Chapter Three There be Two devils in the dark

Deep down inside of the tunnels. Lurking about would be another. Looking for its next prey. Watching and waiting. It hears a noise some three hundred feet away.

Being one of the miners alone for the moment. When the other two went back to gathered up some equipment. Mostly breathing masks. Since the air inside was mostly thin. Being 200 miles deep down inside of the planet.

It was getting just too dangerous. In order for all of the workers to do any type of production. Since Mother Horta and its children were ordered not to come to this region. In order to protect what is mostly happening.

For the moment. There were only five of the staff down on this lowest level. As per orders from the manager.

However for Gary Sangers being left alone inside the tunnels. While his team won't be back for at least 15 minutes.

Sanders feeling some what uncomfortable for this particular time. While wearing his breathing mask from the thin air. Along with his small phraser in his right hand and lighting fixture on the top of his white helmet.

He goes to keep on moving slowly. While checking the raw materials visible to the naked eye. Taking his scanner from the other side of his isolation outfit. In order to test the properties. For those on the other planets needing to store it up as an energy source.

Taking just a moment to check his bearings. Until he hears a clicking noise. Thinking it just might be his associates coming back.

Going to turn around and smelling it. The acid and the creature bearing down on him at an incredible speed. Only to die quickly.

But prior. Sangers was able to get off a loud scream. In order for anyone to actually hear him in the first place.

Only to find that the creature disappeared into the tunnels. Until the next time_