Adil stood still, confused and lost in thought.
He looked around the strange place.
Far away, huge mountains were cracked open, filled with lava.
Lightning flashed across the red sky.
The view was scary and terrible.
Adil's heart beat faster. He gasped.
Suddenly, the ground shook.
The earth broke apart, and a giant snake came out.
Its skin was grey and rough.
Its upper body was covered in sharp spikes.
Its eyes were red like blood.
It roared loudly.
Adil was shocked. He couldn't move.
Then his body reacted — he started running fast.
Thank God I train every day, he thought.
His legs moved quickly, faster than normal.
But ahead of him, there was a huge hole in the ground.
It was very deep — maybe 1,000 meters.
There was no bridge. No way to go around.
He looked back.
The snake was still chasing him, moving even faster.
He had no choice.
He jumped.
Adil couldn't reach the other side.
He fell into the deep hole.
He screamed
"UGHAAAAAAAAA!"
He hit the ground hard.
His bones broke.
Blood came out.
His skin was torn.
He was in terrible pain.
Is this the end for me? he thought.
Then something strange happened.
His body started healing by itself.
But the healing was painful — even worse than the fall.
He screamed loudly.
"AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
His body shook.
The healing continued.
Finally, the pain stopped.
Adil lay there, breathing hard.
He was alive.
His body was okay again.
How…?
How am I still alive?
Then he heard a strange sound.
He turned his head.
In the darkness, two red eyes were watching him.