Alissa And The Have-nots Cavern -

"Why do you want it?" the man asked softly.

Alissa kicked upward, breaking the surface with a gasp. The air in the cavern felt sweeter now. She pulled herself onto the stone ledge, clutching the grey rock. alissa and the have-nots cavern

"Like what?"

The descent smelled of wet earth and old ozone. It wasn't a natural cave; the walls were smooth, carved from a black stone that drank the light from her flashlight. After an hour of climbing, she reached it: The Gate. "Why do you want it

"Open," Alissa whispered.

"And?"