But before long, even she lost her footing.
For a terrifying moment, the current overpowered us, and the cavern swallowed as whole.
At some point the evil chanting had changed to a deep, grating laugh.
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'Mason…' Fey shook me awake.
'Ughh ,' I groaned as I sat up. My muscles felt like lead and my head was spiked with pain.
'Where are we?,' I asked as my eyes scanned through my surroundings: It was a dark, earthy place.
'We are in the inside of the cavern,' Fey answered.
'Come on.' Fey said. 'This place is dangerous. We have to find a way out.'
She helped me onto my feet.
The ground was cold, hard, and slightly wet, a strange mucosal fluid drenched the the caverns ceiling.
Everything here gave me the creeps.
'Fey' I gasped her name. 'Its close!'
'No boy . .. it's here,' said a dreadful new voice.
Fey and I immediately turned to the direction of the intruders voice.
He was only a few feet away— hidden in the darkness. . . so close.
