Wild Grin

The final golden ball snapped into place and the region Ryu stood in fell into complete darkness. The refraction was so perfect that there wasn't a single leaked bit of light. Despite the fact they were all in the same room, Ryu could only rely on his Spiritual Sense to see the other light. Even if he hadn't been blind, the situation would have been the exact same.

At that moment, the sound of gears and mechanisms began to whine. Ryu felt the floor beneath him shifting and moving slowly, his own body shifting with it.

He stood completely still, allowing the mechanisms to push him forward as they pleased. Even so, he maintained a large amount of his focus on his Matrix, ensuring that the situation didn't change at all.

By the time Ryu could finally "see" again, he once again stood in a grand hall. But this one, especially in comparison to the last, was most definitely where the true treasures lay.