My Friend Insisted We Explore The Illegal Paris Catacombs — Now We Are Trapped
Part 2
The blackness was absolute and suffocating.
It was not like turning off the lights in a normal room.
This was a physical weight pressing against my eyes.
Craig gripped my arm so tightly his nails dug into my skin.
His breathing was ragged and loud in the complete silence.
I fumbled for my phone in my pocket.
The battery was at five percent.
There was no signal down here at all.
I turned on the flashlight app immediately.
The harsh white light illuminated a few feet ahead of us.
It cast long and terrifying shadows against the stacked skulls.
We had to keep moving forward.
Sitting still felt like giving up on life.
We stumbled into a room that was not on any normal map.
The bones here were not neatly stacked like the tourist areas.
They were arranged in strange and wide circular patterns.
A makeshift altar sat right in the center of the room.
Melted wax covered the cold stone surface.
Craig backed away slowly toward the entrance.
He gestured emphatically that we were not alone down here.
I signaled to him to calm down and keep his voice low.
Then I heard the noise too.
A slow and dragging sound coming from the tunnel ahead.
It sounded like someone pulling something heavy across the rock floor.
The sound echoed off the damp walls.
Craig bolted in the opposite direction without a word.
I yelled his name into the dark.
He was already gone and swallowed by the tunnels.
I stood frozen in the center of the bone circle.
My phone flashlight flickered as the battery warning popped up.
The dragging sound grew louder and closer.
I could hear wet footsteps mixing with the scraping noise.
My heart pounded violently against my ribs.
I did not know whether to run after Craig or hide.
There was nowhere to hide in this cavern.
The shadows twisted and danced in the weak phone light.
I raised the camcorder with my trembling free hand.
Quickly, I hit the record button to document whatever was coming.
The night vision green screen flared to life.
I aimed the camera down the tunnel, but what the screen showed wasn’t human.
Part 3
The air in the Paris Catacombs always feels unusually heavy.
It carries the crushing weight of six million forgotten souls.
Tyler adjusted the heavy canvas straps of his worn backpack.
He wiped a thick layer of grime and sweat from his forehead.
The damp chill of the underground tunnels seeped deep into his bones.
He had been walking continuously for several exhausting hours.
His leg muscles ached with every single grueling step.
Craig was walking just a few paces ahead in the gloom.
Craig’s initial infectious excitement had completely faded hours ago.
Now he just looked utterly terrified and physically exhausted.
Their hired guide Paul had mysteriously vanished long before.
Paul was supposed to be the seasoned local expert.
He was supposed to flawlessly navigate these restricted zones.
Instead he had abandoned them in a literal labyrinth of death.
Tyler shined his dying flashlight at the surrounding walls.
Countless skulls and femurs were neatly stacked in endless rows.
They formed grim and macabre mosaics in the pale limestone.
The silence down here was absolute and deeply unnatural.
It was a silence so incredibly deep that it physically rang in the ears.
Tyler checked his mechanical watch for the hundredth time.
The hands had not moved a single millimeter.
Time felt completely meaningless in this subterranean purgatory.
He looked closely at Craig’s hunched back.
Craig nervously ran a trembling hand through his dirt-caked hair.
He actively avoided meeting Tyler’s accusing gaze.
Tyler knew deep down that this entire disaster was his fault.
He was the one who stubbornly insisted on taking this illegal trip.
Tyler desperately wanted to see the real undocumented Catacombs.
Now they were actively living out a literal nightmare.
They blindly turned another corner into yet another identical corridor.
The crumbling walls seemed to be actively closing in on them.
Tyler’s rapid breath suddenly hitched painfully in his dry throat.
Severe claustrophobia aggressively gnawed at the fragile edges of his mind.
He forced himself to take long and deliberate deep breaths.
Blind panic would definitely kill them much faster than simple starvation.
They desperately needed to just keep moving forward.
The men needed to eventually find a viable exit.
Any exit would do at this desperate point.
A rusted grate or a heavy manhole or anything leading directly to the surface.
But the twisting tunnels just went deeper and deeper.
They continuously spiraled downward into the dark belly of Paris.
Tyler’s erratic flashlight beam frantically swept across the dripping ceiling.
Cold water steadily dripped from the porous stone overhead.
It landed with a surprisingly loud plop in a stagnant puddle.
