The gate slid open with a low mechanical hum, and the moment Remedy stepped forward, her figure seemed to blur before vanishing entirely. Adam's eyes narrowed slightly at the sudden disappearance, but he didn't hesitate and followed immediately.
The moment he crossed the threshold everything shifted.
The outside world disappeared completely. The gate slammed shut behind him, and for a brief second, there was nothing but silence.
Then he reappeared.
Adam's footing adjusted instantly as he found himself standing on a staircase, but not a normal one. His gaze lifted, and for the first time since entering this place, his focus broke.
The space around him didn't make sense.
Staircases stretched in every direction, layered endlessly across the environment in impossible formations. Some extended upward into nothing. Others twisted sideways, floating parallel to each other. A few even hung upside down.
There was no clear structure.
No clear path.
