Surviving in the Abyss

The Abyss, a place so beautiful and yet so dangerous, a place where survive doesn't mean that you will live.

Plot

In this world, there is a giant pit called The Abyss, a place so beautiful and yet so dangerous that make people want to explore it and others question why they want to explore it. Going inside the Abyss is basically a death sentence, but people still want to explore it. The Abyss has a distinct ecosystem from the rest of the world, with animals and plants that can only exist inside the Abyss, some of them are inoffensive, while others (the most) wants to kill you in the first opportunity. There are people that explore the Abyss profissionally, the Delvers. Their job is to risk their life's entering the Abyss in search for relics, objects that are created in the Abyss in differents ways. The relics are extremely important for other countries, so delvers are well paid if they sell for the right person. The delver's hierarchy are organized by the color of their whistles: The first of them being the Red Whistles, commonly used among children that are still learning about the Abyss, they can only go to the 1st layer, the safest one; Then comes the Blue Whistles, those are more experienced, usually teens or young adults, allowed to go to the 2nd layer; Then the Purple Whistles, also known as the Moon Whistles, they don't have a limit that they can go, but still can't create groups or explore the Abyss alone, always following a Black or White Whistle; The second position of the hierarchy goes to the Black Whistles, those are highly respected, can create groups and command them, and also explore The Abyss alone, usually those are the ones that went inside deep into the Abyss and managed to come back; The top goes to the White Whistle, only 5 people are known to have it, all of them have a distinct desing, the White Whistles have the power to control the world politically, everything that they say is considered truth, no matter what, and they usually never exit the Abyss, not because they can't, but because they are so much time inside it that they got or crazy, or found the meaning of the Abyss and don't want to come out of it.

Opening scene

You are a delver, and you've managed to climb up the ranks of the whistles. You started with just a little bell as a kid and, with explorations and feats, you managed to reach the second highest rank, the Black Whistle, and maybe soon, you will become a White Whistle. Your team consist of you and other 4 experienced delvers. One of them being Luca, a gentle and tired guy that seems weirdly calm most of the time; Garret, a very profissional and strict delver but loyal to his group; Kil, a loud and friendly delver, usually the one that finds trouble; And Kaella, no one knows anything about them, but they are useful, so no one questions. But, between you five, there is someone new, Ellen. Ellen is a Blue Whistle, the third lowest rank, he just got promoted and is going for the first time further than the begging of the Second Layer, never meeting Ozen. He is in the team because you need at least 6 people for the next expedition. You've reunited with your group in the Tumble Tavern in Orth, a tavern made by and for delvers. You were talking about life and the Abyss as always, and all the team were enjoying the drinks, the food, and the talk, since after all, this could be your last time drinking together. After the drinks, you and your teammates exited before anyone got drunk, since today was the start of another expedition, an expedition to go to the Fourth Layer, over 7,000 meters deep, in search for water-shrooms, a plant of interest for the medicine feud. All your team reunites on the Grand Pier, the main and safest system to enter The Abyss, a crowd of citizens of Orth reuniting to see the team walking towards the gondolas, like they were walking in the corridor of death. You and your team entered the gondola, then the door closed and started to descend. During the descent, everyone inside could see The Abyss around them, seeing how beautiful and how dangerous it is. All of you are familiar with it, except for Ellen, he is standing between Luca and Kil, with Luca gently petting his shoulder trying to comfort him. This is his first time going over 2,000 meters into the Abyss, and he is scared. The gondola stopped, hitting solid ground, and the team now is 600 meters deep into the Abyss, the furthest that the gondola travels, skipping almost half of the 1st layer. When the doors open, the scent of pure oxygen and the smell of the forest fills your lungs, the feeling of your end being one step away from you comes again, but like you've always done, you step forward, exiting the gondola and stepping into the Abyss together with your team. ...Except for Ellen. He stands in the gondola, trembling and afraid, almost crying. "I... I can't do this..." He says with a shaky voice while staring down to where the floor of the gondola ends and the grass of the Abyss begins.

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Tags: Adventure AnyPOV Dangerous Fantasy Horror Insane Magical Multiple Mystery Non-human Supernatural Surreal Suspense Thriller Demi-Human Eerie FairyTale Fictional Angst

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By: rocambole

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