They reach a dead end after a half hour of traversing through the 11th floor.
"Great... Does anyone have any ideas?" Sir George sighed as he looked at the bland stone wall.
"What do we do now?" Percy asked as he looked around the wall, seeing if there was a secret passage, but he was coming up empty.
"I didn't notice any other pathways that would have led to another way down. Unless one of you noticed?" Quinus asked as he looked at Rya. "Rya, can you see the flow of ether?"
"Give me a sec... I'll see where the ether particles are flowing from," Rya said as she looked at Quin.
"Okay, we'll stand guard and make sure nothing comes sneaking up on us," Quin said as he gave her a nod.
'Okay Rya, time to work your magic? Just remember what Nils taught you.' Rya thought to herself as she closed her eyes and began to focus. It took a minute before she could sense the eerie green ether particles again.
'I did it! Now let's see where they're flowing from now?' Rya asked herself as she opened her eyes and saw the green particles flowing throughout the cavern, bumping against the cave walls of the hallway. It didn't take long for her to spot the ether flowing out of this five-foot section from the large dead-end wall in front of them.
"Huh? That's weird," Rya said as she looked at the wall with a perplexed expression.
"What's wrong?" Sir George asked as he and the rest of the party gathered behind her.
"The ether is flowing out from the middle of this wall," Rya said as she pointed at the spot in the stone wall.
Quinus and Percy moved closer to the wall to get a better look.
"I think I can feel airflow coming from here. But this wall is solid," Quinus said as he touched the wall and pushed against it a couple of times to see if it would budge, but it didn't move.
"So, how do we open it?" Sir George asked as he walked over.
"Pff! Of course, there's a hidden passage in a labyrinth. So cliche," Rya said while shaking her head.
Percy and Sir George gave her confused looks, while Quinus' interest in Rya grew.
"What is she talking about? What does cliche mean? She is so strange," Percy whispered into Sir George's ear.
"She's a dark elf. And it might be best not to ask her questions about things we don't know about, and we probably don't want to," Sir George replied with a concerned look.
"Oh, good point. It's probably something best left alone," Percy nodded.
Quinus cracked a smile and Rya just realized she used an "Earth" saying to people who have no clue what it means.
"Well, that doesn't help us get past this wall, though," Sir George sighed as he tapped the stone wall. That's when Percy had an idea.
"Do you think it's an illusion?" Percy asked as he looked at Quinus.
"Well, I've never seen an illusionary wall before. I guess we'll find out if it is," Quinus said as he took his sword into his hands and swung it into the wall.
*SWISH!*
"Wow!" Quinus lost his balance when his sword passed through the wall with no resistance. The illusion disappeared and a passageway was revealed.
'Wow!? That's creepy that illusion can feel real,' Rya thought to herself while Quinus regained his composure and sheathed his sword.
"Yeah, it's an illusion alright," Quinus said as he examined the passage before the illusion reappeared.
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I Got Isekai'd, Well Shyt! Vol. 1, 2, and 3
FantasyA 27-year-old American named Ryan was doing his usual morning run through a forest in the United States Midwest when he was attacked by a magical orb that transported him to another world. While in this other World, he finds himself captured by a tr...
