As Murat delved deeper into the tunnel, an unsettling sensation washed over him. The feeling of unseen eyes scrutinizing him was hard to shake off. Could someone else be down here? Or was his mind conjuring images again?

Upon reflection, however, every instance he’d dismissed as a trick of his mind had turned out to be a reality – from the clucking sounds in the walls to the vanishing chickens.

The entire situation felt surreal. So, it wouldn’t be surprising if there was more hiding in the darkness. Even though he was worried and wanted to go back, the soft sounds of his chickens made him keep going deeper into the confusing maze under his home that he used to know so well.