[center][h1][color=A84B5E][u]R a e l[/u][/color][/h1]
[hr][color=gray]  • Tʜᴇ Dᴜɴɢᴇᴏɴ •[/color][hr][/center]
[indent][color=A84B5E][i]Tch. Idiot.[/i][/color]

Rael thumbed the spear in her hand as she made her way to the back of the party’s formation, her eyes rolling as she heard Graves’s remark at her expense. Deciding not to send a retort toward their “fearless leader” Rael looked over to Ochre and giving him a hand gesture to let him know to get in position; she didn’t need him lining up wrong when the threats of the dungeon itself were in an entirely different league than any one standing here had been used to. This wasn’t like the Crypt of Malos or the Tomb of the Undying One where she could essentially blindfold herself and give directions to some idiot who had no idea what he was doing without issue. As the group began to move, they would need to be a lot more perceptive of their environment and Rael did not exactly plan to miss something the second time around.

As they entered a tunnel-like corridor, Rael could see the stonework shift into a snake-like shape reminding her that this wasn’t a crypt, cathedral, or keep of any sort. For the time being, all the red-headed rogue could do was give the dungeon a name to describe its function and design, though it was probably a bit pretentious to name something before fulling exploring its depths or understanding its purpose. The name she chose was [i]The Unknowable Labyrinth[/i] and for the time being it fit. Rael figured that doing so would be more useful than deferring to it as “the dungeon”. Rael hated vague—vague helped nobody in situations where you needed to be specific. Plus, while her adrenaline was piqued she was also fundamentally bored.

[color=A84B5E][i]Not like I have anything better to do but make names and listen to this stupid dungeon.[/i][/color]

She sighed, her eyes bouncing from wall to wall. Dungeons were great fodder for traps, especially with wayfarers traveling basically single-file through a dense and narrow passageway. Outside of the gate behind them closing with an ominous ‘thwong’, nothing had surprised her or triggered her perceptive talents. Then again, there could’ve been more ogres underneath the floor. It was hard to tell. She wondered if the front guard were equally as unnerved about the lack of traps and sounds. However, before she could voice anything she heard someone mention a room being up ahead and then suddenly there was a bright flash of light from the front of the lines. So bright that even she shielded her eyes from the back of the formation.

A voice came from the light as it began to fade—the appearance of a translucent wayfarer. Exactly like when she first entered the world of Pariah. It was one of the game’s attendants? She had never imagined one of them would appear in the middle of a dungeon of all places.

[color=00aeef]“Greetings, wayfarers from all walks of life! We entities from beyond the veil require your immediate attention no matter what you are doing! It appears that—” [/color]

The projected image’s wide smile dropped into an immediate frown. Rael raised a brow as she looked on to what was basically a game moderator [i]break character[/i]. Suffice to say her curiosity was piqued.

[color=00aeef]“—who am I kidding, I can’t do this like some idiot cosplayer. There’s been a priority one issue with all servers to the game and we ask you to retreat to somewhere safe [i]immediately[/i]. This is not a prank or a joke. This is serious. The connection to your devices has been corrupted so much to the point we cannot log you out or adjust the issue and we have been trying for several hours. It is best noted for your personal safety that you immediately vacate your current quests until the issue is resolved. If your health reaches zero for longer than fifteen in-game minutes… you will… you will go [i]braindead.[/i] We are unsure why this error is even possible, but due to several reports it is very much the case. We will attempt to keep you updated. Thank you, and enjoy the game.”[/color]

Rael paused as the figure disappeared almost as fast as he appeared, a look of genuine shock coming upon her face.

[color=A84B5E][i]W-what?![/i][/color][/indent]