"This white space surrounding us," Mai said to Blue, "is like a boundary line. Whenever multiple people enter a trans together they will come here. From here we can travel to both my inner world and yours." Mai walked over to Blue and took her hands in his. "I'll just say your name and we'll be inside of you," he said calmly. "Blue," he said. Their surroundings swirled and suddenly they were in a dim round room with doors all along the sides.<br/><br/>"This is a place inside of you called the cross roads," said Mai. He pointed to a scary looking door with blood oozing down it. "That door leads to your inner evil. Nearly everyone has one. That one over there," he pointed to one with a big crystal embedded in it, "leads to the knowledge you have inside of you that you're not consciously aware of." Mai guided Blue through this door. It was a white room with a crystal ball on a tall stand in the center. "Put your hands on the crystal ball," said Mai, "and it will tell you what type of magic you're capable of using. Every time you come back here after this it will teach you a new spell. Try to learn as much about your magic as you can from here. A wizard's capabilities are limited only by their mind."<br/><br/>-----------------------<br/><br/>"We are now in the opening phase of a joint trans," said Maryann. "Whenever multiple people enter a trans together they will come here. From here we can travel to both of our inner worlds." Maryann put her hand on Silver's shoulders. "I'll just say your name and we will be taken to your inner world," she said calmly. "Silver," she said. Their surroundings swirled and suddenly they were in a dim round room with doors all along the sides.<br/><br/>"This is a place inside of you called the cross roads," said Maryann. She pointed him to a dark door with blood oozing down it. "That door leads to your inner evil. There is a door like that inside almost everyone. That one over there," she pointed to one with a big crystal embedded in it, "leads to the knowledge you have inside of you that you're not consciously aware of." Maryann beckoned for Silver to follow her through the door. Inside was a white room with a crystal ball on a tall stand in the center. "Put your hands on the crystal ball," said Maryann, "and it will tell you what your magic type is. Every time you come back here after this it will teach you a new spell. Try to learn as much about your own magic as you can from here. The more you know, the more capable you will be in battle."<br/><br/>----------------------<br/><br/>Reina saw where Lestat was pointing and frantically summoned a sword to stab into it. The metal broke through the glass-like substance and the water stopped rising. The grate slid back from the exit and Reina pulled herself out, mentally and physically exhausted.<br/><br/>"What the hell was the point of that challenge?!" Reina practically screamed at Insei.<br/><br/>"To see how long you would hold out in a desperate situation," said Insei. "The trigger to reverse the trap could only be seen when the water reached a certain level. The trap also would have reversed if you had touched the bars. But, then they would have released a sleeping gas. At that point I would pull you out and once you woke up I would tell you that you had failed."<br/><br/>"You nearly killed us!" Reina exclaimed.<br/><br/>Insei crossed his arms, "You might like to know that one of the tests Aiso has his men go through is similar to this one, except he makes it a lot easier to die. I do know exactly what I'm doing."<br/><br/>"Heartless bastard," Reina mumbled under her breath.