Dark fear II: Dead end

Each step in this dark tunnel felt heavier than the previous one for Ko’Ji. He quickly realized the tunnel wasn’t going straight forward but down…and the lower they got, the heavier the air began to be, breathing became a whole effort. He had heard about Mel’trit folks, they were shorter than most Walcs in general, but their body tended to be highly resistant due to them evolving under earth, where gravity was high. They were great at crafting stuff; they built the bridges that tied the great canyon behind the mountains with the other land leading north from where they were. Ko’Ji looked at Aldris, determination in her stare. She didn’t seem much affected by the rising heat in the tunnel, whereas he was really getting hot. He didn’t know it was this harsher there. His breathing was getting harder with each passing minute. Aldris stopped in her track as she noticed it. She waved her hand, and it was as if all the pressure and heat vanished in a second. He looked at her surprised.