Stay in the Dark

There's no light here. Well, not much light I should say. Some sort of eerie luminescence is spread sporadically, enough to barely see where the ground is and nothing else. These endless blackened corridors have long since swallowed up any semblance of direction, seemingly an endless repetition of futility. 

No creatures stir here. Hardly a sound reverberates through these halls, even the moss swallows up plodding footsteps. The air itself still, as if all time has essentially stopped. Wait, if there's no breeze, does that mean there isn't another exit to these tunnels? That blasted hole was the only gap? Bah, it makes no difference now. Anyway, there has to be something else here, right?

Maybe not. It feels like hours have gone by, and it's not like anything can be seen in this place anyway. Maybe this isn't so bad? It's peaceful at any rate, and the moss is comfortable to sit on. Of course food might be a problem, as moss and rocks aren't really edible. That's all that's down here though. Ah well, maybe some other hapless soul will come by and wander these corridors too. At least they'll find something else down here, although perhaps a skeletal corpse might not be what they were hoping for, heh.

Maybe there are other tunnels here? Just staying where the glow of the moss can be seen seems to do little good so far. There's probably one that leads off in some new direction, hopefully at least. Ah, there was one right here too! The right-hand rule would probably be a good idea here, as venturing forth into this path will really lead to complete darkness. It'll be more annoying if this is a dead end though. Being completely lost doesn't really change anything. Carefully now, the walls are getting closer together. It doesn't seem to be fully closing though, it should be possible to slip through.

Wait! Out in the distance, barely audible enough to be a whisper. Something is making some kind of sound. This path seems to lead toward it, the sound growing louder with each passing step. And the air... seems... different? It's a bit colder now, but that's not it. The passage is starting to widen out significantly now. And the sound, the air... it's water? There must be an underground pool or river nearby. There are no other tunnels at this point, meaning this must be expanding into a large cavern. Maybe. It's hard to tell when there's no... light? What the...? The river is right here, and it's shining. Not much though, it's only a bit brighter than the moss from before. Well, there should be something here anyway, even if it's only a tunnel to some new labyrinth. Why is the river glowing anyway? There's silt or mud in the water making it hard to see through. Still, whatever's down there must be pretty bright. Getting that would at least shed some light on this blasted maze, assuming it's something that won't die if taken out of the water. Huh? That's not... it doesn't really look like a plant this time. It looks more like... a crack? Light is pouring in through the crack the water's flowing down into then? This could be a way out! Or not. It looks like a one-way trip though. Is this really going to be okay?

I walk over and stand at the edge of the river, near where the water is flowing through the hole in the wall below. Well, this is it. Jump down into the light, or stay here in the dark?

~M~