Delta Chosen Prosperous Pathway.
A deep, manly voice blasted from my speakers into my ears. The shear volume was enough to make me forget what I was doing. I suddenly remember as I turned around and saw a male NPC, named Maera, standing in his red and khaki uniform. Missing his words, I checked the chat window.
Maera: Welcome to "The One Journey."
Maera: Is this all of your party?
Maera: Are you the leader?
Albireo: This is all of us. And yes, I am the leader.
Maera: Very good. I have registered your party. You may proceed after I have explained the rules.
Maera: Rules: You must make it through the maze without any help from other parties or cheats. Mods are monitoring your conversations. The only way through is by sheer luck and patience. Choose the correct path and a reward will be waiting for you at the end.
Maera: Your party may now continue with the event.
Maera: Good luck!
"Al, there isn't a map! This will take forever to get through!"
"Um... It wouldn't be a maze with a map. If there was one, the event would be done by now." Suddenly, I find myself wanting a map, too. "Let's just go through the maze." Instead of yelling at me with some useless comeback, Hokuto's PC started to pout. "You did say you wanted to do this event, didn't you?"
"Yeah, but it doesn't look fun anymore!"
"Well, it's too late. We already entered." Having said that, Hokuto and I moved toward the entrance of the maze. A couple feet in, there was a decision to be made: left or right. "Which way?" There was a 50 percentchance of getting it right this time. However, even if we chose the correct way, there would be more and more choice either way. "At least if we can get it right the first time there'll be less wrong choices that could be made." Pondering this, I decided it was best to just flip a coin. There is no possible way of knowing currently which way to go. If I flipped a coin, I'd blame gravity for the wrong decision. "Hmm... Hokuto, where'd you wonder off to now?"
"I'm right here. There's a plaque here on the maze."
"Where? I don't see it."
"It's right here on the flower side of the maze."
Wait. Flower side? She flipped her lid. She must have gone crazy while I was looking for a coin. Then again, she probably was 11 eggs short of a dozen this whole time.
Then I looked up. How could I not notice it before? The left side of the maze was made up of cherry blossoms and the right was just huge boulders of rock.
"What does the plaque say?"
"See? I did find something." She then turned from me to the wall where the notice was posted. "In the path of prosperity lays few high-leveled monsters. Both pathways will eventually get you to the end." As soon as she was done reading it, Hokuto walked toward the rock wall. "Then, the plaque here says..." Her voice trailed off so she could first read it to herself and perhaps understand it. "In the path of eternal life lays several medium-leveled monsters. Both pathways will eventually get you to the end."
"Is that it?"
"Yeah. That's it... What does it mean?" Even that short and simple of sentences seems to be to intelligent for her mind.
"It means that left has a couple of very strong monsters and right has several mid-leveled monsters. Also, you can go either way because there is a way to the end in each. Therefore, we're going right."
"Huh? But why? Left is so much prettier."
Silence. That last statement only served to angered me more and insult my intelligence.
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So, that's it so far. I've started on the next chapter already, but have only got around a third done. x.X;; I forgot to say that I update when I feel like it. I don't write much 'cause I never feel like it. However, if I start I won't finish until the chapter is done or I'mtoo tired to sleep.