BOOM.
The floor rumbled. Stone shifted beneath their feet. The once still cavern began to tremble with subtle menace.
The voice, now cold and commanding, echoed with finality:
"The reunion is over. The next trial begins now."
Myria clung tighter to Lia. Jessy raised her sword. Clara tensed. Rufus muttered something under his breath about "ominous timing."
Even Nibbles flattened his ears, clearly sensing something was off.
All of them had heard this voice before. It was the one responsible for everything that was happening.
Myria was abducted right after she had heard this voice, and all others were also teleported to the maze when they heard it.
Growing tense would be an obvious reaction they would have if they heard the voice again—especially when it was talking about a greater challenge.
But Raven?
He stood slowly, adjusting the collar of his coat, brushing some nonexistent dust from his shoulder. His golden eyes flicked toward the unseen sky of the cave.
"Wait."
