Tunnel Vision

The tunnel was tight and the light was non-existent.  Auren led crawl followed by Raddick, Fox, Nera, Phae, Groth, and Pas.  They crept along making every effort to remain silent.  Almost immediately Auren noticed that the tunnel came to an end.  He halted the group and retreived a copper piece which began to glow. 
     He tossed the bright coin down to the end of the tunnel where it bounced and illuminated what appeared to be a chamber beyond.  A very fine trip-line crossed the path.  Whispering and chattering drifted in from the chamber ahead.  Auren reached into his sack and produced a torch.  Pebbles bounced off the path in the darkness ahead.  He held his breath and lit the bundle in his hands.  The bright burst of fire temporarily blinded those who could see ahead.  Their immediate surroundings became visible and the view ahead grew darker. 
     He threw the torch.  As it passed through the opening it gave witness to the size of the room ahead.  It was a vertical tube gnarled with roots and vines.  Circling the opening and walls of the tube were vampire spawn.  They clung to the vines and peeked their heads into the tunnel.  The torch fell into the tube.  It's light disappeared gradually.  There was no indication that it had reached the bottom.
     Phae's voice cut through the mental fog.  "Close your eyes!"
     A burst flashed up ahead.  Blinding light encompassed the tunnels.  Hissing and screaming rang out as the spawn scattered.  Opening their eyes a mist welled up in the tube and drifted upwards.  Auren scrambled to the edge and looked down then up.
     "We are below the Mausoleum!"

HMMM, will they climb or turn around?