(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ec/Selene_%28Underworld%29.jpg)<br/><br/>"drip...drip....drip..." it was slow sound that slowly made its way through the dark fog in Kara's subconsciousness.  Part of her wanted to stay in the safe, warm darkness but slowly, it was dragged out of the safety of its womb back into realty.   Her head swam and her eyes refused to focus after her eyes fluttered slowly open.  Slowly, her body came awake one piece at at time and Kara closed her eyes once again when her stomach managed to make itself with a wave of trembling sickness passed through her system at the spinning, blurry world her eyes was presenting to her mind.   She could feel the cold wetness of the stone floor pressed against her cheek and realized she lay face down, one arm splayed out behind her, the other, she could barely make out a few inches from her face, palm down in a puddle of something that she could sense wasnt water, but yet was a liquid of some type.  Her hips and legs were stomach flat against the cold stone floor and she could feel more than hear a low thrum vibrating against her body until her hearing managed to make its presence known and then she could hear it echoing hollowly down what she took was many corridors running this way and that.<br/><br/>Opening her eyes again, she found that the world had righted itself and had stopped its awful spinning.   Taking a deep breath, Kara pushed her upper body off the floor, pivoted her hips to come to a sitting position and again waited until the movement that caused the world to spin once again subsided.  Lifting her hand, she casually ran it through her matted black hair and wondered where she was..and for that matter...who she was.   Her only memory was that her world had come into existence a few minutes or so ago.  "Hello??..." her voice echoed off the stone walls surrounding her..."..is there anyone there??"  her voice getting stronger as her senses reformed..."please..I need help...what am I doing here....hello??...can someone tell me who I am...hello...anyone there?".   Cocking her head for a second..Kara thought she had heard something..but when it didnt repeat...she shook her head and pushed herself unsteadily to her feet.  Swaying back and forth,  she spread  her legs wider to sustain her balance and took a single unsteady step backwards.. when her foot stepped on something and off balance, she immediately fell to one knee..."shit..." her voice speaking more to herself as she was pretty sure she was alone at that point.<br/><br/>Picking up a note, apparently carefully written in a slow hand and  held it up to the light...  and read....<br/><br/>Welcome, friend, to our little game.<br/>If you want out, you'll have to play.<br/>Roll the dice, if you so dare,<br/>And against the creatures, see how you fare.<br/>Find the end, if you may,<br/>or in these walls, you will stay.<br/><br/>Her brow furrowing in confusion..."game??...play????...creatures???...stay????.." she muttered and then her slow moving memory realized that it must be no accident she was here....and....she apparently was not alone..."hello??.....please...what does this mean...I....just...need...help....please...."<br/><br/>Reaching down to push herself to her feet again..."ouch...damn..."  her hand closing around a die and realizing that it must have been what she had stumbled on as she turned it over in her hand and examined it.   Wooden,  very old... feeling the smooth surfaces, Kara could have sworn that it vibrated as if it seemed to have some type of life in it, but for as far as Kara could tell, it was just a normal single die.<br/><br/>Suddenly hearing movement behind her, she spun quickly but did not see anything..."hello....hello...is anyone there...look..I dont want to play...I just want..to leave...hello?".   A look of puzzlement came on her face again as something about the room seemed different, but she couldnt tell what it was...but...the room seemed different...she could have swore where there was a tunnel, there was only a wall.   Slowly walking around...Kara followed each wall to the only opening in the room, peered out into the dim light...then continued her way around the room and found...well.... really found nothing....<br/><br/>Reading the note once again....she shook her head..."please...I dont remember anything...not even who I am...please..let me go, I promise I wont tell anyone...please"  and listened for a response.   Finally, backing up against the wall and leaning it against it, she slid down into a sitting position, re-read the note again...looked at the dice...then opening her other hand to extend her fingers flat..she place the dies into its palm...closed her fingers around it...and with a quick toss, flung it out into the center of the room and watched as it rolled..and rolled...and seemed to slow down slowly as...it came to rest....