Descriptive writing of an abandoned future city

A high-pitched beeping noise from a smooth, red, self-driving car caught my attention as my crew and I ventured ahead. I was leading my crew to investigate an artificial intelligence city. The wind whistled while the crimson red sun brought along a bloodred sky. The placid place seemed devoid of life and robots, replete with the reeking, astringent, pungent blood. I was shivering due to fear like a rattling cup of tea during an earthquake.

To compound the mystery, a skyscraper that kissed the skies emitted a strange glow. We decided to explore the uncanny glow and entered the building. We found ourselves in a marble chamber. The smooth, polished, austere grey marble was cool to the touch. A damaged automaton who made cacophonous sounds, which resonated in the hollow hallway, stopped after a while; the eerie silence was deafening. The transparent glass lift was damaged beyond repair, so, we searched for stairs. Further along, an interminable flight of stairs beckoned to us, probably leading to the terrace from where the peculiar glow was being emitted. The stairs were made of an LED display, constantly flashing different images. 

We took a break after fifty flights of stairs; I unpacked my food box. The tangy flavours of a scrumptious bhel danced on my tongue, being the perfect fusion of sweet and spicy. I also sipped at a sweetened, refreshing, tantalizing lemonade. 

The next two hours were the most agonizing, tiring, exhausting hours of my life, as I climbed one hundred and fifty flights of stairs. Whispers and whimpers came from the terrace. My crew and I burst into the terrace and found an injured family using a torch to signal for help. They howled like a wolf at our sight. I solaced them, took them to a hospital, and questioned them later.

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By Dhruv Shah