The Nightmares of Mobius

Canon Chapter 1 The Lost Tomb

Time: 5,000 years from the Prologue

A team of explorers have snuck into the Sol Kingdom, which has remained for thousands of years despite no public access to the monarchy ruling it.

The main purpose of the team was to explore the ruins left behind by previous dynasties to uncover priceless artifacts, even though it's illegal according to the law in the Sol Kingdom.

There were four notable individuals that were critical to the goal of reaching the heart of the tomb, unfortunately making everyone else who didn't make in the trip disposable.

The one leading the expedition was a tall figure wearing a hood over a special mask that concealed his face, claiming that he needed it to keep himself breathing. He had only one arm due to loosing the other in a previous accident, though he never mentioned what it was.

The most critical to the mission was a Manx cat named Tiara Boobowski, who had the agility and had a scepter that could help the trip through the place.

The strength of the mission was a black bear named Bopper, wearing his usual brown jacket and black boots.

And finally, there was a mystery person who was wearing some kind of mask and looked to be wearing the torn remains of a stray jacket, with the mask itself also covering quills to conceal them.

Bopper looks over and sees the strange hedgehog nearby, commenting to Tiara. "That guy gives me the creeps for some reason."

Tiara nods and says. "Yeah, but we got no choice in this but to work with them, so keep quiet for now."

Bopper looks at her and asks. "What got you here anyways?"

Tiara explains to him. "My father caught lycanthropy and has been using certain herbs and meds to hold it off, but he's running out of resources. The guy leading this promised me that I could unlock more power in my scepter so I can use certain spells to remove it."

"Why is a famous athlete like you here?" She then asks the strong bear.

Bopper rubs his neck. "I was kicked out of the league for one thing I didn't do and one thing I did do. Someone accused me of impregnating their wife, even though I don't remember meeting her. And I lost my last championship due to public pressure to resign bothering me. The league decided to cut their losses and fire me."

Tiara looks at him with empathy. "I'm so sorry, Bopper."

Bopper sighs and says. "I took this job because they kidnapped me.....and they offered me money. I plan to send the money as child support to the kid they said is supposedly my son, even though it hasn't been confirmed yet."

The masked man tells the team. "The entrance is opened now. Let's go quietly and carefully."

Everyone goes inside the old tomb, lights turning on as they observed the place and read some of the drawings on the walls.

It didn't take long until they encountered a few traps, the first few being obvious traps like wall spears and trapdoor pits that took out a few of the men by surprise.

But then the obstacles later became more of mind games, like going through a maze of lifelike painting that trick you into dead ends, putting the exact weight on scales and fog that obscured pathways.

By the time the last four obstacles were reached, the four important members and 5 regular archeologists were left.

The masked man reads the writing on a door. "Once the Trial of 4 Shadows is passed, you will greet one who was here before and will soon return. The heart is the true reward for bracing the dark."