Mirror of Avigdor

For centuries, The Mirror of Avigdor has been lying on the Pacific Ocean’s seabed. It last belonged to Lady Jemimah who decided to cast it away for good and threw it into the ocean. She felt that was the only way humanity would be shielded from Cleopatra’s cursed mirror.

Jaxon and his crew were wiped out after two exhausting weeks of fishing in the ocean with little luck. They decided to haul their nets before heading home and that was when they set eyes upon The Mirror of Avigdor. It was tangled up amongst clumps of seaweed and starfish.

“Hey, Captain, I think you might want to check this out!” one of Jaxon’s crew members shouted out to him.

Jaxon inspected the peculiar looking mirror. There were inscriptions in hieroglyphics and the handle was engraved with odd patterns. He wiped the mirror and stared at it for a moment, not knowing that it bestowed one blessing and one curse each time a person gazes upon it.

Almost immediately, his crew from the other end of the boat shouted, “Captain! We’re rich, look!” They had hauled up a big chest overflowing with precious stones, jewellery and gold coins.

Everyone started jumping in excitement, celebrating their catch but failing to realize that one of Jaxon’s men had fallen overboard. By the time they had all settled down, it was too late. They saw his lifeless body floating.

Puzzled, everyone sailed back solemnly.

Jaxon told his wife what happened that day. He gave her the chest and the mirror to be kept safely in the basement. They went to bed. In the middle of the night, his wife was too curious and went to inspect the mirror.

Little did she know that curiosity killed the cat… and her too.