Speaker 1: M HM Beneath the veil of night, where shadows whisper
and the unknown nerves. We return with tales darker and
more trilling than ever before. Welcome to Season three of
Dark Tails Uncovered, where each story plunges deeper into the
realms of fear. Our journey continues with the sinister saga
of Zombie Water IWO, Rise of the Deep, but terror
only intensifies as we descend into Chapter three Shadows Below.
In the depths of the ocean, where light is a
distant memory, the shadows conceal horrors be beyond imagination. What
lies below isn't just darkness, It's a force that pulls
you into the abyss, where the line between the living
and the dead fades away. Dark Tails Uncovered Season three
dare to confront the Shadows Below Chapter three Shadows Below.
As the fog thickened, it wrapped around the boat like
a shroud, muffling all sounds but the faint lapping of
waves against the whole. Nina, Jake, Calvin, and Maya stood
on the edge, their eyes darting towards every shadow that
seemed to move beneath the water. Despite the triumph over
the infected shark. The terror of the moment still clung
to them, fresh and heavy. Nina gripped the rail, trying
to steady herself. She could still feel the splash of cold,
infected water on her face, the guttural roars of the
dead fishes, and the horrific, other worldly screech of the
mutated shark. Her hands trembled slightly, but she forced herself
to breathe. They had to press on. Fear was a
luxury she couldn't afford. She looked at the map Calvin
had given her, which outlined the route to their next
hot spot, Cold Whorl Reef. It was a narrow stretch
of shallow water that extended along the coastline, littered with
jagger rocks and treacherous currents. Before the outbreak, it had
been known for its fibriant coral reefs an abundance of
marine life. Now it was a dead zone. Fishes avoided it,
and the local boats that wandered too close never returned. Cold. Well,
we've huh, Jake muttered, glancing at the map over his shoulder.
If we make it through there without another running, it
will be a miracle. Do you think we have a choice?
Nina asked, her voice steady. If we don't find the
source of this infection, it'll keep spreading. It's water. It's
already in the water rivers lakes. It's only a matter
of time before it reaches every coast. Jake's sighed, tightening
his grip on his harpoon. Gun, I know, I just
have a bad feeling about that place. Mayer, who had
been quiet since such shark attack, looked up at them,
her face pale but determined. Whatever we find there, we
have to face it. If this thing can spread that fast,
hiding won't save us. Nina gave her an encouraging nod.
Despite everything, she admired Meyer's courage. Her young eyes had
held fiercelessness that reminded her of her own fight when
the outbreak had first reached her shaws. Calvin, adjusting his glasses,
joined them at the map. The infection is definitely more
concentrated here, he said, tapping the spot on the reef.
If we can retrieve samples from the water at the
reef's heart, it might give us a clue about what
caused the mutation in the first place. They navigated towards
Corgwale reef intense silence, the boat gliding through the fog.
Every so often the strange gurgle or splash echoed from
beneath the water, putting them all on edge. Suddenly, the
boat lurched to a halt, shuddering violently, Jake scrambled to
the controls, cursing as he checked the engine. He hit something.
He reached over the side of the boat with a flashlight,
aiming at the water. What he saw turned his face pale.
A tangle of decayed limbs and faces stared back at him.
Dozens of undead packed so tightly beneath them that it
looked like arriving rotting mass. Some had been sailors, their
uniforms tattered and hanging off them in the water logged strips.
Others were people from coastal towns, still clutching objects from
their former lives. They had merged into a macrb wall
of flesh, clinging to the hole with the cold, desperate fingers,
their dead eyes wide with mindless hunger. We're stuck on them,
Jake said, his voice barely more than a whisper. Nina
felt her stomach churn, but she forced herself to stay calm.
They must have drifted here, attracted by the infection in
the water. We need to get them off the hule.
