Читать книгу Chronicle of Yanis / Хроники Яниса онлайн

In my short life, there weren’t many stationery items, and those that existed were quite basic, as manufacturing for them had greatly diminished. Most were destroyed by earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters, which were becoming more and more frequent on our planet with each passing day.

В моей не долгой жизни было не так много канцтоваров, и все они были достаточно скудного вида, так как производств по их изготовлению осталось совсем мало. Большинство было разрушено землетрясениями, ураганами и другим стихийными бедствиями, которых с каждым днем на нашей планете становилось все больше и больше.

The candle was almost burnt out in my hands. I urgently needed a lamp; I could deal with drawings later. Using the same method, a lamp appeared. I tucked away the extinguished remains of the candle in my backpack, just in case. The new light illuminated the path farther than before. After walking several dozen steps, I found myself at a dead end. Well, that’s not what I wanted; a dead end was far from ideal. Who knows who else might be here besides me? There was no retreat, and going back was quite a distance. Leaning against the wall, I heard a faint sound, as if something was dripping.

Свеча почти догорала в руках. Надо было срочно светильник, рисунками займемся позже. По той же схеме появился светильник. Потушенный остаток свечи я убрал в рюкзак, мало ли что, вдруг сгодится. Новый свет освещал дорогу куда дальше прежнего. Пройдя несколько десятков шагов я оказался в тупике. Вот дела, тупик это не совсем то что мне хотелось бы, мало ли кто тут есть кроме меня, а отступать некуда, возвращаться назад далековато. Прислонившись к стене я услышал тихий звук, как буд-то что-то капает.

The wall under my palm and ear began to turn into wet sand, slowly cascading to the floor in waves. Startled, I recoiled to the side. Beyond the sand was glass, through which thin streams of water trickled. Whether it was water or something else, I didn’t know; there was no time to think about it. Beyond the glass was an oval-shaped hall with two passages facing each other. I moved aside so as not to be seen through the glass. If there’s a hall here, then there are those who use it. It must exist for a reason. Along with the sound of dripping water, I heard the noise of an unfamiliar, hoarse, heavy breathing and slow footsteps. Now I was sure it wasn’t my usual scary monsters; I hadn’t thought about them in such detail, or at all, right now. A slight tremor began inside me; I needed to make a decision urgently. Panic clouded my thoughts; they raced back and forth so quickly that forming coherent sentences was incredibly difficult. An answer, just give me an answer, without questions.