The Fall

Varian thought he was hearing things. Even if everything was absurd, it could not be absurd to this degree. 

'Abyssals? Stop kidding. We're in Inner Space for fuck's sake.' He sneered. 

It was only a few seconds since the fall began, but to him, it felt like a day. Varian was acutely aware that something was wrong as he continued to control his descent speed. 

'I'm not joking. Abyssals were once an A-, uh, a higher level civilization. Even though they should've lost most of the technology by now, entering Inner Space wouldn't be too hard for them.' The cute voice turned solemn. 

Varian blocked the space once again and stopped his descent, then he lifted the space block and resumed his fall at speed zero. 

'Hey, why are you not even replying?' The cute voice called out in his mind.

Varian sighed deeply. He had an ominous feeling even before he entered the core zone.