Siluet seseorang memegang lentera di gua gelap, menciptakan suasana misterius.

Episode Dua: Rahasia Terowongan Tertutup

Tetesan air kini jatuh ke obor kami. Apinya hampir padam.

Kami berdiri di terowongan sempit—begitu sempitnya sampai-sampai bahu sang profesor bergesekan dengan batu, dan punggung Hans terus membentur langit-langit. Napasku menjadi tak teratur. Oksigen di terowongan ini terasa berbeda—seolah-olah udara itu berasal dari masa lalu.

Lalu sesuatu terjadi… sesuatu yang membuat tulang punggung kami merinding.

Mulut terowongan di belakang kami telah tertutup rapat.

Tak ada suara, tak ada getaran. Lorong yang baru saja kami lewati kini dipenuhi batu, seolah jalan setapak itu tak pernah ada.

“Bagaimana… bagaimana ini mungkin?” gumamku.

Profesor itu mengangkat obor lebih tinggi, dan dalam cahaya yang berkelap-kelip itu, kami melihat sesuatu—goresan di dinding terowongan. Seolah-olah seseorang—atau sesuatu—telah mencoba mencakar jalan keluar menggunakan paku atau cakar.

Hans berbicara dengan suara gemetar, “Bekas-bekas ini… masih baru.”

Aku melangkah lebih dekat ke dinding dan menyentuhnya—batunya lembap, dan goresannya memang masih baru. Seseorang... atau sesuatu... telah mencoba melarikan diri lewat sini.

Profesor itu menarik napas dalam-dalam. "Ini bukan sekadar formasi alami, Axel. Jalur-jalur ini... mereka pikir."

"Menurut mereka?" tanyaku, terkejut.

"Ya... terkadang terbuka, terkadang tertutup. Ada kekuatan di bawah sini yang membimbing kita — dan ingin kita pergi ke suatu tempat."

Aku mengambil senter dan melangkah lebih dalam ke dalam terowongan. Air berdecit di bawah tumitku, dan udara dipenuhi bau aneh—seperti pembusukan... atau mungkin sesuatu yang telah lama terkubur.

Lalu kami mendengarnya — suara gemerisik samar dan konstan… seperti ada sesuatu yang besar merangkak, jauh di bawah kami.

(Kilas balik)
Dua minggu lalu, kami tiba di Reykjavík. Ibu kota Islandia—tenang di permukaan, tetapi kami tahu kami hanya tamu di sana selama beberapa hari. Setelah itu, perjalanan kami akan menurun—jauh, jauh di bawah.

Kami hanya membawa perlengkapan penting: makanan kering, air, senter, dan peta — peta yang sama yang menunjuk ke arah muara gunung berapi yang sudah punah, yang konon menjadi kunci perjalanan kami.

Profesor itu merasa puas. Ia tidak hanya mengejar rahasia Bumi — ia mencari bukti pengetahuannya.

Aku? Aku hanya peduli untuk menemukan jalan kembali.

Sebuah suara bergema di terowongan lagi — sekarang lebih dekat.

Kami bertiga berdesakan. Senter berkedip-kedip. Sambil menahan napas, kami mendengarkan.

Dan kemudian… kami melihat bayangan bergerak.

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Drops of water were now falling onto our torch. The fire was on the verge of going out.
We were standing in a narrow tunnel — so narrow that the professor’s shoulder had scraped against the stone, and Hans’s back kept hitting the ceiling. My breathing became erratic. The oxygen in this tunnel tasted different — as if the air belonged to another time.
Then something happened… something that sent ice down our spines.
The mouth of the tunnel behind us had sealed shut.
There was no sound, no tremor. The passage we had just come through was now packed with stones, as if the path had never existed.
“How… how is this possible?” I muttered.
The professor raised the torch higher, and in that flickering light, we saw something — scratch marks on the wall of the tunnel. As if someone — or something — had tried to claw its way out using nails or talons.
Hans spoke in a trembling voice, “These marks… they’re fresh.”
I stepped closer to the wall and touched it — the rock was damp, and the scratches were indeed fresh. Someone… or something… had tried to escape through here.
The professor took a deep breath. “These are not just natural formations, Axel. These paths… they think.”
“They think?” I asked, shocked.
“Yes… sometimes they open, sometimes they close. Some force down here is guiding us — and it wants us to go somewhere.”
I took the torch and stepped deeper into the tunnel. Water squelched under my heel, and the air was thick with a strange smell — something like decay… or perhaps something long buried.
Then we heard it — a faint, constant rustling… like something massive was crawling, far beneath us.
(Flashback)
Two weeks ago, we had arrived in Reykjavík. The capital of Iceland — calm on the surface, but we knew we were only guests there for a few days. After that, our journey would lead downward — far, far below.
We had packed only the essentials: dried food, water, torches, and a map — the same map that pointed to the mouth of an extinct volcano, said to be the key to our journey.
The professor was content. He wasn’t just chasing the secrets of the Earth — he was seeking proof of his knowledge.
Me? I only cared about finding the way back.
A sound echoed in the tunnel again — closer now.
The three of us pressed together. The torch flickered. Holding our breath, we listened.
And then… we saw a shadow move.
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