The underwater cave was a phenomenon that made it so that there was breathable air. The cave was almost completely surrounded by water except there was a pipe or tunnel allowing the air from the surface to come in. But this underwater cave was a phenomenon within a phenomenon due to its sheer size compared to normal ones.

The huge underwater cave was completely dark without a hint of light that could be seen where the unconscious Lyndon laid. He was severely injured as one of his arms was broken revealing a splint that had broken through his flesh. The tendons around one his knees tore causing it to take shape at a weird angle.

Surprisingly he was still alive, although, death was next to him waiting for his last breath.

From the depth of the cave, a strange growled echoed throughout the darkness. Footsteps could be heard scratching the surface of the floor and with each step, the cave shook but it was sturdy enough not to collapse cause it to collapse.

Within the darkness, a nostril appeared sniffing towards the unconscious Lyndon. What came attached to it was a long mouth with crooked teeth jagging in random directions. Eyes so wide and terrifying that it could stare down ten men to their knees. A fantasy beast, the self-proclaimed queen of the lake, The Blue Nightmare Alligator. It was something that even an experience spell weaver would not be able to take alone. Even an army of one hundred spell weavers would think twice before challenging it.

If Lyndon were to see the monster in front of him, his shriek of terror will be the last thing that he will carry to his afterlife.

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After some time watching the thing beneath him, it sniffed the unconscious Lyndon who was very close to death. Realizing that Lyndon was not a threat, the Blue Nightmare Alligator swiftly picked Lyndon by his broken arm with the tip of its mouth.

It turned around causing its tails to collide with the side of the cave's wall. There were many deep indentations that can be found throughout the passageway.

The only sound of Lyndon blood dripping and the stomped of the alligator.

As it headed deeper with Lyndon dangling from side to side from its mouth, the walls and ceiling got wider and wider so much that it eventually became twice the size of the giant alligator. Lights of various colors started to appear. It Illuminated from the crystal poking out of the wall from every direction and few that were shattered by an immense pressure, most likely from the alligator feet. Broken bones, rotted flesh, and piles of half-eaten animals and fantasy beasts could be seen all over scattered everywhere from the floor. There was one corpse that was bigger than the alligator and half of it was already missing. It seemed to be ignored by the alligator for the longest time.

The Blue Nightmare Alligator kept crawling with its tail swishing back and forth until it reached a dead end.

At the dead end, there was a nest made of out shattered logs, branches, and leaves. And on top of it were three eggs that were glistening with a purple sparkle as it reflected off the crystals light.

Even more was there was something out of place next to the eggs. It was a coffin that laid horizontally flat on top of the nest as the eggs rested it back on it. It was made out of peculiar white wood and emitted a heat from it. At the top of the coffin, there were semi-infinite brown fibers that connected itself all the way to the ceiling. It went through the space between the rocks going who knows where.

Lyndon's heart stopped beating after giving its all. His face turned pale as he was quickly being deprived of oxygen. The alligator did not care as it threw him on top of the coffin to be a snack when its babies wake up.

But in a sudden event, the coffin lit up when Lyndon landed on top of a button. The lid snapped open causing Lyndon to fall in and then it quickly shut itself away from the outside once again.

A dimmed blue light lit across the interior of the wall trailing in random directions. The inside was so complex, the coffin now seemed to be more of a high-tech capsule.

A feminine voice echoed inside the coffin.

[Powering On...15%...30%...80%...100%]

[Artificial Seed System is On]