Side order: Death of the Nightmare

The Unknown

Darkness. Void. Thats the first thing Eight thought about. Then the white light blinded them. When they could see again, they saw place they know, but diffrent. Dead. It was Inkopolis Square. All white, empty and strange. Everything was pure white, except for a sky. Sky was all red, so bright that it hurt eyes when looking too long on it. Eight put eyes again on the groudn and building. Everything looked abandoned or even destroyed. There were many diffrent plants everywhere, and yet they looked like they were not living. This whole place got eight a feeling of death. Everything looked dead. Eight started to question if even themselves arent dead, but it is yet to known. Eight got up from the ground, looks like they were asleep or something, but that does not explain anything. There was nothing else to do than to explore. Every part of the city looked closed, unavaible, except for the doors of the main tower. Eight even tho being full of fear, walked trough the main doors. What was inside was just a normal room, with diffrent structures, some kind of statue of humanoid creature, but it wasnt inkling, nor the octoling. It looked more like that war machine Eight fought back in the way sea after leaving deepsea metro. The war machine Tartar wanted to use to destroy Inkopolis. It made eight shiver and made them want to leave this place but this room felt small and closed. No windows, just a small room with statue and something behind it that eight did not see earlier. Another doors, but this time not to another room, it looked like an elevator. Strange but there is no other way to go deeper into this strange place. Eight called the elevator, and the door opened revealing someone's shadow. Eight heared a voice, speaked in octoling language. Language they knew very well from the past. Voice said "Looks like Im not the only one in this mess.". Then the person revealed itself. It was an octoling, but clearly sanitized, just like Octarians Eight fought back in deepsea metro. But this one could talk, it wasnt an empty shell like those in the metro. That explain nothing, just bringed more questions. That Octo was dressed like a dj but also waering a bandage on the left arm. Octoling started speaking to eight. "Another octoling, I think I can easily trust you. Im Acht, I dont know how I got here or even what is this place. By the look on your face I can say you know as much as I do. Guess we could help each other. This room looks just like the room I entered elevator from. Perhaps we will meet someone else on another stop, come in. Eight did not hesitated. Acht, even tho being sanitized, looked friendly and harmless. Eight trusted them same as acht did trust Eight. "We going for a ride, be prepared for anything, we dont know anything about this place. Stay alert" Acht said. This elevator had only 3 button: Close/Open door, Up and down. Ach clicked to go down. And so elevator started moving. It was pretty fast, but that wasnt bothering eight. What was bothering them is question: What is that place?. They may not find answers yet, but they will learn more and more with time.