“Suddenly, you now realize that she is truly a witch! You didn’t think about that before you swore allegiance to her!” Sierra said angrily, looking at Jack who was right behind Dwayne and managed to walk past him as soon as Lucy made her move toward the path in front of them which became more narrow and dark as they moved further. “Well, it’s not my fault, Sierra. She saved my life! What else did you expect me to do? I owed her my allegiance, that’s a price that I had to pay in appreciation. You know the rules, Sierra I didn’t make them.” “Yeah, that’s the reason why we are here at this moment. Because you decided to give your life to a witch pretending to have pure blood.” Sierra scoffed at Lucy who wasn’t even aware that they were speaking with her name. “We have been walking for a very long time, but it seems like the path is endless,” Vince complained with a voice a little above a whisper, and then he looked head, hoping to see something that was suitable, but the path continue

It was obvious to them that something was there with them, and it was really big. They looked at the spot where it landed, and even though they couldn’t see anything at that moment, the sound of internal growling that attacked their ears was enough to put them in the mood to defend themselves against whatever was there. “Who are these cave intruders? How dare you infiltrate into this cave? Who sent you? Do you have death wishes?” Said a deep voice from that direction they felt a heavy thud on the hard floor. It was difficult to tell if the voice was that of a male or female as it sounded a bit distorted, and didn’t sound like the voice of any familiar creature they had come across. “I smell Humans! The pumping heartbeat of two Humans! One seems brave, and the other is scared of her wits! She seems really frightened, and I think her fear is justifiable!” The voice returned after a few seconds before it chuckled softly, causing some echo around the cave while the chuckle turned into l

Everyone was silently waiting for the creature to give them an instruction, but even at that moment, the impatience that they had been harboring began to grow, and they just couldn’t wait to walk through the huge gate they were staring at. While they were still waiting to hear what the creature was going to say, a bright light appeared in front of them, followed by a long bridge that pushed the gate farther away from them, making it almost out of sight. “In front of you is the pathway that will lead you to the fortunes you desire! You must know that each step you take brings you closer to tasks that you must perform if you wish to come out of this alive. I just want you to know that the hurdles which you must overcome will be very difficult!” The adventurers looked at the bridge and couldn’t take their eyes away from it. It was built with strong bricks and had metal rails on both sides. Underneath it was a deep hole that was dark and didn't have any sign of light at its bottomless

“Yeah, let’s go,” Jack said calmly while he gently dragged Lucy away from his body, and held onto her hand instead. While he was still at it, Sierra walked past them with great force, almost colliding with Lucy who dodged her entirely like a plague. It was very obvious that something was wrong with Sierra, but they had already gotten used to her tantrums, and couldn’t tell if it was safe to speak back at her. “Don't worry about her, she is passing through a short phrase. This is temporary, and should end as soon as she is able to get a grip on herself.” Vince explained, looking at Lucy and Jack who were still looking at Sierra even when she had gone past Dwayne who looked at her with a little shock in his eyes, wondering what she was up to. “Just ignore her…” Vince said calmly, trying to make up excuses for her sister whose tantrums had resumed even in the midst of a very difficult situation that was life-threatening. Sooner than later, they began to walk toward the gate, doing e

They all had their eyes on the creature that suddenly stopped when it got very close to them, but that did not stop it from growling so loudly that their hearts skipped several beats, reacting to the tension that was buried deep down inside their bodies. “When I asked you to play my game, I wasn’t making a request! That was an order! You are going to play my game, or I will kill all of you!”“But these are traps! This is not a game!” Jack retorted at once, looking at the creature which didn’t seem like it cared about whatever thing he had to say.At that moment, it was either they remained where they were or they made a move to get away from the creature which could send them off the bridge with a single strike, but the reminder of where they were standing couldn’t let them make even a single move as they kept their eyes on the creature while struggling to remain calm. “Go ahead! Take another step! Walk toward the gate! Now!” The creature ordered, and the adventurers unanimously de