Level 1AB is an oddball level of the Backrooms.
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Description
Level 1AB consists of a massive, unending dark red floor with no walls or ceilings. This place has an interrupted time cycle, leaving a midnight sky with no stars or moon. Analog clocks are seen throughout the level to give a wanderer an indicator on what time it is. When a person no-clips into this level, they will first find red eyes in the never-ending darkness. These red eyes are described to be souls that watch from afar. They don’t attack any wanderers, their only purpose is to purposefully give the wanderers an unsettling feeling. While there aren’t any entities in this level, there are ginormous amounts of mental effects that can make you go insane. You may hallucinate entities, exits, walls, stars, even people. You don’t die in this level no matter what. You simply become less stable and less sane as you move on farther into the level. The red floor is made up of quartz tiles, which can crack and shatter under severe cold conditions. When a tile breaks, what’s beneath it is hidden, instead displaying a black void, filled with nothingness.
The Red Souls
Our existence will torment you. You will feel nothing but pain and suffering until you find a way to exit this level. We have no life. You can’t hurt us. You can’t catch up to us. We are better than you, and we will find a way to destroy all signs of life. We are one. All combined and compacted into a tight space that isn’t even our home. We don’t come from here; this place is new, but we have made it our own. We designed this place to torture innocent people like you. Your knowledge does not match ours. You are officially helpless in this vast world, and you are the only one here to experience it.
We feel no sympathy. Torment is part of our giving nature. Our signs of power go beyond your recognition. We are the owners of this place, and the only thing you can do to stop it is try and figure out a way yourself. You can stay here if you want, but doing so will involve a terrifyingly, painful process in which you will turn into one of us. Choose what you must, fellow wanderer. The clock is ticking.
The Analog Clocks
From now on, I will be your guide. Think of it as a secret leader. These red souls you are facing are more dangerous than what they already appear to be. They do not hurt you, I promise. They just do a lot of horrible things. These souls were the one that placed these clocks, and they do not tell the right time. I believe they are countdowns. I do not know if you have seen one of these, but they tend to fool you from time to time. I don’t think I can explain what kind of things some of these “clocks” can do to you. I know I can explain one part fully. They make your whole brain go weary. You’ll feel very sleepy, and then you will hear the constant sound of an alarm clock. This level that these souls created was only supposed to be a home for them. Then, other wanderers like you started coming into this level through a portal. Of course, I wasn’t here when this started. I was just another person trying to explore this level. Wait, let’s save this conversation for later.
The Quartz Floor
To be honest, this is what you actually have to worry about. This floor is completely breakable, but only in cold conditions. Cold “weather” only happens in the most weirdest of places here. You really don’t need to worry if you don’t wander far off into the level. But, when cold stuff happens, this floor can crack, and then break if it gets even colder. I haven’t exactly found out what happens under the tiles, but I have a good feeling it’s some kind of exit. I don’t know to what level, though. I also believe that the floor is ready solely because of the color of the souls; red. I’m sure they wanted to make the level as they wanted, and when they referred themselves as “The Red Souls”, I imagined that they changed the floor color.
My Story
I’ve been stuck here for a long time. I’ll tell you something. This level got it’s name because of how many souls there are. All souls are individual, but they are combined into one whole soul, which is available to any human or animal. No one has claimed it yet, and I don’t expect them to.
The ‘AB’ part of this level comes from the phrase ‘Point A to Point B’. It’s telling you that you spawn at the entrance, which is Point A, and then you wander until you find the exit, otherwise known as Point B.
I came here by again, falling into this level from another level I did not know the name of. I found this red floor that looked a lot like quartz and I also saw a lot of red eyes, or dots in the darkness. I was always terrified of the dark, and I never thought once about staying in it. Immediately, I started to feel weird. I notice there was something wrong, and I tried to get up. I ran forward without looking back because I thought something was going to chase me. I ran past these huge alarm clocks that were randomly placed on the ground, and they each had different times. I thought it was a countdown for something, or just placed there for decoration. They weren’t counting down, so I didn’t think anything of it. After, I stopped, randomly. There was something happening to my body that I wasn’t aware of. I felt paralyzed. Since I couldn’t move, I saw things coming up to me. These things didn’t start talking or do anything, they floated towards me. I felt light. My body was being pushed somewhere, or flying up to somewhere. Soon, I blinked and then I was floating in the sky. The dark, blank sky that had no sign of life.
I could see and feel these souls staring up at me. I had no idea what had happened, and I didn’t feel any emotion from it except confusion. Since then, I’ve been living up here, watching wanderers experience similar things. Except, they get sent to another level. They don’t see what I see. I’m a guide for everyone. A spirit for someone if they need help. It’s getting boring up here. I just want to go home, where I was peaceful.
You’re Causing Problems
You don’t know what you’re doing. You are helping him escape. Him escaping will cause destruction everywhere. Are you really going to take his side? Are you sure you do not want to join us? We can help you strive, we can help you become better. You will gain access to the real world if you come with us. You need to accept this offer. Without us, you’ll die alone. You are helpless in the Backrooms. We can show you everything.
Log 1: Paralyzed
[BEGIN LOG]
The person falls through a wet floor.
???: “Ow… God damn it, that hurt! Ugh… what is this place? Why is it so dark?”
The person stands up slowly and looks around.
???: “What…? I’m confused. I know I still have my tape recorder with me, right? Yeah.”
The wanderer sees red, blurry dots from afar.
???: “Wait, wait, wait. Am I hallucinating? What the hell are those things?”
The person starts running.
???: “Uhhhh, I don’t like this…”
Panting can be heard.
???: “I feel like something’s… chasing me…”
The tape recorder drops to the ground.
???: “WHAT’S HAPPENING TO ME?! SOMEONE HELP!”
T h e R e d S o u l s: “You’re not going anywhere.”
???: “HELLOOO?! ANY OFFICERS?! PLEASE HELP ME!! HELP!”
The person would suddenly stop screaming.
T h e R e d S o u l s: “Goodbye.”
[END LOG]
The Red Souls: Part 2
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y don’t know common sense. The more humans we take, the stronger we become. Our souls will shine higher than everyone. Humans are a different breed. We learn from their success, and we take that and become smarter. How we do things here is beyond your comprehension. We created this world because we had no choice. We receive what we are given, and we take what is left. Nothing can overcome that. Our red soul will make you feel everything at once. Fear, anger, sadness, and more. You are no match for our abilities. We shall meet again, Gary. We will meet when you are strong enough.
Colonies and Outposts
Due to the overall nature of this level, no particular colony or outposts can be formed.
Entrances
- Falling through an odd-shaped window in Level 994 will teleport you here.
Exits
- Falling through the quartz floor will send you to The Red Zone.
- No-clipping through a blank analog clock will send you to Level CC.
