Maze Runespoor Group 11 Closed

Glen was both very excited and very apprehensive about their sojourn at the maze. He'd signed up for the event because it had sounded interesting (exciting) and he maybe he could use it to make some new friends.

The names of the other two in his group sounded familiar when he checked the sign-up sheet, but he wasn't quite sure if they'd really interacted much before.

So, when it was time to attend the event he made his way there on his own and looked around for familiar looking people (he hoped he'd at least vaguely recognize his group-mates) but he was teleported to the heart of the maze before he laid eyes on them.

Well, they were supposed to be ported in so he figured they'd all arrived and that triggered their getting send on? He inwardly shrugged and took a look around to see if they arrived with him.

Whoa.

This place looked... fantastical. Someone must have really put some work into this. He was too busy to stare at the maze. This was awesome!

He didn't care what way they went, he'd just follow the others – he was way too distracted by the sight to bother deciding on a direction.

STATS: Strength: 9 | Agility: 12 | Control: 7 | Stamina: 7

An event that would not happen on, in or anywhere near the Lake? Marcia huffed in excitement and felt the earth below her feet. Finally, she thought and grinned at Edric, who seemed to be just as anxious to finally start as she was. Her eyes fell on the second boy, she had seen him somewhere but they would have time to get to know each other better; well or at elast they would have some fun together.

She had barely time to nod her head at the others, when a strange sensation sweppt over her, sucking her away, to ... "Wait what?" Bright colors made her squint her eyes, and she almost had the feeling to taste some sugar on her tongue. "That's new." Still better than anything with, in, on, around or near the Lake. Marcia was pleased. 

She watched Edric choosing a path and felt proud seeing him walking ahead. East it is then. "Phef, phef." With a swish of her hand she tried to fight away a butterfly right infront her eyes. Or was it a butterfly? 

Stamina: 3 | Agility: 6 | Strength: 15 | Control: 11

Options:
A.) Continue Down Path (East)
B.) Through Hobbit Door (North)
C.) Through Tunnel (South)

Marcia almost was in the mood to whistle. This whole thing was great. She walked with a faint spring in her steps, as she was watching the walls of the maze. Solid earth and neatly grown plants wherever she looked; she loved it. Well, she may had a good mood, but she was tense nevertheless. So far this maze was too easy. They hadn't encountered anything besides glittering insects and … no that was it just glittering insects. 

"All good, Edric?" she asked him to at least break through the silence. The maze was nothing to be afraid of, yet, which meant that Marcia had her hand ready at her wand. Just in case a roaring Chimera would jump out of the walls. Or that one bush right there. Who knew, what the professors had in store for them? They could however be sure that they had something in store for them. 

She was almost disappointed as they passed the bush and nothing happened, instead they found another crossroads. With a good distance to either passage Marcia stopped to observe. "A door, how nice and not suspicious at all", was the only thing she remarked. Her words dripped with sarcasm. The middle path looked like it was exactly the same as the one they had been wandering till this point. 

"What do you say, boys?" She leaned her head slightly to the right. "The tunnel looks inviting." 

C | Through the tunnel

This place was seriously amazing. Glen had been to busy staring at everything they walked past – was that a pink vine or a snake on the wall of the maze?? He wanted to stop and watch to see if it moved but he immediately got distracted by one of the butterflies again.

Dimly he noted that the other two were talking to each other but he didn't pay attention. He kind of wanted to have the head of an owl right now – he couldn't turn his head enough to see everything. Or he needed another set of eyes...

He was so busy checking things out that he almost ran into the girl when she stopped at a crossroads. He blinked and took a step back – no need to stand that close to her and risk bumping into her as soon as either of them moved. “Sorry.” he mumbled.

Turning away, Glen suddenly noticed the door to their left. Was that..? He couldn't believe it. A door that looked as if it was straight out of the Hobbit. Oh, he really wanted to open it to see what was behind that but... the girl's (Maria? Martha? He wasn't sure.) words made him wonder. What if the door was trapped? Or what if the door was a trap?

With a small sigh he turned to check out the other side. A tunnel. Well, yes, the tunnel looked inviting, he guessed. It certainly looked like it “Could be an adventure!” he offered, smiling.

“Although, I have to admit, I do want to know if there's a Smial behind that door. It certainly looks like a Hobbit door – if you know what that is? - but you're right, that door could be hiding something bad.”

He took a step to the side to look at the path behind the girl. Glen was almost disappointed that it looked like just more of the same – but then, there had been so much interesting stuff to see the way they came.

“Hm. What do you think?” he asked, turning to the other boy.

Edric registered when Marcia talked to him, but his eyes were still on those beautiful butterflies. Somehow it felt like he couldn't tear his gaze away from them. "Yeah, I'm fine. This maze is... I've never seen something like this before. You think there are magical creatures in here too?" He finally looked at the other two Slytherins, seeking confirmation. That was also the moment that he remembered that he should maybe have shown some manners and introduced himself to the other boy. 

Edric rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Edric Banes. Nice to meet you." I smiled at his fellow Slytherin, trying to lighten the mood for their upcoming adventure, but was distracted when they reached another crossroad.

Marcia obviously didn't trust the door that looked to be right out of a story book. He agreed that it could be hiding something, but her tone made it clear that she thought it would be a bad idea to go there. So Edric agreed with his friend's proposal. "I don't mind the tunnel."

On an afterthought he added, "But what's a s- shimal? I've never heard of it, is it a animal, a creature?"

The trio go to push open the door, leading down into the tunnel. As they touch the cave door, they feel the floor beneath them start to crumble away. They find themselves clung to, quickly sinking, like they were standing in quicksand. It was as though  Within moments, the cave door opens up and pulls them in.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

The stone floor turned into a slide and they find themselves going down it, turning corners and hitting the sides quickly. Edric hits the cave walls painfully as he slide down. There would definitely be a bruise forming on at least one of his arms and he hit his knee too, which stung. Glen and Marcia also hit the cave walls but rather lightly, it was rather enjoyable in fact.

Edric landed first, into a small sandpit. He looked up to see Glen coming in straight after him. He had mere moments to reach and move. If he hesitated, this could only hurt further... Luckily his agility was strong, he swiftly rolled out of the way, despite the pain he was suffering. He would see a long narrow path ahead, only one way to go, really. The cave was engraved with a carvings. Symbols, pictures... Ancient Runes. 

Glen landed second, safely in the sandpit. He landed with a bump, which hurt a tad bit. But he followed Edric's example and quickly moved out of the way. Narrowly, he managed to get out in time so he was not hit either. Glen barely had time to see anything before the light disappeared but caught a glimpse in the distance a rather creepy looking picture of a giant skull and crossbones. There was something else near the skull, perhaps a table of some sort but he didn't get a chance to see it.

Marcia was the last to land. She sat in the sandpit, free to take her sweet time. Of the three of them, she probably enjoyed the trip the most. It was just like a giant slide for her. Her strength and endurance helped her to cope with it a lot better than the boys had. The entrance that they had come through suddenly closed up, swallowing all of the light as soon as it had chucked her out. She saw absolutely nothing before the cave was covered in darkness.