To Dwell In Nightmares and Dreams

The Shadowless Room

Stiles made his way back to the start, his mind still reeling at what he had experienced, as soon as he stepped back on to solid ground, he stiffened as the world swirled in and out of his vision.

The next thing he knew he was in the room again and the mirror piece was flying from his hand, into the mirror frame.

The girl let out a whimper and she clung to him. It seemed she had been teleported along with him.

"Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere" He said, giving her a reassuring smile and a awkward pat on the head.

She relaxed a little after that but still refused to let go of his clothes.

The there was an ominous creaking sound.

Door three had opened slightly, an eerie welcoming.

Stiles swallowed nervously.

They went towards the door and Stiles gritted his teeth and opened the door, stepping inside.

He felt himself stiffening as he took in his surroundings.

They were in a room, not just any room.

A prison cell.

A prison cell that looked identical to the one he had been trapped in for months before he became a sorcerer.

Words written in red were scrawled across the floor.

Time does not pass normally here. Silence is all you need. Beware of the shadows sneer, my advice you must heed. One week you must stay,  one sound and here you both will lay.

The door he entered through slammed shut behind him and then with a strange glow vanished from sight, Stiles assumed that when they had completed the task the door would appear before them.

He was upset at first but then he reread the words and slowly realised their full meaning or what they are likely to mean.

He put his fingers to his lips, gesturing to the girl to be quiet.

Silence is all you need.

There was another door with a window that you couldn't see through properly in front of them, Stiles checked it and like he expected it was locked.

One week you must stay.

So they had to stay in this room for one week to pass the test.

Time does not pass normally here.

He was on a clock because of Alicia but these words were telling him he didn't have to worry about the time in here as time passed differently to normal time.

One sound and here you both will lay.

Which was warning them to not make any noises again.

However what was strange to Stiles was part of the third sentence and a unsettling feeling climbed into his stomach.

Beware of the shadows sneer.

What did that mean?

But he also noticed something else even stranger, despite the flickering but bright light shining on them from the ceiling... both he and the girl, had no shadows...

Even as a sorcerer, a light like this, like any other being, apart from if he manipulated it with magic, cast a shadow.

So...

For this test they were told be silent. Their shadows were missing and they were told to be beware of them in a shadowless room.

Now he may be the Grand Master but Stiles admitted to himself, this seriously started to give him the creeps!