Shadow Slave

'Now, this... is going to be a problem.’

Standing on the threshold, Sunny studied the long corridor. It stretched in both directions as far as he could see, bending slightly. The stone floor was smooth and even, while the tall ceiling was illuminated by a scattering of softly glowing gemstones. The turquoise gems were embedded into it, dimly drowning the corridor in pale light.

The problem was with the walls.

Both of them were perfectly smooth and seamless, as if the corridor had been formed inside the mountain by some unknown means instead of being constructed. Much worse, their glossy surface was reflective... the walls of the corridor were like two endless mirrors.

Remembering what Cassie had said, Sunny frowned.

The blind seer inhaled deeply behind him.

"Oh, my."

Her voice was somber.

Sunny hesitated for a few moments, then asked neutrally:

"Left or right?"

Cassie answered with a hint of confusion:

"Why are you asking me?"

He scratched the back of his head and shrugged.

"Why not? My luck is pretty much non-existent. So, I'll trust your intuition."

She tilted her head a little.

"Really? Because my intuition tells me to get out of here as soon as possible."

"Yeah, I should have expected that answer...

Sunny closed his eyes for a second, then cleared his throat.

why don't we

the two endless mirrors were positioned directly opposite each other, the reflections stretched into infinity, forming countless mirrored corridors. When

surrounded by a myriad of identical copies of themselves, marching in step with

he felt

not to answer if a reflection speaks

a myriad of her reflections nodded at him

somber, Cassie's reflections were beautiful and moved with elegant

at them at all. See no

He grimaced.

sense just happens to be

on his feet. Nevertheless, he could

he imagine it, or was one of the countless reflections completely

to keep looking down instead of turning to confirm it. A moment later, there was nothing out of the ordinary in his peripheral

are

his mind instead of aloud, believing that Cassie would

my information too much. It's misleading. Because reports are only

Sunny frowned.

for a bit, then

know what they are, where they come from, what motivates them, how they think... or if they think at all. When you fight

He nodded quietly.

And what was not known posed the most

life, we should be fine as long

silent longer

[I don't know.]

Sunny grimaced.

him, a myriad of

long is this

had been walking for a while already. However, there was no sign of other doors, and no end in sight. The mirror tunnel was empty

sound that broke the silence was the soft rustle of Cassie's clothes. Sunny's

But then...

sound broke the silence, making him stop

quiet, but unmistakable sound of a glass surface