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Wicked Parcel - The Viscous Circle of Death|Death has its own plans|
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The parcel that had arrived today, contained an old key and a list of instructions to use it.
"open at your risk" These bold letters filled my heart with fear and mind with curiosity. I opened the mannual and read the first point.
"1. Slide the pipe from sideward and blow the air from it. It will open the four lock position.
I did it. I saw the movement of marble to hit one disc which opened four locks. I was not knowing the correct lock for the old key.
"2. Insert in right one. Wrong guess will open the death portal. The clues are over the parcel."
That was really too rediculous. But a fear was inside me.
On one corner the figure of phenomenon of global warming was depicted. I put the parcel in sun but nothing happened. I was thinking.
I saw my invisible pen. The idea striked my mind. I used the UV rays and saw what I thought. The hidden message.
"Put one drop of water on the forty five degrees from corner of top surface."
When I did I saw a key numbered one made of blue vitroul which changes its colour on contact with drop of water. I detached it from parcel .I inserted the key in first lock.
A portion in centre of top lifted upward. I could not understand anything.
Now I decided to find next clue. Again I saw a candle made on a digged surface. I burnt a candle and melted all wax into over it. After few minutes I carved out it. I saw a message wtitten below it.
"Detach base and assemble"
I did and made key 2. When I opened lock two, one more structure arrived.
Moving towards third one, I went to third corner.
Again a vacant space with a circular figure.I did not assumed this time and went to my pond . I was frustrated. I picked the stone and threwed it in water. I was amazed and again my mind striked as I saw a circular ripple in pond.
I ran on my legs. Took the parcel and poured water in vacant space at corner. But nothing happened. I was in anger. I picked the parcel and then I locked in freeze . After few minutes The key arrived in form of ice as I thought. This key opened one more structure.
The last one remained. And the last corner was untouched. A diagram of knife was made. I cut that portion with my pocket knife and got a chit.
"Throwing sugar inside lock will call your friend to help."
By doing this I saw a red ant came from one part of hole and went inside fourth lock. The ant crushed the sugar and opened the levers. The last structure came into existence.
That was a big lock, perhaps of that old key. I was going to insert the old key, the doorbell rangs.
An old lady was in front of me.
"Dear, someone wicked had delivered my parcel at your home. Kindly give me back. "
I was shocked as I was about to open it. I told lie that no parcel had been delivered. My dog was barking. I went back took the key and again heard the bell. That was my friend Victor .
" hey do you want to play zombie shooter? "
He seemed too wierd like a zombie. I also denied wierdly.
I came back took the key. The key was inserted. I was about to turn.
Unexpectedly a call came, that was my father but his voice was also something different. He was saying me to immediately do my homework.
I refused and turned the key.
The weather had gone fiercely. Thundering clouds voices chattered my windows.
The most unusual thing was that a dark energy came outside from box. It took a spiral shape. Suddenly a jerk was felt. I saw my body lie down. My soul was detached. The body disappeared and I went inside the spiral. The parcel rearranged and got disappeared.
I was in front of dead ones.There was again a parcel and an old key with an instruction mannual and a written message."Open at own risk."
I shouted to justify myself that I opened the right lock. Then the death came and told " Why you had not opened the first key from right side ?
I realised the instruction "insert in right one ".

The death said :
Now open this box to open the life portal. Wrong guess will trap you permanently"
This time I opened the right lock as per the instruction but it came out again as wrong guess.
I got trapped in viscous circle of death inside wicked parcel.

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© AMAN PANDEY