Evaline:
We took the left path, moving deeper into the maze. And slowly, the forest around us began to change. Vines were curling down from branches like snakes, some even twitching as we passed. The shadows kept growing darker, and a strange mist was clinging low to the ground.
And then... we heard the first scream.
It was not from our team, but someone else. Probably another group, somewhere deeper in the maze. The sound was sharp, raw, and got cut off far too quickly.
Mallory stiffened next to me. "That sounded real."
"It was," Noah said quietly. "They don't hold back in these tests. The threats are controlled, but the danger is very real."
We didn't speak after that. We just moved faster. By the time we reached the glade, my heart was pounding. Not from fear, but from the sheer intensity of the maze.
