It was the smell that hit him first.
The awful rottenness of decaying flesh wafted from the tunnel as the boy crept closer, ears pricked and eyes wide for any movement. Scavengers, survivors, picking at the bones of a desolate civilization. It was as enticing as it was repulsive.
As he had done before, Emilio let the darkness swallow him and let his instincts guide him through the twisting passageways until his path became blocked by an impassable rockfall.
"Joder."
He half expected to see the shadowy figure of Vincent taunting him, but instead was met with a deafening silence. What had happened here? Who lay beyond his reach? For a moment, the boy stood as still as the world around him and contemplated his own mortality.
The awful rottenness of decaying flesh wafted from the tunnel as the boy crept closer, ears pricked and eyes wide for any movement. Scavengers, survivors, picking at the bones of a desolate civilization. It was as enticing as it was repulsive.
As he had done before, Emilio let the darkness swallow him and let his instincts guide him through the twisting passageways until his path became blocked by an impassable rockfall.
"Joder."
He half expected to see the shadowy figure of Vincent taunting him, but instead was met with a deafening silence. What had happened here? Who lay beyond his reach? For a moment, the boy stood as still as the world around him and contemplated his own mortality.
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borradura - by Emilio - Yesterday, 08:15 AM