I turned back now andl could only see darkness even with the torch which I held in my handsI could not see more than a few metres deeper into the cave maybe for this reason it is called the dark cave.
I continued walking deeper into the cave
unsure of how much longer I will continue before I see the tomb of gargoyles but I wasn't tired as I had vowed to see make sure my mission is accomplished.
I continued walking into darkness for several more minutes without taking a break and without noticing any source of light around me.
I stopped in my tracks. I was so sure I noticed the presence of someone else with me in the cave but as I stopped the feeling of someone near me disappeared. I resumed my journey and again I began to feel the presence of this second entity. I thought that it was part of the illusion and decided to ignore it and go on my business but I was not satisfied and thus I began to run believing that after I have run for a few metres the illusion would stop but instead I heard it run after me. l increased my speed and it's speed increased.
I hit my leg against a rock which I didnt notice earlier and fell on the floor with hard and sharp rocks piercing through my skin. I picked up my torch, located the container of the gargoyle's oil.
I could faintly hear another person pant heavily and I guessed my secret companion who I thought to be an illusion ran after me but was not so sure of this hypothesis since it could be just an echo if my own breath.
I felt very sure I was in no illusions because I knew pain was a very sure method of getting out of illusions and I had just experienced one yet I still felt the presence of this companion of mine.
I slowly began to lift myself from the ground and just then I noticed a shiny metal on the ground.
On closer inspection I noticed it was a metal arrow which had a paper bearing my name on it looking closely on the paper I saw that a sentence was made with my name but my name was made to be very bold.
I read what was in the paper and it confirmed that there was another person with me inside the cave. In the paper, death to Santos Masha was scribbled with an unfamiliar hand writing and this made me very scared.
When I stood up fully I discovered that running from this person was not the best option therefore I decided to face my fears whoever and whatever it is.
"Hello, if you are not a coward show yourself!" I called out repeatedly without being replied to.
"Who are you?" I asked the darkness before me though now I felt tired of shouting and planned not to shout anymore.
"I am your doom" replied a very deep voice within the very dark cave.