The Secrets Don't Add Up

Chapter 12

"Follow me," Emerson said as we start walking down the corridor towards his throne like gold seat.

  "You have a throne," I asked while starring up at the glistening gold seat, I started running my fingers across the cold arm as my fingers caught something scribed into it I squinted my eyes to read the tiny writing, it read 'MALUM' in all uppercase letters. I didn't tell Finn because he seemed like he trusted Emerson.
 
"This way," Emerson said as he lead us down a dark hall. Torches began to light the hall as they previously did when we arrived in this place. I couldn't stop pinching myself, I honestly think this is some sort of dream or something. Maybe I had fallen asleep in the car? Maybe I'm in a coma? I don't know, but anything makes more logical sense than this.

  We soon came to a halt. Emerson turned around and faced us as he started to explain how we would get our sisters back from Malum, well if that creature was Malum. Was Emerson Malum? Was he trying to take us like he did our sisters? "This is our best chance to get your sisters back. This door leads to a universe where time doesn't exist. If we proceed to go through the door we could feel like we've been gone for a minute but in reality we'll be gone for a hour and vice versa," Emerson explained to us. I looked at Finn as I say, "Should we take the chance?"

  "We have to try."

  "I know, but what if it's a trap, I mean damn, we have only know 'Emerson' for 15 minutes," I say with a confused face.

  "We have to try, I won't let anything happen, okay?"

  Finn gives me a reassuring face as I turn to Emerson, "Alright, but we have to find our sisters and quickly."

  "Alright, Alright," says Emerson as they manage to get the door open. "Remember, time doesn't exist in here, and if you here anything behind you don't turn around."

  "Hold up," I say as I'm starting to rethink this, "what do you mean "hear something" I wasn't aware anyone else was in there!"

  "Well they aren't human, at least not anymore. They are spirits that got trapped in the Timeless Dimension. The majority of them can't harm you much," Emerson said as if it was nothing.

  "Why didn't you tell us this," Finn added. 
 
  "Well I just hadn't gotten to it yet, now we have to hurry. This is the fastest way to get to Malum's lair, that's where it's holding your sisters captive. Now this has its cons as I mentioned before, but it also has its pros. We can get there relatively fast if we do it right, but we must hurry," Emerson explained.

  At this point my mind feels like it was just thrown in a blinder and turned into a milkshake. "Well," I say as I glance up at Finn, "let's get our sisters back."

  "Guest first," Emerson says as he jesters us toward the door like portal. Finn and I step through as Emerson follows behind us and closes the door.