"Sage?" Chance gasped as he opened his eyes. His head was still pounding but seeing his friend, even if she was still asleep, gave him the hope he needed to pull himself up. He placed his hand on his chest and slowly healed himself as much as possible. I have to save some for everyone else.

Chance slowly reached over, placed his hand on the sleeping Sage, and gave her a little healing: Nothing much, but he could hear some bones cracking and popping. Sage's eyes twitched for a second before she finally opened them.

"Chance?" Sage smiled.

"Yeah! I am so happy to see you." Chance said softly. He was so happy to see his friend. Now more than ever, he felt like they had a chance of getting out of this dungeon. "I thought I would never see you again," Sage said softly. It was the truth. She had felt like she would die more times than she could count. Having no concept of time in the dungeon wasn't helping her either. It was hard to explain, but it felt like seeing Chance made her feel normal again.

-

"You're awake!" Fate said as she came back over the rocks: Mark was right behind her. Fate put her teeth together as she placed her foot down. "I am! Let me heal you." Chance said as he reached over and placed a hand on Fate. As he healed her leg, he spoke, "Sage, this is Fate. She is the reason I'm still alive."

Fate twitched as her leg began to mend. "Hi." She gave Sage a small wave.

"I guess she is why I'm alive, too," Sage said as she thought back on the rocks being removed from her chest. "Oh!" She exclaimed as she motioned to Mark. "This is Mark; he is the mage that helped me escape when I was first transported here."

"Technically, she helped me too," Mark said seriously as he reached over to help Sage up. "How are you not injured?" Sage asked as she took his hand. "Further down, we found a room that had some supplies inside. Fate gave me the health potion." Mark said. "She told me Chance could heal, so she wanted to wait." He continued.

"Speaking of healing, I am running low on the blue bar." Chance said as he slowly stood up with the help of Fate. "That bar is your mana." Mark snorted. "You have to keep a close eye on it. You can pin it by pinching the bar and moving it out of the screen." Mark explained.

Chance opened his inventory and flipped around until he found his mana bar. Chance placed two fingers over the bar and pinched. Chance was able to pull the bar out and move it around. "This is so cool." He admitted as he placed the bar near his wrist. He did the same with his health bar.

Sage watched Chance move his health bar and figured it was a good idea, so she followed suit. After Sage moved the bar, she asked, "How do we get the health bar to display numbers?" Mark shook his head, "Only wizards and knights can see the exact numbers of their health bars."

"You seem to know a lot about all of this." Chance pointed out.

"I have been here a while," Mark mumbled as Fate moved a couple of rocks to the side.

-

"We have to keep moving forward. When Mark and I went ahead, we found a room with the bare minimum for supplies. I have a little water and some adventuring rations left. Now that we have a bigger group, we should be able to explore freely." Fate said as she took her shield out and got ready to continue forward.

"So we are sticking together?" Sage asked as she slid out her short sword.

"I think it would be best until we escape this place," Mark said seriously. "You and Fate can take point. Chance and I will cover you guys from behind."

"You're a fighter?" Fate asked as they began walking down the hallway.

"I am trying to be one," Sage said softly. "The truth is I am terrible at it so far." Sage slid her hair back with her free hand.

"No one is ever good right off the rip. We all have to take the time out to get better." Fate said seriously. "I have a feeling you're going to get plenty of practice here."

-

As the group reached the end of the hallway, Fate slowly approached the last door. She kept her shield held tightly. Fate was expecting something to leap out at her. Sage kept her weapon at the ready, and as the door opened, the two gasped.

They were looking at the beginning of a maze. The stone walls stood high above their heads. As Sage looked over, she noticed the floor was missing around the labyrinth. The only way they could press on was straight through. As the women examined their surroundings, a voice boomed around them.

"I am surprised you're still alive!" A man said. Chance slid his spear out and pointed it at the closest wall.

"You each have something I want, and until I get it you will remain stuck here in my dungeon." The man said before the maze slowly shifted its position. He didn't speak for a couple of minutes before saying, "I can see everything you're doing. You will never reach me."

Fate took that as the ultimate challenge. Now, this guy was on her hit list. She just had to figure out where his voice was coming from. After a couple more minutes of silence, Chance spoke, "Who the hell was that?"

Mark shook his head. "If I had to guess, that is the guy who got us sent here in the first place/ He said he can see everything we are doing." Mark looked to Fate, who was getting ready to head into the maze.

"We need to find him and kill him so we can escape." Fate said as she marched forward.

"What about what he said? Do we all have something he wants?" Chance asked as he moved to follow Fate. "What if he can hear us?" Sage proposed. "I don't want to have this conversation if he can hear our every word." She whispered.

"Sage is right. For now, we should push forward and clear out this maze." Mark said as he followed his party into the beginning of the maze.