Chapter 19 The Abyss Beckons

As Kaiza and Mina trekked deeper into the maze, the echo of their footsteps became distant, the thrum of the walls fading into unsettling silence. The air, previously rife with danger, now crackled with new energy. He felt, at the back of his neck, the sensation of being watched, as if the labyrinth itself had eyes, and was simply biding its time to strike anew. Mina walked alongside him, her face a black hole, but he could feel her aura thrumming with tension. They’d vanquished the sorcerer, but the threat was not over. Actually, it seemed like the maize had just started showing its colors. The shadowed warlock was nothing more than a piece in a far grander scheme, a game entirely beyond their comprehension.