, he smiles even wider.
"BOY YOU CAME HAHAHA I KNEW YOU WOULD COME. YOU WANT ANSWERS DON'T YOU? SO LET'S GIVE YOU SOME OF THEM NOW."
His eye glows until everything around me goes black. We're now alone in a completely black space.
"Where are we?
I see some sparkles that come out of nowhere between the dark spaces I find myself. They shine, some pass quickly by me, others are so far away that I almost don't see them.
"Boy, the ordinary is artificial in this world. The lack of the supernatural is just an imposed state. Everything is a true madness, a true fantastic and unbelievable world in which creatures as unbelievable as they inhabit. What I offer you is to participate in something bigger and that very few people could pass through. I offer you to participate in things that impactmillions of people. I offer you a VIP seat in this blue world."
He points down, when I look I see the planet earth below me, small but majestic. I'm in space, however I don't float, I breathe normally and my feet even seem glued to the ground."A VIP seat....."
"Yes, now first of all let's contextualize you."
At the end of the sentence, the principal hits he's foot on the ground, which makes us start to fall. I start to fall at high speed downwards, looking again I don't see the planet earth nor the stars it's all dark with just the light of the principa's eyes. I scream until my throat bursts, the main thing sees how scared I am and starts laughing.
"Boy, stop screaming and enjoy the show, because it's going to be the time of your life. Now let's get started."
He stretches out falling faster than I do, he gets below me and looks up so he can talk to me.
"First....Let there be LIGHT!"
A light begins to consume the entire space I'm in. Close my eyes. After a few seconds I decide to open them.