
The Mysterious Box
By Storybird

25 Aug, 2023

The box's voice faded away into silence, leaving Raey clueless and bewildered. He tried to decipher the message, but it made no sense to him. Raey was enveloped in silence and darkness once again.

Time became an illusion in the box. Days turned into years and years into millennia. Raey felt stuck in a loop of confusion and uncertainty. He did not age, nor did he need food or water.

Suddenly, a screen materialized, displaying bizarre strings of texts like "57E(10E100)" and "SatIus". The texts remained even when Raey turned his gaze away, appearing imprinted in his vision.

Moments later, the ground underneath Raey's feet disappeared, and he plunged downwards. As he fell, he spotted an alien landscape, a volcano, stone towers, and a lonely cart.

Miraculously, Raey felt no pain upon landing. He dusted himself off and noticed the abandoned cart nearby. He started to drag the cart towards the alien settlement he had spotted earlier.

Suddenly, a bizarre creature lunged at him. It was a monstrous amalgamation of a lion and a wyvern, and it effortlessly destroyed the cart with one blow.

Panic kicked in, and Raey ran. To his surprise, he was moving at an unbelievable speed, reaching the base of the volcanic mountain in no time. Around him, he noticed strange marbled liquid spheres.

Suddenly, one of the spheres shot towards him, followed by others. Instinctively, Raey dodged and pulled out his pistol, firing a shot towards the nearest sphere.

Something bizarre happened - the bullet dissolved into the sphere and then, inexplicably, it came flying back towards him. Raey fled, but the bullet kept pursuing him.

A strange message appeared in his vision. Unable to understand it, Raey acted on impulse and punched the air. In response, everything within a 50-meter radius turned to dust.

He suddenly experienced a sharp pain in his head. He winced, clenching his teeth. It was short-lived but felt like the longest ten seconds of his life.

Raey cautiously moved towards the stone buildings, keeping a safe distance from the anomalous spheres. But as he moved closer, he found them becoming increasingly common.

Eventually, he found himself in front of an open space that looked like a theater. However, a sight more unnerving than the spheres caught his attention - a girl.

The girl was restrained by the spheres, and her presence radiated a sense of overwhelming power. Raey felt an instinctual urge to fight back, even though he didn't know against what.

The spheres collapsed into the girl, enhancing her intimidating aura. With a swift gesture, she sent Raey crashing into a wall, and he kept smashing through walls until he stopped.

Despite the violent impact, Raey was unscathed and immediately charged back towards the girl. He noticed her struggling against the spheres' control.

Seizing the moment, Raey knocked her unconscious. As she fell, the strange sphere's fluid burst free from her mouth and hurled at Raey with an intent to control him.

Raey simply waved dismissively, and the menacing fluid vaporized. He turned his attention to the unconscious girl, waiting for her to awaken.

As he waited, Raey reflected on his bizarre journey. He was far from Boston, in a world unknown, facing creatures and phenomenons beyond comprehension.

Finally, the girl woke up. Her intimidating aura was gone, replaced by a softer, more friendly presence. She introduced herself as Aia Eleas, the Princess of Raion.

"Raey Kevins," he answered, studying the princess. This strange, hostile world had finally begun to unfold its mystery. His journey was far from over.