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KHALON

“I don’t know and probably everyone. Time isn’t real here, and Niarok is probably the only person who won’t kill you,” Aydin answered shortly.

I was about to ask about the entire time isn’t real thing when cracking sound echoed around the cave. The armored man leapt back. His full weight came crashing down causing the floor under him to cave in. I winced.

“I’m okay. Just landed on my head,” the man called back up to all of us who were standing on what had now become a cliff. “Hey, y’all have gotta see this.”

What could possibly be down there except for more rock? I edged towards the drop off. I gasped. There below me was a huge arch with an orange haze emitting from it. “How did that get there?” This cave seemed to be full of surprises.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Aydin  jump down. I instinctively took a step back. I had no desire to leap down into that hole.

Underneath my feet, I felt the rock begin to split. I scan the floor. The cracks were steadily spreading across the cave. Clearly, all of us were going to end up in the hole either by falling or by jumping. I quickly weighed both options. Jumping seemed the better choice.

I returned once more to the very edge. I breathed deeply then walked off the edge.

I landed hard on my legs, but I quickly somersaulted. My legs still throbbed slightly, but they weren’t as bad as before. I staggered to my feet. This was not going to end well.