Reborn as a Snake! (2.) [COMPLETED]

(100). - The Hand Sons within The Labyrinth.

       After making that 'promise' to Irrna, me and her immediately headed out into the labyrinth. Irrna acted as my guide, as she claimed that she knew the labyrinth very well and that unlike anyone else that may enter it, she also knew the ways to beat and even exploit the labyrinths own tricks against itself and other individuals that may be inside of it.

If all of it was true, that Irrna within the labyrinth could potentially be almost unstoppable. After all, the labyrinths walls were apparently enchanted or inlaid with a powerful spell that came from a magic type known as 'Celestial Magic' — which the Ancient One told me was a type of magic only accessible to the Primordials, Primal Dragons, The Old Ones and Great Serpents.

Although, he did also add that the Great Serpents have a limited access to it and usually do not use it, as it is weaker than all of their other abilities.

The sun was uphigh in the sky, beaming down on us as we both moved through mazes paths, with Irrna on the front and me behind her, keeping my 'Shadow Manipulation' skill on standby so I could call out Shadow Beasts, should I require it. It was more for Irrnas safety than mine if I am being honest — since even if she knew how to use the labyrinth to her advantage, in a combat scenario against an opponent such as Flin...

I am not sure if she would be all good and completely get away with using the labyrinth as her 'weapon' — if you may call it that. After all... I've fought Flin twice now and everytime, he has been quite a cunning and powerful man.

Hell, he managed to overpower and kill me in our second match — which I won't lie, still has an effect on me. I've tasted death twice now... I don't know if I am just paranoid, but it makes me fear it even more. And I won't lie, seeing those who have also had a taste of death, tried to move on but were unable to do so because of their regrets... It makes me feel... Terrible.

Mainly because it makes me think about how I died with regrets once, before dying with the same and then even more regrets again.

There's something... Ominous about it.

Anyways..
As I continued to follow Irrnas lead, I began to notice black spots start appearing around the mazes walls. The spots looked identical to the ones I had found earlier in the labyrinth — before I somehow made it to the center.

These blackspots immediately hinted towards another Wraith being nearby — potentially even more than just one, considering that the blask spots, while identical in appearance to the other ones, were much, much larger than the other ones.

It was almost like whatever caused these ones was either way more powerful than the Wraith that I had found earlier in the labyrinth or there were way more of them this time around.

The two of us continued to move forward, with no real problems or threats appearing infront of us. The only real noteworthy thing was the abundance of the black spots over the walls and the grass began to increase, before eventually — after turning around a corner, both of us stopped, as the entire walls of the labyrinth and the grassy paths of it were fully pitch black in colour.

The walls looked scorched and the grass withered, almost like a massive fire had raged through this part of the labyrinth. It was a rather eerie sight.

Irrna gulped as sweat dropped from her face.

<Irrna>;
"What has happened here..?"

I remained silent, simply stepping forward a bit and then kneeling down, before reaching down and touching the withered looking grass with my right hand, picking some of it up and rubbing it in-between my fingers.

The grass crumbled into smaller and smaller bits, before turning into something similar to ashes, in the palm of my hand.

'Ancient One, any information you have for me about this?'