Sitting on the slabs, upfront stands still the maze, whatever done so to escape the maze. Alas, was nothing just a waste of time, effort.
It seemed impossible at first but due to its repeated occurrence, the impossible became possible.
All this time, the detective was going in a circle, a never ending one.
It was like a loop, no matter how many times he went in, he lost, again and again.
"Man, am I going crazy or what!?", deeply questions the detective.
"It's impossible but now to the looks of it, it is! This is no maze!! It is a loop!!".
"A loop!?", said the detective out loud.
"But, I thought i found the escape exit!?"
"Then why is it, that am coming to the start!", stops to reason with himself.
Wondering what other methods he should use at the moment!
"To be honest, I'm genuinely stuck. There are zombies on the other halls, crowds of them!"
"There must be a way, just think, Think!"
A few minutes later something clicked, that had been overlooked by the detective since his arrival.
You see! The hand, it symbolises that someone or some entity is controlling this weird–like sub world, there were clues from the start!
That would mean, that the entity controls the maze too.
Now what can we do with that information you may ask!?
Smirk... he got it!
The only way to get out of this maze, is not to go towards the exit or find escape.
But to outsmart the loop itself.
"The zombies, the crowd! They sure maybe in numbers, but they cant stop me!!"
Giving the theory to the test, Sir.Robert as usual goes to the same path as before, only to switch up at every choice.
"ÆGGH",As the crowd of zombies tried on approaching.
Robert Smoothly and swiftly– gets the support of the wall, and jumps over the crowd.
There another door towards the exit, this must be it, is it?
"Huh!", as Robert crossed through the exit, only to find himself back to square one.
"I'm back again!!", dumbfounded by the moment. Taking a minute or two.
"There must be an exit, I'm sure!", Robert exclaiming to himself.
"Maybe, I have to try them all!!"
"What a pain in the ass!", annoyed a bit says Robert.
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Meanwhile.. now at the house of lucifur.
Door opens and then closes, the room a bit old and dusty, with ancient artifacts, and decorations around.
There passing by, the Tv still on, playing news and right on the old and dusty but comfy couch laying down. "Hey! Stop right there!", as lucifur was about to progressing to his room.
Lucifur looks back, as the old man wakes up out of the couch to ask; "Where have you been!"
Lucifur Sweats but with a fake smile says; "just out with my friends that's all".
"You sure! You don't look okay!?",having the right, questions grandpa.
"Yes.. y–Yes.. I'm fine!", a hesitated reply by lucifur.
Grandpa comes upto the boy, places his hand on the boys shoulder. "You know I can see your face, right!? All worried up? If their is something then tell me, if won't judge".
"Come, let's sit outside! Then you can tell me all about what happened!", says the grandpa.
After they sit, they view the sunsets, the radiant light coming from the middle, it releaxes lucifur down from the pressure.
Again not being able to contain, lucifur spills out the beans about how we've gotten the concept of zombies itself wrong.
Lucifur: "I found a book that it's wasn't supposed to find!"
"It was completely untrue to me at first!"
"But it became clearer.. as I started figuring out the puzzles myself!"
Lucifur drops down the incident regarding the museum, how he fought bandits, even found what they were looking for!
At first, even his grandpa laughed furiously, like as if he went crazy.
But, then..
seeing the seriousness on his grandchilds visage, he realises that his grandson is telling the truth and not some joke.
"So, this... labyrinth!? What is it made out off?, a question raised by the grandpa.
"I dont really know the details, but its something straight out of fiction, it said in the book that it's a maze like structure that is controlled by a host entity".
"Entity host!?", with a slight pause.
"Yes, a entity host!", Answers lucifur.
"Have you not seen anything like that!?", asks lucifur.
"No, I've never seen nor heard about such abnormalities", replies grandpa.
"You sure what your saying isn't from some fantasy book!?", grandpa putting forward his reasons.
"I am 100 percent sure!", states lucifur.
With heavy breath grandpa stands up and whispers the following; "Come now, we've got preparations to do".
And then walks up to his closet, turns something like a wheel or something and then opens another entrance leading to an area filled with countless weapons, armour, and many items.
"What is this", as the light hits lucifurs eyes, unfolding the dusty room.
Grandpa gently picks up a wooden samurai sword, one in his right hand, another sword in his left hand, handing one to his grandson.
"Here, let's have some grandfather and grandson bonding time!?", says the grandfather.
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In the city ashton, somewhere, all of this, in a secret bunker, away from the eye of the people, two people with ski masks approaching and unknown figure.
"Here's the book as you wished", said Ajax.
"Hmm.. indeed you have bought this book to me, but you have left some trace of information on the way!", said the man in charge.
"And what's that!?",confused asks ajax.
"Well, my people have informed me that someone child had gotta possession of the book and was able to browse through it!?", man in charge replies.
"Well, even if he did get a glance at the contents, no one would believe him!!", ajax justifying himself.
A slient glare was given by the masked people and the man in charge.
The man in charge walks up to ajax to whisper onto his ears, hearing them ajax shook in fear, his whole mood changed in an instant.
Ajax: "I.. I–I will do my best to find the.. T–the boy".
On his throne, "Not find, kill ajax", commanded the man incharge.
"Su.. sure!", ajax Frightenedly.
Man incharge:"Bring me the head of the child and get your reward".
Ajax: "Yes!", nodding his head.
"You are to be excused!!", ordered the man.
Ajax: "Ye–Yes!"
Ajax comes out of a tunnel located who knows where?
His friends and men instantly question; "Did ya get the money!"
Questions piled up on and on and then ajax revealed.
Ajax: "No, just some death threats!", annoyed by the question.
He then states; "Listen, up nitwits! If we dont get that child head by week or two, consider ourselves dead!".
"Eh?", the smiles faded quickly, gulping and dead like.
"Your serious!? Right?", grabs ajax's collar as more and questions arose.
"Wha–what kid!? Which kid".
"You–you said we'd be rich—RICH!", "we would'nt have to work a day in our life!!", Fuming from the words, eyeing ajax in anger.
"Listen! This is all your fault!", shrugging off hate, to blame.
"Because, YOU PEOPLE!! COULDNT KEEP YOURSELVES HIDDEN!!"
"AND NOW THERE'S THIS F@@KING KID WHO WE KNOW LITTLE, KNOW ABOUT THE BOOK!!"
Hearing this the angered one quiets down, trembling.
"But—but howww did this happen, we were supposed to get the book only!!", another one says.
Ajax: "That what I thought!"
"But since, that kid got a look at the book, we will have to end him!!"
"A.. Aj—AJAX, we cant kill some child!!??"
"We will have to! Or it's our head that will be chopped!", says ajax alerting the meow the suitation.
Everybody froze, scared barely able to keep themselves breathing!
Ajax promises them a huge bonus. And proposes not to take shortcuts like these ever again.
Ajax: "I promise after this, no more shortcuts!!"
"Atleast, not in this life".
After this both the men and ajax hopp on their vehicles in search for the kid, they to save time and effort found that it would be easier to find the kid at school, because all kids go to schools!
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One by one, the detective goes through the extended pathways, with which he found a pattern!
He noticed that the exits where changing, and that when he got to the exits it tried to either chase him away or block it!
The only way he could get out, was to act fast dodge and then get to the exit in the fastest he can!!!