Stop by, Look Around

He pulls over off the road and into the small store’s parking lot. They both step out of the car. The building is old and wooden. The sign in the window reads “Merlyn’s books, games, etc.” You exchange looks that say that your both thinking the same thing. You go ahead and enter into the shop.

“Ah, Yes yes Mr. Doe, Miss Sorayama, I have been waiting some time for
you two to get here.” This was said by a funny old man standing behind the counter. Again, they exchange looks as the spry old man hops over the counter, and rushes over to hug very confused youths.

“How do you know our names?” asks Sara as she straightened her hair, ruffled by the old man’s enthusiastic embrace.

“How could I not know YOU Miss Sorayama the ‘Cherry_Lotus.’ The only person to
legitimately beat Final Fantasy XXX in under 40hrs, and you Mr. Doe the ‘Maester Swoerd’, who won the MK69 world tournaments.” He beamed. “Look look I have this game I would be honored if you two would test it out for me.”

John raises a singular eyebrow, “Thanks, but I would really just like to look around a bit.” Sarah elbowed him, but he felt the best thing to do was to get involved with this man as little as possible. The Shopkeeper seemed to think this over for a second.

Then with a smile he said, "As you freely wilt."

John and Sarah wandered through the strange story. Comic-books and videogames were mixed with ancient tomes. Suddenly, one of the books seemed to flash. It was quite bright but neither the old man nor Sarah seemed to have noticed. He reaches out and takes the book from the shelf. It is strangely warm and soft to the touch. It is made of velum and smells of age. Gilded on the front are the words “Liberis Caris” Book of the Flesh.

He opens up the book and flip through the pages. The pages suddenly stick. The book seems to some spell written in Old English. He skimmed through it. It is some kind of locator spell. It seems to require only a few words, hand movement, and something related to the thing you are trying to find. His curiosity gets the better of him as he sneaked up behind the browsing Sarah and feck a stray hair off the back of her shirt. He furtively returns to the book and try out the spell. After all either the book really was magic or John just had a stroke. It worked slowly the ink in the letters moved slowly until it became became map showing exactly how to get to her house.

Quickly he grabbed Sarah’s arm and hurriedly bought the book; then dragged Sarah out to the car.

“What the hell has gotten into you, John”

“Look at the book.”

She looked down as you put the tome in her lap. “Uh? Yeah?”

“Look it’s magic… well that or I’m having mental breakdown.”

“I would tend to the latter.” she said with a grimace.

“Just open it.” She does. “Yeah so?”

“Look, they are spells, I used one to figure out how to get to your house, try one.”