The Labyrinth Lure ☾︎ 𝗘𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗦𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗚𝗘

─────── ⋆ ☽ ☆ ☾︎ ⋆ ─────── Eclipse Dressage '𝒮𝓉𝑒𝓅 𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑜 𝒹𝒶𝓇𝓀𝓃𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒹𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓂𝑜𝑜𝓃' ─────── ⋆ ☽ ☆ ☾︎ ⋆ ─────── When the Maze became a living cage, the Runners met true fear. Before, it remained as silent stone, standing formidable and tall in its columns and rows. Now, it moves. The Runners wished it never moved. Stone scraps against stone, stopping them from moving forwards, caging them in place. They can only move backwards, retracing the steps they've made hundreds of times before, but despite the fear, they must keep going. The Runners push forwards. Like a dance, the Runners make their way through the maze. Charting new paths, only to scrap them as the Maze changes again. It's an endless of cycle until they find the halls. They're forced to split, standing before two corridors. With bated breath, they run. Hearts pounding in their ears, the scream they will not adhere to. The Maze responds as they run, doors appearing from the tall, tall walls, slamming shut behind them. Quicker and quicker it goes. The Runners don't have much time as they're squeezing through the final pass, they make it and jump just as the final door slams shut. The Runners keep running and the Maze keeps changing. It's constant - a cycle. Endless. They've reached the outer edge, paths that are uncanny to them. They have to pause. Take a moment. Toes pressed to the ground, they spring and they sprint all as the Maze's walls close in and down it all comes towards them. Huffing and puffing and aching and crying as they push past all limits to just be free because WCKD is NOT good not matter how many letters they've seen, lines they've read, messages or help they've received. WCKD is the Maze and the Maze is the fear they'll never forget, seared into their mind, the cage that'll hold their traumas. The Runners are running still, reaching for that opening at the end, a cracked seam not yet patch, pushing out and out. They're free. The Maze screams. Stone scraps against stone, moving angrily that it had before. It does not tease or chase as they've escaped. It resets. Stone slows until it is still once more, laying in wait to become another fearful cage. 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿: Mountain (Bella Prettymountain) 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀: Mountain (Bella Prettymountain) Lana (Lara Eastfire) Crumpet (Sylvie Stormlight) 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: Ace (Monika Steellight) Alyssa (Anne Flowerdotter) El (Bella Greeneagle) Ellie (Rosalie Wolfwave) Frida (Lara Icebard) Gösta (Sofie Youngroad) Hollie (Diana Dolphinhurricane) Kate (Brooklyn Pandariver) Kira (Siri Castleleaf) Kris (Elise Majorspoon) Lana (Lara Eastfire) Milena (Mia Skyfeather) Misty (Kayla Mysteryforest) Paddy (Willow Turtledragon) Poker (Capri Winterfall) Raven (Diana Ravenpeak) Rowan (Rowan Cloverbaker) Sara (Savannah Kittenrider) Slap (Ekaterina Archpie) Snowii (Harper Snowmountain) 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝘀: Birdy (Ruby Greenbird) Crumpet (Sylvie Stormlight) Kay (Chantal Miststone) Maja (Sylvie Silverford) Mitch (Kaja Cloudnight) Night (Crystal Nightclover) Octet (Amira Oakwell) Panda (Devora Serpenting) Rosie (Rosemary Rainsparrow) Tiny (Juni Oaklund) 𝗘𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Crumpet (Sylvie Stormlight) Octet (Amira Oakwell) Slap (Ekaterina Archpie) Tiny (Juni Oaklund) 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰: Tired of Running | John Paesano The Maze Runner | John Paesano Section 7 | John Paesano Maze Rearrange | John Paesano Finale | John Paesano 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿: Bella (Prettymountain) 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: Slap (Ekaterina Archpie)