He blinked once, letting his eyes adjust to the dim cavern beyond.
"…A cave?"
Behind him, Aren could barely hear Daniel's voice calling out to him over the rushing waterfall.
"Aren! Aren, where the hell did you go?!"
Not wanting to scream and alert whatever might be in this cave, Aren picked up a small stone and threw it through the curtain of water. Hopefully, the Senior'd be smart enough to deduce what he was trying to say.
Aren turned his attention forward again. The cave stretched deeper than he expected, almost like it was carved here on purpose instead of naturally occurring.
The sound of the waterfall faded quickly the deeper he looked, replaced by an eerie quiet broken only by the occasional drip of water from the stalagmites above.
But something about the air felt…strange.
Aren slowly took a step forward. The moment he did, something prickled at his skin immediately. Raising his hand up to inspect it, Aren realized what it was immediately.
