The Index

" ''There sitting glistening in his hand. Was the object known only as The Index. Strange how something so small could have such a tremendous power..." -REDACTED''

The Index
There are many stories about the so-called Index that has been passed down through my family for generations and generations. I've never seen it before however that's quite alright with me, every story about this small orb all end the same way. Everyone dies.

From what I've heard from the index it is a ball, made out of a material that seems to be a type of glass. It has an eclectic group of coloured markings surrounding the outer layer of the glass and the inside is bright blue when held up to a light. My parents told me it was an ancient artifact but I never believed a word of it, as a child they would tell me stories at night to help me sleep but all they did was give me nightmares well into my teens.

The legend states that The Index was created with one sole purpose, it was created with the ability to capture and seal away the evil inside a man's heart. However in the time it was created it was deemed too powerful for use so it was sealed away for Millenia, that was until 1656. A doctor by the name of Victor Wycomb was plagued by his own tainted humanly desires. He wished to further progress medicine by using live test subjects for his experiments. His best friend Clayton Trifolium heard of his terrible plans and he turned Doctor Wycomb into King Edward VI's royal guard. Sitting, rotting, in the castle's dungeon tortured and battered, Wycomb had only one wish from that day forward to kill capture Trifolium and use him for his experimental gain. Wycomb was a man of riches, he easily bribed the jailor to let him out of the cell in return for silver and jewels. Wycomb burst through Trifolium's door with a great rage and began to fight him in hand to hand combat. Trifolium accepted his request, he knew he could beat him one against one but Wycomb had a trick up his sleeve. Being a doctor and a man of science, Wycomb created a poison and demanded that before that the men were to toast for their match. Trifolium being an honest man agreed to this and drank his wine. They began their match and Trifolium feeling weak after only a few minutes after, lost consciousness. Wycomb then dragged Trifolium's aching (but still living) corpse to his labratory where he did his experiments on him. After finishing and killing Trifolium in the process of his experiment he went back to Trifolium's house and robbed him of everything he had, but there was one object in particular that caught his eye. In a small lockbox below Trifolium's bed was the small glowing orb known as The Index. He took it and appraised the jewel to a gypsy merchant in the desert on his trip to the holy land. sensing the mans evil intentions the merchant told him that the jewel was an artifact of great value and as she held it in her hand she chanted an ancient latin transcript that made the jewel glow with a bright blue light. Wycomb then in a flash disappeared leaving only some tattered papers. Not even the man's mask was left behind that day. The gypsy merchant knew what The Index was and she took it and passed it down to it's rightful owner, Trifolium's brother Quatfolium. Quatfolium passed The Index down the line eventually to my family.

(This Pasta isn't Finished I will be back to write more at another time)