HEAVEN OR HELL (01).

What's Wrong with this Place...

As Joseph walked inside the Tunnel Slowly, He felt a Gloomy Aura Taking Over the Whole place.

I've Never Been in a Cave, But I think that's Not Normal.

Joseph Spoke as He Came in Much Further, He had Heard about many Tragedies taking place in Cave Systems in his Previous World. In all the tragedies, the Victims have Gone Missing or Died inside a Cave Due to getting Stuck in there because of Low Space or Having lost their Roots as Some Caves are very long.

Why is this Cave Stretching??

As Joseph walked in more, He thought he had to Squeeze himself through the Cave's Narrow Roots, He didn't have Clasustrophobia but still, he was Scared as this was not his World and Caves Should be Dangerous Everywhere.

This Cave on the Other hand is Just Stretching Bigger and Bigger as if some kind of Open Big Space is Out there Waiting for him to get Discovered.

That's light!!!

Suddenly Joseph Saw a Ray of Blue Light Coming towards him from Further away. Wanting to see what was causing this Phenomenon, Joseph Started to walk Fast towards The Lighter Area.

That's!!!

As Joseph walked towards the Lighter Area, A Hot feeling took over his Body, the Surrounding Temperature Started to Rise and his Body Started to tremble with Different Emotions.

It's A Freaking HOT SPRING!!!!

In Front of Him is a big puddle of Hot Water Stretched out as Far as The Eyes Could see.

This Place is So Damn Big!!

The place was as Big as a Football Stadium with Lots Of Big and Small Puddles of Hot Water Situated on the ground.

That's what I needed !!!

Joseph looked at the Scene with eyes filled with a new Shine as after so much Struggle, he was able to find Something to relieve his tension.

What the hell???

As Joseph walked Down by taking Some Support of Rocks, he Came Across a Puddle of Hot Water inside, Which looked as if it was Heated naturally as Some Bubbles were Popping out of it from inside but the Shocking part was that the Puddle was Filled with Fishes.

I'm not so Genius about Ecosystems and all but I know that Fish Don't like Wrm water as there are Low Oxygen levels in the water, well it seems I gave attention to my Chemistry Class it's Probably Called, Yes it's Called Henry's Law.

What's that, well yes Solubility of a Gas in a Liquid is Indirectly proportional to the Temperature. So that means Much Heat, means Much Temperature which Directly means Lower Oxygen levels.

Joseph nodded his head as if Appreciating his Knowledge, he leaned but After seeing the Scene in front of him just Shook his head.

Well, this proves that Teaching at School doesn't apply to Everything.

Joseph looked at the water Closely and realized that the fish in the Puddles were not some SimpleFishs.

They're Piranhas but why are they So big and So Dangerous?

Normal Piranhas are up to 15 to 20 Cm long but The Piranhas in the Puddle are up to 80 Cm long making them very Huge.

Piranhas are native fishes known to Survive in Fresh Water, So which means this water is Drinkable, and as this Water comes from Underground that means it's pure.

But Why are these Piranhas in Hot Water??

Joseph Still didn't understand Why and How these Fish were still Alive in this Situation, While Not following their Natural Law.

My Grandfather Told me a lot of things about animals and he Once Said that Piranhas are very Delicious, When Cooled Properly.

But these Piranhas do not look normal to me, Heck o get the feeling that they might be Mutated Piranhas.

Joseph looked towards the water Puddle filled with 100+ Piranhas.

And not to mention that, I'm not going there to Catch them. I have to find another way.

Joseph Decided to Search his Surroundings for a much better understanding, there were Different types of Fish in different Puddles, Some were Known by him from Earth and Some were Fish, He hadn't Seen in his Lifetime.

Joseph walked through the land Dividing these Puddles from each other.

As Joseph walked much Further his Eyes were Spectacle by the Beauty of the Place, The place had its Lighting System as the Water in the Puddles glowed in a very beautiful Vibrant Blue Color, The Shade of blue gave a Spectacular Scene to the Whole area.

Joseph walked Slowly seeing the Scene in front of him with Eyes filled with admiration. His Walk was halted by a particular Puddle, Which had no moment, He walked Closer to the Scene and Saw the Puddle was Empty.

