"You guys were horrible without us" Neko sighed
Ping blushed, "Are you guys committing group suicide and didn't tell us?"
Reese pinched Ping's cheeks and frowned, "Get out of your fantasies. We need to pass this test."
"I'm more afraid of after the test." Neva frowned
Roy nodded, "When Zaiden finds out you failed."
"What's the worst that could happen?" Vance smiled
The Game Guides said, "Kill you."
There was silence. Although this had been said many times for some reason it felt more serious and ominous this time.
"But...he needs us." Ivan went
Blood grinned, "Yep, he does. But he can replace you."
"He can just need someone else." Luli agreed "They believe in results."
"What are named that Yvette was talking about?" Caesar asked
The Game Guides looked at Caesar seriously and were in thought.
"They are...different. Owners of Realms, dimensions and places beyond your imagination. They have myths and legends that act on them which they must follow."
"Nothing's free. Some named were willing to have those shackles while others were forced by destiny." Neko smiled
"So Zaiden....the J. Family shouldn't be mere System Creators." Caesar replied
Coco blurted out, "You're smarter than we gave you credit for."
"Let's go find the key in the Mazes' Test!!" Luck said loudly
Navaeh held Michael's hand and whispered, "Can you see them?"
"Yes. What are they?" He asked "Or you'll tell me later?"
She nodded and they finally advanced into the maze.
The Game Guides were in a telepathic conversation-
[ Luck: Caesar is getting close to a dangerous topic
Beauty: Neko, how do you deal with him?
Neko: The maze will divert their thoughts. So hope he doesn't ask again
Game Guides: Agreed]
Caesar was beside Ivan and Sera.
"Hmm?" Ivan smiled
Caesar asked, "You know something don't you?"
"Yes, but I can't tell." Ivan admitted "So. Good Luck finding out."
Roberto walked into a room. Zaiden was sunbathing and he raised an eyelid to look at him with disdain.
"Is knocking so hard to do?" he snapped "Get out! The stench on you is killing my mood."
"You are the creature that they spoke about." Roberto laughed "I'll kill you and bring honor."
The room chilled over and the clear skies became heavily cloudy. Zaiden's purple eyes turned beautiful ruby colored.
"Order...." He frowned
Roberto was thrown out of the room and Zaiden glanced at him again. He saw Zaiden lay down as the clouds cleared.
"Sadly. No rule says Order can't participate in the test so be on your way, mood killer." Zaiden said
SHUT
The door slammed and Roberto cursed while trying to enter. He noticed writing on the walls: You can only enter a door once.
"I'll find you and kill you because that is my mission." Roberto laughed
The Zaiden in the room smirked, "If a wish like that could come true wouldn't I have died decades ago? What do you think, Yvette?"
She appeared in a hammock and smiled, "I remember. Didn't I wish for that? Good times"
"Why is the Sorrows' Test happening?" he frowned "....Wait...YOU!!"
Yvette covered her ears as Zaiden yelled, "HOW CAN YOU ASK QUESTIONS TO A SLEEPING PERSON!!!"
She started to fade into the wall.
"COME BACK HERE, YOU OLD HAG!!!" Zaiden shouted banging on the walls
The Players reached a fork in the road. One sign said: Super safe and the other sign said: Safe.
"They expect us to believe this?" they thought
"Isn't this maze just too unoriginal?" Gaia sighed "This maze doesn't seem very Zaiden-like."
"You have a point."
They looked at the old-looking woman beside them. She gave them a sweet smile to them.
"You're here, Maya," Neko exclaimed
Maya smiled, "How have you been dear?"
The maze began to shake, and the frequency and intensity increased with time.
"What's going on?" Kali asked
Maya smiled, "Your opinion is being executed. Be careful with what you say."
The ground split open and they fell into the new Maze. In front of a fork in their path with no signs and ominous feeling everywhere.
"I vote right." Ivan smiled
"Then right it is." Urvi sighed
They turned right and saw boulders rolling toward them. Eyes stared at them and the boulders opened their mouths revealing rows of teeth. Becca raised her hand to attack.
[Active skills can't be used in the first test.]
"LEFT!! RUN, LEFT!!!" Kali shouted advancing ahead of the group
Ivan swung Sera over his shoulder, "WAIT FOR US YOU UNGRATEFUL VILLAINESS!!!"
"Is this what you've been working with?" Maya smiled " No wonder you always seem extra upset during vassal meetings these days."
"Want to be a Game Guide?" Blood offered
Maya frowned, "You cruel children. Want to work this poor old woman to death?"
"You've been a poor old woman for decades now." Luck laughed
Within a room, a Zaiden fragment was looking at the door with his hand raised and breaking it down. A smile spread on his face as he finally exited his room and transformed into his hydra form.
He saw a participant, a hero from another dimension and she was running with her blade aimed at him. The heads grinned, and the young hero was shocked when the large creature in front of her appeared at her back.
One head bit her shoulder while two other heads held her legs. They pulled her apart like a paper doll and looked around to see if anyone else was present.
He walked forward, and slowly his scales began to blend in with the surroundings and he looked like he had vanished. There was a girl who witnessed it and she covered her mouth as tears ran down her cheeks.
Purple eyes with vertical pupils appeared in front of her and more similar eyes began appearing.
"Hello" He grinned
SCREAMING
Zaiden left for another door and broke it down. The Zaiden fragment looked at him with a frown
"What took you so long?" he sighed
He simply smiled showing that he didn't wish to answer the question.
"So. How many challengers?" The second one grinned
The first fragment replied, "I wonder, let's find out."
The fragments in hydra form went in opposite directions. The scents of all the challenges were in the air and sinister thoughts were in the Zaiden fragments' minds.
Thank you everyone for you patience and support.