[And once he steps into the cave, the loud crunch under his boots make him stiffen for a moment. Had he not been holding Tifa's hand to support her he might have jumped right back into the tunnel, but as it is there's a moment where his nerves feel as if they're screaming at him to turn back and run.
It's rare.
Very rare that he ever feels such a sudden flash of fear, but he swallows it down. With the nightmare energy as it is, he can't even say for sure if it's not the atmosphere that's affecting him. So regardless of what Tifa might say or do, he'll take that last step in, that crunch once again audible before he forces the light to shine out. It takes a lot of effort, and he needs to tap into the nightmare energy to push it out, causing the light to have a cold blueish tint to it.
And when it's all illuminated....
....
It's actually not that terrifying.
If anything it's just like stepping into a common animal predator's den, with bones and hide of its prey scattered about. Hard to really tell what, but it litters the floor. What makes it so eerie is the thick silence that permeates through the cave, along with the darkness and heavy atmosphere of nightmare energy.
The cold light extends all the way to the ceiling, revealing more holes and tunnels the creature that lived here must have used. He also notices something shimmer along the walls...like a crystal?]
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It's rare.
Very rare that he ever feels such a sudden flash of fear, but he swallows it down. With the nightmare energy as it is, he can't even say for sure if it's not the atmosphere that's affecting him. So regardless of what Tifa might say or do, he'll take that last step in, that crunch once again audible before he forces the light to shine out. It takes a lot of effort, and he needs to tap into the nightmare energy to push it out, causing the light to have a cold blueish tint to it.
And when it's all illuminated....
....
It's actually not that terrifying.
If anything it's just like stepping into a common animal predator's den, with bones and hide of its prey scattered about. Hard to really tell what, but it litters the floor. What makes it so eerie is the thick silence that permeates through the cave, along with the darkness and heavy atmosphere of nightmare energy.
The cold light extends all the way to the ceiling, revealing more holes and tunnels the creature that lived here must have used. He also notices something shimmer along the walls...like a crystal?]