The Game

The first stage is named "Contortion". As Tina walked in, a bunch of coordinated performers started stretching to the rhythm of the music notes. As they started performing their tricks their body stretched like rubber and they started synchronising in coordinate with each other. Tina was trying to get a hold of the situation until Diablo came up to her and explained what was going to happen. A voice will soon emerge and give out its riddle, she will have 30 minutes to answer the riddle or be she will be stuck in here for eternity.

Moments later a voice spoke,

" I'm stretchy and bouncy, yet firm to touch. I'm found in many things, both little and much, I absorb quite a shock, but can also be smooth. From tires to toys, I'm a versatile groove."

What am I?

After the question was given, everything in the room dissipated into thin air, and a countdown was shown on the wall. With the first stage being the easiest, Tina doesn't think much and comes up with an answer almost immediately. She shouted "Rubber".

After her answer was given, Diablo appeared once again out of thin air with smoke and dust trailing behind. Diablo congratulated her on overcoming the first labyrinth and warned her that things are just going to get difficult from now on. Tina prepared herself both physically and mentally for the next stage to come. She then walked out of the room and headed into the next.

The second stage is named "Fire". Walking in, Tina immediately felt the difference in temperature. The room is cold even though it is covered with flames, but its strange flames are not burning but rather flowing, the flames are pouring non stop from every inch of this room but it's not in liquid form, it's still on fire but it's not behaving logically. The fire doesn't weaken over time but rather stays calm. Tina went forward and took a closer look, she then scooped up the fire as if it's water, the fire felt cool and was burning her with coldness. After that the same events occurred, everything dissipated and a voice would soon emerge, but this time Diablo told Tina to think of the answer thoroughly. The voice then comes out

"I'm a silent force, yet I can ignite. Can't be seen, yet I bring light. I warm the living, yet can scorch it too." What am I?

This time Tina did not get the answer immediately, she first sat down and thought everything slowly and carefully, she marked out the ones that she thinks are wrong, but there are still too many answers that could be correct. She walked round and round the room and noticed something strange, unlike the previous stage, this room is pure light. Then it hit her, with this clue, she shouted the answer. With the answer screamed out, a bright sun appeared above her, the answer was " sunlight".

Diablo appeared yet again and congratulated her for her adaptive ability to think fast yet straight. They both walked out of this room, and headed for the next one ahead.

The next stage is named "Acrobats". The room this time is decorated even on the outside, with strands of fabrics and hoops hanging from above. As Tina walks in, the first thing she sees is pieces of cloth dancing and flying freely to the tune of the wind, along with dark figures that appear to be putting on a show on the hoop hanging from the ceiling. The show comes to an end when the cloth that seems to be hiding something on the wall, rips open and reveals what's behind. Tina thought that whatever was behind the cloth must be yet another clue, but to her disappointment, it was just a big white circle with nothing inside. She was waiting for the voice to appear, there it was , the voices say

" I fly through the air in a graceful loop, guided by hands in a synchronised group. I can spin, I can twirl in a dazzling display, in performances dance I still the array". What am I?

Yet again Tina was faced with yet another obstacle, this time it looked like there's no valuable hints that the game had to offer. She had to depend on her own. She listed down all of the possible answers and tried to narrow it down bit by bit like what she did last time. The stress and the nervousness got to her, and she was getting stressed, so she took her eyes of the riddle and took a breather while glancing out the room until she remembered something about the game, everything in this game could be hints whether it's small or big, and so she turned to the white circle on the wall and she also looked back to every moments of what had happened before. She linked both of the events together and came to a conclusion.

"Hoops!" Tina shouted, and the white circle on the wall fell off, there, hung a fabulous and exquisite hoop created with delicateness and creative designs that no human could think of.

Diablo then appeared and congratulated her saying the same thing he did last time. They exchanged a few words, got ready, and headed off to the next stage. Along the deep and dark hall of the labyrinth, Diablo suddenly brought a story about a young girl similar to Tina to the agenda. He talked about how she was fierce and clever just like her, including the fact that Tina looked and gave off a presence just like her. He soon revealed the fact that the girl he just mentioned, was his younger sister whom he lost due to a machine malfunction in this labyrinth. She sacrificed herself to stop it from overloading and possibly killing everyone here. He continued further by stating the fact that, the sole reason of why he was helping her, was due to the fact that she reminded him of being the big brother he used to be. They continued the conversation until they stumbled upon the next stage.