CHAPTER NINE
I didn’t turn on my helmet’s built-in flashlight because I didn’t want to alert the Necromantress of my presence. The basement seemed totally dark, which either meant that the Necromantress was elsewhere in the Mansion or she preferred to work in total darkness. Until I knew for a fact that the Necromantress was not down here, I would have to make my way into the basement without any light.
But I soon wished I’d turned on my light anyway, because after the tenth step, I found myself in complete and total darkness. My helmet’s filter kept the dust and stink from entering my nostrils, but the complete lack of light was startling. It was like some kind of invisible wall had been erected between the light and the darkness, keeping the light of the sun outside from penetrating to
