i'm here and i don't know why

As the miners came back with tales, each one more fanciful than the last, the work came facefront with a wall they didn´t know how to surpass.

First, there were tiny lights, at first glance, it could be mistook as fireflies, looking closely, little yellow sparks, bodless. The deeper they went, the more they saw. And then, new stone walls, their veils shimmering faintly in the darker areas, the paths to the nameless ruins, suddenly blocked by it.

The worst of it all, was the disembodied voice they claimed were sending them back, out. Some claimed it may be afraid of being found, others, said it was a warning to not mess with the Chasm´s deeps.

As the traveler, this unfolding of events caught your eye, any sign could open a plethora of new ways to follow. You thought, taking your way into the mines, some workers waved to you, others seemed puzzled by something, maybe they were victims of this "ghost" of sorts, as some called.

Entering the main mining area, nothing out of the ordinary, some workers were talking, even a student was taking samples judging by their clothing.

Ad-Hoc and The Serpent´s cave were quieter, the glowy specs started apearing, but it was just that, maybe a spetacle for less tired minds, you´ve seen a lot already, as it was not harmful, why should you be worried?

It was at the end of The Serpent´s Cave that it truly felt off, a shiver down the spine, the faint elemental energy that wasn´t there before, as if something was awake and waiting...

Nothing new should´ve appeared here, it wasn´t the Celestial Nail, this was still far, the Narrows and the Ruins were quite far, so why they were feeling this pressure?

"Paimon think we head back! She doesn´t wanna go deeper, no!" Your flying companion exclaimed, shaking her head in a "no" motion, but you moved foward, you exchanged some words, heading to the Underground Watery.

Then everything felt strange.

A looming presence at the back of their sight, not hostile per se, but for sure not friendly.

It reached out.

Then, retreated.

You felt checked, as if the thing was evaluating if you´re worth it.

Steping in the Watery, the presence, even while trying to hide, was the strongest there, but you could not see it. Searching up and down, even with Paimon´s help, there was simply nothing, not a glimpse, a smell, a movement out of the corner of your eye, nothing seemed out of place.

But then

A tremor, so subtle it could be shrug off as your mind playing games.

But you´ve played enough games to know when something is wrong.

You signed to Paimon were you felt it, "Here" you pointed to a place in the floor, nothing was special there, if not for the peebles ceasing it´s shudder.

A step, then other, then a harder one. You walked almost in circles.

"Uh... what are you doing? Is... is this a dance? Why are you dancing?" Paimon inquired.

It´s hollow underneath.

You thought, as the floor crumbled below you...

-

You woke up in the soft grass.

The water from above, dripping from the cracks, the almost grass-like moss probably survived and trived because of this water supply. The moss led forwad, into a upward path, you looked up.

It really was quite the fall, huh?

"Waaah! Are you okay? Paimon was really, really worried!" you calm her down, trying to brush it off, your muscles were rigid and quite pained, indeed, but what could you do? As, you see...

"...How are we going up now?" your flying friend gave voice to the thought that was passing through your head.

You just walked the moss path, with nothing else left to do. You could feel the air flowing, in almost complete darkness, you followed the green blanket that covered the cold stone floor, and then...

Light?

How?

You started to sprint towards the light, stopping to a halt just at the threshold, you could feel, as if a line divided the pure darkness left behind you for a welcoming, almost cozy, place. You could not see much, the light blinding after the time spent walking in these unknow tunnels and breaches.

You take a step.

You swear you see plants in there, not moss or mushrooms, but straight up flowers, not the same kind that flowrished in the sun warm rays, but flowers nonetheless.

Your eyes adapt enough for you to see a statue, it´s strange, it´s note posed with grandeur nor majesty as the Archon´s ones, it´s closer to a depressing work of art, with the torn appearance worsened by the time this might have been forgotten here, gloom could be felt from it. The statue lied in it´s knees, one upward, in a knight-like pose, it´s head was down, hiding the face, the style seemed old, simple, it´s clothes carved in easy shapes.

You step closer when you feel it again, whatever was this statue, it was awake, and it knew you were there.

"go..."

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Not good, i know, it´s hard for me to describe anything in my mother tongue, sometimes english feels lacking ngl. I did not specify wich of the twins is "you" cause i know everyone has their preference (mine is Aether tho-), i also didn´t want to write the twin speaking so i cut it when i could cause i don´t want to make yall feel the "i would not say/choose that", so... fill the gaps! How would your traveler react or say? (if you want to comment id be happy to hear!).

For any mistakes, feel free to tell me, i really hope to at least improve a bit, im quite happy already cause i just needed help with uncommon words that i really don´t use nor see people using, so yeah, this probably wold gave your english teacher a stroke , sorry :´)

𝘚𝘰, 𝘴𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘪 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭, 𝘪´𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘪 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰, 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵…