Chapter 1

 

sera pov

"Curses, monsters, ghosts, the underworld, armies of witches, sacrifices, legends, werewolves, moonlight magic, they were legends that no one believed in and I didn't believe in these things until I went to that island and my voyage of exploration turned into a real tragedy I don't know if I would have survived or not” It was just a quest to explore some treasure I didn't know that everything would change; My beliefs, thoughts and even my life have changed since I arrived on that island. writing this now so that if I die, I want the world to know all that has happened to me and all that WIC is doing and its plans to take over humanity and the world. My name is sera and this is what happened to me.

I'm a treasure hunter and grave finder. I am thirty years old and my mother died in childbirth. My mother's name is Victoria. My dad always told me I looked a lot like her, having the same long black hair and the same wide black eyes. Also, I wasn't tall and she was. My father loved her very much. My father raised me alone. His name is Auguste, and he has brown hair, blue eyes and sharp features. After my mother passed away, me and his work became the most important thing in his life. He used to take me with him wherever he went. Travel a lot. He was a treasure hunter and a searcher of pharaonic tombs. He disappeared five years ago and I don't know anything about what happened to him, I've searched for him a lot, I don't know if he's still alive or if he's dead.

I live alone in an apartment in New York. Small two-room apartment. One is for sleeping and the other has everything for treasures and things I need for my work and lots of maps. The living room is not very big and has a TV which I watch most of the time. Quite a large bathroom and kitchenette. I was living my life normally and searching for my dad until the day I received an invitation to a party hosted by a large corporation, WIC. I think the date of this day was 11 22 2000. At first I didn't care about the invitation but what caught my attention was the sentence in the back (Party for explorers and treasure hunters only) I understood at that moment why this invitation was being sent to me. I don't know how they got my address to send that invitation to me but I agreed to go until I find someone who knows where I can find my father or someone who knows anything about him or any information about him.was the second day since I got the invitation 23 11 2000.

I took my phone and spoke to my friend Natalie to tell her that I won't be able to be with her while she buys a gift for her boyfriend tomorrow because it's been two years since they've been together and that I'm going to a party of explorers and treasure hunters, maybe I can Finding my dad's place while I'm there maybe someone will know. Natalie is my best friend who is a girl with short brown hair and a very thin body. She lives with and supports her mother. Her father passed away more than ten years ago. She loves drawing very much and did not complete her studies because of the jobs she used to do to support herself and her mother. She's funny, but she talks a lot and she doesn't stop talking when she starts talking about something I don't know for a long time I guess I've known her for four years I met her by chance in a restaurant working as a waitress there. I never had friends before because I moved around a lot with my parents so I couldn't make friends. I got to know her and since then we have become best friends, she helps me with everything and me too. She is in a relationship with Peter who is the same age. He has black hair and gray eyes. She loves him very much, but I don't think he loves her as much as she loves him.

I stood in front of the mirror in my bedroom watching myself and this sadness occupying me. And one question came to mind, is it really that girl with long black hair, black eyes that left no smile, those lips that became dry, and the body that became thinner by the day. Why did everything change? Why did you become like this? Why does this sadness not end? After all these questions and looking in the mirror and talking to myself, I went to get ready for tomorrow's party. After the shower, I put on long pants, a denim jacket and leather shoes, then went downstairs and went to the clothing store. An hour later I bought a long black sleeveless dress and black high heels, and went home. I lay on my bed and there is a new hope within me of finding my father.

The second day came quickly. It was the fall of 2000. I woke up and the sky was full of clouds, I thought it was going to rain. I started my breakfast until I got another message telling me the party would start at 6:00 PM instead of 8:00 PM. I took some maps and sat studying them until three in the evening. I got up, got dressed, and was ready to go. The place is two and a half hours from my apartment. I went downstairs and got into a taxi. I arrived at the party venue which was very luxurious and there were many people in it, but strangely enough it was forbidden to talk to anyone and everyone complied. I felt something was wrong. After a while, someone from the party organizer came to me and told me that he would take me to the company for a job interview. I went with him and got in the car he directed me to and he drove until the company arrived in half an hour.

It was so big, I got out of the car and went to the company and the receptionist asked me to go upstairs. I went up there and entered the room the receptionist had told me about, and there were three men waiting for me. Among them was someone who looked old, seemed to be the boss or something. And another guy to his right is a little fat and his name is Edward. The other is an Asian named Lee Jong Min. I sat with them and they started talking about an island isolated from the world with many treasures that no one has yet discovered. They want to send qualified people to discover it and the company will bear all the costs of the exploration trip. They also said that they did research and that I am qualified for this task and that I will have a percentage of those treasures when I find them. The Asian man came to give me the map, but before I took it I said all the questions that came to my mind: Why me? Does anyone else go? Is there any danger to my life there?

