The spaceship had been ascending for hours, with all sides cloaked in darkness.
Grace and the others left the control room to rest in their private quarters, leaving only Stone, who seemed intent on becoming one with the room.
"I wonder how deep the oasis city is. We have been flying for hours now, and there's still no sign of reaching the exit," Grace voiced aloud as she stared at the white circle-shaped lights on the ceiling.
It reflected off the medium-sized cubic room. The steel walls encased the space on all sides, with wisps of blue light glowing from the edges.
Grace lay on the white bed, with Leo on the couch next to it.
The table in front of him was filled with tubes containing different liquids. He was currently fiddling with an empty tube.
"Maybe it will take us days to reach the surface. We just need to gather our strength now and face whatever challenges the surface brings," Leo responded, condensing his poison into liquid and pouring it into the empty tube.
