Meanwhile, In an Unknown Place,
Aqualina and Celestia were struggling... just to walk up the stairs!
"Huff-Huff—W-Why are we even walking on these damn stairs...?" Aqualina groaned, her face twisted with exhaustion. They had been walking for what felt like an eternity!
Behind her, Celestia panted heavily, her breathing ragged.
It wasn't just the sheer distance that was draining them—something about these stairs made every step feel unbearably heavy like an invisible force was pressing down on their bodies, forcing them to struggle against it.
Heck, they weren't even sure they were climbing anymore... rather—
"Wait... Are we supposed to be going down?" Aqualina asked, her voice laced with frustration as she watched the hooded figure ahead of them descend the steps yet again.