ARRIVAL TO 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.
The girls
followed him into a cellar and then through a well-lit tunnel. “When Sathon
turns wicked, we move into these tunnels,” Mulley remarked. They arrived at a
door displaying a carving of two wolves, and as the door opened, a towering man
with a giant moustache appeared. It was Bear. Mulley showed the girls to a
couple of chairs to sit down, and then left them.
“I’m Bear Kolos.
First of all, I want to tell you congratulations! It’s been a long time since
people from Earth came this far.”
“Nice to meet
you Bear,” Martina responded, polite but still apprehensive of their
surroundings. “I’m Martina and this is Mary.”
“You’ll see that
this dimension is a bit different from Earth, but you’ll get used to it,” Bear
said in a friendly tone.
“Get used to it?
But we already want to go home!” Martina answered resolutely.
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