InterActiveNovels: The Pit And The Pendulum

The unknown man didn't see me, I was behind the three monks of the Spanish inquisition, like the others I was wearing a black robe with a rope around my waist, a large crucifix hanging, and a hood that hid my terrified face as I heard the death sentence.

The scent of the candles mingled with that of the incense and a feeble Gregorian choir accompanied by an organ. I looked around but there was no one there, it was definitely a hallucination by an invisible magician.

Thanks to the obscurity the three monks didn't see me, For my safety I had to hide as quickly as possible. I opted to go inside the closet where the two-meter-tall candles were placed which gave off a very pleasant smell mixed with that of well-made wood.

Once inside the closet I closed the doors and looked out through the keyhole.

I noticed that to open and close the wardrobe they used a very large key, consequently the lock where the key is inserted to open it was very large to the point of having a wide view of the scene.

At some point the organ and the monks remained silent for a few minutes, they were not tired but they were blessing the instruments of martyrdom, I did not see the cross but the crown of thorns, three nails, a very high lance and a sponge, a plate with a few pieces of meat and a bowl of vinegar with the purpose to quench and feed the mysterious man

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Thanks to the mechanical movement of the pendulum I could count the seconds but then it all ended and the candles started to melt because of the excessive heat, I couldn't get out of there otherwise I would have been killed by the monks and I didn't want to be burned to death, I wasn't able to count my last seconds before burning with the candles and the wardrobe.

Then I saw the French army and the general Lasalle who saved the life of the unknown man.

Everything stopped. I heard the voice of the unknown man who asked the general how they reached the prison so fast, considering that there is a labyrinth to follow and then there are several reinforced wooden doors with iron bars .

Candidly the general told to the man "It's the divine providence