As soon as Alan shook it's hand, the darkness disappeared.
My eyes, having been accustomed to the abyssal darkness did not appreciate the light that suddenly dawned upon them.
It was blinding, yet it carried a sense of despair with it that I didn't fully comprehend yet...Only when they recovered and I saw the origin of the light, as well as the surroundings did I truly realize.
Where that 'despairing' feeling came from.
All around, not even an inch of the ground around was safe...from blood. It was an endless sea of corpses and blood. Blood of all kinds, and Corpses of every kind of species here.
From the largest of Dragon ands mythical beasts, to the smallest dwarves and elves...Nothing was spared here. They were also killed in such gruesome ways that I could not even fathom the suffering they endured. Their final moments before they were granted with the gift of death.
"Blurgh..."