She emerged, looming over her with a grave expression etched upon her features. With a chilling intensity, she uttered, "Let the game begin," signalling the start of a sinister contest.
Saying she snapped her fingers and an unknown force made Alishka stand upright. Dravilla flashed into dark smoke. Being exhausted mentally, Aliksha was in a vulnerable state. Now alone, the burden of rescuing her friends rested solely on her shoulders in the midst of darkness. Now left to navigate the darkness without her steadfast companion, who had always been her rock, she felt a profound sense of weakness and despair consume her. She might have given up if Daaniya wasn't still there for her.
Daaniya: Alishka! Don't think you're Alone in this! I am with you, now we will solve this together, but if you don't want to lose me don't reply to me, just listen to me carefully.
Suddenly she heard Dravilla, she couldn't see her but a black smoke evolved over her head.
Dravilla: OK MISS OVER-CONFIDENT! YOUR FIRST STAGE OF THE GAME BEGIN. IF YOU GUESS THE RIGHT ANSWER OF THE RIDDLE, YOU ARE ONE STEP CLOSER, AND YES THAT ANSWER WILL LEAD YOU TO THE PERSON, RIGHT ANSWER TO THE PERSON, WRONG ANSWER MAY END BAD FOR THE PERSON
Alishka: {taking a deep breath} Am ready!
Daaniya: Mee too
Dravilla: RIDDLE NUMBER ONE:
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
Alishka's eyes sparkled as she heard this riddle it was the same riddle, which was asked by Saina in college days, she used to ask it in every game of riddles.
Alishka: The answer is an echo. Echoes are sounds that bounce off surfaces and return to the listener's ears, even though they don't have a physical form.
Dravilla: {outraged} LUCK THIS TIME NOT EVERYTIME.
After that, a brilliant light pierced through the darkness, illuminating a maze adorned in vibrant shades of green.
Dravilla: YOUR FRIEND IS IN THE END OF THE MAZE! GO FIND HER IN 30 MINUTES IF YOU CAN OR ELSE......
Alishka: OR ELSE WHAAT?
She didn't hear anything further, only the echo of wicked laughter.
Daaniya: Alishka be calm, we have 30 minutes let's do it! As she said the answer will lead to the person, echo will lead to the person, follow the echo.
AS Alishka stepped inside the maze it was a quiet dead silence, there was not sound at all.
Alishka: {narrowing her eyebrows} why is there no sound or an echo? Wait a minute.... maybe this works.... {shouting} AHAAN
It brought shock at her face, as she couldn't hear her own voice, while saying his name.
Alishka: {to herself} what does this mean? I need to try one more time. {shouting} SAINA............
To her surprise this time she could her voice completely and it echoed toward a direction. She called her name numerous times and followed the echo, after reaching towards a point. That echo started to getter louder and louder as she ventured in.
Daaniya: You're doing great Alishka.
As she ventured further, Alishka's gaze fell upon a stunning red flower nestled in the midst of the maze. Its beauty was so captivating that she found herself entranced, her eyes unable to look away as if under a spell. Her mesmerized gaze lingered on the hypnotic flower, wasting precious time as its enchanting beauty threatened to ensnare her mind.
Daaniya: {shouting} ALISHKA!!!! WAKE UP!!
Alishka woke from that daydreaming and covered her eyes with her hands in order to no to fall under its spell again. As she ventured and finally reached towards the exit, she heard her name in the style Saina used to call.
Saina: {sweet melody} Alishkaaaaaa....... Cmon babe.... we will be late for school.
That was already enough for her to understand she had finally found her. After completing the maze, Alishka searched frantically for Saina and spotted her lying on the ground. With a surge of concern, she rushed towards her side.
Alishka: {patting} Siana wake up! Wake up please.
Saina: {mumbling} Alishka......save Maanvir......plz...
She hugged her tightly.
Alishka: I will save everyone.
Suddenly, Saina's body began to float into the air, ascending higher and higher until she disappeared from sight.
Dravilla: This time you were lucky next time you won't be!
Alishka: dravilla I hope you are not breaking the rules!
She submerged into thin air without giving any response. Alishka slammed her forehead with her hand.
Danniya: Alishka, relax Saina is safe. But right now, we need to know why Dhriti betrayed us.
Danniya: Look Alishka you have to complete the game by yourself, because I need to search over here and make sure everyone's Safe from that backstabber. Stay safe dear, they need you!
Listening to this Alishka felt a little shiver of fear and her eyes got moist but she somehow gathered herself and started observing her surrounding, the whole area was a serene of darkness with red crystals shinning with dim light. She turned around and found the Maze disappearing in thin air. After its disappearance the whole place turned out to be a large hall inside a mountain, with red crystal shining everywhere.
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