Calvin pulled a flare gun from his bout and aimed
at the water, shooting into the mass. The undead recoiled,
releasing their grip as the water hissed and stream steamed
around the flare. Some of them sank back into the depths,
but others continued to cling to the boat. Undeterred. Maia
grabbed a metal pipe and the others and joined the others,
swinging at the decayed hands that gripped the side. One
by one, they pried the zombies off. Their bodies sank
back into the depths of the like stones. When the
last one fell away, the boat shuddered and slowly began
to move forward again. Let's get out of here, Jake muttered,
wherever in the engine. They pushed forward, the boat cutting
back through the dense fog. As they approached the center
of the reef, the water grew shallower, revealing dark shapes
just beneath the surface, coral reefs and jagged rocks, but
something else they went. The further they went, the more
strange skeletal shapes, skeletal shapes appeared, lying motionless beneath the water.
Dead fish, marine plants twisted into grotesque shapes, and long,
thin strands of what looked like seaweed floated around them,
pulsing faintly with a sickly green light. What's that, Maya asked,
her voice tinged with horror. Calvin leaned over the side,
his face a mask of grim fascination. It's the infection.
It's taking hold of the coral and the marine life here,
mutating them. This entire reef has been corrupted. They drifted
closer to the center of the reef, where the water
grew darker and the infections grow glow intensified. Finally, they
reached what looked like a deep black pit into the ocean,
a gaping hole that seemed to pulse with a life
of its own. Nina felt an overwhelming sense of dread
as she stared down into the abyss. The water here
was thick, murky, almost oily, and she could feel something
watching them from the depths. She couldn't explain it, but
every instinct streamed that shouldn't scream, that they shouldn't be here.
This is it, Calvin said, his voice filled with a
mix of awe and fear. This is where the infection
is the strongest. They dropped an anchor and Calvin prepared
the sampling equipment. He leaned over, carefully lowering a vial
into the water as if the field. As it filled
with infective water, he kepped it and placed it into
a silk container. He repeated the process, collecting samples from
different depths and points around the pit, each sample more
ominous than the last. Just as they were about to
be bringing Paul the equipment back, a faint rumbling echoed
from the depths. The water around them began to churn,
sending ripples through the pit. Then, without warning, something massive
and dark rose from below. It was a creature, massive,
skeletal and rotten, with twisted, spiny fins and hollow eyes
that glowed the same sickly green light as the infected coral.
Its jaw was elingated, filled with jagged broken teeth. Its
body was covered in patches of the clayed. Its body
was covered in patches of decayed flesh. It looked like
some nightmarish fusion of fish and corpse. It stared up
at them with a terrifying, mindless hunger. Jake fired the
harpoon gun, but the harpoon glanced off the creature's thick hide,
barely scratching it. The beasts let out a low guttural
war and lunged upwards, its gaping mouth wide open. Get
us out of here, grabbing onto the side of the boat.
As Jake spun the engine into full power. The boat
lurched forward, speeding away from the pit, but the creature
gave chase. It moved with unnatural speed, closing the distance
between them and seconds Calvin fired another flare into the water,
striking the creature inside. It roared in pain, momentarily stunned,
but quickly recovered, its eyes narrowing as it surged forward again.
Hold On shouted, steering the boat towards a narrow channel
through the reef. The creature followed, its massive bodies, smashing
through the coral and rocks, scenting shards of infective reef
flying into the water around them. As the boat cleared
the last of its rocks, the creature lunged, its jaws,
snapping just inches from the hole. They sped away, leaven
the beasts, thrashing and roaring in the shallow water. They
were finally out of danger, they slowed down on, breathing
heavily the pit, the mutated creatures, the infected coral. It
was more than they'd expected, and yet as Nina looked
back at the churning, infective waters, she knew they'd only
scratched the surface. Kelvin held up the sealk container, the
sample inside glowing faintly. If this infection is capable of
creating that, he said, his voice shaking slightly, then we're
dealing with with something far more dangerous than when we
ever imagined. Nina nodded, her face set with determination, and
will have to be stronger, because whatever this is, it
won't stop until it consumes everything in its path. They
turned away from corwall Reef, their minds filled with questions, fears,
and fierce resolved to find answers. But as the infected
waters faded behind them, they all felt the same chill,
a sense that something in those depths was watched and
waiting for them to return,