Sonar reveals that the glowing fractures form an enormous branching network beneath the seafloor—the Hallowed Veins.
The first dives are beautiful. Orange bioluminescent fish swim through tropical reefs. Strange jellyfish glow like floating jack-o'-lanterns. Then the Submariner discovers something biologically impossible:
pumpkins growing underwater.
They aren't ordinary pumpkins. They grow from black coral-like vines rooted directly into volcanic rock. Their interiors produce orange light without detectable heat. Some have natural openings resembling faces.
And some turn to watch the submarine.
With every level, Halloween stops being an aesthetic and starts becoming an ecosystem.
Every completed voyage that explored this region, each linking through to its own voyage timeline.