The Ivory Pillar
Lumpy Space Princess floated across a desolate field near a mountainous region. "Yeah Girl, Fred was all up in my business but I sent him packing." Out of the corner of her eye she noticed a rotted old wooden door built directly into the mountainside. She kept chatting with her friend on the phone until she reached the door. "Yeah I know what you... Hello?" The phone's signal had gone dead.
"... Closer" LSP faintly heard from beyond the door. She thought she should just move on but something about the door, or rather whatever was beyond it, seemed to compel her. She reached out and tugged at the door. It creaked in its worn and broken frame but did not move. She pulled harder causing the worn handle to nearly break away completely.
LSP decided to give up and started floating away. "...Come closer." A deep rumble came from beyond the door. LSP hesitated for a moment. "Now!" A second rumble shook from the door before she heard something hit the ground near it. She didn't see anything laying in front of it. The door was slightly ajar. She saw a wooden board laying on the ground inside of it, she presumed it was keeping the door shut.
There was a dark cavern stretching ahead in front of LSP. An eerie light seemed to be emanating from within it. She floated deeper inside making no effort to consider her surroundings, a fog seemed to cover her thoughts as she went in. "Closer... Closer... Come closer!" The light that guided LSP never seemed to get closer, it just kept backing away from her until she followed the tunnel to its end.
The tunnel came out into a large room, the center of which contained a rectangular pillar. The pillar was pure white, and stunningly clean given the place it was in. LSP approached it oblivious to the bones surrounding it. A single woman's corpse lied next to it, a small pile of the caverns mushrooms laid next to her, some gnawed on. The corpse clung to a tattered book, a bookmark was placed in a page near the back.
"...Read." The voice was no more clear than it was outside. LSP picked the book up and skipped to the bookmarked page. The writing was sloppy and faded.
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Been here too long.
I can't stomach these mushrooms anymore.
I'm so sorry. I wish I could keep helping her.
Help her in my place.
Keep her alive.
They all wanted to hurt her. They thought she was evil.
We knew better.
Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her. Help her.
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LSP dropped the book to the ground and searched behind the pillar. A bag was filled with various tools that could be used to clean the pillar. She picked them up and began cleaning small spots of filth near the pillar's base.
Well here we are. This one was a bit short but I didn't end up with much time tonight. This was a good place to stop this chapter anyways I suppose.