Jae opens her eyes to find herself staring into an endless black chasm of a ceiling. Her ears twitch, reaching for any semblance of a sound as she finds herself instinctually taking in every detail of her surroundings. She stands from the cool, smooth surface, her spear twirling between her fingers.
"The first floor. Where did he-?"
Her voice is soft, almost a whisper as if she didn't want to break the silence that had enveloped the space. That is until her ears twitch in warning, and she spins and crouches into a battle-ready stance, to come face to face with the rabbit-like Guardian.
"Ah, hello. It's been quite a while since I've seen a canine lord such as yourself, Gyeong-Hui Kang."
The slit on Headon's face (if you could even call it that) spreads into a menacing grin, similar to that of a predator gauging how much fun it could have while torturing its prey. Jae might have shuddered, had she not been accustomed to his type.
"My name is Jae. What's my test?"
Jae relaxes, but only slightly, not trusting the Guardian. She shifts her weight to her back leg, casually holding her spear.
"Quite the impatient one, aren't you?"
Jae makes a soft growling sound.
He better not be making fun of me.
Headon's slit of teeth widens.
"Alright, alright. Well, all you have to do is hit this target."
A target of condensed Shinsoo forms and Jae squints slightly, considering what her plan of action could be. There's no way that a cube was her only test; there had to be a catch. And there is. As soon as Jae steps forward, the cube moves away from her. After making a small irritated noise in the back of her throat, Jae closes her eyes and listens to the Shinsoo move. After anticipating its movements, she throws her spear into its center, and the cube explodes. She huffs in annoyance.
"That's all?"
Headon shrugs, and the slit that was his mouth now stares at her.
"You passed. Goodbye!"
"Do you mean to tell me-?"
Jae's slight indignation was cut off as she was sent up.
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