Alcyon | Shrine of Seasons
BGM: .Hack/Infection OST: Castle Dungeon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3LvM-Z1FSk
As Phenom stepped into the temple-like structure, he began to feel as though he were being watched. Maybe by whatever was in the temple, maybe by the temple itself. He removed one of his guns from its holsters and flicked on its underbarrel flashlight. Shining the light around the grand chamber, he could not see anything that appeared to be watching him, but he remained uneasy. "Lachesis, do you still hear me?"
"Loud and clear. What's up?"
"Exactly what kind of strange readings were we getting from this place? I feel like I'm being watched, but nothing is here..."
"That's a good question. Whatever it was, it stumped our Multiwave Transceivers. All we got was a sort of heat map. Whatever it is, I'd be careful. All we know is there were also very minor seismic tremors within the northern section of the structure. We're talking footstep levels of seismic activity, so there's like people or... something to the north. If they're aliens, we don't know how they'll react when you encounter them, so be careful."
"Roger..."
Phenom made his way towards the northern section of the temple. As he approached the wing entrance, he could feel a chilly breeze flowing from it. He hiked his Keffiyeh scarf up until it was just over his nose and pushed open the door into the North wing. Before him was a staircase. He could not see how far down it went, and his flashlight, though powerful, could not cut that far through the darkness. He shrugged and began to make his way down the steps. The farther down he went, the colder the air around him became. Frost appeared on the walls of the staircase, and small patches of ice could be seen glistening in what light was cast their way.
"Lachesis, let me know if anything else comes to this structure. I want no surprises from the outside."
"You got it, Phen." Lachesis said lazily.
"Wh...what are you doing?"
"Sudoku."
"Please pay atte... why am I asking you to pay attention, I've seen you resolve multiple quantum physics problems at the same time.."
As phenom went farther and farther down, it was apparent that snow had begun to build up to respectable amounts around the staircase, and footprints on the stairs became painfully obvious. In addition, he could hear voices coming from below. Voices speaking in English. Odd.
"Lachesis, what's my ambient temperature right now?"
"Approximately negative Twenty-three degrees celsius. Can you hook me up with a visual feed?"
"Not right now, Lachesis, I hear voices below. I need to be prepared for anything."
Reaching the bottom, Phenom was greeted by a large chamber filled with ice. Examining the room, he saw a number of people attempting to cross an odd bridge of ice. One was floating, and he wondered why he did not simply float over to the other side. He decided to simply wait and watch to see what happens.