The military building

The light from Erik's bucket reflected off the walls as he entered the building. The interior was vast and open, but everything was rusted and dirty. The musty odor of time and decay filled Erik's nose with a scent that would be hard to forget even after many days.

The young man started walking inside the base, but as soon as he did, it appeared that something terrible happened there in the past. Erik saw the skeletal remains of soldiers everywhere, still dressed in their tattered uniforms. Their positions suggested a last-ditch effort to stave off the inevitable.

They were armed with weapons Erik had only seen in history books: old firearms and blades, which it was clear hadn't been enough to stop whatever they were trying to kill.