Hey everyone! Let me present to you the Altar of the Eye, the first map for the Cults & Swamps theme.
The tunnels seem to go on and on. They split. They always split at the end—one to the left and the other to the right. It does not matter how deep you go, they always split. Yet, they never intersect, never repeat. The only thing that changes is the darkness. It does not take long for all daylight to fade, leaving nothing but pitch black, darker than the night. Still, this is but the beginning.
I used to be out in the dark. On moonless nights, I would look up to the sky and call it darkness. Pure darkness. But I had no idea what darkness was. Here, in these tunnels, is true darkness. It is not just the absence of light, not just the cold, or the stillness. It is the presence. The presence of... an absence. A hunger that swallows all hope and joy.
No...
That's not right. It swallows all energy, until there is nothing left to obscure the soul, and all that is left is bliss. True, unspoiled bliss. It watches you. Watches over you, into you. Sees everything. You see the eyes, with their purple glow. Yet they do not illuminate the space.
And that is when you find it. A doorway that leads to the altar. The Altar of the Eye. Here, deep beneath the earth, stands a great temple. A temple to Morlorrim , Lord of Darkness, The Thirteen-eyed Death, The All-Seer. His eyes are here, everywhere. His grace falls over you, like a cold blanket, and he makes you see. He makes you see your purpose, your place in his cosmic kingdom. All he requires is a sacrifice, and you will gladly oblige.
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