Chapter 4: The Descent

Disregarding your task, you press the button for the ground floor. The elevator jolts downward, and a brief wave of relief washes over you. But as you descend, the lights flicker before plunging you into darkness. The air turns icy, and faint whispers echo around you, their source unseen.

With a sudden stop, the elevator shudders, and the doors slide open to reveal a dimly lit basement. The flickering light of torches casts eerie shadows on walls lined with iron chains and rusted shackles. At the far end of the room, a hooded figure stands before an altar, chanting in a guttural, unfamiliar language.

Do you:

Approach the figure and demand an explanation?

Retreat back into the elevator and hope it will take you back up?