The Alpha's Hardest Game
The interior threshold of the mountain sanctuary opened into a breathtaking cavern of subterranean architecture, where human engineering and natural geological wonders had fused into a single, immortal design.
As Jake and Avery took their first steps across the threshold, their boots clicking softly against the polished stone, the atmospheric sensors set into the vaulted arches detected their presence. High above, suspended from the dark granite ceiling like frozen tears of light, massive clusters of natural luminescent crystals began to wake. A soft, warm sapphire light cascaded downward, illuminating a grand hall stretching hundreds of yards into the heart of the mountain.