Ruins 3, Load 1
Mizar let out a sudden gasp, finding herself standing before the red star she had seen at the entrance to the ruins. She looked around with wide eyes, before realizing that two new flowers had bloomed, one close enough to her left eye she could see it, and one on her knee that she could feel swaying as she moved. She had... died, hadn't she? Impaled on spikes?
She was snapped out of her panic by feeling a flower breaking through the skin of her back, the sharp pain actually grounding her. She looked up, seeing a now concerned Nebula watching her. "Child, what is wrong?"
"S-sorry, a bit overwhelmed by the view." Mizar didn't want to worry the monster helping her again, and rushed up the stairs, blinking when she saw the other monster examining her face. "If you are scared, you do not need to lie about it, that new flower on your face proves it."
"I'm sorry." At least the new flower on her face could be explained away. After that... everything was happening as she remembered, from the first two puzzles to the dummy... though this time she decided to run up to the wall to read the sign.
'The western room is the eastern room's blueprint.'
She blinked, thinking it over... that meant that... Was this room the western room? So... something about this room showed the right way across the spikes then? She looked back, seeing a path on the ground that seemed unnecessary... That must be the solution! She ran over and carefully walked along the path behind Nebula, who seemed pleased that they were already working on solving the puzzle ahead.
Of course, the FIGHT with froggit also happened the same. When the two reached the puzzle, the child ran back to double check the path... and carefully moved along the spikes, breathing a sigh of relief at getting across them safely. She didn't die! So... was what happened before... just a vision of the future that she changed? But she never had anything like that happen before.
Mizar was thinking hard on it when Nebula rested a hand on her shoulder. "Child, I will not be accompanying you through the rest of the ruins. From here on out, you are on your own. I have faith you will get past all the puzzles ahead with how you handled this one. There is a house at the other side that is your goal. I will meet you there."
With that, the monster went on ahead and was soon out of sight. The child frowned, feeling some fear rise in her before shaking her head. The goat had said she had faith in her! She could do this! She just had to be careful and read all the signs. With that, she steeled herself and began moving forward. The next room was just a long hall, and Nebula had paused up ahead, looking at something in her hand contemplatively.
Mizar ran across the area and stared up at the other in confusion until she was noticed. "Ah child, I had nearly forgotten something... Take this cell phone, I will be using it to check up on your progress..."
The object was held out, revealing a very old flip phone, a style of phone that hadn't been seen since before humans began space travel. But it... was a gift, and the child took it with a bright smile. "Thank you."
"Do not thank me, I will only be using it to make sure you are surviving the ruins." Nebula had smiled for a split second, but there was that kind side being shown still. The boss monster sighed and left the area, Mizar giving her a few minutes to get ahead before moving on herself. In the next room, she saw the froggit that had entered a FIGHT with her earlier, and another red star glimmering above more white leaves. She approached it first, smiling at hearing the leaves crunching under her feet as she got closer.
'Playfully crinkling through the leaves fills you with determination.'
