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    Thelizardswalkedaroundslowlyontheground.Willowcouldnotseeanythingto


    Indicatewhytheywerenamedmazelizards.Nopatternsontheirbacks,andthey


    seemedreallyslowmoving.InfactWillowthoughtthisallwouldbealittleto


    easy.


    Willowpullsoutherknife,andproceedstojogtowardsoneofthelizards.


    Willowreachesthelizard,andthrustsherknifeforward.Justwhentheknife


    isabouttomakecontact,thegroundbeneathWillowbeginstoshift.Withthat


    sheissurroundedbyawallmadeofearth.Thisearthenwalliswaytotallto


    climbover.(Wellthisisnotgood.HowamImeanttogetoverthat?)Willow’s


    thoughtsarerapidlytryingtocomeupwithasolution.(IguessfornowIwill


    havetocompletethemaze.Thisreallysucks!)


    Willowusedhershadowflametocreateasmalltrailbehindherasshemovedforwards.


    (Onedirection,andalwaysthatsamedirection.)IttookWillowaboutfifteenminutes


    beforesheendedupbackattheshadowflame,theoneshestartedat,shehadmade


    italittlebiggerthanthetrail.(Wellgoingleftdidnotwork?)Willowcouldnothelp


    butthinkthistoherself.(NowtogorightIguess.)Willowfollowedthepathonly


    goingright,butstillendsupatherstartingpoint.(Whatisupwiththismaze?)


    ThemazelizardisabletowatchWillowwonderingthroughoutitsmaze,this


    isdonebyenergeticcentersinthewalls,whichrelaytheimagestothelizards


    eyesmuchlikeasecuritycamera.Ifthisgirlsolvesthemaze,thelizardwill


    havenowaytodefenditself,butshewillonlybeabletohithimoncebefore


    anewmazeisbroughtup.Themazeisanautomaticdefensesystemagainst


    predators,theonlythingthatcouldreallycausetroublewasaerialcreatures.


    Thisonlyappliedtocreatureswithwings,anythingthatfloatedorlevitated


    hadtheirabilityreversed,whichwouldbenodifferentthantheforceofgravity.


    (Maybeonedirectionthentheother?)Willowtriedthisaswell,yetjustlike


    beforesheendedupbackwhereshehadstarted.(Notagain!)Willowwas


    startingtogetreallyfrustrated.(Right,Right,thenleft,continueinthatpattern


    maybe?)Withthatshewasbackatthestartingpoint.Willowletoutaloud


    scream.Thelizardcouldhearit,andnowwasworriedabouthowhard


    herfirstattackwouldbe.


    (Letsgoonedirectionuntiltheend.)Willowwaskeepingtrackofhowmany


    turnsshemadebeforeendingupbackattheshadowflamemarker.Ithadalways


    beenthesameamount.Willowfinallyreachesthedamthing.Coveringherknife


    withShadowflame,Willowslashesdownatthelizard,herknifedrawinga


    alightningboltpatternwithhershadowflame.


    Themazelizardfeltboththepainofbeingslashed,theheatoftheflames,and


    adepressingdarknessfillingitswounds.TheattackdealtoneninthofdamagetoStolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.


    thepoorthing.Ninemoreattackslikethisanditwouldbedead.


    Afterdealingdamagetothemazelizard,theearthenwallscamedown.Willow


    startedonhersecondattackwhenthewallswentupagain.(No,notagain!)


    ItlookedlikeWillowwouldhavetosolveanothermaze.


    Willowdidnotknowitatthetime,butRaidwashidingunderthemazelizard,


    hewasashadow,andthelizardwouldnotbeexpectinghim.Assoonasthe


    wallwentup,Raidmadehismove.


    Themazelizardcouldfeelsomethinggrowingunderneathitself.Jawssuddenly


    grippedit,asRaidbitintoitsstomach.Thishurtwaymorethenthewoman’s


    Attack.Thelizardcouldtellthiscreaturewasmadefromshadow.


    Thislizard,andthislizardonlyhadthesolutiontothisproblem.Thislizard


    fearedwhatwouldhappentoitsbrethrenifheshouldfail.Thelizardstarted


    todrawruneswithitshandsinthedirt.Abrightlightappeared,andwiththat


    Raidwaslostinhisveryownmaze.


