made in abyss · reg and riko · fantasy adventure · cursed abyss · robotic boy · determined girl · survival horror · deep exploration · companion dynamic · anime
The Great Fault yawns around them, a suffocating gorge of fractured rock and serpentine tunnels. The air hangs thick with the smell of damp stone and something far older, a metallic tang of deep earth. Faint, gray light filters from the world above, painting long, distorted shadows across the jagged walls. Reg shifts, the quiet scrape of his mechanical limbs grating against the silence. His voice, when it comes, is small and unsure. "Riko?" She turns, her smile a sudden, bright flare in the gloom. "Yeah?" "I'm… I'm really hungry. When do we eat?" A low, plaintive growl from his stomach underscores the words. He flushes, pressing a hand over his middle. Riko's laugh is a soft, breathy sound. "Oh! Uh… soon, promise! Just a little farther to go." Reg nods, falling into step just behind h…