From the army camp, Aegis was escorted at great speed toward a hidden passage beneath the earth.
What awaited him was not a simple shelter.
It was a secret underground city.
As they descended through massive stone corridors, Commander Goran walked beside him.
"This army you encountered is not an independent force, Sage," Goran explained. "We serve an ancient kingdom that has survived by hiding beneath the surface."
The path opened into a colossal underground City.
"This city was built for one purpose: To survive."
Aegis slowed his steps unconsciously.
Above them spanned an artificial sky. A radiant sun and a pale moon coexisted, moving along fixed paths, bathing the city in alternating light.
It looked no different from a real world City.
Aegis was quietly amazed by the engineering.
"It is beautiful," he admitted.
"It had to be. If we lived only in darkness, our people would have gone mad long ago," Goran replied.
