Chapter 1

Chapter 1: The Forbidden Book

Kevin is a lawyer handling an unusual estate case, stumbles upon a mysterious old book sealed with wax. Driven by curiosity, he opens it, triggering a strange and unsettling chain of events.

Kevin hated estate cases.

The room smelled like old paper and mildew as he sifted through a dead man’s belongings in a dusty law office downtown. His boss had dumped the case on him, saying it was “an opportunity.” An opportunity to waste his weekend, an opportunity to fuck your mind.

He flicked through yet another stack of faded receipts, sneezing as the dust rose. “Why do old people keep every single piece of paper? Like, who needs a receipt from 1975 for a toaster?”

Behind him, the paralegal a bored college kid named Jamie snorted. “At least he was thorough. That toaster probably outlived him.”

Kevin smirked but quickly sobered as he moved to the next pile. Beneath the receipts and yellowed documents was a small, wooden box. It was surprisingly elegant compared to the rest of the clutter, with carved swirls decorating the lid.

“What’s this?” Kevin muttered, pulling it out.

Jamie looked up from her phone. “Treasure? Or more toaster receipts?”

Jamie was making fun of Kevin. But we know curiosity kills the cat and exactly the same thing happened......

Kevin rolled his eyes and opened the lid box. Inside there was an old leather-binded book sealed with crimson wax. The wax was stamped with a strange symbol two overlapping circles with jagged lines running through them. It looked like something out of a bad horror Giving totally horrible and scary vibes

“Ooh, spooky,” Jamie teased. “What if it’s cursed?”

Kevin laughed dryly. “If it is, maybe it’ll curse me into a better job.”

Still, the book felt heavy in his hands, like it was holding a secret. He ran his thumb over the wax seal, debating whether to break it. “It’s probably just someone’s weird diary,” he said aloud, though the uneasy feeling in his gut suggested otherwise.

Jamie raised an eyebrow. “Only one way to find out.”

With a shrug, Kevin snapped the seal.

At first, nothing happened. Then a sudden draft rushed through the room, flipping papers off the desk. The dim but lights flickered, casting sharp shadows on the walls.

“Okay, that’s creepy,” Jamie said, standing up.

Kevin forced a laugh, though his heart was pounding. “Probably just... bad wiring. Old building.”

He opened the book. The pages were blank at first, but as he flipped further, strange symbols and phrases began to appear, written in what looked like dark red ink. The handwriting was jagged, almost angry, and the words didn’t make sense:

“By blood it binds, by flesh it claims, by soul it seals.”

Kevin frowned. “What kind of nonsense—”

Suddenly, the red ink on the page began to spread, forming more words on its own.

“Kevin,” Jamie said, her voice shaky. “I don’t think you should be touching that.”

But Kevin couldn’t stop staring. The book was... alive. The letters twisted and rearranged themselves, forming what looked like a sentence in English.

“Read it aloud,” the book seemed to command.

Kevin hesitated. His rational brain told him to close the book and throw it into the nearest dumpster. But curiosity—and maybe a touch of arrogance—got the better of him.

“Fine,” he muttered. “Let’s see what this thing has to say.”

He cleared his throat and read:

“Through blood and bone, through time and stone, I call thee forth.”

The moment the words left his lips, the room plunged into darkness.

Jamie screamed. Kevin scrambled to find his phone, fumbling in the pitch black. The air felt heavy, pressing against his chest. And then, as quickly as it started, the lights came back on.

“What the hell was that?” Jamie hissed, clutching her phone like a lifeline.

Kevin didn’t answer. He was too busy staring at the book. The once-blank pages were now filled with writing, the letters glowing faintly. And on the back cover, a single word was etched in jagged handwriting:

“Lily.”

“Who’s Lily?” Jamie asked, leaning over his shoulder.

“I don’t know,” Kevin replied, but he had a sinking feeling that whoever—or whatever—Lily was, he was about to find out.

Suddenly, the book grew cold in his hands. Kevin yelped and dropped it, but the book didn’t hit the floor. It floated in mid-air for a moment before slamming shut and falling with a heavy thud.

“Yeah, I’m out,” Jamie said, backing toward the door.

Kevin nodded, his face pale. “Good idea.”

As they left the office, Kevin couldn’t shake the feeling that the book wasn’t done with him......

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