The bottomless pit, as I thought, was endless.
More than half an hour had passed and I had yet to reach anywhere.
[<…It's the gateway below the Aljanah household. Azrael asked one of his dear friends to make this.>]
'....'
I glanced around the space, mesmerized by the sheer size of the place.
It was like I was going to the centre of Lumina.
The slow increase in warmth made my belief even stronger.
But it wasn't long before I felt a shift in the atmosphere.
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'I know.'
I drew in a mouthful of breath and let my wings unfold behind me.
My endless descent came to an abrupt halt as I found ground.
Flapping my wings, I slowly landed feet first on black soil.
Turning my head, I found something ancient.
'….A lost civilization?'
Ahead, broken pillars jutted from the earth like ribs of something long dead.
Runes of unknown origin glowed, carving a pathway and illuminating the place.
I stepped forward, brushing my hand along a stone tablet half-buried in ash.