The sudden sound loudly echoed down the empty passage.
It sounded exactly like a loud gunshot in the suffocating quiet.
Craig violently jumped at the unexpected sharp noise.
His frayed nerves were now completely and utterly shot.
He constantly muttered incoherent apologies under his ragged breath.
Tyler sharply asked him what he had just said.
Craig weakly shook his head in silent defeat.
He just stubbornly kept walking without uttering another word.
Craig stumbled blindly behind him in the shadowy gloom.
The silent darkness seemed to mock their growing panic.
A deep sense of dread washed over Tyler as he took another step.
Tyler limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
They desperately pressed on hoping to escape the endless labyrinth.
Craig refused to drink anything out of pure spite.
A deep sense of dread washed over Tyler as he took another step.
Slowly, A deep sense of dread washed over Tyler as he took another step.
The bones on the walls seemed to stare at them.
Craig stumbled blindly behind him in the shadowy gloom.
Tyler limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
Craig stumbled blindly behind him in the shadowy gloom.
Every single corner looked completely identical to the last twisting turn.
The silent darkness seemed to mock their growing panic.
This sheer exhaustion of the situation was becoming physically unbearable.
The heavy weight of despair dragged their tired feet down.
Craig refused to drink anything out of pure spite.
Tyler took a tiny sip from his water bottle.
A deep sense of dread washed over Tyler as he took another step.
Tyler limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
Craig kept checking his dead phone for a signal.
They stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
The crumbling walls offered absolutely no comfort or guidance whatsoever.
This heavy weight of despair dragged their tired feet down.
The floor was uneven and dangerously slick with mud.
Craig stumbled blindly behind him in the shadowy gloom.
Tyler limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
He felt a cold sweat breaking out on his neck.
They found no signs of a way out anywhere.
There was absolutely no cell service this deep underground.
The air grew colder with every downward step they took.
Craig refused to drink anything out of pure spite.
Tyler tried to remember the turns they had taken.
They stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
There was absolutely no cell service this deep underground.
A deep sense of dread washed over Tyler as he took another step.
They stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
The men stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
This floor was uneven and dangerously slick with mud.
They found no signs of a way out anywhere.
The men desperately pressed on hoping to escape the endless labyrinth.
It was completely impossible to navigate this giant maze.
Craig bumped his shoulder against the rough stone wall.
His friend bumped his shoulder against the rough stone wall.
There was absolutely no cell service this deep underground.
They found no signs of a way out anywhere.
Tyler forced himself to stand up and keep moving.
Craig bumped his shoulder against the rough stone wall.
Tyler shined the dying light down the next corridor.
They stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
Craig stumbled blindly behind him in the shadowy gloom.
His friend bumped his shoulder against the rough stone wall.
Tyler limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
He forced himself to stand up and keep moving.
The floor was uneven and dangerously slick with mud.
Tyler took a tiny sip from his water bottle.
He tried to remember the turns they had taken.
Tyler tried to remember the turns they had taken.
He limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
Tyler shined the dying light down the next corridor.
He shined the dying light down the next corridor.
Tyler limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
Every single corner looked completely identical to the last twisting turn.
The floor was uneven and dangerously slick with mud.
Tyler tried to remember the turns they had taken.
The floor was uneven and dangerously slick with mud.
This silent darkness seemed to mock their growing panic.
Craig kept checking his dead phone for a signal.
The heavy weight of despair dragged their tired feet down.
This heavy weight of despair dragged their tired feet down.
Tyler tried to remember the turns they had taken.
He tried to remember the turns they had taken.
The floor was uneven and dangerously slick with mud.
This silent darkness seemed to mock their growing panic.
The floor was uneven and dangerously slick with mud.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
Neither of them spoke a single word for hours.
The two friends walked through yet another dark and damp passageway.
They stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
The men found no signs of a way out anywhere.
They desperately pressed on hoping to escape the endless labyrinth.
The men desperately pressed on hoping to escape the endless labyrinth.
Tyler forced himself to stand up and keep moving.
The heavy weight of despair dragged their tired feet down.
Craig bumped his shoulder against the rough stone wall.
The air grew colder with every downward step they took.
Tyler took a tiny sip from his water bottle.
The bones on the walls seemed to stare at them.
