316 The Rogue Planet Part Two

The large doors creaked open as ice that had once sealed it closed shattered and fell to the ground. Alicia and Grandpa Mu both released a few balls of light to get a good look at what was inside.

The interior of the castle seemed very rustic and brutish. It was all solid stone with wood beams. There were large skulls used as ornaments on the hand railing of a set of stairs that lead to the next floor. Tattered tapestries hung from the walls along with old faded pictures. Alicia was stunned to see that the skin of these people in the pictures or should say they were more like old photos, were all purple and they had red eyes as well. But the most stunning thing was that the stairs were of normal size. Upon entering the castle nothing was out of proportion except the large door. 

"So what do you think?" Alicia asked curiously. They originally thought the place belonged to the Orgarians but this no longer seemed to be the case.

"This I am not sure of. I have never heard of a purple skinned red eyed race. At first, I really did think it was the Orgarians due to the large door and construction of the castle. But now… I wonder just who these people were." Grandpa Mu was also intrigued. He was like Alicia when it came to other races. He liked to learn about them and study them. "Alicia can we..."

"Yes, we can stay here for a while. It's not like we are in a huge rush and we have already made better time than we had originally thought. So we can stay here and study this place for as long as you want." Alicia interrupted Grandpa Mu since she already knew what he wanted to ask. "I will take the right if we find anything worthwhile just send a voice transmission out." 

"Alright be careful while looking around. Remember there may be traps." Grandpa Mu reminded.

"I will." Alicia smiled and wandered off to the right side of the castle. She looked around the main room but only found some pictures hanging on the wall. Some were so faded making them impossible to know what they were of, but others were a little bit easier to see which intrigued Alicia. She looked at one picture that seemed to be the family that lived here. There was a middle aged purple skinned man, a younger woman who seemed to be in her twenties along with a little girl at their sides. 

Alicia was surprised that besides their skin color and eyes they looked human. The family in the picture genuinely looked happy as well. There did not seem to be any kind of mask in their expressions. 

"I wonder what brought about your demise…. Or did you leave this place?" Alicia had many questions but she was not sure if she would ever receive and answer. 

There were people from all kinds of walks of life. Some who were rich and loved to live poorly while others who were poor and loved to live as if they were rich or from the looks of it they could have just been a rich family living lavishly. They may have even been royalty as well.

When Alicia peered behind the door she was surprised to see a set of stairs leading down. The light from the main room was not enough to peer into the depths of the black abyss below. Alicia sent out a few more balls of light to light up her path as she slowly descended the stairs. On the walls of the stairwell were old torches placed at each landing. These stairs spiraled down into the depths of the castle. 

After a few minutes of descending Alicia finally reached the end of the stairs that led to a large wooden door. Alicia once again stood to the side of the door as she pushed the door open. She did not want to take any risks. Even though so far there was nothing that seemed dangerous here it was always better to be safe than sorry. Alicia once again set out a few balls of light to light up the room inside. But paused her steps when she saw what was inside and quickly sent Grandpa Mu a voice transmission.

"Grandpa Mu can you come to the side door I entered that leads down into the basement. There is something here you should see." Alicia was not sure what this place was used for but it looked like something out of a science fiction horror movie. There were large tubs filled with liquid all over the place and what was inside the tubes was what was kind of freaking Alicia out.

A few minutes later Grandpa Mu appeared next to Alicia and frowned at what he was seeing. "I had heard there were races who did such things to prolong their life but I never thought I would see such a disgusting scene like this... Let's check it out but whatever you do, do not touch anything. Places like this are filled with strange chemicals that could easily melt your skin or disfigure you." Grandpa Mu was even more careful than normal after seeing what was inside this room. But he knew he should still check the place out.

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