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Not For The Fainthearted
#WritcoStoryPrompt41
The mirror loomed over them as they traversed the hallways of the abandoned mansion. It was rumoured that no one came out alive from it...

After travelling for weeks, Kira, Ori and Vala reached the abandoned palace. This is the first proper shelter they found since they left home. The rain hasn't stopped for three days. They could use some rest beneath the roof. The folk they met on the road warned them about this palace.

"Whatever you do, don't spend the night at the palace." said the old couple. "Only the Devil knows what's in there. Nobody has come out of it alive."

Ori laughed when he recalled the couple's words. They had motivated him more than enough to spend the night there. He studied magic under various sages but the most he enjoyed was creating his own spells. He wanted to test him on whatever he found at this mansion.

Kira stepped in front of the gate. She leaned on the heavy hammer that she was carrying and examined the gate. People mistook her as weakling because of her fat stature. She had never known the limits of her strength.

"Shall we enter?" Kira asked Vala and Ori.

Vala stood at her spot in a trance like state. She is old but what she lacks in strength she...