"Do you know what this lab is hiding?" Ves whispered to Calabast with a shaky voice.
"No, and don't act like there's are monsters hiding in the shadows. This is a research lab, not a haunted horror house!"
They all amplified the lights radiating from their suits to be sure. The increased luminosity calmed his nerves a little.
As they slowly cut through the enormous chamber with their weapons at the bear, no monsters, guards or bots jumped out to waylay their advance. To all intents and purposes, the lab appeared to be completely abandoned.
The only other eerie part about the lab was that an enormous pillar-like structure stood at the end of their path. The pillar was the size of a light mech, and seemed fairly narrow at the deck but tapered wider at the ceiling.
As the war party came close enough, they beheld the enormous funnel-like structure with confused and frightened expressions. Even Calabast seemed a little uncertain of what she encountered.