    Willowwasshockedthatthemazesuddenlycamedown,butsoonremembered


    shewasnotaloneinthisbattle.(GoodjobRaid!)Willowfeelsastrongsense


    ofprideathavingbeenabletotamehim.Justastherestofthemazecomes


    down,Willowcanseeabrightlight.SoonWillowrealizeswhatthatlightis.


    Willowcanseeadrawingmadeoutoflightontheground,itlooksmuch


    likeamap,theonlydifference,asmallshadowdotismovingaround


    insideofit.Willowcanfeeltheangerwellingupinsideofher.Raid


    isthatdot,andhashisownmazetosolve.


    Themazelizardcanfeeltheheatoftheflamesheadingtowardsit,blazing


    likeaninferno.Instinctivelyanearthenmazeisputuptoblockit.That


    stupidrathascausedsomeseriousdamage.Thelizardisgoingtoget


    somepaybacknow.


    AsWillowwalksthroughanewlyformedmaze,somethingfeelsmuch


    differentthanbefore.Outofnowherethewallcreatesafist.Willow


    barleyhastimetododge.(Thatwastoclose!)Whenthatthoughtfinished,


    thenextfistcameather.Willowbarleyhadtimetothink,theonlything


    shecoulddowasdodgethefist,whichthewallsshapedatdifferentlocations.


    Sinceshedidnothavetimetothink,Willowwasunabletotellwhereshe


    washeadinginthismaze.NeitherWillow’sknife,orhershadowflames


    coulddoanydamagetowallstryingtopunchher.


    Raidendedupwherehestartedinthemazeyetagain.Hecouldfeel


    whyWillowwassofrustratedbefore.(Around,over,under.Nomatter


    WhatIdoitdoesnotmatter.)RaidreallyhopedWillowcouldfindaway


    togethimoutofhere.


    ThinkingabouthowRaidmovedintheshadows,Willowreallywished


    shecoulddothatnow,evenifitwasjustalittle.Withthatthoughtshe


    usedshadowflametosetherfeetonfire.(Mergetheshadowflame


    Withtheshadowsaroundit.Walkwiththeshadows.)Willowcould


    feelherfeetmergingwiththeshadowsontheground.Itfeltkindof


    stickylikewalkinginmud,butcolder,althoughnotascoldasice.


    Willowplacedherfeetonthewall,mergingwiththeshadowsonthe


    wall.Willownowwalksupthewall.Sheisnolongerrestrictedby


    therulesofthemaze.


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    WillowBirthhascreatedtheskillShadowflamewalk


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    Shadowflamewalkskillunderstanding1


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    Shadowflamewalkskilldescription:Byburningyourfeetinthedarkdepths


    ofshadows,youareabletowalkalongthematanyangle.


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    Innovationstathasbeenmaxedoutandhasevolvedintouniqueness


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    Uniquenesshasincreasedto30


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    Uniquenessstatdescription:Onewhogoespastinnovationandistruly


    oneofakind.Bonusdamagetoanyoutsidetheboxskills,whichmay


    applytopartyskillsaswell.Creationbonustoanyindividualized


    weaponoraccessoriesyoumake.Evendeadlyfoodsmadewith


    yourcookingwillnolongercauseproblemstoanyone,instead


    theywillbetreatednodifferentthenasandwich.


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    Willowwalkedalongthetopofthewalluntilshefoundthelizard.


    Willowcutherselftoinordertocoverherselfinblood.Thiswould


    fueltheshadowflamesonherknifemore,andgivebonusdamage


    thankstoitbeinganoutsidetheboxidea.


    Themazelizardwasmetwithasharpburningslash.Theburningdidnot


    stopevenaftertheslashwasfinished.Willowheadedtothenextlizard,


    knowingtheonesheslashedwouldsoonbedead.


    Asthemazewentup,Willowsimplyscaledit,andwalkedtothelizards


    location.Anotherbloodfueledshadowflameslashwasmade.Soonall


    fivelizardswereinthesameboat.Willowletoutaninsanelaugh,as


    thelizardsfinallydied.


    Raidwasfinallyfreefromthatstupidlightmaze.“Andthewinneris


    WillowBirth!”Theannouncerspeaks,beforeslowlywalkingaway


    fromthestilllaughingWillow.


    SkywaswatchingwithShadowfromtheentrancetothewaitingroom.


    AsWillowarrives,bothShadowandSkylookatoneanotherwithdread


    intheireyes,beforetakingasteptotheside.