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A continuous sound of digging echoed throughout the cave.
the cause of this is a man with unkempt manner however this does not erase the slight smile and shining eyes of the man in this deep, dark tunnel.
the appearance of man in not too tall or short in this cave, while he looked unkept. One look at the skin of this person that he is taken good care of outside of this place. His skin does not have scars and looks smooth while his facial hair is in chaos you can see marks of disparity in some place indicating that it is trimmed. The head is covered in helmet but some strand of hairs leaked out so it could be a long hair. Wait why am I describing his appearance as a human anyways.
after some time of digging a chunk of earth broken off on the location where he is digging, revealing a pattern beneath that chunk of earth. It is a long slim and slithering shaped like an S shaped but closer to cursive uppercase L with the both end does not crossed itself. The man crouched down and picked up the chunk of earth, he inspect its looks and there was a shape that looks the same as the one in the cave.
”interesting”
the man uttered with the same slight smile and shining eyes. after saying that he rummage through his storage bag, then he took out something like a brush and begins to swipe it towards the trace of fossil.
after doing all this, he then again rummaged his bag and took out a transparent container and put the fossil inside. Then he took a photo and print of the traces on the wall. After doing all this he then make his way towards the only source of light the outside while observing the fossil.
‘Hmmm, it looks like an worm but it has no legs found in common worm fossils, a variant maybe? Or a really tiny slithering slim snake? Haha but before that I should first estimate it’s age. That section of wall is I think 20 million years ago? I heard the one above it contained an evidence regarding the theory amazon forest was once a body of water, they found marine fossils there so it could be that but it has no features resembling its aquatic worms of a cousin, well it could also be earlier than that and it just digs downwards reaching that section of earth then due to no oxygen it suffocated? could be but worms breathe through their skin and that section is moist from its history so it should enable the worm to breathe.’ The mans musing is cut off as sounds of humans’ voices invaded his ears. ‘Whatever I’ll just confirm it later in the lab.’
He came out of the cave and begun his way to his quarters, on his way someone called him.
“Hey Yravam! Found something Interesting? You are smiling to your ears!” the person said and laughed along with others when they hear it.
”Is it that obvious?” Yravam grimaced and became embarrassed.
”Yeah! BAHAHAHA! Btw leader ask for you to come to main tent after you are done in your cave exploring.” the person informed him while laughing till their stomach ache.
Yravam ignored him and redirected his way to the main tent, tho it’s just one slight deviation since his quarters is near the main tent but not to its entrance.
Once he was close to the main tent he could hear discussion ongoing inside. Curious he made his presence known and once someone inside said come in he stepped inside.
inside, there are 6 people each dressed differently. The person in the middle chair gestured towards him.
”Yravam! You are here! Are you done exploring? Found something? Come come, let’s talk exactly regarding that.”
“Hello leader, I’m just back from finding something, it looks like a worm fossil exact age would be confirmed later as I experiment.”
”that’s good, however we have a rather disheartening news regarding that cave and we are discussing what to do and we need to decide fast to avoid danger.” The leader said with sad tone while the other 5 nod their head in agreement.
hearing this Yravam felt sad in his heart as one of the cave he found interesting would once again be separated from him, he had no short of knowledge and experience regarding this disheartening news about a cave site. It’s either a disaster is going to happen or a new team replacement. It’s inevitable especially the former, they dig too deep or recklessly so they must suffer the consequences, also the latter is more common just like what they did. This cave is not opened by them, it was opened by previous team of archeologists then passed onto a team of paleontologist and they replaced that paleontologist with their advance and superior technology and ability and now it will happen to them too. It hurts being replaced but then again it’s inevitable just like life. Though he is curious which is it.
“What might it be team leader?” He asks
Instead of the team leader, one of the remaining people answered.
”it is found that it was digged too deep and too spread out so the cave cannot carry its weight itself, it might collapse if we did something that tilt the balance it has so we cannot dig further, in the end, the upperpips decide to let it collapse which is sad but doable since we could dig again but how are we supposed to know that after this deliberate collapse. They would let another team replace us in pioneering this cave?!” The person said while their chest rises up and down while their nose flare som exaggerated that it would puff out smoke if it’s anime.
