As Zariah ventured down into the underground basement, she was immediately engulfed by the pitch darkness and it took a moment for her eyes to adjust to the darkness so she could descend the rest of the stairs without tumbling down.
It took more than a moment truly, considering Zariah was not as gifted as she used to be.
Lucas was behind her, he had shut the trap door from within, cutting off the only source of light into the dark basement, the darkness was all the more overwhelming, but Lucas seemed to know his way just fine.
Navigating around Zariah, he led the way down now, knowing Zariah could not find her footing.
They soon got to the end of the stairwell and it was then the platform in the center of the vast basement became visible to Zariah,
And the sight of it sent a chill of horror through Zariah's veins as despair gripped her heart, sending it sinking right to the pit of her stomach.
