Ginger bangs on a glass pane. "Let me out! Let me out"! She shouted, but no one was there. She was isolated. To her left was a locked door with a glowing, bright green door nob. She pounded on the glass harder, determined to break it. "Let me out, or else I will curse the bitch that put me here"! She threatened, even though there was no one to hear it.
"I hear her," Tommy informs. "You can"? Benjamin asks. "7th floor. She's on the 7th floor." Tommy ignores Benjamin's question. Benjamin looks at Tommy.
"Got a plan"?
"Not really."
"Do you know anything useful about this place"?
"Traps start on the 8th floor."
"So Ginger is on a floor with traps"?
"Yep, and on the 5th floor, there is a hallway with an acid floor."
"Wait, what"!
Tommy walks to the door. "Don't worry, I'll make sure to avoid that hallway." He smiles.
They enter the Maze Jail, and the first thing they see is an axe swinging from the ceiling. On the other side of it, a pit of lava.
"This is what we are going to have to get past?! You didn't tell me the traps were from the 8th floor and down"! Benjamin looked wide-eyed as he tries to see past the first two traps. "How the hell do they have crazy traps on the other floors"?! Tommy shrugs. He moves his hand across the wall.
"What are you doing"?
"Making sure it's solid."
"What"?
Tommy slides under the swinging axe and wall jumps over the lava. Benjamin carefully makes his way past the axe and teleports to the other side of the lava pit. They turn the corner and find their next trap: spikes. They went into the floor slowly and quickly sprang back up repeatedly. Tommy jumps over them, landing in a tuck and roll. Benjamin teleports to him.
After about an hour, they finally get to the 7th floor. "I'm having fun beating the people who made all these traps. Lava pits, the swinging axes, the random door in the wall, etc, etc... all those were fun." Tommy giggles as he maneuvered past another trap. "Well, I'm not having fun. I don't want us to die trying to get her out of here." Benjamin breathes. "Please find a safer way to get to Ginger. One with not as many traps preferably."
Tommy stops where he stands. He brings his hands around a memory orb. A smaller one darts out and searches the entirety of the floor. "I found a safer path," Tommy announces. He shatters the orbs and grabs Benjamin's hand.
"How do you know so much about Maze Jails"?
"I read a book about them. Most of my knowledge about spirits is because I picked up a book and got intrigued."
"So that means you know a lot about black spirits and the Spirit Council"?
"Yep. I also know quite a bit about half-cats."
"What about other half-animals"?
"I would love to learn about them! I know a little bit about half-foxes, but that information is from Ginger, and she has lived with me and my sister for her whole life."
Benjamin opens a door. There were many doors in a Maze Jail. Most lead to empty or trapped rooms. This room looks like a control center with many panels that show many hallways and rooms from all floors. One such panel showed Ginger's location.
"This is so cool! This can help us"!
"How does this sound, I stay here and you will go find Ginger."
"So you're saying you want to stay here and watch the panels"?
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Black Strings: Threads of Revenge
FantasíaLife changes quicker than you think. No one wouldn't think the most powerful spirit is imperfect. Your goal and your purpose merge. Fate has something in store for everyone. What does she have in store for you?
