"This place... it's wrong. It feels alive." Grace finally spoke the words in a whispered voice.
What she didn't say was that it just not only felt alive, but also aware.
The previous raids had been dangerous, but nothing had felt like this. Something really powerful was down below, something that should have remained buried.
Every instinct in her body was screaming at her to turn back, but she had never been one to run.
She took a deep breath and pushed aside the unease. "We go in. We clear the area. And we get the hell out." She addressed the warriors as she turned to face them.
The warriors immediately braced themselves, getting ready to enter the danger zone. And yet, there was no denying the heaviness that was present I the very air surrounding them. Even the strongest among them seemed tense as their eyes kept flickering warily toward the abyss.
