And so the next thing it knew was rising. The rising that air does when the tide goes down: caused not by ascending, but by something else receding. Also to note, not a rising in the physical sense. It, in fact, was lying face-first on the ground. A thin layer of water that covered the ground had seeped into its form, making the body as waterlogged as the mind. Seeped, cold, heavy, somehow both overlarge and flat. The walls were not walls so much as millions upon millions of fine needle-points, each facing toward [i]This One[/i]. Some of the closer ones had worked their way in, sticking through it, curving downwards to brush the floor. It [i]had[/i] been wondering why it couldn't move. It willed the needles back, focusing millimeter by millimeter. A retraction slower than time, but only if time were a bit faster than it otherwise was. But who knew anymore? After all, last it knew.. In fact, last it knew was when Vakk, the other half of it, fell. It remembers This striking hard. It remembers leaving. And it remembers rising. But the needles hadn't moved, and it still lay face first in a pool of water, surrounded by fog. It recalled how it was made of tiny pieces, and flattened. It moved like water around the spikes. And perhaps they could sense this, as they rushed. As it moved, so the spikes did, and each sent tingles through it, provoking it to move faster. Ever faster, through the thickening fog, and out the other side, crashing into a deep lake. Quite a change. Eurysthenes welcomed not being stabbed incessantly. It lay in the water for long enough to wash ashore a small Island. On it was a nice wooden hut. [hider=Summary] Eury wakes up and can't remember falling asleep The maze is spikes It also doesn't like it moving Maze stabs Eury a bunch Eury pops out in The So'E, and is glad to not be stabbed I know it's a short one guys but I'm making an effort to try and keep posts concise, but confusing for Eury. Especially in what I want to explore for it next. [/hider]