Chapter 29

That is my fate after all.

"Survive," I muttered before finally opening my eyes, finding myself in a puddle of my own sweat...

My eyes slowly drifted to the entrance of the tunnel where the gleaming light of the dawning sun pierced through the small cracks in the cave, entering it and leaving behind a beautiful array of lights.

The entrance also had a bit of light shining through it, yet due to the position of the cave that did not correlate with the current position of the sun, the change in visibility had barely changed.

"To think I slept for almost an entire day." I chuckled to myself, yet that chuckle was more forced than I would like to admit.

When I had finally gotten up to a sitting position, I began to look around the cave to see any resemblance of life having been inhabiting this place before me.

Analyzing the area, I could not help but notice the scratch marks on the sides of the tunnels, the remnants of fur... But, it was not any kind of fur. This first was white, yet at the same time, it was bloodied and almost tattered?

*DOOM*

It was when the feeling of dread finally returned to me that I realized where I was.

'This feeling... It is the same as the one I felt before...' I could not finish the sentence even though I was saying it in my mind, yet I knew exactly what I meant by it.

'I need to leave'

Without skipping a beat, I immediately began to sprint to the entrance, but I had instantly halted my movements as a realization hit me.

'If something is coming, why the hell would I try to leave through the entrance?'

*Thump* *Thump*

The loud yet at the same time, strangely muted sounds of footsteps reverberated throughout the area, a sound that caused the large burds in the distance to flee without hesitation, while other animals found shelter under large objects such as trees, holes in the ground, and even lakes nearby.