Miras did not waste a breathe quickly reached for Mattias and pulled him toward himself Mattias was still confused by his change in behaviour but then he could hear the sounds get louder
Miras not hesitating started to fly upwards as Mattias dangled by his arm,
as much as he dislikes Mattias he was greatful that he didn't leave him behind
Yet if something could get him this scaried then his just a sitting duck at this point
"Don't look at what even comes from there" Miras whispered, "And don't let the goo keep moving like that just stay calm"
Mattias glanced at his palm watching the black substance tremble moving as if trying to run away too, "what the hell is going on here what is making those tremors I want answers "
Miras didn't answer right away, his eyes flicked upward scanning the shadow that stretched across the unseen ground,"that does not matter now because without a doubt we are dead" he said finally as they got out of the hole the density going back to normal as they both crush landed on the edge of it
The word didn't sound like a lie it was filled with genuine fear.
Mattias swallowed, "You mean that thing below us is some kind of horror too"
Miras let out a dry chuckle "my aren't you Mr obvious"
He stood up although exhausted he had to move
Mattias followed slowly he did not believe him but he could feel that tremor again slower now but heavier it was getting closer.
He moved closer to Miras
Miras' hand shot out suddenly stopping him mid motion, "run so loudly," he mouthed.
At first, there was nothing just the stillness of a corpse's breath then came from beneath them a motion, one that dragged across the area, something massive scraped against the surface far below, it wasn't the sound of claws or flesh like a mountain shifting under their own weight.
Mattias's chest tightened, his instincts screamed to move but Miras' stare pinned him in place.
Seconds passed then minutes.
Finally, Miras moved again whispering just loud enough,
"Are you trying to get both of us killed if you don't value your life don't threaten mine you fool"
Mattias was confused whispered, "you keep saying we are in danger but haven't explained what is this danger that makes you so afraid of that thing under us"
"you mouthy bastard," Miras annoyed but not acting like he doesn't have a point, just let out a sigh and continued to walk as did he said, "That thing that makes me so afraid is an ancient horror, Ones that can't be killed and only exist to consume, and consume they do, they eat land masses, mountains to even pure energy so yes we are dead men"
Mattias' throat went dry, "… what the hell are even this horror things"
"Unfortunately, even to horrors that thing is a rare sight to see as they only, surfacing to consume horrors every so often," Miras muttered
Mattias followed, gasping at the view the terrain which stretched into endless dark plains, split by mountains and valleys which were definitely not there before the air carrying an acidic scent far away, the mountains were moving as that thing beneath them moved.
Miras turned voice clipped, "Keep walking just don't think about it too much it should leave soon if we are lucky,"
Mattias frowned his frustration bleeding through the fear, "Don't think about it, like that makes the situation better "
"Shut up" Miras snapped, spinning to look at him with a face twisted not with anger but with sheer panic "If you can't get it through your goo filled skull there is a creature that is feeding on anything in its path if it so much as flinches so your lack of information is the least of my concern"
Mattias froze mid step in frustration but continued walking
They walked step by step the only sound was the faint squelch of the dark soil beneath their feet
Mattias whispered after a while talking to himself aloud,
"I guess this is my first time actually seeing what it looks like since I came here"
Miras turned a glance at him with and eyebrow raised , "you came here when?"
"I don't know, I can't tell but it felt like thousands years" Mattias muttered
Miras walking forward, "That's unlikely, you would probably be dead long before meeting me"
Mattias shocked, "what does that mean"
"Simply put it if your still alive right now, then you haven't been here more then a week in AW Time that's about 200 years" Miras answered.
"What does AW Time mean" Mattias asked hopeful for some sort of answer, "this the first time I hear of it"
As a low temor moved beneath the area, Miras continued walking, "AW time translates to Alistain World time but am not surprised that you didn't know about that"
"Alistain World, Is that the name of this please" Mattias asked curiously.
"No, this place is called the Primordial Void, the Alistain World is the place where your probably from ," Miras said as he walked ahead
Mattias suprised just followed Miras after a few minutes he finally spoke, "so there are two worlds is that what you mean so what are horrors then"
Not stopping at all, Manu just answered looking back alittle "horrors are in a sense, beings like any other animal that you can remember but are made up of something called Primordial Void energy it's the same thing I used to make the chains I had you in"
Mattias shocked at the relevation stopped in his tracks "so why do they eat each other"
Miras stopping too just looked down as he replied "because void energy can only be recharged by eating other horrors and is what keeps up alive"
Mattias looking down not knowing why he feels like this "that's just….wrong"
A vibration crawled through the ground again, but closer this time the terrain ahead rippled like ink struck by soundwaves, Miras froze then looked over behind him with the expression of pure terror.
"Damn it all" he whispered, "We have to get going now"
Mattias felt the tremor in his legs before he too looked behind , the horizon itself was getting blocked by that thing as it moved towards them a scales of black and bone sliding under them devouring everything in its path
the air went cold.
Miras screamed, "Run, you idiot"
Mattias could as he was looking stare into its eye his every soul frozen in place Miras not wasting a second punched him and shouted into his ear "PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER!!!!" Mattias still scared looked at Miras as begun to run dragging him along
Sprinting sprinted across the uneven terrain hearing that deafening sub terranean groan as the world behind them collapsed inward, drawn toward the advancing mass.
Mattias closing his eyes and running on his own shouted between breaths, "What.. is that…thing"
Miras shouted in response a sound of dread, "Faster than we can hope to get away from"
The ground split open behind them letting out as it let out a black smoke from its mouth and shards of flesh like rock grew on the horrors it touched , it felt like gravity itself was breaking them.
Mattias yelled, "What happens if it catches us"
Miras shouted back, "It won't matter, you won't even live long enough to feel pain, Your body will get crushed in seconds"
Mattias, almost tripping, replied, "You're joking right"
Manu snapped "DO I LOOK LIKE I'M LAUGHING"
A cliff appeared ahead a jagged line in the darkness, the air was colder there, thinner, beyond it the void opened into nothingness
Miras pointed "There, we can jump off"
Mattias gritted his teeth, "You're insane we wil-"
Miras grinned again, wild and strained, "just trust me"
The ground shook violently behind them as the thing loomed behind them with pulsing gravity crushing everything before it
Mattias felt his chest getting pulled behind him his mind screamed to stop, but his legs didn't listen
Miras voice cut through the roar "JUMP NOW!!!!."
As they jumped the thing roared
The last thing they saw was the cliff side get crashed, before both of them fell into the abyss Miras point his hand under him and shouted "Gate" making a crack appear under them
Then
silence as the two fell into it