Mazegames

"I knew we should have turned right," she mumbled annoyed as they now stood at a dead end, even though she had been the one to walk left. Turning around she looked at Atlas with an apologetic look in her eyes. "If we go back and turn right, we might end up where we are supposed to," she said in a thoughtful voice. Ajax had been the one to tell her about the tunnels, and he had said he had gotten a peak at something rather weird down here. So naturally, Averie was curious and wanted to figure this out for herself. It was in the dead of night, just to be sure they weren't caught by any teachers.

"Are you even sure there is a place we are supposed to be?" She sighed and looked over at Averie. "I mean we are taking instructions from the demon, who literally can phase through the walls," Atlas added before licking her lips shortly as her eyes moved around the tunnels. It was like a giant maze, but the smell here was odd and it was these days she didn't really like her high senses. Ajax was possibly not even at the academy tonight, it wouldn't surprise her if this witch he had met really had put a spell on him. Atlas ran a hand through her wavy black hair, and placed her arms on her hips. "What was it again he said he saw or claimed to be seeing?" Atlas asked a bit confused as she looked around. She felt a cold breeze shiver down her spine and looked around.

Averie looked at Atlas, shrugging at the mention of Ajax. "I know, but it should be possible for us to figure this out," she said, biting the side of her thumb like she so often did when she was thinking. Her other hand was pressing the small necklace pendant close to her chest, furrowing her brows as she thought it all through. Her question made her snap put of it, looking at Atlas. Hadn't she been listening? "He said he saw a giant swimming pool," she said, as if it was obvious why they were down here. "And I am not going to sleep before I find it!" she said stubbornly, as she started tracking back to where they had taken a left instead of a right.

It was true. Ajax wasn’t really the smartest guy in town, and he sucked at locations. The two girls should be able to figure it out. Atlas was in her own mind, since the other day emotions had been filling her up. Maybe a little adventure was what was best for her. “A giant pool, yeah right,” she replied and frowned a bit looking away, so Averie didn’t see the distant look in her eyes. “Then we better find it,” she walked over to the wall and placed her hand on it. “If we are seeking out water, then we use its energy to find it,” the hybrid breathed out and closed her eyes. Atlas was hoping to sense it, at least just having a vibe from the tunnel but the different element created here was almost out of this place. It felt like acid on her hand and she removed it. “This place is really just cursed,” she mumbled and caressed her hand with the other.

"It's not cursed," Averie chuckled, taking her hand and pulling her with her down the hallways once more, this time the opposite way they went at first. "It's just different," she added as they reached another turning point. The demigod couldn't say which way would be best, but she was good at following her gut in these situations. "Left or right?" she asked, looking at her friend with a warm smile.

Being different or being cursed. Cursed was a term that Atlas felt much more related towards. Atlas blindly followed Averie, just like had done since the hybrid was a eleven-year-old sad little girl. Averie had been the first person to make her smile, and since then she had blindly followed her around. Atlas snapped out of her thoughts when Averie asked her for direction. The hybrid's eyes looked at both directions and she narrowed them for a second looking at the right - like there was something there she didn't want to come near. "Left," she spoke almost breathless and looked back at Averie with a hint of a smile on her lips. Atlas walked towards the left path and. She held her own theory to the test, this place seemed cursed.