Beware the Slime

by Chridy

Waking up on a beach with no memory and no sign human life, Alex sets out to find a way home through a land seemingly empty of civilisation. But as time goes by, Alex discovers that there's more to this world than meets the eye and that some places should remain lost, some doors should remain closed and some words left unsaid.

21. Day 281

Dear diary,

Not much has changed with the city, I've just been clearing it out to make room for buildings. But that's been a bit boring, so I've started exploring this place again.

Over the past year, I've been lighting this place up as I explore it bit-by-bit and now that I'm exploring it properly, I've seen things I never noticed when I rushed through the first time. For example, I didn't realise that this isn't the only mine. Nearby is another ancient mine that overlaps with this one at the fringes.

Also, it seems that this isn't the only time these places have been mined. There's old and rotting supports still visible in tucked away corners and sealed, dusty chambers. I even found some tunnels that I thought were just old caves, but when I looked more closely I discovered to my amazement that they are actually extremely old mines. I can tell they're extremely old because they're much cruder than the other tunnels and the stone has much rougher marks from pickaxes. It makes me excited to think that this has been a gathering place for hundreds or even thousands of years.

The strangest discovery I've made here by far are that the Slimes, along with being much more common here than anywhere else I've seen, only attack me from the west. It took me a while to see it, but I eventually noticed that they only attack me from one direction and will move around me in order to attack me. I've never seen anything like it.

Oh dear, it's getting late. One more, then, before I go to sleep.

You remember my earlier entry about the rabbits digging down? It seems that some have made it a lot further than I thought as I've found some tiny tunnels down here near the bedrock, which is incredible. The tunnels are a bit strange though as they're really smooth, unlike the other tunnels nearer the surface I've seen that are very roughly dug, with claw marks visible everywhere. My only guess is that these are old tunnels worn smooth by the passage of generations of rabbits or by flowing water as I've seen a few that are flooded.

The weird thing is that I haven't seen any rabbits since I got here.

Oh well, see you soon.

Alex