Done adorning it, I stared at its surface for what felt like an eternity before finally tearing my gaze away.
"Huff.-"
My eyes roamed the dimly lit room, the stifling quiet amplifying the faint creak of the floor beneath my feet.
Creak!
Amidst the decay and shadows,
Ba-dump!
An unusual object- a odd box caught my attention.
My brows arched slightly raised as I approached it,
Tok-
Tok-
Steps deliberate, and measured.
Creak!
Crouching, I picked it up.
Ba-dump!
Its cold surface pressing against my palms.
My fingers hovered over the intricate lock, tracing symbols etched with the weight of ancient secrets.
I squinted at the code etched into the surface.
A whisper escaped my lips,
"A code..."
My voice swallowed by the vast, suffocating darkness.
