I stayed hidden in the room and tried to hold my breath most of the time as I peeked outside the room through the cracks in the door.
The temple was empty. So, little noises like even breathing were loud.
Gradually, the footsteps disappeared into faint sounds. And finally, I couldn't hear it anymore.
Funny. But it was after the footsteps stopped that my heart began to hit me like a drum.
My hands were already sweaty, and I only noticed that now. "I never knew until today that I was a scared cat". I muttered. Though I didn't blame myself. The doors leading outside the temple were shut.
As a result of that, I was scared out of my pants because I didn't know any other exit.
Like literally, it hasn't been up to ten minutes since I entered the temple.
I wouldn't lie, thanks to those footsteps, I was ready to get the heck out of this temple. There was this saying; He who runs away, lives to fight another day.
That was indeed the truth.
Once I eventually make it out of this temple asap, I must inform my colleagues about this village, so that we can all come to explore it together.
At least, if anything went wrong, I wouldn't be the only one who died tragically while exploring.
Anyway, with the sounds of footsteps gone, I was relieved and turned around the room, only to find a coffin inside the room with me.
If I hadn't been extra careful, I almost screamed.
Not because I was very scared, but because I was surprised and caught off guard. During a dangerous moment like this, where I was supposed to run away for my life after discovering that the room was a tomb, I began to walk cautiously and attentively towards the coffin.
It is no wonder people always say that we scientists were a crazy bunch.
Whatever.
The moment I stood next to the stone coffin, I bent down and pushed its cover open with a heavy groan.
The coffin dramatically turned out to be empty, but I regretted my actions in less than a second, after a strong force dragged and pulled me into the coffin.
Before I lost consciousness, I heard a loud echoing bang.
It was the stone cover that I had pushed off the coffin that made a loud bang as it covered the coffin.
Unknown narrator's pov,
The other world (Selitopian), that was separated from the human world through a single, but hidden portal.
Humans have no idea that a world like Selitopian existed.
Neither did the people of Selitopian have any idea that a world like earth existed.
Actually, there were a few people in Selitopian who knew about the existence of earth. A world that was far different from theirs.
The Selitopian world consisted of four different kingdoms, which were located respectively in the North, East, South and West.
Each kingdom was unique in their own ways.
Located in the North, was the Kingdom of Silverious. A Kingdom ruled by the royal dragons with the purest noble blood, with its citizens who consisted of dragons and elves.
Silverious was the wealthiest Kingdom in all of Selitopian.
It was known for its tall crystal buildings that were almost touching the clouds. Combined with its many magnificent trees, which were believed to have good spirits living in them.
While in the East was located the kingdom of Euphagrim. This kingdom was ruled by the royal werewolves.
Unlike the kingdom of Silverious that had many tall buildings, the people of Euphagrim lived in pack houses that were mostly built using exquisite woods.
The citizens under the reign of the royal werewolves were their fellow werewolves and cat shifters.
While in the South was located the kingdom of Sivieri, ruled by the most powerful vampire families.
Compared to the Kingdoms of Silverious and Euphagrim, the Kingdom of Sivieri was not fancy. Although most powerful vampires in the kingdom had large mansions, they were painted black.
And due to the spells that were cast ages ago on the kingdom, no one could distinguish between morning and night, because the kingdom was always dark and covered with mist.
The people of Sivieri were known for being bloodsuckers, and had the ability to use spells.
The few vampires who were able to use spells were known as witches and wizards.
And lastly, located in the West was the Kingdom of Gwafindol.
At first glance, you might confuse them to be humans, as they look exactly like humans. But, they were called the unknowns, and were feared by the three kingdoms because of the strange powers that surrounded them.
There were dwarfs also who were living in the kingdom of Gwafindol. The dwarfs were responsible for building weapons for the people of Gwafindol.
In Gwafindol, the kingdom was ruled by the chosen family.
There were many luxurious mansions and houses in the kingdom.
But one of the most important things there was the school it had.
The school was one of the biggest, the most powerful, and the most influential school there was in the entirety of Selitopian. Although it was one of Gwafindol's most powerful citizens who was the owner of the school, people from all over the three kingdoms came to Gwafindol every year to take exams and probably hoped to pass and be enrolled in the school.
The people of Gwafindol also were enrolled in the school.
But, apart from that, it was extremely hard to pass the school's exams and get enrolled in it. No matter whether you are a royal or of noble blood or birth, you could never buy your way into the school.
That was the first rule set by the first founder of the school.
Thus, the name, 'Phanatanum', was given to the school. Meaning, prestigious.