’damn, so technically both huh that suck.’ Yravam thought with despair, “what should we do now? Can’t we say we have unearth too much valuable discoveries to replace us with another team?” Yravam hoped for other solution but got sent to deepest despair once he heard the leader’s answer.
”well We did exactly like that and I said the new team would be slower to have results once they replaced us, BUT! They demanded us to hand over all of our data and degraded us while praising the leader of that team! That Bastard dared to grin in front of me, if it where not for he is on the screen I would’ve smashed his Face!” The leader’s voice gets louder and angrier the further he speaks.
Others echoed insults “damn that tarantado, just because he is the brother of an shittyass nepotistic that looked like pudge from Dota 2 Association Director he would not amount to anything!” The other nods and then followed insults after insults like, sonnova bitch, putangina nya, chienne, dogasslicker, brothersisterfucker and other such insults.
Long time in the cave and outside the civilization that require politeness and respectful manner plus their rage made them forgot how to speak politely thus their insults transcends one language and one figure of speech to various type and forms of insults.
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Yravam cough outloud deliberately that shook them out of their state. Then they realize what they were doing and become embarrassed and the atmosphere turned awkward. The leader manage to first ease his awkwardness.
”well aside from that, we are done with discussing and I order everyone here to finish their unfinished business in the cave and starts packing up! Meeting dismissed!” After that the leader stood up and ran like he is washing off his earlier embarrassment.
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after that scene, Yravam walked outside and then went towards his quarters to pack up. He is planning to experiment after coming home but change of plan I guess.
he is now collecting valuables discoveries into his bag, his belongings is not must what takes space is the equipment, samples and the papers regarding his experiment. So he separated the paper into boxes and the samples and equipment is on his large and small bag. After packing up, he took his bag and decided to get the other part of his newly discovered fossil worm.
With his bags and PPE, he went to the mount of the cave, and on the way there he met people with the same intentions as him. He also saw team leader and the co in the meeting earlier.
“Hello again team leader!” He said with the same smile and eyes
”greetings as well Yravam, I apologize for my disappointing behavior earlier.” The team leader said while smiling crooked like he was having a hard time pooping.
”no worries sir, we all have that moments plus with this attitude towards us it’s normal to be mad even to the point exceeding our manners.” He said while smiling like a saint.
“Ohhhoo, thank you for understanding that those people is really shitty! Come we will go to the cave together!” TL said while looking touched.
“No worries, No worries. Okay I’m just going to where I found my little worm little below the fossil where someone found aquatic fossils.” Yravam is not a person who mind others business so he is okay with it.
After a while of discussion with each other about their findings, their turn to enter the cave is now. They entered and walked to an intersection where they would separate since their target location differ from one another.
”see you Yravam, be careful out there!” the sunny and matured old man waved towards him and then thread the darkness swallowing him.
“See you later, team leader. Pls be careful as well.” with that done off he go.
After a while of walking, he arrived at the spot where he found the little worm fossil.
he took out equipment required to extract the section of the wall where the other haft of the fossil located.
he started the machine and as loud noise reverberated throughout the cave, he begun his excavation.
A while later, after measuring the size of the stone to fit into container at last he was done.
The other haft of the fossil was the size of a tennis ball and the same thickness as his palm.
Caressing the other half, he took out the other haft he extract before to match them.
he looked at them with love as this is why he loves doing this work if time allows him but well life works unpredictable.
while in his loving moment, a short explosion sounded which sends vibrations that was felt throughout the entire surrounding ,shocking him.
After a moment of seconds, he put the 2 half fossil inside his pocket then took the equipments to his bag then begin to walked outside.
but then, a much more stronger vibration and sound reverberated in the entire cave this time it’s not short as sound of collapse was heard all around him.
without further ado, he begins to run outside ignoring his physique while he ran with no hesitation.
TRUGUDUGURUDUGUDRUGRU!!
THUD!! BOOM!! THUD!! BOOM!!
TRUGUDUGURUDUGUDRUGRU!!
The sound is getting louder each second passing through Yravam ears as he run while panting.
He run like something was chasing him from behind which there was, and It would kill him instantly.
as he run, he could see the place where he separated with team leader.
as he is nearing it, he also heard running. And there it was our old team leader.
the team leader looks was messy and he appears to have abandoned his things to run fast.
he met Yravam which prompt him to shout.
