Once upon a time.

Humans discovered magic for the first time. The best of them, the few who had established themselves in the history books of the wizarding world for generations, formed an institution known as the "Eternal Council".

They were the first to harness the power of magic, and they all swore that it was their duty to protect the world. They punish evil, eliminate iniquity, and severely punish those who endanger the security of the world.

That was countless centuries ago.

Shazam the wizard sits on a throne on the Rock of Eternity, surrounded by his brothers and associates. Thunder and lightning flashed in his eyes, and he spoke in a powerful voice like a lightning bolt in his mouth.

"Now, before the sinners are sentenced," said the wizard coldly, "do you have any evil to say to us?" ”

And the one who was judged by the parliament and stood below the parliament was a girl in red.

The fire of the hall and the lightning above reflected on her face, illuminating her eyes with a faint melancholy. Her plain hands were firmly bound by rough chains, and her arms were forced to part, and the shackles left crimson marks on her fair and slender wrists.

Her shabby red clothes could barely hide her thin body, and her eyes were full of innocence, like a fawn caught by a hunter, frightened and dazed. Her thin lips were closed and she didn't speak.

Someone in the council once again reminded you: "Pandora, do you have nothing to say?" ”

The girl raised her head at this time, and two lines of tears flowed from her eyes.

"I don't know what I've done wrong."

The wizard was furious, his eyes flashing with lightning, and there was a thunderclap behind him.

"You opened the box."

The rest of the mages in the council were also angry.

"It was a prison of tragedy, pain and torment! People could not have had to go through this! ”

"You have unleashed the fear of humanity!"

"You are the original sin of the world, you are the most evil girl!"

The girl known as Pandora hung her head, tears dripping down the floor of the main hall.

"I don't want to be evil, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. Help me, please, please, ahhh

The magic exploded, and a strong light enveloped the girl. The light dissipated, leaving nothing but black smoke on the floor.

Of course, the girl didn't die. That wasn't the punishment for her. The punishment she received was an eternal loneliness that could not be erased with time, and the pain that had not dissipated for centuries.

Because she opened the box that must never be opened.

“.”

Shazam the wizard snapped open his eyes and woke up.

"Meow?"

Floating in the sky looking for food, Stretch squinted at the wizard and tilted his head, as if to ask, are you okay?

"It's okay."

The old wizard rubbed his temples and took a deep breath.

"It's just dreaming, dreaming of old things."

Detroit, Michigan, Darkroom.

The world's largest secret basement was set up by the Eye of Heaven to house the various dangerous artifacts that the Eye Society has collected over the years. There are alien technologies, magical creations, and unidentified technologies that even their experts can't identify for the time being, or classified technologies that they have developed themselves.

It's one of the safest places in the world, with the best defenses on Earth.

Of course, as we all know, when a place is labeled as "safest", it is basically equivalent to a death sentence. Being pierced is nothing more than a matter of time or time.

"Level 1 prevention is tightly activated! Warning: Warning: Please keep all personnel away from the gate."

"The area has been cordoned off, please stay in their respective areas and do not move around."

“.”

A team of Skyeye agents arrived at the sealed gate.

"Where's Dr. Mist? I thought he was in charge of overseeing things here. An agent asked.

"No report received from Dr. Mist"

The team leader said, "Everyone be vigilant. It is not yet possible to determine if there is an intruder, perhaps a false alarm. It's the safest place in the world, no one can."

A member of the team reminded: "Last year, the 'Tomb Demon' came in and took away the Pearl of the Sun God. ”

Squad Leader: "."

He pondered for two seconds and added, "Well, almost no one can get in. ”

"I've heard that the Leopard Girl has also come in." Someone else said, "She came and stole some pair of cursed claws." ”

"Really?" Someone muttered, "If people come in this place every year to buy for zero yuan, then which door is the 'safest'?" ”

Squad Leader: "."

Speechless, he had to cough twice: "Okay, all concentrate, we're going to open the door." Focus on the task. One thing is for sure, but the one who has the ability to enter the 'dark room' will certainly not be a fuel-efficient lamp.

When you go in and see any suspicious person, shoot first, then ask questions, understand? ”

"Yes." Everyone nodded.

Everyone is an old American, and they are very good at traditional arts without explanation.

The password was entered, and the door was clumsily unlocked after a complicated bracket. Agent Skyeye vigilantly walked into the hallway with his gun in hand, and the tactical eyepiece clearly marked the location of all heat sources in the facility.

Until they passed through the corridor and entered the dark room, there was no sign of any living person.

"This area is also safe."

An agent reported, paused, and said.

"Maybe it's a false alarm. It looks like a multibillion-dollar vigilance system can go wrong. ”

But just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly stopped.

It wasn't that he stopped on purpose, but that he suddenly found out. I can't seem to turn around.

"What the hell is Nima!?"

He was shocked to find that his body had leaned against the wall beside him at some point, as if it had been coated with super glue on the wall, and he couldn't move no matter how hard he tried.

"Team Captain!" He hurried for help.

But when all the team members turned their heads to look, they couldn't help but have a ghostly expression.

It's not sticky.

Starting with his right arm, half of the agent's body was embedded in the wall!

It's not about breaking the wall and penetrating it, it's like it's becoming a part of it. And at this very moment, the agent was screaming in horror while continuing to sink in.

But soon they didn't have time to save the teammate.

Because the same thing happened to all of them so quickly!

When everyone came back to their senses, they realized that they had been drawn to something different in the neighborhood at some point. Some dangerous goods are displayed on the walls, counters, and even in the darkroom

All of a sudden, it was as if everything in the whole room had a great magnetic force, and before I knew it, I had pulled everyone into the things around me and snapped into it!

"Support."

As half of his face was sucked into a display case, the team leader fought with all his might and screamed hard with the mouth that was still exposed.

"Request. Support"

At this time, he glanced out of the corner of his eye, and finally saw the true body of the intruder.

A teenage girl.

Dressed in red, he walked slowly through this strange room and walked straight to a display table in the dark room.

She stretched out her hand and waved it gently, and the translucent blue magic array in her plain white hand was fleeting. An indestructible metal box attached to the base immediately disintegrated in the light.

The metal box, which was strong enough to withstand the impact of the explosion, slumped into a pool of molten iron and flowed down the display table, revealing what was hidden within.

Something made of gold, in the shape of a skull.

The girl picked up the skeleton and turned to leave.

"Wait," the team leader struggled to pull out his gun, "wait."

The girl in red didn't take two steps, and her steps paused for a moment.

Then she turned her head sideways and glanced at the team leader.

"Don't worry, it's only temporary, you'll be fine."

She said, brushing the little golden skeleton in her hand.

"As for this? That's even less of a hassle for you to worry about. Thank you for keeping it for so long, but this one was mine in the first place, and I just came to get my stuff back. Even though I don't want to. ”

As she spoke, she turned and walked into the darkness behind her, still muttering to herself.

"I spent centuries crying and centuries ashamed. But now I'm not going to be a negative prisoner anymore, never again. ”

Her form disappeared into the darkness.

(End of chapter)