Chapter 35: The Vines

*Lilly*

At first, I was hesitant. But Ni looked confident. So I walked, minding my steps because these rocks were slippery. Luckily, the stairs weren't steep, so it wasn't too dangerous, I guess.

"Be really careful, Love." Luca's voice sounded in my head and I nodded.

The air became colder when we walked under the thick vines and leaves that spread to form this natural roof. It's getting darker and darker in here. At first, I couldn't see anything. But a few seconds later, my vision adapted more and more, until my sight was finally quite clear.

Under the vine roof, there was nothing but creeping plants. I saw several animal eyes shining in the dark, they were hiding behind wide leaves. Either they were shy and scared to go out, or they were ready to attack us.

And then something hit me, as I just realized there were plenty of animals here where I thought there were none earlier. Because since the moment we got Mira in our hand, there were no animal sounds, not even crickets. Very quie