Rin in the Third Level

Rin sneaks around the corner peering through the darkness. The sound of skittering echoes through the chambers as an intellect devourer moves around somewhere in the distance. Her eyes dart around scanning the room for any sign of guards or others walking around. As far as she can see or hear no one is around. She moves forward silently, thankful that pass without a trace was still up. Her steps brought her near the center of the room which was just as strange and alien as everything else had been up to this point.

The object she had come up to was what seemed like a large pod attached to the base of the floor and had a long skinny ambilocal like tube stretching up above and out of site. A strange thrumming noise could be heard from this pod, and the others around the circle. In the center it seemed to be a large pool of bubbling yellow like liquid. Her eyes are suddenly drawn to the pod she is hiding behind. In the front is a half spherical window of glass that seems to be fogged over. Looking around the room of the six pods three of them are fogged over and three are clearly empty.

She rubbed the window seeing if any condensation could be wiped away. Unfortunately the condensation seemed to be on the inside, so no luck in finding out what was on the inside. With that Rin moves on towards the center, keeping an eye out for anyone around the area. In the center is a very large bubbling pit of yellow liquid. There isn't really a smell but something about the way it bubbles revolts her. Suddenly the dagger at her side gives a soft shutter, alerting her that someone is nearby, with a jolt she turns around. A large humanoid with tentacles for a mouth and a bald head reaches out to her and blackness takes her.

Rin awakes and suddenly feels claustrophobic. Her arms, waist, and feet are tied down and she realizes she is in one of those empty pods from before. Looking out her glass which remains clear for now she sees the creature that surprised her fully. They are about 6 or 7 feet tall very slender with a purplish grey skin tone. Tentacles hand down from their smooth face acting as a twitching beard. Their eyes are keen like a predator and engaged in a console near the bubbling pit. Suddenly she hears a disembodied voice coming from the pit. A large tentacle comes from the pit and points to her pod. The creature turns and walks towards her, gaze boring into her mind. She feels herself going to blackness and as the glass begins to fog over only one feeling comes over her, despair.