He Kneeled and Touched the Water by using his Stick after Confirming that it was OK to Touch it with his hand, He Touched the Water slowly not letting his Whole Hand get Fully Soaked.

The water is Hot but not hot enough to burn my Skin.

He thought to himself and got Close to the water and Filled his Palm with it.

Should I drink it or not??

An Internal Conflict was Going on inside Joseph's mind, if it was his old world then, of course, he would have Drunk it without any problem. This World is much different than his, there is magic, a Devil, and Fishes that can Live in Warm Water without any Problems, He didn't know, what if there was a Different type of Bacteria in this Water.

The Last Thing Joseph wants is to get infected by an Unknown Disease.

My Throat is Very Dry...

Joseph looked towards the Water, Which was Slowly falling through his Arms, The internal Conflict wasn't helping him much.

Aaahhh...Fuck I don't Care, I would Die from thirst, If I didn't Drink this.

Joseph Closed his Eyes and Took A Small Sip of water in his mouth with a weird look, he let the water fall inside his Body and Suddenly his Eyes were Shot Open in surprise.

This is Good!! It's very Good, It's Sweet and Pure and very much Drinkable.

Joseph looked Down and Jumped inside the water without any Second Thoughts.

He Pulls his Face Under the water and Starts to Drink it with a Hungry look on his face.

Aaahhh, It's heaven, I'm So Full Now!!

Joseph Drank a Tone of Water and was Having Fun in the Puddle his Body was now very Relaxed and his Mind was getting healed up from the Trauma of Coming to this Cursed World.

GURRRR.

Suddenly a Roar Sounded in the Surroundings but Joseph didn't mind it as it was his Stomach acking due to the lack of Food.

I have to hunt to Survive!!

Joseph looked towards other Puddles filled with Fish and after a little rest, he got out of the Puddle and walked towards the Piranha Puddle.

Well now, I have to find a way to Catch them.

Joseph didn't Go to other Puddles as many Fishes in different Puddles were Something, he didn't have much Knowledge of. He didn't use his Mark after the First use, he can tell this Mark used his Internal Mana making him very tired and this is not good for his Weak Body.

There are some, I have Information like a puddle filled with Electric eels and I don't want to Catch them. They are scary.

Joseph saw more Fish but they all were as Dangerous as the eels like Poisonous Stingrays and many more, So he decided to Catch Some Piranhas.

Why Someone would grow these Dangerous fishes in these Puddles?

Joseph didn't understand the meaning behind this but right now he didn't care much as his Fire was getting Dim and he needed Something to eat fast.

Joseph took out his Coat and two Wooden Sticks which he brought to light another fire.

He warped his Coat around the Sticks making a Fish Catching mechanism, While putting his hand as far away as he could.

That Done!!

Joseph looked at his Sticks with a Proud look and then turned his Head towards the Puddle.

Two of them would be enough for me now.

As Joseph walked Closer to the Puddle, He looked at the Piranhas moving very fast in the Puddle, the Puddle was very Huge and filled with Piranhas.

Well, I'm freaking Scared!!!

Joseph grabbed the Two Sticks and let the Coat go Down in the Water and as Expected in No time the Movement in the Water attracted Piranhas as lots of them Swim toward the Coat.

Well, I have to do it fast!?

Joseph let the Piranha Come towards him, his hands were very Close to the water and it was very Risky but his Hunger was driving him Crazy.

Now!!

As the Piranhas Got on the Coat, Joseph took the Coat out and threw it on the Ground, and with this Four Piranhas flew out of the Puddle.

I got it!!!

Joseph looked at his Catch with a happy smile and picked up a Rock from nearby to End the Sufferinghem and fill his Stomach.

After Which he grabbed the rest of the wood and lit them on fire Enjoying his treat of the Day.

It's Delicious as my grandfather told me!!

Joseph Silently Enjoyed his Catch of the Day and after his Stomach was full his Body which was very Tired Started to fall into a Deep Slumber.

I Should take Some rest!!

He thought to myself Closed my eyes Directly and fell into a Deep Slumber.

He Cares freely slept not Knowing that From afar Some people were Watching him from the Dark with Unreadable Expressions.

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