Fear and the Beckoning of Souls

In fact, the sensation was incredibly invigorating and soothing, as if countless souls were beckoning him from the depths of the staircase, urging him to venture further. Intrigued beyond measure, he quickened his pace. However, a disconcerting observation soon knit his brows together in a frown. He had been descending these stairs for what felt like an eternity, and still, the bottom eluded him. Coupled with the abnormal feeling of fear in his heart, he felt very strange.

He had already walked half a mile down these stairs, but still, there was no end in sight. This thought unsettled him deeply.