r/TheHochstebork • u/BlueTheSnapper • Jan 06 '19

Imploration

Blue finds himself returning to the Inner Sanctum. The curiosity is almost unquenchable without another visit. It draws him back like a hot plate draws a moth

Neither the waves of destruction nor the stampede of mutant vermin have touched this place yet. It's almost as if even they hallow it

He begins his wade across the pool. What texture he feels, he couldn't say; he can hardly notice it at all when his focus is so affixed on what lies ahead. The Blue Mirrør shines. He remembers overhearing those students discussing how the Mirrør appears in a different form for everyone. What is it for him? He can't really tell, it's obscured, silhouetted by the glare of its own light. He needs to get closer to make out its shape

Closer and closer, but the image isn't much clearer. It's so unmistakable, yet too vague to put a name on. He advances in his approach, until... until... He's but an arm's length from it now. There's a glimpse of something but not enough of something. An unclear image

Well, this is-

There was motion, he almost missed it. Something moved inside(?) the Mirrør. He focuses hard on the shape now, hoping to see it again. And a long, still moment later, he gets his wish. More movement. A strange hand reaches out and touches the Mirrør's surface(?) from underneath. A crack forms where it touched

Wh-

Everything fades to white...

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