Scene 1: Carter's Trial – The Abandoned Castle
[Carter – POV]
The moment I stepped through the right door, a blinding light swallowed my vision. When it faded, I found myself standing inside a massive, ancient castle—the kind built in the days when kings ruled the world by sword and sorcery.
A purple, transparent square floated before me:
> SCENARIO 1
ABANDONED CASTLE
OBJECTIVE: Uncover the mystery behind this castle.
REWARD: The Dark Faith
FAILURE: Death.
"A scenario...? What the hell is this place?"
The halls stretched endlessly. The place was empty—but scattered throughout were glowing codes, etched into the walls like digital ruins. I examined one.
"Maybe these are hints..."
I stood at the main entrance. Ahead were seven doors—four to the left, three to the right. Each was numbered and labeled with strange names:
> Right Side:
(46) – Black Heart
(47) – Dream
(48) – Ghost
> Left Side:
(49) – Knight
(50) – Axzeroth
(51) – Zelenia
(52) – Demon King
I walked past them, trying the staircase ahead.
But the second I reached the top… I was back at the entrance.
"What—? A loop?"
I turned around. The stairs had vanished. Wherever I went, it all led back to the same place.
So I went back to the glowing hints:
"A DREAM THAT HAS NO END."
"EVEN NUMBER IS THE KEY TO THE END."
"WHO GIVES A DEADLY SCAR, THAT'S THE DOOR."
"THE DEMON LIKES TO FIND BALANCE IN EVERYTHING."
"'End'..." I murmured. "That word keeps showing up."
The hints seemed to contradict each other—or maybe they were all pieces of the truth. But one thing was clear:
This place was designed to trap minds.
"I wonder how Ron's doing right now…"
Scene 2: Ron vs the Imitator
[Ron – POV]
"Damn, it's foggy everywhere. Is anyone even here?"
I kept moving through the endless maze of Eznoid. Hints were scattered along the path—some glowing, others etched like warnings.
One read:
> "YOU THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT WAY? IT'S NOT."
I ignored it. Most of these were meant to distract or confuse. As I moved, I noticed strange patterns etched on the walls, like ancient glyphs. I approached one—but a wave of dizziness hit me.
> [MIND CONTROL: NULLIFIED]
"So it was a trap…" I muttered, shaking it off.
To keep track of my path, I marked arrows on the walls as I went. But after an hour… I realized none of the clues helped. Most were traps.
That's when I sensed it—a dark presence behind me.
I turned. Carter.
Walking calmly, a few steps behind.
Me: "What are you doing here?"
Carter: "Let's go back. This place is dangerous. I barely escaped my scenario. I know the way."
But something felt wrong.
Carter doesn't run. He never backs down.
I narrowed my eyes. My pupils flashed red for a second. He froze, a bead of sweat rolling down his face.
I turned and kept walking—watching him from the corner of my eye.
(Is this really Carter… or something else?)
Suddenly, the evil aura around him surged.
I turned just in time to see his punch coming.
BOOM.
I flew backwards, smashing through the walls of the Maze—kilometers of destruction trailing behind me.
When I looked up—he was changing.
His voice deepened, monstrous and gravelly.
His eyes turned fully black. His muscles swelled.
A gray aura erupted from him, dark and heavy like gravity itself.
> "HAHAHAHAHA… YOU AND YOUR FRIEND WILL NEVER LEAVE THIS PLACE ALIVE!"
I smiled, cracking my knuckles.
"Let's see who's really walking out of here."
My aura exploded—black and red lightning crackled around me, lashing out like a storm. I hadn't transformed physically, but my Ki was raging, my power spilling out like a flood.
The maze trembled. Walls cracked and shattered.
He grinned.
"Those walls are forged from a material that could withstand a trillion universal collapses… and you just tore through them. Impressive."
I lunged forward—punched him straight in the gut.
We both blasted backward, but he flew farther.
He barely stood—then I appeared in front of him with my speed.
He dodged, barely—but the wall behind him vaporized from the shock.
He started laughing wildly.
> "You really are something else. These realms—this dimension—it exists on a plane beyond time and space. You humans live in a bound reality. This? This is one of the untamed Realms. A place where rules collapse."
He laughed like a madman.
> "You've earned my respect. Now… I'll show you my true power."
[TRUE FORM AWAKENED]
His body began to morph.
His size multiplied—towering over the maze.
Two massive horns curled from his head. His skin turned crimson red. His arms split into four—each now wielding a blazing red axe, forged from pure fire.
He roared—his voice shaking the entire realm.
> "NOW... THE REAL FIGHT BEGINS!"