The temple seemed to swallow most sounds.
Our footsteps rang out, but the echoes were swallowed too quickly, as though the walls didn't want us to disturb the sacred place we were trespassing into, our hearts full of questions.
Light slanted in from high windows, catching on the dust that drifted lazily in the air.
'This feels like an episode of Tomb Raider or something!' I thought. 'Could this place get any spookier?'
Oh, it did get spookier in the very next moment.
Statues lined the hall, tall, robed figures with stern faces, though some were missing heads or arms.
The others had their empty eyes that seemed to follow us.
I couldn't lie to myself at this point. I didn't like it.
And from how they shadowed my movements, neither Ayesha nor Abu did, as they clung to my sides like they wanted to invade my skin.
Poor things were practically shivering, their breaths coming out like they didn't want to disturb even the air.
