Just like Ethan, Ricky and Aria had stumbled straight into an illusion maze.
Ricky kept walking forward, but no matter how many times he tried, the same thing happened—the stone pillars always reappeared in front of him, like some twisted loop.
"Damn it! It's an illusion maze—we're stuck in here!" Aria said, frowning. She'd read about this kind of thing back at Pinnacle Academy, in her rune theory classes.
But what she'd studied was basic—entry-level stuff. Even the hardest bonus questions on her exams weren't half as complex as what they were facing now.
"Illusion maze? Then let's just break it," Ricky said, thinking aloud.
"Break it? Did you even go to school?" Aria scoffed, rolling her eyes. She was a top-tier academic, and even she couldn't figure this out. What hope did this street punk have?
"I didn't go to school," Ricky said with a shrug, "but I've got a Master."
