Within the deep dark

Chapter 7-Dream walking

Another cold breeze blows by the scared lone figure. Where the breeze came from would have been a mystery, but the only mystery to the figure was where he was heading, or even where he was in, or at.

The ground squishes as he walks over it. The air was humid, cold, and damp. His surroundings were covered by thick waves of mist and a blanket of darkness. The ceiling is high above the ground with massive stalactites hanging from above, as water slowly drips from its tip in drops and splashes on the wet mossy floor.

Shrieks echoed occasionally throughout the vast darkness, and the sound of clicking and gurgling would fill the silence when there wasn't any shrieking.

The ground would sometimes glow a black greenish color, moving like a wave in an ocean, but with no fixed direction or width.

Dark lone figures with long horns sprouting from their head wandered just out of sight, only their shadowy silhouette barely visible from the darkness that surrounds the area.

The lone figure can only wander blindly throughout the darkness. His breathing is shallow and his arms are crossed over his chest, hugging himself as he shivers from the chilling humid air. Mist escapes from his mouth with each breath he takes. 

The figure sniff from the cold as it looks around, trying to find the correct direction to head towards for safety and assistance. It seems to be looking for something, or rather, someone. 

It shuddered in fear with each pained shriek that echoes throughout the lonely cavern, fearful that it might be shrieking like whatever that thing was. It was trying to be as small as possible, making it seem like it wasn't a threat to whatever figures were rooming about far out in the distance.

Suddenly, voices could be heard from the distance. Voices of brave confident shouts, cheers, and screams of happiness echo from afar. This causes a surge of energy to rush through the figure. Once cold and scared, now confident and energetic ran towards the happy voices. Every ounce of fear and dread was now gone from his body as he ran in the direction of the sound. Soon crossing a small hill, the figure could now see light, bright shining light that filled the entrance to the cave.

AN EXIT!

At the exit, dozens of figure stand, their backs facing the void of darkness as they stand proudly looking out towards the light that lit up, revealing the partial colors of their figure. Each of the figures was unique. Many had capes strapped to their backs and flapping to the wind blowing into the cave. Others were in armor or had something sticking out from the side of their head or arms. Some had distinct animalistic parts sticking out, like a dorsal fin sticking out of the back of one figure or a pair of red wings on another with goggles. One of them had literal flames flickering on his shoulders and back. But one of the figures, a giant 7-foot tall man in a red, blue, yellow, and white tight suit with blond hair with two strands sticking out, standing in the center was what caught the figure's attention. The sight of him just seems to give the figure an unexplainable amount of hope. 

The figure didn't know who they were but ran towards the light. The cheerful screams of children, the proud applause and celebrating shouts from people emit from the light and the figure ran as fast towards it, a large smile spread across his face. Then, the ground shook under him.

The wet terrain he was running on suddenly begin to pull back, causing the figure to fall flat on the ground. He turns around, fear suddenly reintroduces to his body as a giant figure about a kilometer away begin to sprout out from the ground. Soon, a massive 15-foot-tall monster with a pair of horns like branches sprouting from his head emerges from the ground. Arms the size of concrete pillars and a green furry body with sharp white unknown protruding from it like blades stuck to body armor.