”Yravam! Faster! Leave your things!” The team leader shouts while running.
His Brain and Logics wants to but his nature and love for his passion for this things cannot bear to abandon his fossils.
“I can’t my fossils are in here!” He shouted
”you Idiot! No matter how much important fossils are, you must first find a way to survive and secure your life! You can have many excavations later after you survive but you only have one life! In situations like this you must sacrifice one to gain the other and the other is should always be to survive!” In moments like this Team leader knowledge still gets spread as Yravam finnaly decides to let go of his bags and there, he was running much faster and his energy spent quarter of when he had that bag. As he gave one last look of sadness towards the bag then he run.
“Thank you team leader!” He catch up with the old man making him talk to him without shouting.
”good that you know! Now let’s survive this and excavate more fossils in the Future!” Team Leader said as he smiled contently to Yravam. In his mind he approved of him as it’s rare to let go of your passion or obsession as most would think they can do just fine with it so much that they don’t know it became a burden and made no effort to lessen them.
they are now seeing the light outside the cave get bigger so they got hopeful. But them the ground in the path of team leader collapsed and he got caught off-guard while his raised foot were going towards it then trapping his foot tight that he cannot feel his legs and he was sure it is mangled up.
”TEAM LEADER GRIGOR!!” Shouted Yravam and we now know the name of this Old Team leader.
Yravam stops to help Team Leader Grigor out but the old man slapped his hand.
”GO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING STOPPING THERE!! GO QUICKLY! RUN AWAY NOW! SURVIVE!” Shouted the old man as he knows he is done for so he urged Yravam to not mind him and escape outside.
at this point Yravam is tearing up and can’t form a response, digging the ground to let go of the old man’s legs.
“Go young man, abandon me here. Just like I said earlier you must choose to survive always in your choices. I will bear no grudge for you and I only hope when you returned to the civilization, tell my daughter and son I love them as well as their mother, they must be careful and be safe. Go now child, your chance is running out.” The old man said calmly and as he relaxed just waiting for the disaster to end his old life.
While his face is face is filled with tears that formed white lines on them due to his long time in dirty places.
”Thank you Team Leader Grigor, I will tell them your last will!” With that he turned around and begin to run.
and he pick up the pace, he took a one last look at the Old man and turn straight look into the entrance and no more looking back.
with newfound additional mission to motivate him to survive this place, he run madly towards the entrance.
He is now nearing the entrance and could see a figures standing just a little away from the mouth of the cave.
as he begins to shout at them, he was filled with joy and surviving this disaster though with painful occurrence.
He is now near the entrance to see the person standing there is the guy who came to remind him about Team Leader’s call.
”Hey! Heyy I’m heree.” He shouted gleefully but The man looked at him with frown and malice.
at this point, Yravam had no good feeling regarding this reaction as the guy did not give him time either as that guy pulled out a pistol at his back pocket.
then aimed to him, Yravam were filled with despair and horror at this situation and the BANG fired and he was send backwards then into the ground.
Yravam can’t believe that this is happening as the hopeful promises and future he imagined when surviving these came to his mind one by one, if he could bring his energy to cry he would but as life was seeping out of him. He felt himself went called and the last things he is remembering that strike him the most was the old man speech to survive!
he want to live, he want to dig, experiment and discover again! He want to survive and do his passion uninterrupted! He wants to survive to say the old man last will to his children! He want to see the future things he could discover! He wants to know what is the little worm information was! HE WANTS TO DIG, EXPERIMENT, DISCOVER, SURVIVE AND LIVE!!!
but as minutes passed life was mocking him as he was entering into the cold and dark chamber of death where nothing is felt.
the last things he could hear and his eyes were in the ground shut were “Team Leader, My job is done, one almost escape but I killed him already..” a second voice much lower volume sounded out and if Team Leader Grigor were here He would have known that voice to be the voice of the Team Leader that would replace him and his team later after the cave collapse. Then the guy said that looks like an answer to the inaudible words the man on the phone said.
”Yes Boss, I made sure to make it look like an Accident, all the team members were in the cave excavating whatever they left there and the hateful old bones Grigor absolutely died because his place is furthest deep than the rest.”
at that point, Yravam went wrath as he died in Indignation as his soul ,filled with whatever emotions he felt before his death, passed through and as such he went DED.