Emotion Taster

Arc 4 New Stage: Chapter 35 - The Beginning of the Puzzle

The space that has low lighting and filled with carpets like soundproof nuanced cinema is octagonal. Unlike the bright starting room, the area of this room is also not too large. On the one hand, there was a door where we came to where the door was connected to the first room. Then, on each of the six sides there are six doors that lead to each room.

I saw one door, located between other normal doors marked with a rough scratch by an X-shaped sharp object. I didn't enter that door. According to instinct and logic, the different door itself with the X sign was the path chosen by Hanz without our knowledge. When I asked the sign inwardly, no memory appeared again as a favor. That means that the mark comes from the player, not from the world maker, Octa.

The first three sides in the room with one door of the X sign and two normal doors were chosen by Imarine, Azarin, Amalia, and Pero. Then, the other three sides with three normal doors were chosen by me, Farrel, sister Dina, and Verdian.

We all stood at each other's doors. As usual, most of them waited for my decision first before actually making a decision. When Imarine and Amalia look at me as a leader, Verdian is more like a leader than a leader. He looked at me like, 'I'll move forward if he's advanced and guaranteed to be safe'.

Both of them I don't care, as long as they don't act rashly, it means that the condition is positive.

Farrel was on the side, he was still waiting and giving no opinion when I looked at his situation there. Then, when I thought it was right, I opened the door.

*Twk ....

The room was pitch-black, without any lighting and there was only a small shadow where the light from the door I entered appeared. I did not care and continued walking, from the instinct of the emotional wave, at least I have not found any threat there.

*Czech, chequek, chequek ....

In a row people from the other side also started to open the door following what I was doing. Indeed there I could not see in detail, but it was clearly heard in my ears that their steps were entering the room.

Bugs!

However, after a few steps we headed, there was a loud sound of the door closing.

I was there attacked by darkness, the only source of light suddenly disappeared and went back into complete darkness. My eyes saw nothing, nor did my body lean on anything, just stand and breathe in the middle of a still unknown room what was inside.

I'm not surprised, this is a common and cliche thing to happen when finding a place like this.

*grip

"Hn?"

Feeling the grip on my shoulder, the smooth grip of the person beside me.

"Sorry, Ivan. I can't see anything here" Farrel said humbly.

However, on the other hand it seems that Farrel is not. Although he had stable emotions, but his instinct to be able to put a grip somewhere in the pitch-black made him rely on my shoulders now.

Indeed, in times like this being tied together like this feels safer. In fact, it is not uncommon for a blind person to be guided by one person who can see in this way, hold his shoulders and walk in the back.

"Casual, Farrel, if it's just dark it won't harm—"

*Whoush ....

"Hhh!?"

Something like magic was detected.

I don't have a handle, it's me who's the grip material by Farrel on the side. The man held my hand tightly, he piled some weight so that he would not fall. My task is getting heavier, my balance is getting disturbed. But I kept trying to maintain my standing. Like being in an elevator that is falling, docking to the ground is a nightmare when the elevator hits the ground. That's how I feel, thinking my body will be torn apart, I try to maintain my position and the horses at my feet.

*grip

I held Farrel's shoulder back. When my body wanted to collapse, the force that Farrel gave me back at the same time. Now, our bodies are resting on each other, like magnets, working together to push each other's bodies to remain stable on the ground.

The grip hardened, my strength grew stronger, here even I to grind my teeth and wrinkle the face due to the back effect of the energy out. Distortions like moving rooms are constantly being felt. However, at one point after a few seconds had passed ....

*Silence

"..."

"..."

Things become quiet.

The powerful distortion stopped, the waves of emotions stopped, and the strange vibrations that kept me in high voltage also stopped. Everything that exists now is just emptiness, almost every inch of the senses in my body feel nothing.

I also there began to relax the strong grip on Farrel's shoulder, defensively the eyes shriveled and the teeth incubated were also released. There sagging energy to open my eyes to see the situation I did.

"A-ah .. So it's like this, yes," I muttered after opening my eyes slowly.

At the end of my vision now was no longer a pitch-black room. Now what there welcomes me is an open environment of shady wild plants with all its characteristic lush greenery.

I was there impressed, seeing that it turns out that the dimensions and the world made by Octa can reach this extraordinary stage. The distortion I felt turned out to be a catalyst in which he led me to a new environment.

I looked up, there was a line of light that pierced through the leaves of a tall tree until it flashed my standing position. I asked where the light came from. From its nature like the light of the sun. But I'm sure we were in the room before.

I looked to the side, tall trees and some typical rainforest plants lined up blockading to form the main circle. It wasn't very close until I couldn't get out between them, but their formation was enough to make me realize that the place I was standing in was a special area not planted with trees.

Moving up a little, I saw the animals. There may not live as diverse animals as a zoo. However, the presence of small insects such as flies, mosquitoes, and small animals such as birds, squirrels are seen passing occasionally.

*Whoush ....

Hmn ....

The memories of Octa seemed to flow. It is a rule to be able to complete the first task. The message from him this time was so short, its nature was more like a puzzle than a hint.

Find out who is the master of the ecosystem. He who is in charge of guarding the Gate, he who holds the consistent, he who is replaced by his head. With him, he showed the truth in the name of the goddess who gave grace.