Another excerpt from Hyperearth
The girls found themselves walking through what seemed to be the outskirts of a village, along the main road, but without a person in sight.
“This place
gives me the shivers,” Mary commented. Suddenly, to their surprise, the two
girls caught site of people motionless all around them—some on the street, some
on the sidewalk.
“They seem to
have been turned into statues!” Mary remarked.
As they examined
the human statues, they suddenly heard the low but firm voice of a man dressed
in a dark coat and hat. “What are you doing here? Are you crazy? Do you want to
end up like these people? Come here!” Shocked, the girls abided by his advice
and followed him into his house.
“What’s wrong?”
Mary asked.
“Hmm, where are
you from? Sathon the sorcerer has cast a spell on these people and you can’t go
outside. If he sees you, he’ll turn you both into pillars of black stone!” It
was only at that point that the man decided to introduce himself. “My name is
Ron Mulley,” he said with a bow, taking off his hat. “And I know how Sathon can
be cheeky!”
“Sorry, sir! We
didn’t know. We’re new here,” Martina replied.
“And where do
you come from? Another dimension?” Mulley asked.
The girls looked
at each other, feeling awkward. “Well, we are from Earth.”
“Aha, I knew it!
People on Earth are careless and superficial, and it’s been a long time since
we met one.”
“What an
arrogant man,” Martina whispered to Mary.
“What was that?”
Mulley asked in suspicion.
“Nothing, nothing,”
Mary insisted.
“Well, let me
bring you to Bear. He knows about people from the dimension of Earth. Follow
me,” Mulley instructed.
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