The Underground

Deep beneath the surface of the earth lies an abandoned mine, shrouded in darkness and secrets, hiding rare and priceless gems—pulsating rubies, whispering sapphires, and unnamed crystals that seem to hum with ancient energy. But this treasure is fiercely protected. The mine, long forgotten after a series of gruesome disappearances, is now the domain of deadly insect-like creatures—monstrous, hyper-sensitive to sound, and capable of tearing a person apart in seconds if disturbed. These aren't mere bugs; they are territorial guardians of the underground, thriving in pitch black tunnels where even light seems afraid to linger. No one has dared return—until now.

Driven by desperation and greed, I enter the mine with one goal: to extract every valuable gem and send them to my base using an old cargo machine buried in the deepest level. But the machine needs three batteries to activate, scattered across different chambers infested with increasingly aggressive insects. The deeper I descend, the more nightmarish everything becomes—echoes distort, air thickens, and the ground trembles beneath unseen movements. With only my helmet light and dwindling supplies, each step feels like trespassing into a living organism that wants me dead. I'm not just mining for riches; I'm surviving a descent into something far older and far more terrifying than I imagined.