Chapter 33: Music muse
Noctis found himself in a stone chamber with high and dark walls surrounding him. The path in front of him stretched on towards the other side of the chamber that held a door, presumably to get out of the chamber.
Just in front of the gate, there hung a giant pendulum swinging back and forth slowly, deliberately.
The long path from his position and the gate was divided into grids, initially square and quite wide for the first few meters, but getting more and more compact and strangely shaped as the path went on.
Strange runes were etched on them, glowing a bit bluish faintly, providing some illumination in the dark chamber, enough to just make out the silhouette of the pendulum, but maintaining the dark eerie atmosphere.
’Now what.’
It seemed he had come across yet another challenge with no clear rules or instructions.
Thinking thus, Noctis moved towards the grids on the path, and slowly put a foot on the first grid, looking carefully at the runes etched on them.
Just as he had placed his foot, the runes turned from a faint blue to a deep amber colour, before a cold shock traveled from his foot to his spine, and then his brain, freezing him for a moment before pain struck throughout his body.
Noctis immediately took a few steps back, gritting his teeth tightly and putting his tongue to the roof of his mouth.
Scrunching up his face, Noctis fought through the pain.
After a moment to compose himself he looked towards the pendulum and the gridded path.