Hubris did as he was told, he dipped his head in the fountain for a good 5 seconds the water was surprisingly cold. When he emerged from it, he saw it too.
"I can't believe this benign trick fooled my senses!" Hubris was appalled.
From where they were, they couldn't see inside, it was dark as night. The closer they got, the darker it somehow got.
"Well, after you," Kiro said.
"Master..."
"Together then."
At the same time, they crossed the gleaming door frame. Kiro had great expectations, seeing the outside, the inside must've been heaven, but...
"What the F*ck?"
The door disappeared behind them, there was light inside the temple, though they couldn't tell where it was coming from exactly. There were no torches, lamps or electric lights. There was just, light.
The place was infested with dark webs, spiders had clearly claimed it as theirs. Just that one step they took coming in caused the dust to create a mist before them.