The person in the middle told me that it was all just a journey to discover some buried treasure, that there were many islands and each group would go to an island, that two more people would go with me and I would know them on the day of the journey that would be tomorrow and that there was no danger there. I asked him again if the problem was that simple, why not make one of your explorers do the job?

He replied, "They are recruiting new explorers and treasure hunters and this mission will be a test." I couldn't believe what he said. I don't know why, I feel something is wrong. The Asian man said that tomorrow morning I should be here to know all about the island and gave me the map and asked me to study it well. After I took the map, I left the room, closed the door, and went downstairs. I found the receptionist telling me there is a car waiting to take me home. I told him I didn't want to and I would take a taxi. I got off and stopped a cab and headed towards the house and in the meantime I was looking at that strange map, I had never seen a map like this before. I got home three hours later. I sat thinking should I agree and go there or decline the offer; After much thought, I set my alarm for six in the morning. I don't wake up easily. Then I changed my clothes and fell into a deep sleep.

"After that night it all started"

06:00 am 24 11 2000

The alarm rang so loud it made sera feel uncomfortable I tried to reach it to stop it after several attempts I reached and turned it off and went back to sleep. After a few minutes, the phone started ringing, she opened her eyes in annoyance, cursed the person calling her, took the phone, found a strange number, threw the phone and went back to sleep again, but the phone started ringing again. She was upset and replied, "Who are you?" what do you want? what is wrong with you? The other person answered calmly: I am the secretary of Mr. Edward of Mandarin, I want to inform you that the meeting is at 9:00 and you must bring all your personal supplies because the trip will begin immediately after the meeting. sera was listening and cursing him and his buddies inside, then replied, "Okay, I'll be there. I hung up and lay on the bed looking at the ceiling and thinking if she was right to go despite this feeling that something was wrong. She sighed and sat down and decided she wouldn't think much She said, "I'm not going to lose anything. It's just a journey in the end.

She went to the bathroom and showered and dried her hair after she was finished and put on black pants, a white blouse and a leather jacket. She started packing her bag, the supplies she takes with her on every expedition, and some maps. She closed the bag after she had put everything in it, put on her shoes, and at last looked into her apartment, got out, closed it with the key, put it in the pocket of her jacket, and went down. I parked a taxi and drove to the company. Three hours later, sera arrives at the company, and of course the meeting is delayed by an hour. She took her bag from the car and went to the entrance of the company and the receptionist who was there yesterday came to her and asked someone to take her bag to the plane and asked her to follow him. They went to the floor where she went yesterday as well, but the receptionist took her to another room. sera finds this fat man named Edward with another girl and guy. The girl was blonde, her hair reached the end of her neck with blue eyes, and she was long. She was wearing a short dress and high heels. The man was the same height as the girl in heels. He was also blond but his eyes were brown. He was wearing pants and a shirt.

sera entered; Edward looked at her angrily, trying not to show that anger at her being late, and said softly the opposite of what he felt: "Hello, Miss Auguste, I think it was 9:00, not

10:15." sera answered coldly: I don't think I'm too late

. Edward replies to her and asks her to sit down, but shows signs of anger because of her impudent character.Edward looked at her after she sat down and said, "I'll repeat what I said again in a nutshell. Easter Island is an almost triangular volcanic island located in the South Pacific Ocean, and it is one of the most isolated islands in the world. Over 3000 people Our company believes that this island buried many treasures and statues underground. Your mission is to search for graves there and any traces, and if you can find these tombs and treasures; You will all have a large percentage of them. And you will be permanent employees of the company.

sera asked: How do we guarantee those rights if we find something?

Edward took notarized contracts out of his office and said: These are contracts you will sign and guarantee you all your rights.

"Is there any danger to our life there?" asked a blonde girl.

Lorraine Sarcastic: Even if the answer was yes, the cup would definitely be no, there would definitely be no danger.

Edward looked at her and didn't give her any attention, then looked at the blonde and said, "There is no danger; there are people living on it, so don't worry, all you have to do is look for treasures and tombs.

The blond young man sitting with them asked: How long is this journey?" And can we go back if we want to?

"She doesn't have a fixed time," said Edward, "but anyone who wants to come back can come back, all they have to do is contact the company and we'll send a plane to take back whoever they want." Edward finished and went out and closed the door behind him.**** *******************

Edward went to another office where the president of the company was sitting. The

President: Is everything ok? Did any of them notice anything?

Edward: No sir no one feels absolutely anything.

The chief smiled and said, as he put on a glass of wine, "Everything starts today then." ************************