Hall of Infinite Doors
Grabbing hold of its iron railing, you gradually decend down the rickety black staircase. The spiral staircase does not appear to be well maintained, and several of the steps appear to be rusty. The only light comes from the hallway above you, which is quickly dimmed after the first few steps. Your pulse quickens as each step creaks with your weight. If any of these steps gave way, your injury would most likely be severe...and no one would ever find you here in the dark...
But the staircase does not give way. You keep decending. As the light becomes more and more dim, you become aware of your surroundings. Or, perhaps, the lack thereof. There is only mist: a dark, cloudy landscape of fog, as far as the eye can see.
Your foot gives way, and your entire body shakes. You haven't fallen; the staircase has ended. The distance between the last step and the ground was shorter than the distance between steps, which startled you greatly.
You look around, and, seeing nothing but fog, you decide to walk forward. Soon you become aware of a shadow, right in front of you. As you approach, you discover that it is a hunched figure, covered in a haggard black robe. You can't see its face, and the dark cloak covers the rest of its body.
The cloaked figure lifts itself up from its hunched position, and directs its gaze straight at you. "Be you Male or Female?" it asks.
But the staircase does not give way. You keep decending. As the light becomes more and more dim, you become aware of your surroundings. Or, perhaps, the lack thereof. There is only mist: a dark, cloudy landscape of fog, as far as the eye can see.
Your foot gives way, and your entire body shakes. You haven't fallen; the staircase has ended. The distance between the last step and the ground was shorter than the distance between steps, which startled you greatly.
You look around, and, seeing nothing but fog, you decide to walk forward. Soon you become aware of a shadow, right in front of you. As you approach, you discover that it is a hunched figure, covered in a haggard black robe. You can't see its face, and the dark cloak covers the rest of its body.
The cloaked figure lifts itself up from its hunched position, and directs its gaze straight at you. "Be you Male or Female?" it asks.