Chapter 12：The Box (1/2)

Mack looked at the giant door and could not believe the size of that thing. It was monstrously giant.

In front of the door, Mack could see a pit with no end, with only one bridge traversing.

The door had the same style as the bridge, both ancient-looking, made of metal and full of carvings. In the middle of the door, a serpent eating his own tail could be seen.

'Again an ouroboros?'

Mack looked around to see where he was and saw that there was nothing.

He was in a completely empty space, only him, the pit, the bridge, and the door.

Behind him, the barren land stretched all the way to the horizon until he could not see anymore.

Not a single sign of life in sight.

Mack was extremely weak but for some reason he was not that bad as earlier. The moment he heard the noises inside him he felt refreshed for a few moments but was still extremely weak.

His mind was a bit more clear, but the body was not in a good state.

Mack still could not understand how this Essence worked or what he could expect from this place or what exactly was his ancestor and what he had in mind when creating this place. But first thing first. He was starving. He desperately needed something to eat.

”Where is the food? You said I could eat when passed this test.”

[I never said that]

”What? I clearly remember that.”

[I have perpetual memory. You can't trick me with this shameless act of yours]

”Ok, and how am I supposed to continue? If I don't eat, i will not even be able to reach that dammed door let alone passing the next test.”

[I also never told you that you would not be able to eat]

”So? what I do now? Am I supposed to try catching some worms? I don't even see a dammed tree in this place!”

”And how? How am I supposed to see all around me now? Wast this place full of traps?”

[I also never said that there were traps here]

”Are kidding me? Is that all some god joke or something?”

~sigh~

”I don't even have the energy to be angry”

Then, like magic, a box appeared in front of mack. No sound, no warning, nothing. Just appearing in front of him.

”What's this?”

[This is all you can have before the next trial. It was prepared beforehand and each one aiming to enter that door receives one from me]

Mack looked at the box the size of a man and for a second felt relieved. At least the box seemed to have a lot of things inside.