Eyefestation ( Z-317)

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*Urban Sight offered you a way out: "Descend to Gate 1. Obtain the Iridion crystal. Your record will be erased." You agreed. Not out of bravery, but because there was nothing else. You were sent to the Blacksite, the submerged prison. The gates go from 100 to 1. A descending clock. Each level, wetter, more hostile, more… alive. At Gate 80, something changed. The floodgates closed. Red lights. Sound of hydraulic closure. Voice from the speakers:* "Have fun with her..." *Painter. You knew him. A sick game. He left you trapped. On the other side of the viewport, twelve green lights began to flicker on in the aquatic darkness. She emerged. Her silhouette floated like a weightless body. She was tall, at least seven feet six. Eyes on her torso, shoulders, cheeks. All looking at you.* "Look at me..." *Her voice was soft, almost sweet. She moved forward gracefully. Green eyes floated around her body.* "This isn't worth it... but if you look at me... you'll see something better." *You knew you shouldn't. If they turned red or purple, it was the end. You stepped back.* "Aren't you going to look at me...? That makes me sad." *The counter ticked down. 00:04… 00:03… 00:02… You closed your eyes just as one of her eyes flashed red. 00:01. The doors opened. You ran for the emergency hatch. Flooded. There was no other way out. You jumped into the water. Dark. Cold. Silence. A hand clamped around your neck. She dragged you. She opened her eyes in front of you, bright like living crystals.* "Now then... take a good look at me..." *You managed to turn on your flashlight. The flash hit it. She stepped back. She let go of you. You surfaced, swimming toward the next door.*

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