The smell of rotten eggs awakes you.

Your entire body is in pain, buried under a pile of debris. You try to inspect your surroundings but it’s too dark to see. But you feel relief. At least you still breathe.

You have no idea where you are or for how long you have been unconscious for.

You struggle, pushing against the weight of the rubble as you blindly climb up. It’s hard though, harder than you thought. But you don’t give up.

You dig. Deeper and deeper. Endless digging. To complicate matters, this disgusting smell is making you feel like throwing up anytime. But somehow you hold on, barely hold.

You have to get out of here. You have to survive. But it seems there is no end to this. After hours of digging, you are about to surrender yourself to this cruel faith. Then without least expecting it, you realise you are out. You feel relief.

But this isn’t the time to feel happy, not yet. You’ve to find a way out of this place, quickly. You crawl ahead, using your hands to explore your surroundings. But it’s way too dark.

You lose balance, spiralling downwards. You descend, uncontrollable, to the very bottom. You land on the hard ground, although it seems a thin layer of water covers the surface.

Then the lights of this place miraculously turn on.

You are in an underground labyrinth, piles of bones surround you and a layer of blood is resting below you. You can see the splashed blood on your body quite well.

You slowly stand up, shivering. This feeling is terrible. This entire place is terrible.

You are about to scream in despair, then you hear a melody. A sweet and docile melody. With nowhere else to go, you decide to check the origin of this melody. You have no other option.

You move carefully, stepping on the blood as you pass from one tunnel to another, trying to get closer to the source of the melody. You frustrate yourself every time you encounter a death end. You walk and walk, becoming more anxious as you approach the source.

Then you see a door. Your body instantly comes to life and you forget about your pain. You run towards it. You believe it is the exit.

You find yourself inside a large hall. In the middle you see a large circular fountain made up of bones, blood spewing out from the eyes of the several skeleton heads surrounding it.

“For eternity, this place was unreachable,” a creepy voice echoed as the docile melody faded away.

“I don’t know who you are, or how it is possible for you to be here. But I know you are real, and that you are here. And that alone makes you special.”

“This is the 500th floor of the dungeon. The final floor. You are the first to arrive here, and you shall be the last. You are the one who shall inherit my legacy.”

Everything begins to vibrate. Several cracks appear in the foundations of the room and you fear that this whole place is going to fall apart.

A skeleton hand then appears from inside the fountain. The skeleton then arises, wearing a red jewelled crown. It looks down on you straight into your eyes. You can feel the tremendous power emitting from his body.

He walks towards you, then he brings out a golden chalice full of red water. He gives it to you.

“Drink it. Inherit my legacy! Only then can my spirit guide you out of this place, and aid you later on when you are stronger.”

“Reject my legacy, and this entire place will crumble. You will perish here along with my legacy!”

You hold the chalice tight with both hands. You inspect it. This water smells like blood. You can see the reflection of your face in it.

Drink the water. Accept his Legacy. Refuse the offer.

[Option 1 – Continue reading below]

[Option 2 – skip and continue at chapter 13]

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You approach the chalice next to your lips. You are petrified at of what might happen to you once you drink this thing. But this seems to be the only way left. The last option for your survival.

You close your eyes and start drinking it. You can feel the terrible pain with every swallow you make. It’s like you are drinking acid.

You are not completely done when your conscious fades away. The chalice falls to the ground and breaks into countless pieces. The skeleton smiles and crumbles before you. The entire place collapses.

And when you open your eyes again, you are greeted by the warm sun and sounds of flowing water stream not that far from you. A weird looking bird is nearby, but when it notice you are alive, it opens its wings and flies away.

[Continue reading at chapter x – chapter number will be revealed later on]