Dangling Like a Bait
In the end, Harker feebly reached out for that thin thread.
Right now, nothing could be worse than this nightmare he was in. At least he might see his friends and family for one last time again in this spider's domain. Just one last time...
That's what kept him pushing through and climbing.
It was difficult with only his thumb, index finger and middle finger for both hands. But he kept on climbing, as the ceiling just vanished and revealed a clear blue sky.
The heavens did not reveal where the source of the thread was. It stretched on for what seemed like forever. But Harker did not care. His torment also felt like an eternity, and so another eternity wouldn't matter to him.
He climbed and climbed and climbed….
Sometimes, the whole world would shake. The rumbling would disorient him, and the swirling laughter in his ear now turned into screams of anger, but he ignored it.
He could almost hear words that weren't really there.