Book Three: Chapter 86

The glowing moss on the walls suddenly vanished, plunging the tunnel into darkness. Blue and Red lit the path ahead, and Mike stayed in Sofia’s shadow. Green landed on Sofia’s shoulder, then flew back to land on Mike’s.

“We’re getting close,” Green informed him in a whisper. Mike nodded, trying to breathe a little more quietly. Green’s light went out, and Red led them the rest of the way, floating close to the floor. The tunnel now curved dramatically onward, like a spiral staircase. A golden glow from ahead lit the tunnel, so Red extinguished her own light before landing on Sofia’s shoulder to sit with Green. Mike followed the cyclops, who was now crouching as the tunnel grew smaller. Soon, both of them were hunched over, walking carefully. The stone floor had smoothed itself out, and the ceiling dropped again. They were both crawling when holes in the stone wall appeared, revealing a view of a giant chamber beneath them.

Up above, a giant yellow gemstone the size of a