ʕ•̫•ʔ---Vorta

I woke up in an unfamiliar place.

"Where… am I?"

My voice echoed, swallowed by the silence.

My head throbbed as fragmented memories resurfaced—I was feeding Zilant, the hybrid chicken, an Allghoi. Then it gave me something. I picked it up.

And then—agony. Darkness.

I pushed myself up, brushing off the cold dirt clinging to my clothes. A shiver ran down my spine—not from fear, but from the bone-chilling air. The cavern around me stretched into an abyss of shadows, vast and unyielding.

"Great. Just great."

My eyes caught a faint glow in the distance.

A way out?

I started forward, cautiously scanning my surroundings. If some weird cave critter decided to jump me, I'd rather see it coming.

As I neared the light, my breath hitched.

It wasn't an exit.