The mysterious book

A warm sun shines brightly, cold breeze rustles through the leaves, carrying the sweet scent of blooming flowers and the distant chirping of birds, creating a refreshing summer afternoon. Two girls were walking side by side licking their icecream, as they make their way towards one of the city's library.

"What kinda books you gonna get?" One of the girls, named Luna asked Faye, while licking her icecream.

"What else? The usual. Romance, soft or dark whatever, fantasy, thriller blah blah." Faye, finishing her icecream, throws away the icecream stick. "What 'bout you?"

"Same!" Luna stuffs the remaining icecream in her mouth, then throws away the stick.

Soon they reach the library and starts browsing through the book shelves. They soon get all the books they came here for.

"Girl, you done?" Luna asked Faye as she was about to make her way towards the counter to borrow her books.

"Yeah bitch, I'm almost done, you go I'm coming."

Luna nodded and went to the counter to complete her process of borrowing.

Faye, after taking one last look through the book shelf, was about to go when her eyes fell on a book laying on the floor between two book shelves. She went towards the book and crouched down to pick it up.

She picks it up and takes a look at it. The book's cover was brown and appeared to be old. On the front cover, it had a green gem in the middle and it's name read "The Lost Dominion".

Faye frowns her brows and tilt her head to a side. "Bitch wtf? How come I never heard about this book before?" Faye opens the book to see the author's name, but to her surprise, there was none. "What kind of book doesn't have the author's name? What is this book even about?" Mumbling to herself, Faye stood up and decided to borrow this book along with the others.

After completing the process of borrowing she walks out of the library with Luna and they start walking home.

"I'm sooo happy! I finally got the 2nd book of the "Secret love" series!" Luna exclaimed looking at Faye who seemed to be in her own world. "Girl, you listening?" Luna asked, poking Faye's arm making her snap out of her thoughts.

"Yeah hoe, I'm listening! Anyways, you know today I found a mysterious book, if that's what we'll call it."

"A mysterious book? Sounds dramatic." Luna chuckled "What's the name?"

" Well, what was it?...Um....oh yeah! The Lost Dominion!"

"What? I've never heard about a book with such name!?" Luna said frowning her brows.

"Me neither! Maybe it's a new release we don't know about? Though it appears to be old, lol." Faye said, taking a peek at the book inside her paper bag, kept between the other books she burrowed.

Luna nodded shrugging.

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In the evening, Faye set on her bed with the book to finally read it. She had snacks and coffee prepared, with the door of her room locked, not wanting to be disturbed at all. Taking a sip of her coffee Faye opens the book and starts reading.

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The throne room's opulent grandeur was eclipsed only by the ominous aura surrounding the king. Majestic pillars, adorned with gold leaf and precious gems, supported a vaulted ceiling, while the floor's polished black marble seemed to absorb the flickering torchlight. Upon the throne, crafted from a single, massive ebony slab, the king sat, shrouded in shadows, his piercing eyes gleaming like dark stars. An aura of foreboding power emanated from him, as if the very darkness itself had coalesced into a living, breathing entity, commanding reverence and inspiring dread.

Before the throne, a sea of courtiers, advisors, and guards stood in rigid attention, their finery and armor a testament to their stations. To the king's right, the chancellor and high priestess conferred in hushed tones, their faces etched with concern. Behind them, rows of nobles and knights stood, their eyes fixed on the monarch, while at the room's edges, silent sentinels in black armor watched with unyielding vigilance, their hands resting on the hilts of their swords.

Two men, appearing to be soldiers stood in front of the king while holding a man, who is made to kneel down with his head hung low in fear.

"Your Majesty, this is the man who dared to go past the devine gate."

One of the soldiers spoke, informing the king about the transgression committed by the man.

"Your Majesty, he also lost the important book in the human realm."

The king's gaze darkened, the throne room immediately gets filled with angry murmures and whispers.

"Your Majesty, this is unforgivable! He has committed the greatest transgression of all time! It's a sin!" One of the priest spoke with anger, to which everyone agreed.

There was a tense silence, everyone waiting for the king to punish the man accordingly.

A transgression so great, it cannot be overlooked. First time in the history of this realm someone committed a crime like this.

Finally, making the decision, the king commanded in his rich deep voice. His right decision completely satisfied the furious people.

"Execute him"

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