The girl with the number 101 written neatly on her slip of paper rose from her seat in silence. She took a deep breath, steadying herself, and then walked forward with composed, almost measured steps toward the tall, ominous door at the front of the chamber.
Asher immediately sharpened his senses. He pushed his Omni Perception to its very peak, straining to see or sense what lay beyond the door.
Yet, even with his perception stretched to its utmost limit, the thick walls of the chamber acted like a barrier, suppressing and obstructing his ability to reach further. He frowned faintly. No matter how much he tried, the door yielded nothing but a veil of emptiness.
What lay beyond was shrouded, an empty corridor, long and stretching. He could see the girl step inside, her eyes shifting briefly to one side, and then she calmly turned in that direction, vanishing into the unseen as the heavy door closed firmly behind her with a dull echo.
Silence reclaimed the chamber.