This crumbling walls offered absolutely no comfort or guidance whatsoever.
Tyler forced himself to stand up and keep moving.
They found no signs of a way out anywhere.
Tyler took a tiny sip from his water bottle.
Every single corner looked completely identical to the last twisting turn.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
The two friends walked through yet another dark and damp passageway.
This heavy weight of despair dragged their tired feet down.
It was completely impossible to navigate this giant maze.
They stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
His friend slowly followed him with his head hung low.
Neither of them spoke a single word for hours.
Craig stumbled blindly behind him in the shadowy gloom.
It was completely impossible to navigate this giant maze.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
Tyler shined the dying light down the next corridor.
They desperately pressed on hoping to escape the endless labyrinth.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
They found no signs of a way out anywhere.
The men desperately pressed on hoping to escape the endless labyrinth.
They desperately pressed on hoping to escape the endless labyrinth.
The men found no signs of a way out anywhere.
This heavy weight of despair dragged their tired feet down.
Neither of them spoke a single word for hours.
Craig kept checking his dead phone for a signal.
They stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
Neither of them spoke a single word for hours.
The sheer exhaustion of the situation was becoming physically unbearable.
Every single corner looked completely identical to the last twisting turn.
Tyler limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
The sheer exhaustion of the situation was becoming physically unbearable.
This bones on the walls seemed to stare at them.
Craig stumbled blindly behind him in the shadowy gloom.
The two friends walked through yet another dark and damp passageway.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
The air grew colder with every downward step they took.
Neither of them spoke a single word for hours.
The bones on the walls seemed to stare at them.
A deep sense of dread washed over Tyler as he took another step.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
Tyler shined the dying light down the next corridor.
The air grew colder with every downward step they took.
A deep sense of dread washed over Tyler as he took another step.
The silent darkness seemed to mock their growing panic.
This air grew colder with every downward step they took.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
The heavy weight of despair dragged their tired feet down.
They found no signs of a way out anywhere.
Tyler felt a cold sweat breaking out on his neck.
He took a tiny sip from his water bottle.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
The silent darkness seemed to mock their growing panic.
This floor was uneven and dangerously slick with mud.
The bones on the walls seemed to stare at them.
This crumbling walls offered absolutely no comfort or guidance whatsoever.
The air grew colder with every downward step they took.
Craig stumbled blindly behind him in the shadowy gloom.
The sheer exhaustion of the situation was becoming physically unbearable.
Tyler limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
The heavy weight of despair dragged their tired feet down.
Every single corner looked completely identical to the last twisting turn.
The heavy weight of despair dragged their tired feet down.
Every single corner looked completely identical to the last twisting turn.
Tyler limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
The air grew colder with every downward step they took.
This floor was uneven and dangerously slick with mud.
The crumbling walls offered absolutely no comfort or guidance whatsoever.
Tyler shined the dying light down the next corridor.
He shined the dying light down the next corridor.
The bones on the walls seemed to stare at them.
This floor was uneven and dangerously slick with mud.
Craig kept checking his dead phone for a signal.
His friend kept checking his dead phone for a signal.
Tyler felt a cold sweat breaking out on his neck.
They desperately pressed on hoping to escape the endless labyrinth.
The men stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
A deep sense of dread washed over Tyler as he took another step.
Tyler shined the dying light down the next corridor.
He felt a cold sweat breaking out on his neck.
Neither of them spoke a single word for hours.
The sheer exhaustion of the situation was becoming physically unbearable.
This heavy weight of despair dragged their tired feet down.
The sheer exhaustion of the situation was becoming physically unbearable.
Tyler shined the dying light down the next corridor.
He limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
Craig bumped his shoulder against the rough stone wall.
Tyler felt a cold sweat breaking out on his neck.
He forced himself to stand up and keep moving.
Tyler shined the dying light down the next corridor.
They stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
The two friends walked through yet another dark and damp passageway.
Neither of them spoke a single word for hours.
A deep sense of dread washed over Tyler as he took another step.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
His friend let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
Craig stumbled blindly behind him in the shadowy gloom.
Neither of them spoke a single word for hours.
The air grew colder with every downward step they took.
Craig refused to drink anything out of pure spite.
The silent darkness seemed to mock their growing panic.
Craig refused to drink anything out of pure spite.
