Level 8

Level 8 is the 9th Level of The Backrooms.

## Description

**Level 8**, commonly referred to as 'Cavernous Depths' is, as the name suggests, an expansive complex compromised of caverns and cave systems of which stretch and twist in confusing patterns, forming an extremely difficult Level to explore and thrive in. Caves within **Level 8** prove to be extremely diverse in size and width, with one coming across an incomprehensibly large cavern, only to exit out into a much smaller, more claustrophobic tunnel.

One of the biggest dangers of **Level 8** is how the environment is almost always working against you in some sense, with massive ravines blocking off your route, or getting stuck in a more claustrophobic part of the Level, and being left to rot. One can also find near vertical tunnels, allowing them to gain a small but crucial advantage on the ever-rising chaos below.

The Level itself is almost entirely devoid of natural light, with the one exception being and odd, blue-ish glow with no identifiable source and the inability to cast shadows. This light may appear in parts of the level seemingly at random, and it is believed that the entities exclusive to this Level stay away from it, So it is advised to take some time to rest at these points.

In mostly larger areas, and occasionally smaller ones, extraordinarily sharp stalagmites and stalagmites litter the Level, and due to them being abnormally weak, can fall from the ceiling at random, and if someone's is as unlucky to be standing under it, will be impaled and killed.

The Level also has a tendency to create very prominent echoes, and while this may seem good at times, alerting you to the arrival of entities can be a curse, as you could alert a horde of them directly to your immediate location.

    Since the start of this Levels existence, it has always been in a state of severe environmental chaos, as the multitude of holes connecting **Level 8** to several oceans throught The Backrooms causes an infinite supply of dirt-filled, freezing water to flood into and throughout the Level. This water will rise permanently throughout the cave system, annihilating any form of life that is unlucky enough to get caught in it.

An odd occurrence throughout the level however, is that the way the water fills specific areas is odd, as disregarding the size of what its filling, it could fill at an insanely fast pace, i.e. 1ft per second, and abruptly slow down to a centimetre per second once it fills the room enough.

Occasionally, one will stumble across greenery and life akin to it. These are things such as dried, rotten vines, small shrubs, and other basic plant life. Along with this, Almond Water is abundant throughout the Level, in places such as small lakes, dripping from the roof, and occasionally leaking from small holes in the caves. Despite the large amount of Almond Water in the Level, it is extremely ill-advised to drink, as it is filled with dirt and minerals, and will bestow sickness upon those who drink it.

## Life-Forms

**Level 8** is by far the most infested Level within The Main Nine, with a plethora of unique species of Creatures lurking within the Level, with some of them that are documented, and some that are currently in the process of being documented.

**Level 8** has a Creature that (as of now) resides only in **Level 8**. It is named 'The Aravoich', and they take the appearance of large, pitch black arachnids that are around a foot in size. They have anywhere from 8 to 20 long, dwindly legs with a sharp, claw like end to them. They have a consistent amount of eyes, with each having 4, glowing white eyes that pierce throughout the dark, and a set of large, fang-like teeth, and what appears to be a second, smaller pair further into their mouth.

Aravoichs have a sack on their stomach, that contains an orange fluid with the ability to repair most damage done to them, and if you wish to kill you, you must first penetrate the stomach to remove the liquid from its body.

Aravoichs have an extremley potent poison within them, that they are able to eject out of both their mouth, and the end of their two largest legs. This poison has the ability to tranquilize their victim to a near coma like state if not treated within a few hours. Once injected, the Aravoich will leave their victim temporarily, trailing them from the darkness.

If the infected is unable to be treated, after they pass out, the aravoich will begin to wrap it up in a web with an abnormally strong web, and once complete, the Aravoich will begin to devour its prey over the course of a few days, leaving little to no trace of the body behind, as Aravoichs will eat anything they can to sustain themselves.

## Entrances

Within Level 7, finding a large hole in the ocean will lead you here.

Digging through dirt in Level -6 could bring you here.

Other entrances can be found within **Level 8**'s sub-layers.

## Exits

After getting high enough in the Level, it is possible for the floor to cave in beneath you, dropping you into Level 9.

Ventilation shafts labelled 'Maintenance Shafts' will lead to Level 2.

Other exits can be found within **Level 8**'s sub-layers.

« Level 7 | Level 8 | Level 9 »

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Author: CelBrr

Original Authors: Stretchsterz, jononono

Original Page: Wikidot, Fandom, Liminal Archives.

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