Chapter 39 - Mysterious Statue (1/2)

When they took a look at what was on the other side, the three were extremely surprised.

”What is this?” Hermione asked.

The room was pitch black and the three were hesitant to go inside.

”What if this is a hole?” Kristine asked. ”We're going to die from the fall,”

”I don't think we have a choice,” Chris said. ”This is the only door we found since we've been stuck here,”

The two were still reluctant to go inside.

”I'll go inside,” Chris said. ”If I fall then I fall. If we don't go in, we'll eventually go crazy from just walking without a set destination,”

Before the girls could say anything, Chris went inside the room.

”It's not a hole,” Chris said. ”Just come inside,”

Hermione and Kristine looked at each other and slowly went inside the room. The door quickly closed behind them and when Hermione and Kristine both went to find the door, they couldn't. The three now were surrounded in complete darkness.

”Great! The door disappeared and we have no light as well,” Kristine said. ”See if we can use mag-”

There was now a marble floor with limestone round pillars around the three. In front of the three was a huge limestone statue of a nȧkėd middle-aged man being held up by chains.

”Whoa, what is all this?” Chris asked as he started to walk around the room. Aside from the torches, statue, and pillars, there was nothing else in the room.

Suddenly the diary in Hermione's arm started to vibrate.

”Chris! Kristine! The diary is reacting to something,” Hermione said.

”Quickly open the diary,” Chris said. Hermione opened the diary and on the page after the riddle, words started to form.

Release the chains of the one that saved humanity. Give freedom to the one that has suffered never-ending pain for millenniums. Shout his name loudly to free him. However, do it fast as today will be the last for this great hero of fire.

”Great hero of fire?” Kristine asked. ”That could mean anyone. There were many figures in both history and mythology that discovered or created fire,”