The Macabre Exchange

Their faces were etched with fear and unease.

Behind the stone door, a pitch-black darkness loomed, so deep it seemed capable of swallowing everything.

And in the depths of that darkness, a pair of enormous, bloodshot eyes quietly watched them.

The sudden sight of those eyes made Gideon's heart skip a beat.

But he quickly regained his composure and addressed the "person" behind the door, "Someone