Into the Depths [3]
As the four of them continued down the corridor, it didn't take them long to realize that they were being led somewhere.
The path gradually narrowed until the corridor became a natural crack leading into the next area. The four geniuses were forced to pull themselves through it to see the large circular room on the other side.
The floor was covered in arrays. The outer ring of the room was made out of marble, but there were two inner rings made of far more expensive materials.
On the side of the room opposite to where they stood, there was an unopened door that led deeper. However, standing between them and it, in the middle of the innermost circle, was a large mechanical being.
Its forearms were like rusted metal barrels engraved with intricate patterns. They were worn, but the glowing orange halos on both sides of the barrel-like limbs still burned bright.