It isn’t something that he expected, an order that only involves repairing a fuse box has suddenly, turned into a hunt, except in this one – Gary is the one who is being hunted. One moment, Gary was sorting out his toolbox after he finishes repairing the fuse box in an old basement then suddenly a part of the ceiling had collapsed. He easily avoided it, though, the debris caused the frail cobble floor to collapse, in which he was dragged along, falling on an underground tunnel.

Slipping through a small space between the collapsed walls, Gary struggles to move as a mutt monster chases after him, its acidic saliva spitted in the air and melts the crowbar stuck on the ground. Gary manages to break through – leaving the mutts behind with a sleeve torn apart from grazing with its sharp claw.

He reached down to his phone in the pocket and dialed someone.

“Hello? Is somebody there? It’s Gary, the new guy. I kinda stuck here on some, underground tunnel and I would appreciate if you rescue me, oh and uhm, you would want to send a big gun, a lot of big guns.”

The device began to stutters and produce static, Gary shut it down and began to tread his way on a room just above the curb platform. He tried to open it but the doorknob won’t budge, so, he proceeded with a different approach. With enough distance between him and the door, Gary charges it with his arm, hammering his way in. The door stumbled down along the clustered weights barred inside.

Red and yellow flashed on the panel under the hanging screen. Just as he thought, the entire place was abandoned. He guesses that this must be an old developing railroad but was cut off due to some unforeseen circumstances. What worries him the most is the fact that he might not find his way out of this place.

The cobwebs dangling around the corner creeps him out. He suspiciously looked at the chair and when he touched it, it crumbles down. His attention was brought back to the panel and the monitor.

As of now, Gary is trying to get the computer working, but it seems that some keyboards are not responding. He opened the latch under it and found out that the wires are messed up, there’s no way it can be fixed in that condition. Out of frustration, he slammed his fist on the panel, and for a few seconds, the monitor above flashes and shows numerals flashing on the screen.

He began to look for alternatives on how to reach out to them when suddenly a faint rumble from the ceiling had caught his attention. The broken ceiling fan shook and the monitors hanging on the walls have fallen. The rumble outside the premise stopped on top of the railway.

He covertly looked at the window, waiting for what was going to happen. His expectation didn’t fail him and the roof collapsed. A large figure of shadow stood tall in the middle and with a single swing of his sword, the dust shook off and the monsters creeping out in the darkness wag their tails off and run quietly back to the hole whence they crawl.

Gary took the liberty of using his phone and taking a picture. Sweating profusely caused by a frantic heartbeat, he forgot the first lesson he was taught back in academia. Always be discrete no matter how tempting it is. A single flash from the phone would be enough to cause unnecessary attention and now, with a flick of the camera, the ray from its eyes coming from the hole beneath its menacing twisted helmet stalked down to Gary.

“Shit.” He swore in low voice.

The shadow steps forward, every step it makes the ground seems to shook. Its menacing visage is intimidating as with a bare hand he lifted off the large debris out of his way. Gary crawls backward, still hiding while gasping loudly enough to hear. He hid behind the panel near the door at the corner. He could see the shadow with its giant sword caressed by one hand.

For a while, the figure observed the room from outside the window. When it’s finally satisfied, it turns back and walks slowly. Gary who is now in relief stands up and took a deep breath before going back to check the panel. Suddenly, the shadow with a quick movement came back to the room and saw Gary. He stood in shock for a moment before realizing how imminent the being is. He didn’t wait for what would happen next as Gary went through the door running away for his life.

The shadow lifted his sword with both of his hands – aloft and with a mighty swing the barrier between the two of them eradicated. It can hear the heartbeat of its prey as its footstep into the room. A single sensation had crept to Gary, a moment that makes his heart stop its beat, fear of his life.

He made a run through the hallway, shifting his positions from right to left evading the debris ‘caused by the heavy stomp like a beat from the colossal being. Gary looked back and saw the real stature of the menacing figure.

It wore armor in silver, the metal covers every part of his body, from its twisted horn to its sparkly legs, gleaming as the light touches it. It may not be clear, but Gary could feel its malicious intent seeping through its violet eyes. Gary stood for a moment staring at the armor in silver. The man in armor finally makes his move, he walked, slowly. Gary snapped out as his phone began to ring.

Lance's static voice emanated from the phone.

“G-G-Gary, hello? Are you there?”

Just as the man in armor pace increased, Gary too snapped and run.

“Yes, I’m here. You guys have any plan to rescue me?”

“C-can’t hear you. Find a better signal.”

“Dumbass, I’m in some sort of underground tunnel and there’s a fricking guy who’s trying to kill me.”

“The rescue team is being assembled right now. Try not to be get killed.”

“Yeah, no pressure. Take your time.”

The transmission ended and Gary finally reached the end of the corridor. The man who’s behind him – walks faster. It singlehandedly destroyed the obstacles on its path, Gary hesitated for a moment after he heard its long howl. It sprinted towards Gary as he finally reaches the door at the end. Gary didn’t think twice and goes outside. He was greeted by bats creeping out in the darkness and flying onto the open window.