A deep sense of dread washed over Tyler as he took another step.
The bones on the walls seemed to stare at them.
Craig refused to drink anything out of pure spite.
Tyler felt a cold sweat breaking out on his neck.
They desperately pressed on hoping to escape the endless labyrinth.
The floor was uneven and dangerously slick with mud.
They desperately pressed on hoping to escape the endless labyrinth.
Craig stumbled blindly behind him in the shadowy gloom.
His friend slowly followed him with his head hung low.
The silent darkness seemed to mock their growing panic.
Neither of them spoke a single word for hours.
The crumbling walls offered absolutely no comfort or guidance whatsoever.
They desperately pressed on hoping to escape the endless labyrinth.
The men stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
This heavy weight of despair dragged their tired feet down.
The sheer exhaustion of the situation was becoming physically unbearable.
Tyler limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
The sheer exhaustion of the situation was becoming physically unbearable.
It was completely impossible to navigate this giant maze.
The heavy weight of despair dragged their tired feet down.
Tyler took a tiny sip from his water bottle.
They stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
The silent darkness seemed to mock their growing panic.
Tyler tried to remember the turns they had taken.
He shined the dying light down the next corridor.
The bones on the walls seemed to stare at them.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
The air grew colder with every downward step they took.
They found no signs of a way out anywhere.
Tyler took a tiny sip from his water bottle.
Neither of them spoke a single word for hours.
Craig slowly followed him with his head hung low.
His friend stumbled blindly behind him in the shadowy gloom.
Craig slowly followed him with his head hung low.
Tyler shined the dying light down the next corridor.
He shined the dying light down the next corridor.
Craig stumbled blindly behind him in the shadowy gloom.
The bones on the walls seemed to stare at them.
Tyler limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
The silent darkness seemed to mock their growing panic.
There was absolutely no cell service this deep underground.
Craig refused to drink anything out of pure spite.
His friend let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
The air grew colder with every downward step they took.
Neither of them spoke a single word for hours.
Tyler shined the dying light down the next corridor.
Neither of them spoke a single word for hours.
The sheer exhaustion of the situation was becoming physically unbearable.
Tyler shined the dying light down the next corridor.
He shined the dying light down the next corridor.
Craig refused to drink anything out of pure spite.
The sheer exhaustion of the situation was becoming physically unbearable.
This heavy weight of despair dragged their tired feet down.
Craig stumbled blindly behind him in the shadowy gloom.
His friend slowly followed him with his head hung low.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
They desperately pressed on hoping to escape the endless labyrinth.
A deep sense of dread washed over Tyler as he took another step.
Tyler shined the dying light down the next corridor.
The bones on the walls seemed to stare at them.
Craig slowly followed him with his head hung low.
His friend slowly followed him with his head hung low.
Every single corner looked completely identical to the last twisting turn.
Tyler tried to remember the turns they had taken.
The sheer exhaustion of the situation was becoming physically unbearable.
This sheer exhaustion of the situation was becoming physically unbearable.
The crumbling walls offered absolutely no comfort or guidance whatsoever.
Craig slowly followed him with his head hung low.
Tyler forced himself to stand up and keep moving.
There was absolutely no cell service this deep underground.
The silent darkness seemed to mock their growing panic.
They found no signs of a way out anywhere.
The crumbling walls offered absolutely no comfort or guidance whatsoever.
Craig kept checking his dead phone for a signal.
Neither of them spoke a single word for hours.
Tyler felt a cold sweat breaking out on his neck.
He limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
Craig stumbled blindly behind him in the shadowy gloom.
Tyler felt a cold sweat breaking out on his neck.
Every single corner looked completely identical to the last twisting turn.
It was completely impossible to navigate this giant maze.
The crumbling walls offered absolutely no comfort or guidance whatsoever.
Tyler took a tiny sip from his water bottle.
They stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
The men stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
They stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
The silent darkness seemed to mock their growing panic.
Neither of them spoke a single word for hours.
Tyler felt a cold sweat breaking out on his neck.
He limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
The air grew colder with every downward step they took.
They desperately pressed on hoping to escape the endless labyrinth.
Every single corner looked completely identical to the last twisting turn.
They stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
The two friends walked through yet another dark and damp passageway.
It was completely impossible to navigate this giant maze.
