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Shadows

Cole found it strange. After hours of walking, he kept encountering the same mark on the same tree.

"Am I walking through a maze?" he wondered, glancing around at the tall trees and short grass.

Drawing his sword, he slashed an "X" into the trunk of the tree beside him.

"Let's see if I'm really in a maze,"

After ten more minutes of walking, he pulled out his map screen and stared at it, realizing he hadn't moved an inch from where he started. He sighed in frustration.

"A shadow maze? Who the heck cast it? I'd guess a grade 10 or above ability user, but why? Or..."

A crooked laughter echoed through the forest. "Darn, am I inside a cast?" Cole muttered.

Once inside a shadow cast, the owner could manipulate reality, meaning there was no chance of winning this battle. It was similar to a domain but lasted longer without draining energy from the caster.