though my pace was slow, the descent surely lasted hours. its hard to breathe down here and the smooth stone stairway beneath my feet has been molded from years of water erosion. each step is like walking on ice. shadows from my lantern beckon me deeper like hands from some amorphous entity.
until at last the stairs abruptly end.
the hallowed walls open up into a massive cavern lined with human remains neatly organized into sweeping patterns. i walk toward the center of the room and notice an abbatoir drenched in blood. it was fresh.
suddenly i hear shuffling but before i can react a great force strikes me from behind. instantly my body falls out into unconciousness.
i awake momentarily and feel myself being dragged somewhere further down into the abyss. and again i fall into a deep sleep.