When I crossed the archway minutes earlier, I felt the air shift around me, thickening with a palpable energy I couldn't ignore.
The void I was in now didn't stop me from moving forward, even with all the noise from what sounded like water around me. I couldn't see a thing, and it made every step I took feel all the more difficult.
An aroma of rusted metal that hinted at ancient stories buried beneath layers of sand and stone—tales of epic battles and civilizations that had faded from memory- filled my nostrils and was soon all I could think about.
As I ventured deeper, the voidlike cavern narrowed to a tunnel, and as my sight returned, the walls closed in around me.
The thundering sound of water faded, replaced by the steady beat of my heartbeat, pulsing loudly in my ears like rhythmic drumming.
