Before the treasure hunt. Early in the morning. In the Ikaria's room.
Abel appeared through the walls. He switched on the lamps then tried to wake Ikaria. He sat near to her and shook her hand. She woke up. Abel put his hand on her mouth to stop the noise then removed, immediately.
"What happened...Is everything alright?" Ikaria asked, sitting on the bed.
"Everything is alright," Abel said.
"Then, why are you here at this time?"
"I have great news...no amazing news," Abel sounded excited.
"What it is?"
"What I will get in return?" Abel asked.
Ikaria with her both hands grabbed Abel and kissed him.
"Now tell,"
"Sophie is a human,"
"Are you sure?"
"Got directly from my boys,"
Ikaria smiled and kissed Abel again.
"Remove your clothes," Ikaria demanded.
***
Sophie was running here and there without any conscience. She did not know where the path was taking her she was just escaping from Ikaria.
"You can't run from me," Ikaria's voice echoed. She smirked while playing with her magic.
Sophie was running for her life in a twilight atmosphere. She was panting heavily.
"You will get nothing from this...Ikaria" Sophie shouted.
"Let me go...I will not tell anything..." She was standing near a pillar.
Both Ikaria and Sophie were able to hear each other as in echo voice but till then they did not encounter.
"You filthy human...you tried to disrespect me," Ikaria said, getting angry.
"I never disrespected you,"
"Shut up you half-breed..." Ikaria shouted.
Sophie realized that her cell phone was in her pocket. She picked out and looked for the network. She started to walk again after she filled with the air.
"In what shit hole am I," Sophie cursed, walking with little steps. She raised her cell in the air for the network. She glanced at the network icon on her cell, one bar got filled.
"Thank god," Sophie smiled, keeping a low sound. She dialed Laura.
"Please connect..." Sophie murmured. Suddenly Sophie started to feel eerie.
"Sophie..." Echoed. The cell phone ringing continued.
"Do you really...think you can hide or run from me," Ikaria said, still playing with her magic. Everything was echoing.
"Hello...," Laura answered the call.
"Hello..." Sophie quavered.
Suddenly the only fire torch on that path blew out. It got dark.
"Sophie..."
"Hello...why aren't you answering?"
Suddenly the flame fueled up and Ikaria appeared in front of her.
"Ah..." Sophie screamed. The cell fell from her hands.
"Sophie...what happened..." Laura said, getting scared.
Laura was repeatedly asking to respond but Ikaria broke Sophie's cell with her foot.
"Cracked..."
***
"Hello...hello..." Laura said, getting scared and was raising her voice.
She put her phone on the bed and went to Sophie's room. As she opened the door she was kicked out of the room.
"I forgot, without the owner's presence I can't go in," Sophie said, sitting on the ground.
Laura went to her room and started to search for something related to Sophie. She checked her wardrobe with the thought that she might have Sophie's clothes. Then she checked her dressing table. She took out the drawers and emptied them. She sat on the floor and checked the things. She didn't find anything, she stood up. She touched her head in tension. She sat on the chair from there she glanced at a hair clip that was lying near the foot of the dressing table. She took it in her hand and realized that it was Sophie's. She wrapped it inside of her hands and started enchanting.
"Patiare Innubere Nostris Ad Auxilium Coniungere Cum Sophie Muros"
***
Ikaria got close to Sophie and lifted her from her neck with one hand. Sophie felt pressure on her trachea.
"We can talk," Sophie suggested, getting harder for her to talk.
"You don't deserve to be here," Ikaria said, tightening her grip on Sophie's neck.
Sophie's face got red, her hands were on Ikaria's hand. When Sophie started to struggle to breathe she took a chance to release herself. She kicked Ikaria with her both legs and used her all strength that left at last. She instantly dropped to the ground. Ikaria grabbed her stomach where she hurt.
"Khak..khak..." Sophie panted.
She did not have much time to rest for her oxygen to come. When she saw Ikaria was coming to get her again. She stood up and with immediate action, she took the fire flame from the holder and struck with that on Ikaria's head.
"Bang,"
Sophie ran like hell. She was sweating and scared. Suddenly Laura appeared in front of her, Sophie stooped on the spot. Laura was appearing blurred.
"Laura..." Sophie said.
"What happened...Where are you?" Laura asked.
"Ikaria is trying to kill me,"
"What...but why?"
Sophie was going to answer but before that Laura disappeared abruptly.
"Laura...," Sophie repeated.
Laura appeared again that time almost hard to see.
"I don't know for how much longer..." Laura said, getting harder to listen to her.
"...I could hold...explain the surrounding,"
"It's dark...and all the paths get me to the same place," Sophie quavered.
"...it's like...,"
"You are in a maze," Laura said, getting disappeared.
"Laura...," Sophie repeated.
***
Laura stood up and ran towards Dakota's room. Laura continued to knock at the door. Dakota opened the door. Xion was there too.
"What happened, Laura?" Dakota asked, assuming from Laura's scared face that something was not right.
"I need your help, it's good that you are here too," Laura said, seeing at Xion.
"Why are you so scared?" Xion asked.
"Sophie is in danger,"
"Sophie...What happened?" Dakota asked. Xion's expressions changed.
"Ikaria is trying to kill her,"
"Ikaria...What and why?" Dakota asked.
"You are trying to accuse a fellow member?" Xion asked.
Laura informed them everything that Sophie told her and she saw herself, was including the explanation about the surrounding.
"Wait...," Dakota interrupted.
Dakota immediately left followed by Xion and Laura.
***
"What are we doing in the library?" Xion asked.
"Just wait," Dakota said.
Dakota sat on the chair with her hands on the table.
"THE ASYMPTOTE MAZE," Dakota announced.
The book of the same name appeared on the table. Dakota grabbed the book and opened it. Dakota stood up and showed a picture to Laura.
"Did it appear like this when you connected with Sophie," Dakota asked.
"Yes, it was dark like this," Laura answered.
"Fuck," Dakota said, sitting on the chair.
"What happened?" Xion asked.
"It's very bad," Dakota said, getting scared.
"It's an ancient maze that has no escape,"
"What...are you talking about?" Laura said, getting frightened.
"There must be a way,"
"I don't think so...no one has ever crossed it," Dakota stated.
Tears started to come from Laura's eyes, she fell to the ground.
"Laura...," Xion grabbed her. Xion thought of something, his expressions changed.
"If there was no way then why Ikaria went there..." Xion pointed.
"What if she knows the exit," Laura supported, wiping her tears.
"Might be," Dakota doubted.
"There is a chance that Abel knows about it too," Xion said.
"High chances of that," Dakota said.
"Let's get him," Laura said.