Noah decided to return to the library in search of answers, but he didn't realize that his steps are being followed in the shadows.The air was heavy, as if the city itself was holding its breath, waiting to see what would happen. He called his friend Khaled, who seemed hesitant when he told him about the strange events of the past few days. Khaled said in a strained voice, trying to hide his confusion: "Noah, what you're saying is like a fairy tale! It's unbelievable... But I saw the book with my own eyes, and that alone is enough to give me goosebumps. As for the mysterious eye... I'm still not sure." As he spoke, Noah spotted a strange look in Khalid's eyes. His eyes were constantly glued to the bag Noah was carrying, as if following the movement of the book inside. There was something in Khalid's gaze... Something like greed or fear, or maybe a combination of the two.Halfway to the library, three men in black cloaks suddenly appeared in front of them. Their faces were hidden under dark hoods, but their eyes shone with a strange silvery light, as if they were not human. One of them took a step forward, and his voice came out hoarse, as if from the depths of an abyss: "Give us the book." Noah turned to Khalid with concern, but was surprised to find him frozen in place, as if his body refused to move. Khalid didn't say a word, his eyes fixed on the attackers, but deep down, there was something else... Fear? Or hesitation? Before Noah could ask. the three men rushed toward him with inhuman speed. Noah's pulse spiked, but his instincts told him to run. He darted through the narrow alleys, as Khalid's voice rose behind him: "Noah! Wait!" But he couldn't stop now.In the middle of his escape, Noah spotted a gold engraving on the ring of one of the attackers. The engraving was a mysterious combination of a pharaonic king and a serpent, surrounded by twisted magical inscriptions. The engraving seemed to pulsate with a faint light, as if it held an invisible power.He made his way towards the library, but didn't enter through the main entrance. Instead, he rushed to the back way, where he found a half-open door leading to an old crypt.Without thinking, he quickly entered, but this time he felt something different... As if someone was following him, but not just the three men. It was dark and damp, the smell of antiquity creeping into his nose. Dim lights from oil lamps danced on the walls, casting moving shadows on the pharaonic statues that lined the sides. At the end of it, he spotted a large room, adorned with ten towering pharaonic statues, with a stone obelisk in the center, floating in the air, filled with ancient carvings that shone with a soft light. In the middle of the room, there was a basin of clear water like a mirror, and on its surface floated a sealed papyrus scroll, surrounded by a golden ribbon inscribed with incomprehensible incantations. Noah approached slowly, hesitated for a moment, then reached for the scroll. As soon as his fingers touched its ancient surface, a sharp chill ran through him, as if the whole place had awakened from its deep slumber. The air felt heavier, as if something invisible was watching him. He opened the scroll slowly, his eyes roaming over the symbols engraved on it... Then his breath froze." This is... A map to a hidden tomb? "He raised his head quickly, but before he could realize it.he heard footsteps behind him. He turned around, his heart beating madly, and his eyes widened when he saw the person standing at the entrance....Khaled was handcuffed by three masked men. One wore a golden mask that shimmered in the dim light, while the other two roughly dragged Khalid inside. The place was dark, and the air was charged with a strange tension."Give us the book, and we will let you and your friend go in peace. "The man in the golden mask spoke in a calm voice, but there was a hidden threat in his words. Noah stammered, staring at them with panicked eyes, then said quickly: "Well... Okay! I don't even know how this book came my way!"He threw his hands in the air in a sign of surrender, then set his backpack on the ground, trying to buy some time. One of the masked men stepped forward and reached into the bag. But as soon as his fingertips touched the book... He froze. His body began to shake violently, and he mumbled unintelligible words, as if an invisible curse had swept through his being. Then, suddenly, his eyes turned a bloody white, and red tears began to fall from his eyeballs, drawing dark trails on his face. He raised a trembling hand toward Noah, his voice hoarse as if he were speaking from another world: "He... He's looking at me..."Before anyone could react, the man pounced on one of his comrades."Ehab! Stop! What's happening to you? "The man to Khalid's left yelled, but Ehab was no longer responding. The man in the golden mask stood watching the scene coldly, then turned his gaze to Noah, who was frozen in place, his eyes betraying his stupor."This isn't normal... Why didn't anything happen to me when I held the book?"
Noah whispered to himself, as if his mind was trying to process the catastrophe in front of him.
"Please! Let us go! We don't know anything about you or this cursed book!"Noah tried to speak to the man in the golden mask, but his voice was lost in the chaos.
Ehab, who was no longer Ehab, floated off the ground for a moment, as if an invisible force had lifted his body. A light-yellow smoke appeared around him, and then his fingertips began to stretch, wrapping like snakes around his friend. Green smoke began to seep from his fingers, condensing as if an evil spirit was trying to escape from his body. The ground beneath their feet began to shake. It wasn't an earthquake, but the energies emanating from their bodies. Ehab, who had lost control of himself, was surrounded by a dense green aura, resembling a tooth of dancing flame that rippled around him like living beings. His masked friend, who was still holding himself together, was surrounded by a cold, steady, glowing blue aura, pulsing like a calm heartbeat but carrying a deadly danger.The masked man raised his hand, and lines of blue energy began to wrap around his body, his eyes watching Ehab warily.
"Ehab! Control yourself! I am not your enemy!"
But Ehab didn't listen. With a brutal scream, he lunged forward!
His green aura-coated fist collided with a wave of blue aura, emitting a powerful light that forced everyone to cover their eyes for a moment.
The masked man took two steps back, but his feet sunk into the ground, as if trying to resist the force of a raging storm.
Ehab didn't stop. He spun around his opponent with lightning speed and threw another punch, but the masked man blocked it with his arm, and a blue aura exploded between them like sparks of lightning.
"If you don't understand words, I will make you understand by force!"
The masked man raised his hand to the sky, and the air froze for a moment...
Then blue lightning bolts fell from above, as if in response to his call!
But Ehab wasn't going to let him dominate the fight. He hit the ground with his feet, and a wave of green energy surged around him, like a poisonous whirlwind devouring everything in its path.
The blue energy and green energy collided violently, creating an explosion that made the walls tremble and shattered the small rocks that were all over the place.
The moment the two energies clashed; a mysterious flash appeared at the center of the conflict. Something invisible was awakening between them!
Noah felt a cold twinge in his heart. The book in his bag was responding to this collision.
"What is this?!"
But there was no time to think.
Ehab, who had become even more monstrous, jumped high, and a huge green aura formed behind him in the form of enormous claws. Then he landed his fist directly on his opponent!
The masked man, at the last moment, raised his hand and a blue and transparent energy shield formed in front of him. But he knew the impact would be terrible!
The ground shook violently. Dust flew and some of the statues were shattered by the energy blast, while the two exploded in different directions, sending them both crashing into the wall behind them.
The masked man got up, panting, but Ehab showed no sign of fatigue... He was smiling madly.
"Wow.... I haven't felt this strong in a long time."
His eyes were eerily bright, as if something other than himself was now controlling his body.
The masked man tightened his grip, knowing it wasn't over yet.
The earth can't take it anymore.
The floor couldn't take it anymore.
With each blow, with each wave of energy, the walls shook violently, as if the whole place was dying. Rocks began to crack, dust danced in the air like lost souls, while the two energies-green and blue-mixed the space between them in an unholy struggle.
But something else was interacting with the chaos...