The Lords ventured deeper, or at least they hoped so, given the path ahead was obscured due to the twisted nature of the routes.
Navigation became significantly harder when they had to switch the surface they walked upon, effectively entering a new gravitational field each time.
Despite being what many would consider at the pinnacle of cultivation, they had grown used to the natural order of the universe. To experience such drastic changes was deeply unsettling.
To top things off, the paintings scattered across the exterior of the buildings without any real reason amplified their unease.
After countless years of evolution, humanity's fear of the unknown was deeply ingrained. Their minds instinctively filled gaps in knowledge with eldritch horrors, always imagining the worst.
How unfortunate that the very trait that had aided humanity all this while was now playing tricks on the Lords' minds.
