The Search for the Cup Continues VIII

The tendrils covered the exit above Lee Seng. He lifted his hand up and blasted the roots away. He readied himself for another blast and watched the tendril regrow. Lee Seng popped a blast and immediately another, only to see the earth crumble. Lee Seng suspended gravity and pushed the rocks away, revealing the tendrils blocking the way, again.

A ray of sunshine managed to creep through before the tendrils engulfed the new opening. Lee Seng sighed and looked at Olivia fifteen feet behind him. She watched the tendrils fill the space in and wrap themselves around the suspended floating rocks. Lee Seng let out a sigh and rejoined with Olivia, releasing the gravitational suspension. The tendrils drooped, quickly tightening around the rocks, and crushing some of them to dust.

"I don't think we're getting outta here." Lee Seng scratched his head.