Level 88

* Discovery Log #01
* Discovery Log #02
* Discovery? Log #03
* Note
* Unsure
* Untitled Document #01
* Distress Call?
* A mistake that can't be undone

**The following log mentions the first documented discovery of Level 88. This log was held between the UTOF Base, and Agent Pheonix:**

Base: I assume you're there, Agent Pheonix?

Pheonix: Yeah I'm there at the designated location... I'm surprised no one went north here in Level 87 yet. But then again, it isn't the best place to be at.

Base: Focus on your task Agent Pheonix.

Pheonix: Yeah yeah I know...

Base: What do you see?

Pheonix: There seems to be a giant gate in front of me...

Base: What's beyond the gate?

Pheonix: Fog... fog everywhere. I can't really see through it.

Base: Try going through the gate.

Pheonix: Can't. It's locked.

Base: Try unlocking it. You didn't forget that from training did you?

Pheonix: I didn't.

**Radio silence for about 54 seconds.**

Pheonix: Goddamnit- It's no use. This shit is unbreakable.

Base: Try again Agent, calm down, and focus, alright?

Pheonix: I am damnit!

Base: Try unlocking the gate again.

Pheonix: It's no use, man! The gate has some lock that I can't lockpick! Is it that hard to get that into your head?

Base: ...

**Silence ensues again for another 20 seconds.**

Pheonix: Hey I might've gotten through.

Base: See, I told you just have to focus-

Pheonix: I didn't lockpick the lock, the bars of the gate were already rusty and could just be taken out.

Base: You gotta be kidding me...

**The following log is a continuation of the first one.**

Base: Is it still as foggy as before?

Pheonix: See... ke va...

Base: What. Pheonix?

Pheonix: T... WIND.

Base: What wind?

**Running can be heard from presumably Agent Pheonix for around 40 seconds till a loud thud is heard, followed by silence.**

Base: Pheonix are you alright? Pheonix?

Pheonix: I'm alright.

Base: What happened?

Pheonix: The wind was too loud, that's why you couldn't understand me. Also to your first question; It seems to appear as a fogless valley.

Base: And what was that thud that I heard?

Pheonix: I ran down the valley, to where I am now, and I guess I must've slipped probably.

Base: Did you slip or did you not? "Probably" won't help us get anymore, do you understand?

Pheonix: Yes sir, I understand. But I just... don't remember anymore.

Base: How hard did you hit your head for you to just forget?

Pheonix: My head is spotless, only my arms have bruises.

Base: You do still remember the mission, do you?

Pheonix: Yes I do. I'm gonna climb the valley again, so I'll apologize in advance if the communication gets a bit messy.

Base: Alright, but report any new finds you've made as soon as possible.
Hey Agent Pheonix here, I've decided to put all my finds into one... I guess blogpost, that I'll be sending later to the UTOF. So I'll start when I climbed out of that valley. First of all, that went relativly smoothly, I haven't gained more injuries like I did before, and so after that I just kinda wandered around, through the mild fog. So in the distance I spotted a small shack, it looked abandoned, and I did the only sensible thing, and walked to it. That took quite a while, and it looked like I didn't even get closer, I walked for 5, 10, 15 minutes without it getting closer. Yet somehow within another like 5 minutes of running I was already there, I don't know how that's possible. But it doesn't really matter for now. As of now I'm standing infront of the shack, wish me luck. If I don't come back, then, eh who cares it's the smallest shack I've ever seen, no way there's something dangerous inside, right?

There are people here.

Let me repeat;

There are

people here.

To be honest, I thought I was the first one here, but I guess I must've been wrong. A group of 13 wanderers have already built their home here.

So apparently they're apart of the COTV. They haven't answered by question what it stood for, which is a bit weird but, after all I don't think that really matters. Also the shack I was talking about, is a lot larger than it looked from the outside, like this looks like a mansion. A mansion in the style of a shack, damn I never thought I'd ever say something like that before. I haven't send anything to the UTOF yet, but I will probably later.

So... do you remember when I said I'll send it to the UTOF? Yeah I'm unsure if I'll still do that. The members of the COTV apparently have a lot of experience with the UTOF. The UTOF isn't what it seemed to be... apparently back in the day the COTV and the UTOF often were at war, often through squabbles that the UTOF started.

After a while the UTOF apparently scored a decisive victory against the COTV, where most members either deserted or died. The only suriviving members appear to be here, in Level 88.

I'm unsure if I should trust them, they could be just spreading lies for all I know, but a lot of their points seem to match the early days of the UTOF almost perfectly. I don't know if I should tell them that I was sent here by the UTOF. I have to make a decision that I most likely will regret, either way.
Screw the UTOF, these people have shown me their true actions. I also have told them that I have been sent by the UTOF, but won't send shit to them. It sort of hurts to throw away everything I've worked for, but it's better to do that, rather than to work for an organization that exploits their workers. I guess, I'll stay here for a while.

So I walked through this... I guess, mansion and I'm still surprised how large it is. At this point the shack elements of the mansion are completely gone, unfortunately other members of the COTV are also gone. I don't know why but, I feel like this might've been a trap. I've tried backtracking to no success, I've walked in one direction for over 10 minutes to no success, I don't know what else to do. My depleting sanity is not helping it either. This "mansion", I guess also doesn't have any windows, I used to come by lamps that looked like sunlight, but even those times are over, as the mansion has just been getting darker and darker.

I shouldn't have left the UTOF, I'm unable to contact them anymore... I feel like this might be my end. There's no exit, and I'm hearing footsteps coming closer... I feel like an idiot coming hear unprepared, I should've just left that shack alone, or hell maybe I should've even just returned to Level 87 after I tripped down that valley. If anybody still receives these messages then; do not trust any members of the COTV, they've lied to me just to get me to cut all communication between me and the UTOF. This is probably my certain end.

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## Author and image credit

Author: 20Tom07

Image 1: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shack\_in\_Pigeon\_Forge,\_TN\_by\_Zachary\_Davies.jpg

Image 2: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garrett\_Jacobs\_Mansion-5.jpg which has been slightly edited by me, 20Tom07