Bella Bare -- Richard Mann Split Open By Monster C... -

Something rested at the bottom—a creature that defied classification. Part amphibian, part paleolithic predator, it had a lamprey-like mouth ringed with concentric rows of teeth. Its body was the color of soaked bone, and it did not move so much as unfold.

Then she saw the chamber.

“Bella… there’s a chamber. It’s huge. And there’s something… moving.” Bella Bare -- Richard Mann Split Open by Monster C...

And she swears she can feel something watching her from the shower drain. Something rested at the bottom—a creature that defied

“Get out. Richard, get out now.”

Bella didn’t remember deciding to go in. She only remembered the shock of the cold water, the frantic kick of her fins, and the rope leading her toward a widening passage. The dive light cut through the murk, illuminating walls covered in claw marks as wide as her torso. Then she saw the chamber