He rubs his eyes again to verify if what he is seeing is true or not. He can see several bodies floating around all over the floor, all of them are stuck in a time loop. They are all trying to move towards the crystal. Every time someone manages to reach 10 meters of the crystal, they are either burnt by a bright light, resulting in a horrific scene where their body melts to the floor. This scene repeats itself as other people try to reach the crystal and keep dying in the most horrific ways.
The whole thing plays in a time loop as everyone tries to grab the prize at the center of the room. This is not what he expected to find at the top. The scene looks surreal, and he can't really differentiate between what is past and present as the scene looks real every time it replays. The scene has made him sweaty, and all the hairs on the back of his head are standing up. He has understood that this is dangerous, very dangerous. He needs to back down now and not be anywhere near that crystal.
He is planning to leave and is about to make a move when something catches his attention. There is another crystal placed at one corner of the room which seems to be reflecting light. There was a very small flicker of light as it changed color from grey to black, hiding perfectly in this palace made of black and grey stones.
That is when he noticed there are several other stones that are constantly flickering as they change color as well. He finds it fishy, and his curiosity is at its peak. He completely forgets about the scene he just witnessed and starts to find these stones. They are scattered all over the room.
Now he sits down on the floor and starts to observe only the rocks, not worrying about the scene that keeps repeating itself. It took him some time to understand what was happening here. He came to the conclusion that this might be a projection of some sort. These rocks are reflecting light from the source, and someone placed these stones in a certain pattern which he believes is responsible for projecting this scene.
Now that he has an idea of what's going on, he is thinking, why would someone need to do that? He has no doubt that this was an effective way to keep out people who want to get this stone or might have been when this palace functioned. He makes sure to check the other floors where he saw the phenomenon. Everywhere there was a stone causing a projection. Having found out the reason for this, he sighs in relief.
But that is short-lived. As he walks back to the top floor to check the crystal again, this time the light which was bright blue before is now slightly greenish, and the scene has changed. All the stones now project figures that were dying before as they try to grab the stone; they pass through it to the other side, as if the stone itself was just a projection.
He sits down there for some more time. The light changes once more, but this time it changes to red. The scene this time is a crystal emitting a sharp laser-like beam, and with that beam, a being is formed which has no solid shape. It's like a translucent jelly that is devouring the people trying to grab the crystal before they could reach it.
Likewise, there was a change of scene for every color the crystal emitted. He is still trying to understand what could be the significance of this. What is this trail? He can't comprehend what he is supposed to do. What can he achieve by just staying here for the next 11 days? What is that he can learn from this? How can he grow stronger, and what should he comprehend here? Should he just take the crystal itself and see what will happen, as he knows none of the scenes shown here are real. They are either to confuse someone or scare them off from approaching the crystal.
Should he take the risk and see what will happen? But then he remembers that CNC and Nathan had warned about dying in here. What if the energy of the crystal burns him, and he dies here? After about 30 minutes of internal debate, he finally decides not to touch the crystal. He wants to explore the other places as well. He is planning to check out everything before deciding on anything. If he has no other choice left, he will take the crystal. It seemed like a good decision, and he got up from where he was sitting, looking at the scene repeating itself, he left towards the downstairs walking with a quick pace, taking the exit.
As he comes out, there is enough light in the cave to view. He spots another opening that was to the other side he came from. He starts to walk towards that, entering the other part and starts navigating the cave. He has now been walking for about an hour and sees no end. The path just continues forward with no end in sight.
He is now thinking if he made the correct choice but continues to walk forward. After about 3 more hours, he sees someone, which is totally unexpected. He seemed human to him; it's just that he seems very tall for a human. Raghu himself is around 7ft, and he seems around 9ft. He looks at Raghu but doesn't say anything, as if he has not seen him at all. Raghu waves his hand and calls him, wanting to communicate and get some information, like where he is and if he knows anything about this place or trail.
But as he tries to approach him, he can't move forward. He observes that there is a transparent wall acting as a barrier. He can't move any forward, he tries to go to the other side, but he is stopped once again. He is still comprehending what's going around when there is a chime in his head. He is startled at first, as there is an announcement in his head: "Congratulations on finding the Temple of Niyoginaha, complete the trail to proceed further," and he falls unconscious after that.
He wakes up to find himself in the same cave he woke up after entering the train. He checks his halo watch to see he was unconscious for 2 days. He remembers that announcement and wants to reach that place again, so he starts to take the same route he took before, reaching the ruins once more. But this time, he is startled by the fact it is no longer a ruin. It is a grand palace that radiates regality and nobility.
He understands that this would have been the original palace before it was reduced to ruins, but he also observes that there is someone standing on top of the palace. He could see a figure whose eyes are shining with yellow light, observing him. As if he was possessed by someone, he starts walking towards the palace again, experiencing this for the second time in his life, that too in the span of a week.