After letting Onyx rest for a bit longer and making sure he was fed, we picked ourselves up and continued our search for the stairs that lead down to the 9th floor.
Even with my [Echolocation] active, which usually helped me map out the areas around me with sound, I still managed to get lost a few times. It was really annoying and frustrated me to no end.
The layout of the 8th floor was a complete mess of loops and turns that all looked exactly the same.
I wandered all over the floor for hours, my boots clicking against the cold, hard stone as I navigated through the silence. Then finally, after what felt like an eternity of walking in circles... I found the narrow way down to the 9th floor.
I immediately descended the dark stairs, holding Onyx in my arms. And after arriving at the very end of the staircase—
"Huh...?"
I couldn't help but be surprised by what I saw in front of me.
'It's gone.'
