Part 6 - Lucid

...As Jaygon followed the shell, the walls became thinner and he could see through them. One side of the tunnel was ice cold. You could see ice on the walls. It looked like a windshield when it's winter. When he walked over to the opaqueless wall he felt his nose and feet freeze.

The other side of the crawl space was hot as a furnace. The heat from this side steamed up the path. The seashell glowed through the steam and slowed near the ice. The side of the passage with steam was bright orange fluorescence. Lava oozed from the cracks, but wouldn't move past them.

Something kept the volcanic rock from creeping in. The frost couldn't go past a certain point and neither could the lava.

"How odd." Jaygon pondered.

It was like the channel was alive and made its own choices. What was the tunnel? Was it a monster that's hidden? Would Jaygon and Lucinda find out they've been eaten by...something?

What neither of them knew was that they were traveling deeper in the ocean. They didn't know this, but the depth was below 800 feet now.

Leviathian wasn't just one creature - it's several. Each monster is attached to another one, like an atom diagram.

What they didn't know is the creature had been consuming areas for thousands of years. Since the world was created there was a plan to destroy it. A scheme devised by Sliver.

A heinous fiend who hated good and wanted to destroy everything. It started from the inside out and began with the core and went backwards. Sliver reattached itself near new areas of the world. It wasn't motivated by power, greed, or jealousy. It only wanted to destroy everything!

The pit wasn't a monster, but it was alive and had several facets of itself, like cuts in a diamond or multi-faceted dice. It liked to be mischievous and play around.

The pathway had a name - Lucid. At one time it was a sprite until he was punished. He was supposed to guide people, but instead was selfish and didn't care about humanity. Lucid lost his ability to see clearly and wanted people to go on a wild goose chase after their dreams. You'd think he's a villain, but he isn't. Just a misguided magical creature who could be a sprite again when Lucid learns his lesson.

Everything is not what it seems here. What else would Lucinda and Jaygon face next?...

Part 5 - Lumites

...Lucinda reached out for a crevice to hang onto. The floor was slippery from the blood and water that was pouring in the cave. There was no turning back now. Just the hunt for this creature that plagued this place for centuries. Why was this thing so strong? Where did it come from? These answers would have to wait for another day.

Even though Lucinda didn't realize it, she was in the depths of the ocean. If the tunnel had windows she'd watch fish swim past her.

The light slowly went out and the sun was no longer visible. Lucinda tried to fight her fear, but her mind was playing games. Would she see Jaygon again? Would she ever remember what it felt like to feel joy again? The hope in her heart began to drain out of her like a leaky bucket.

"This is hopeless!" she thought. "What am I doing? Why was I so stubborn with Jaygon? How I wish he was here."

Suddenly, light shimmered in the water. These faces illuminated light and swam back and forth in the cave. When they swam a long train of tails breezed through the sea.

When Lucinda looked down at one of them it smiled at her. They were Lumites. Fairy-like creatures that helped seafarers when they couldn't find their way. It had been a legend that she heard growing up, but no one had seen one before - until now.

The blueish light that shone from their iridescence brightened the tunnel. Also, the luminous glow warmed Lucinda's feet. She slowly felt herself feeling rejuvenated again.

As she recovered the Lumites danced around and leaped out of the water spinning and performing all types of tricks. "Thanks for your help Lumites."

They smiled and spelled out with their tails, "Always."

Lucinda enjoyed the company and asked them to stay with her. The shimmering beings were so happy that they began to glow purple and blue.

It was a beautiful sight watching these creatures dancing in the air, flying around, and spraying water. You'd easily forget that you're in a dark and scary place trying to destroy a monster. Not at all what this was - peaceful and recharging.

The path was as bright as a runway. "Okay fellas. Let's go!" Now she was ready...