[…] My instincts screamed to leave, but curiosity had already taken over. I fumbled with my phone, hanging it on my chest like a shield, and hit record.
The door was already slightly open, creaking as we entered. The air inside was thick with dust, and a strange interference buzzed faintly from upstairs.
We climbed the stairs and found a dusty living room with a worn leather couch, a flickering lamp, and under a blueprint of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), an old television sat dormant like a heavy relic. It looked ancient, something from the 60’s, and yet, it was unplugged. I tried pressing buttons, moving it—anything to get it to respond—but nothing worked.
Then, the storm hit. Thunder roared outside, and suddenly, the TV crackled to life. Static filled the room, broadcasting a series of old, incomprehensible images—spacecraft launching, planets, telephones... The screen pulsed like a heartbeat, and then, a figure appeared.
There he was, elegantly dressed in a black suit, standing motionless, staring directly at the camera, as if he knew we were watching. My heart raced. Then, with a sudden gust of wind, the window in the room flew open, and the TV’s screen displayed a countdown.
900... 899... 891...
We stood there, paralyzed as the numbers ticked down. My hands shook as I fumbled with my phone to keep recording, but the countdown kept changing, and fear took over. Then, a voice, distorted and low, broke through.
“Transmision Error. See you soon...”
The screen went black. The lights flickered once, and then, without warning, they blew out entirely.
We ran—down the stairs, through the door, into the forest—without stopping until the chateau was far behind us.
Back home, I checked my phone.
The recording was corrupted, a spaceship with someone..
But there was something else, a mystery that hadn’t been there before. I can’t understand it—what had been an auditory mess had transformed into an incredible soundscape, like an audio chapter.
And one snapshot signed! 📺✨
The message that chilled me to the bone:
‘These aren’t recordings... these are transmissions’.
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