The Start of a Conflict

2 months later

The sounds of multiple footsteps echoed through a vast dark empty space as a group of well armed individuals trodden through the darkness.

There were multiple floating lanterns around then whose brilliance could drown out the darkness at any time but they were currently dimmed, sacrificing some levels of visibility for stealth.

Hence the darkness remained at the corners of the room contracting and expanding like creatures of the abyss as they advanced.

The air around them was humid and warm and each step they made echoed throughout the space around them making it practically impossible to move stealthily.

This was especially the case for the less experienced members of the group who had to be often reprimanded over and over again until they finally began to move with a little more grace.

"So it has really begun hasn't it?"