86 86-There He Lurks

"How many times did I passed this post?" Adaloun asked himself as he wandered through the dark mansion. As far as he could recall, he went out of that forsaken room a while back and up until now, he hasn't seen a door out of the castle. "How long had I been walking around this thing?"

He waved the glowing gladius in front of him. Even then, its light was only limited to where he stood. The thick blanket of nothingness was his friend. He lurked into it, walking on minimal light to avoid detection. But even then, it seemed like the darkness didn't wanted to be friends with anyone; him included.

The darkness turned the corridors into a winding maze full of dead ends and looping paths that made it difficult for him to trace back his steps. Earlier, he was able to sneak inside a room. The pitch-black castle made it difficult for him to know where he was. All he knew was, there was a door that he went in.