DAHLIA GRACE
We never got to see the end of it. The screen cracked and shattered in a matter of seconds. And we never knew where our families were. Were they even alive? No. I had to be strong right now. I wanted to believe that they were alive. Andrew and I had spent the rest of the day there, in the same position, too shocked. But in the end I had forced him to sleep as he hadn't in a very long time. I had forgiven him. I had to get over him. It was not his fault if he didn't have feelings for me. After he woke up, we just decided to aim for the older parts of the maze and kept following that path. Until that crossroads.
"Now what?" he groaned.
"The worst part is all of them are exactly similar." I stated.
"This is some kind of test. I'm sure of it." He said. He looked like he knew what he was speaking.
"So what do we do?"
"I wish we had a satyr. They can smell danger."
"We have to make a decision."
"Let's go with the right one." He said.
"If it has any signs of danger, we'll find our way back."
"There's no way back." I said. We looked at each other and nodded. So we go right. And that's the worst mistake I ever made.
Just after walking a few meters into the passage I could tell something was incredibly wrong. But like an idiot, I kept my mouth shut. After some time the path got wider and we saw our first monster. It was an empousai. She hissed at us. Usually these monsters first trick their preys by using charm speak or something, but I guess this one was in a hurry. She came flying at me, which was probably her biggest mistake, since minutes later she was rotting in Tartarus. Bad luck.
We came upon a junction some time later. It split two ways. Another choice. But I could feel it in my guts that it was not right.
"Something's wrong." Andrew said.
"Totally. I can sense it too." I replied.
"We should move faster."
"Right or left?"
"I made the choice last time. Your turn."
"Right."
"Kay." And just in that moment, everything went horribly wrong. Monsters came rushing from the tunnel we had come through. All kinds of beasts and demons came charging. We were ready to run and suddenly, out of nowhere, a big chunk of rock falls in our path as we were about to enter the right tunnel. The worst thing? It separated me and him, and there was no way around.
"Dahlia keep moving forward! I'll find you!" Andrew screamed, grunting. He was probably fighting. I didn't have to deal with any of the monsters since all were on his side. I pressed on the rock, trying to find gaps but to no avail.
"To Daedalus' workshop. And don't you dare die." I yelled back. I could literally feel him smiling. And with that I ran forward.