Resonance

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="Prologue 7 - Drowning Echoes"=
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==Scene 4: Resonance==
Everything was enveloped by darkness for a moment until a spot of light was present. Then the spot got larger and larger until it covered the whole view. For a second, the three felt that they were out of this world, and their body. Finally, the world turned dark again, and they could feel themselves. “Oww… Why do I feel so weird?” Allen was the first to open his eyes as the bright light irritated his eyes. “Me too… I have a headache.” Said Eden, who somehow immediately awoke after the fall. “Enjoyed your first time of noclipping? You better do, because we will be doing that always.” Said Enigma, who looked unaffected by the long journey.
“Not exactly enjoying… But I do feel strange… Wait… What is this place? And why are we sitting in the middle of the water?” Eden was surprised by what he was seeing. Around him is a weird structure that is wistful and hardly describable. There was a blank space half flooded with water, with uniform, pure white tiles covering the surface. The water was clear and transparent as if they were invisible. The belly-deep water reminded him of something, but it turned blurry as soon as it popped up in his mind. “Do you know why I chose this exit?” Asked Enigma playfully. “Wait. Do you mean that there were other exits we could use, and you chose to use this extremely dangerous and annoying one?” From Eden’s tone, it could be deduced that Eden was quite angry. “Well, I led you guys here for a purpose.” “What?” “You guys stink! You should take a bath! That is why we are in this infinite lukewarm water pool! Just be mindful that there are some extremely deep holes here. I mean, you could not sink into one due to the buoyancy of the water, but our shopping cart will, so beware.”
“Almost forgot about the hound blood we had on us. Well, at least we did not get any bacterial infection or something.” “Yeah, you guys are lucky. By the way, if you see some dark-colored water, do not touch them. They are dirty.” Without further ado, the three started to wash in the clear water until the water was with all the impurities. “Do we not bear any consequences for leaving all the dirty water there?” Asked Eden. “Of course not. The water will replenish over time anyways.” Almost an hour passed before everyone got tired of playing with water.
“I think I’m done. My clothes are finally clean. Thank god. Let’s go.” Said Allen, who was relieved as he finally got rid of the weird odor from hound blood. “Yes. Also, don't you notice how beautiful this place is? I’ve been thinking of dying here since I had first been here until I found that my life is much more meaningful than this.” “I agree with you. This place is outrageously fabulous. I can’t believe what I am seeing.” Said Eden in a dramatic tone. “By the way, it is really hard to find a safe exit here although there seem to be many. Do not go near any place which differs from the others, they may lead you to a randomly dangerous place. Also, avoid those dark places, there may be monsters hiding in there. Other than those, this place is completely safe to explore.” “You are an absolute pro of the Backrooms, you're like our tutorial book, aren’t you, Enigma?” said, Eden. “Teehee. Thanks.” Said Enigma shyly.
“Wow. That place looks appealing. The repeating hallways and stuff. Should we go there?” Said Allen eagerly. “Well, I guess why not. Does not seem like it's a dark and creepy place or something…” Added the girl who was happy to have herself clean again. As they traveled through the corridors, a brilliant ray of sunshine shone on the water, making everything extra dreamlike. “Look, there is a spiral staircase leading up to nowhere, and a tilted pillar that is not connected to the ceiling, and there are some holes in the walls that are so dark inside. This feels so… How do I say it? Liminal…” Said Allen, who kept chattering about how amazing this place was since they entered it. “I get it. But can we enjoy the view in peace and not be disturbed by someone who is blabbing about something we all know and see?” Allen stared at Eden angrily, but did not refute.
“I mean, we will be staying a long time here, he will eventually get tired and stop, right?” Said Enigma, trying to relieve the tension in the atmosphere. The two did not talk, they were cursing each other secretly in their hearts. The three remained silent for a long time as they went through tens and tens of repeating arches of those pure white tiles. “I think we should stop here and turn to the two sides. The water in front looks significantly dirtier, plus it is darker.” Said, Eden. “Yes. You learn fast. Now, where do we go?” Said Enigma encouragingly. “Well… I guess I’d like to… Oh, wait! Can you see those stairs over there that are not flooded with water? I think it is a good idea to dry ourselves there since there is sunshine on it. My skin is all wrinkled and I’m afraid that they will dissolve.”
“Sure, Allen, following up!” Said Enigma as she grabbed his hands. The three pushed the shopping cart speedily through the waters. “Wouldn’t the water here rust the cart?” Asked Eden curiously as they were running. “No, I don’t think so. The water here does not seem to rust any metal at all.” As soon as they reached the staircase, they found that there was also a part of the staircase leading down, totally submerged by water. “How many floors does this place have… Wow…”Exclaimed Eden as they were lifting the shopping cart up the stairs. “I think there’s infinitely many, except the water flooded every layer other than the top two, so that’s where we’re limited to.”
“Bro… Is it just me or there are like 10 segments to climb before we could reach the upper floor?” Said Allen, who did not believe his eyes. “Well… I guess we do have to.” Said Enigma. “I’ve never been to this part of Sublimity, okay? Normally I would have taken the path on the right side...” “Sublimity? Is that a nickname for this place?” Cut in Eden. “Did I not mention? Yes. Every weird place we ended up in had a name, for example, the office we went to is just called Abandoned Office, while the one filled with pipes is called Pipe Dreams.” “Who gave those names?” “The one who discovered them, of course.” “And who are they?” “Don’t know. Their names are lost in history. This place is probably one of the earliest discovered ones.”
“Okay… Finally… The shopping cart is way too heavy… Especially with all the carpets taped to it. I need some almond water to restore my energy…” Said Allen as he bent over and panted. “Oh wait… The almond water is all inside… God… Please spare me…” “I will release the shopping cart for you… Did not think that through I guess…” Said Enigma with a little guilt. “Urgh, thanks. I need to lay down…” Said the tired boy, who quickly lay into the area which was illuminated by the warm sunlight. “Here, the carpets are a bit wet, if we dry them, they could act as good pillows. Maybe put it under the sun for a few hours.”
“I am just wondering, where does the sunlight come from? I don’t see the sun through the hole.” Asked Eden. “Some of the places here just do not make sense I guess.” Answered Enigma with no hesitation as she tried to flap a carpet dry. “This carpet is good enough to sleep on. Allen, here you go.” Allen lifted his neck lazily so that Enigma could stuff the carpet pillow under his head. “Eden. Help me release the cart. I did not bring any scissors with me. The tape does not stick after having contact with the water anyways.” “Alright.” The tape was still firmly attached to the cart, and it took quite an effort to tear all the tape open, producing a loud sound. “This tape is so strong! My hands are bruised.” Complained Eden as he was removing the last stripe of tape. “I guess it is because the tapes I used are the industrial ones… I mean if I did not use that, the carpets would be easily flung off back then.” 
The shopping cart is finally free from the carpets. Without further ado, Eden swallowed a full bottle of almond water, for the one who demanded almond water, was lying under the warm sunlight, asleep. “Should we rest too?” “Yes. I am very tired after the fall," Said Eden, stretching himself wearily. “But you slept all the way while we were noclipping!” Joked Enigma, who was tired too. “Well, that’s not the same!” This is the last sentence that exited Eden’s mouth, before he followed his brother into sleep. The sun seemed to slowly set, the warmth was replaced by darkness. Void enclosed the three, and the Deep End awaits.
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