The Negative Hub

Survival Difficulty: Class Variable

»⠀Varying Safety & Stability

»⠀Rare Cognito Hazards

»⠀Varying Non Entity Hazards

The Negative Hub is an enigmatic level of the backrooms, this hidden level serves a purpose as an entrance to all negative levels of the backrooms.

## Description

The Negative Hub consists of dimly lit connections of tunnels similar to The Hub, with the only differences being the size and the ruined state of the environment. The pathways in The Negative Hub appear to be made up of mud and clay, unlike the concrete roads that are found in the antithesis of this level. The ceiling occasionally has cobblestone and moss falling off from them. Due to the state of the level's ceiling, is advised to be cautious of where you step as falling debris can cause a slight bruise or possibly a concussion. The ambiance of The Negative Hub appears gloomy or sometimes eerie in some parts of the tunnel system with slight sounds of whimpering being heard throughout. Another thing to note about the atmosphere of this level is the windy conditions of the tunnels. The wind occasionally can produce loud waves of noise and even can get severe when the temperature decreases in areas.

Doors to the negative levels remain open at all times and sometimes have no doors at all. The wooden doors are materialized from oak or birch, or in some cases stone doors, and fence gates. The doors take the appearance of doors you see in medieval buildings with mold and dust covering them. A leading theory suggests that the key master from The Hub abandoned this level from the deterioration of the environment. This theory also explains why there appears to be no Level Keys present in the level, and why most of the doors are unlocked. The only levels that remain locked are the doors to Level -33, Level -206, and Level -100. A rumored way to unlock these level doors is by asking The Key Master in The Hub for a Negative Level Key.

One of the many strange phenomenon's present within this level is the strange temperature changes throughout the infinite tunnels. The temperature can vary between 80°F to 23°F, the reason for this anomaly is currently unknown and is currently being investigated by M.E.G. The Main anomaly that is present inside The Negative Hub is the strange connection to The Void and Level -1. This connection can be proven to tiny cracks in walls showcasing the infinite abyss of The Void, and random appearance of hotel doors identical to the ones in Level -1. Another mysterious phenomenon that happens in The Negative Hub is the rare chance of a sudden burst of noise that brings the wanderer in a state of paranoia, due to this it is highly advised to cover your ears for your sanity's sake.

The Photograph above shows an entrance leading Level -2. It is advised to be semi cautious about entranceways without any doors throughout The Negative Hub due to the rare occurrence of part of the entrance level’s waters, or environment spreading outwards to The Negative Hub. During this rare occurrence, any entity that enters through those empty doorways will immediately reverse in age, shriving them to dust. Liquid pain can be found leaking onto the pathways from cracks of the old, mossy ceiling in some parts of the tunnels. A theory suggests that there’s a liquid pain pool found on top of the enigmatic level. The deterioration and the anomalies of The Negative Hub can be traced back to an incident that affected all negative levels of the backrooms, the so called event is known as The Negative Event.

## The Negative Event

The Negative Event is an event that caused The Conglomeration Event and later on caused the creation of Levels -3 and beyond. The event first occurred in The Negative Hub when The Void consumed the majority of the level. After the strange occurrence occurred, the hotel complex inside the tunnels of The Negative Hub drifted away from its host level. The hotel is currently known today as Level -1. Due to this event, The Key Master was force to flee to The Hub from the chaos that was happening in The Negative Hub. Before Level -1 became its own level, Level -2 was the first negative level of the backrooms. This may also explain why the level is a way of entering The Negative Hub. When The Void almost entirely consumed The Negative Hub and Level -1, The Void tempered with The Negative Hub's connection to negative levels. The tempering causing the corruption of Cluster -I and beyond. The aftermath in Cluster -I was catastrophic, causing levels to be either completely corrupted or entire levels becoming extremely hazardous. Even with the events, only a few levels remained untouched; the levels include Level -33, Level -100, and Level -206. The reason why these levels were untouched is currently unknown, as The Negative Event should've caused a butterfly effect to all negative levels.

## The Reaction

During The Negative Event, The Void created a type of corruption consuming most negative levels. The corruption was later named "Negative Matter". Later on, The Negative Hub created Level -1000 to cover up The Negative Event. The cover up made Level -1000 a level that was a barrier between Cluster -II of Cluster -I. The Reaction also made Level -1000 the ability to create new negative levels using the newly discovered Negative Matter from the formation of The Glitch Void. Along with the creation of Level -1000, The Reaction tried to cover up the existence of The Negative Hub.
Entities
The only entity that used to appear in this level was The Key Master. The Key Master used to control the entrances to other negative levels by having the vast majority of doors use Level Keys.
Some theories suggest that the level itself is its own entity. This theory has not been proven nor disproven.
Colonies and Outposts
Due to the rare sanity draining hazards and the common environmental dangers, any form of settlement is hard to implement.
Entrances and Exits
Entrances
No-clipping through a damaged wall in The Hub will take you here.
Finding and entering a rarely seen tunnel in the Overflow section of Level -2 will slowly descend into this level.
Any claimed entrance to The Hub in any negative level will transport you here.
Parts of Level -1 could no-clip you here.
Exits
Going through any level door will take you to the level represented. Just like The Hub you cannot enter into The Negative Hub once you exit through a level door. This is due to the door disappearing behind you.
Walking backwards for approximately 5 miles will slowly descend into The Hub.
No-clipping through a dusty hotel door found randomly in the tunnel system will either take you to The Void or Level -1.
Breaking a wall will reveal apart of the void that's consumed by The Glitch Void. Jumping into The Glitch Void Unknown circumstances takes you to Level -1000.

## Entities

The only entity that used to appear in this level was The Key Master. The Key Master used to control the entrances to other negative levels by having the vast majority of doors use Level Keys.

Some theories suggest that the level itself is its own entity. This theory has not been proven nor disproven.

## Colonies and Outposts

Due to the rare sanity draining hazards and the common environmental dangers, any form of settlement is hard to implement.

## Entrances and Exits

### Entrances

* No-clipping through a damaged wall in The Hub will take you here.
* Finding and entering a rarely seen tunnel in the **Overflow** section of Level -2 will slowly descend into this level.
* Any claimed entrance to The Hub in any negative level will transport you here.
* Parts of Level -1 could no-clip you here.

### Exits

* Going through any level door will take you to the level represented. Just like The Hub you cannot enter into **The Negative Hub** once you exit through a level door. This is due to the door disappearing behind you.
* Walking backwards for approximately 5 miles will slowly descend into The Hub.
* No-clipping through a dusty hotel door found randomly in the tunnel system will either take you to The Void or Level -1.
* ~~Breaking a wall will reveal apart of the void that's consumed by **The Glitch Void**. Jumping into **The Glitch Void**~~ Unknown circumstances takes you to Level -1000.