The third level plunged him into near-complete darkness. Only the floor panels provided any illumination, glowing softly when he stepped on them. Above him, a holographic grid flickered intermittently, showing a ten-by-ten matrix of squares that pulsed between light and dark.
The wall inscription was barely visible in the dim light:
||Only liars move backward. Truth presses forward||
Lucas took a tentative step forward onto the first glowing panel. It remained lit beneath his feet, but when he looked back, the previous panel had gone dark.
'So I can't retrace my steps. I have to find the correct path forward, and if I make a mistake...'
He studied the holographic grid above, trying to correlate it with the floor panels. The grid showed a path of light squares that seemed to indicate safe passage, but when he stepped onto the corresponding floor panel, he received a sharp electric shock and found himself back at the starting position.