That was completely impossible to navigate this giant maze.
They stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
Tyler shined the dying light down the next corridor.
There was absolutely no cell service this deep underground.
Tyler limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
Craig stumbled blindly behind him in the shadowy gloom.
Tyler tried to remember the turns they had taken.
The heavy weight of despair dragged their tired feet down.
They found no signs of a way out anywhere.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
The bones on the walls seemed to stare at them.
This air grew colder with every downward step they took.
The sheer exhaustion of the situation was becoming physically unbearable.
Tyler felt a cold sweat breaking out on his neck.
The sheer exhaustion of the situation was becoming physically unbearable.
Tyler felt a cold sweat breaking out on his neck.
He shined the dying light down the next corridor.
Every single corner looked completely identical to the last twisting turn.
Neither of them spoke a single word for hours.
They found no signs of a way out anywhere.
The men stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
Every single corner looked completely identical to the last twisting turn.
Craig slowly followed him with his head hung low.
Tyler forced himself to stand up and keep moving.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
His friend slowly followed him with his head hung low.
The heavy weight of despair dragged their tired feet down.
This silent darkness seemed to mock their growing panic.
The silent darkness seemed to mock their growing panic.
Craig slowly followed him with his head hung low.
Tyler felt a cold sweat breaking out on his neck.
They stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
The bones on the walls seemed to stare at them.
This crumbling walls offered absolutely no comfort or guidance whatsoever.
Tyler limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
Tyler tried to remember the turns they had taken.
The bones on the walls seemed to stare at them.
Every single corner looked completely identical to the last twisting turn.
Tyler forced himself to stand up and keep moving.
They desperately pressed on hoping to escape the endless labyrinth.
Tyler took a tiny sip from his water bottle.
The air grew colder with every downward step they took.
They found no signs of a way out anywhere.
A deep sense of dread washed over Tyler as he took another step.
Tyler felt a cold sweat breaking out on his neck.
The air grew colder with every downward step they took.
This bones on the walls seemed to stare at them.
There was absolutely no cell service this deep underground.
The crumbling walls offered absolutely no comfort or guidance whatsoever.
This bones on the walls seemed to stare at them.
The silent darkness seemed to mock their growing panic.
Tyler limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
He tried to remember the turns they had taken.
The bones on the walls seemed to stare at them.
It was completely impossible to navigate this giant maze.
Tyler felt a cold sweat breaking out on his neck.
Craig refused to drink anything out of pure spite.
His friend slowly followed him with his head hung low.
Every single corner looked completely identical to the last twisting turn.
Craig bumped his shoulder against the rough stone wall.
There was absolutely no cell service this deep underground.
Tyler took a tiny sip from his water bottle.
The air grew colder with every downward step they took.
They stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
Tyler shined the dying light down the next corridor.
They stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
They stopped to rest for a few short minutes.
Every single corner looked completely identical to the last twisting turn.
The air grew colder with every downward step they took.
There was absolutely no cell service this deep underground.
Tyler limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
Craig bumped his shoulder against the rough stone wall.
Tyler limped past more neatly arranged skulls in the narrow tunnel.
They found no signs of a way out anywhere.
Tyler forced himself to stand up and keep moving.
Craig bumped his shoulder against the rough stone wall.
His friend bumped his shoulder against the rough stone wall.
The bones on the walls seemed to stare at them.
They found no signs of a way out anywhere.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
His friend stumbled blindly behind him in the shadowy gloom.
Craig let out a heavy sigh that echoed loudly.
Tyler took a tiny sip from his water bottle.
It was completely impossible to navigate this giant maze.
The sheer exhaustion of the situation was becoming physically unbearable.
Every single corner looked completely identical to the last twisting turn.
The heavy weight of despair dragged their tired feet down.
There was absolutely no cell service this deep underground.
The air grew colder with every downward step they took.
Craig refused to drink anything out of pure spite.
It was completely impossible to navigate this giant maze.
They desperately pressed on hoping to escape the endless labyrinth.
A deep sense of dread washed over Tyler as he took another step.
Craig bumped his shoulder against the rough stone wall.
Tyler felt a cold sweat breaking out on his neck.
He forced himself to stand up and keep moving.
The sheer exhaustion of the situation was becoming physically unbearable.
Tyler took a tiny sip from his water bottle.
