Chronicles of Aetheria

Chapter 11; Bloody Dinner

Chapter 11; Bloody Dinner

The cave was dark and silent, only the sounds of crickets could be heard when Eleven groaned loudly.

“Damn!” he cursed, nursing his foot. He had stormed his foot on a rock and it tore immediately, causing him great pain.

The pain seemed to connect with every other pain in his body as he collapsed on the rocky ground, tears streaming from his eyes.

‘Are you stupid? It's a dead end,’ his subconscious mind told him, and he started having second thoughts.

“But I have to save him,” he said to himself. “He's the reason I'm still alive.”

‘And you're the reason he's still breathing?’ his subconscious mind pressed on as he crawled forward, using his hands as a guide.

‘What assurance do you have that he isn't dead yet?’

“Enough!” he screamed, banging his fist on the hill. His voice echoed through the cave. He squeezed his face, trying to withstand the pain before advancing forward.

Suddenly, the cave started shaking, particles of rock began falling down. He had alerte