Level Theta

Level θ: "The Underground"
Level Theta is an Enigmatic Level of the Backrooms classified as a Greek Level.
Level Theta, known as "The Underground", is an infinite interconnection of pristine white corridors and pathways. With a white concrete roof supported by indestructible blue pillars, the level's condition is fairly decent with the exception of plants growing from many of the crevices. The source and origins of these plants are indeterminable, and their properties are unanomalous. Humming a quiet buzz, the fluorescent light panels installed into the ceiling provide sufficient illumination for wanderers to explore the level without encountering darkness with the exception of small, claustrophobic spaces often formed by the clustering of closely placed pillars.
Instead of a wall, wanderers may occasionally find it completely replaced by a murky, waterlogged space. Light panels run along the sides of the spaces, illuminating only a few feet into the darkness. Some wanderers report the light beams from the panels giving them sunburns. Kelp rules supreme in these lifeless aquariums, and the depth of these spaces extend far below the ground, eventually sinking into a black void. The abyss, while presumably infinite in depth, only extends to about five feet (roughly one-and-a-half meters) above the ceiling's elevation; anything above that point is solid concrete mixed with traces of steel and metal.
Certain corridors may have doors that either lead to small rooms, other hallways of the level, or an entirely new location. The geometry of the level is moderately stable, but the structure of the level is ever-changing, making navigation and cartography completely inefficient. The most common example is the closing and reopening of a door, which may introduce a completely new scene. This phenomena often leads to confusion and creates a sense of insecurity within desperate wanderers.
Amongst the pathways, rooms, and corridors, stairways can also be found on Level Theta. Commonly, these stairways lie behind dark teal doors marked with a neon white theta (θ) bordered by a white triangle around it. Upon ascending or descending these stairs, the temperature may suddenly decrease to and fluctuate around a chilly forty degrees Fahrenheit (approximately four degrees Celsius). Wanderers have reported light breezes of unknown source to ripple throughout the stairways, decreasing the overall temperature. The design of these staircases may vary, with some being circular and others being rectangular. Elevators are also another way of traversing up and down, but they are far more uncommon than the aforementioned stairs.
The highest possible point of Level Theta, often referred to as "Point Theta", does not have any staircases that lead upwards. Occasionally on Point Theta, one may come across a skylight that reveals a complete white void above that emits what many wanderers have described as a combination of water noises and static; others have portrayed it to be the deafening buzzing of fluorescent lights accompanied by sloshing and splashing noises. Staring into the white void of static often causes headaches and vision distortions along with sudden memory flashbacks. Wanderers have reported a series of aftereffects, primarily involving hallucinations, both visual and auditory.
A scent of musky plants lingers in the air with some places more heavily concentrated than others. The primary hazard of Level Theta is the sanity-decreasing properties of the level, which is thought to source from the mysterious odor. As time passes by on the level, one's vision will start to distort into a wavy sort of vision, often described as rippling waterThere will be a point when the vision distortion will peak. One, however, should not attempt to reach this point due to possible headaches and permanent eyesight damage.. Another possible environmental hazard is the collapsing of a roof or floorboard that happens every so often, which will almost always cause instant death due to several hundred pounds of concrete falling onto one's head.
Due to the fact that no two living things have made direct contact, it is believed that Level Theta manifests copies of itself each time a wanderer enters; the same property can be applied for all living organisms under the Animalia kingdom, thus leading to the conclusion that the level is completely devoid of life. When a manifestion of Level Theta is completely devoid of life, the instance will begin to slowly crumble away into nothingness. This phase, known as the "Theta Collapse", commonly takes five days to completeThis duration, however, has had many outliers, with the fastest Theta Collapse happening within four seconds and the longest Theta Collapse enduring for seven months.. Additionally, all forms of electronics brought onto the level will instantly cease to function; the same anomalous feature can also be applied to flashlights and other tools of illumination manually brought onto the level. All lines of communication will instantly snap upon entry, ultimately preventing interaction from outside the level.
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