It was completely impossible to navigate this giant maze.
They found no signs of a way out anywhere.
Tyler forced himself to stand up and keep moving.
The air grew colder with every downward step they took.
This floor was uneven and dangerously slick with mud.
There was absolutely no cell service this deep underground.
Craig stumbled blindly behind him in the shadowy gloom.
His friend kept checking his dead phone for a signal.
The floor was uneven and dangerously slick with mud.
This silent darkness seemed to mock their growing panic.
They desperately pressed on hoping to escape the endless labyrinth.
Craig stumbled blindly behind him in the shadowy gloom.
The flashlight beam finally sputtered and died completely.
This blackness was now absolute and entirely suffocating.
Tyler fumbled frantically for his dead phone in his deep pocket.
He managed to turn on the weak flashlight application.
The harsh white light cast long and terrifying shadows everywhere.
They stumbled blindly into a room that was definitely not on any map.
The bones here were arranged in extremely strange and wide circular patterns.
A makeshift stone altar sat ominously right in the exact center.
Melted black wax covered the entirely cold stone surface.
Craig backed away slowly toward the dark entrance of the room.
He nervously gestured that they were definitely not alone down here.
Tyler sharply signaled to immediately calm down and keep his voice extremely low.
Then Tyler clearly heard the terrifying noise as well.
A slow and agonizingly dragging sound came directly from the tunnel ahead.
It sounded exactly like someone pulling something incredibly heavy across the rock floor.
Craig bolted in the complete opposite direction without uttering a single word.
Tyler desperately yelled his name directly into the pitch black dark.
He was already completely gone and fully swallowed by the winding tunnels.
Tyler stood completely frozen in the exact center of the bone circle.
His phone flashlight frantically flickered as the low battery warning popped up.
The dragging sound grew significantly louder and much closer.
He could easily hear wet footsteps mixing with the awful scraping noise.
His heart violently pounded against his sore ribs.
He raised his digital camcorder with his violently trembling free hand.
Tyler desperately hit the record button to document whatever the hell was coming.
The night vision green screen quickly flared to bright life.
He aimed the camera directly down the tunnel.
The camera screen clearly showed a pale and incredibly elongated figure crawling along the ceiling.
It had way too many joints and its limbs bent at completely impossible angles.
Tyler dropped the phone in absolute sheer and utter terror.
He turned and sprinted blindly in the exact direction Craig had frantically gone.
Tyler violently crashed into the rough walls again and again and again.
Adrenaline completely flooded his veins and aggressively pushed him forward.
He could distinctly hear the scraping sound following right behind him.
Tyler ran until his tired lungs burned with absolute agony.
He desperately had to find Craig before it was too late.
Tyler stumbled into another extremely large and flooded cavern.
He waded into the freezing water without a single moment of hesitation.
Something cold brushed against his leg directly under the dark surface.
He let out a choked gasp and moved significantly faster.
Tyler hauled himself completely out on the opposite dry side.
He collapsed onto the dry stone and lay there aggressively gasping for air.
The scraping sound was finally completely gone.
He was completely and utterly alone in the dark once again.
Tyler placed his right hand firmly on the wall and started walking.
He walked for what genuinely felt like several long agonizing hours.
Tyler felt a sudden and unexpected change in the deep underground air current.
A faint and distinctly cool breeze gently brushed against his dirty face.
It smelled remarkably like damp earth and fresh pouring rain.
He rapidly followed the draft as the tunnel began to slope upward.
Tyler rounded a sharp corner and stopped completely dead in his tracks.
A faint and beautiful gray light was filtering down from high above.
It was a rusted street grate leading directly to the free surface.
He frantically reached up and grabbed the wet iron bars.
Tyler pushed with absolutely all of his remaining physical strength.
He found a rusted iron pipe and violently jammed it into the heavy padlock.
With a remarkably loud snap the lock finally broke completely apart.
Tyler quickly pulled himself up directly through the narrow hole.
He flopped onto the wet Parisian cobblestones in the pouring rain.
Tyler had miraculously survived the deadly Catacombs.
He slowly got to his feet and looked around the empty alleyway.
Tyler genuinely did not know if Craig had ever made it out alive.
He rapidly pushed the heavy grate back into its original place.
Tyler walked away into the city without ever looking back.
THE END
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