Small water droplets echoed throughout the mouth of the cave, making the almost pitch black rock walls seem denser and more threatening than they already were. Ahiga peered at his watch, seeing that it was twelve on the dot. The map and compass given to him earlier were in a small pack on his back, tucked safely between his wings.

"So, just go through, find a goblet, and get out with my skin, huh? I think I can do that." The sound of his voice resonated off the stones, making a distant whimper throughout the entrance. Ahiga walked into the small opening of the mouth, hearing something come falling down almost instantly. He turned, jumping out of the way as tons of rocks flooded the entrance, still coming down above him.

The Dark Angel turned again and began to run down the tunnel, using his hearing and breathing to keep from running into the crumbling structure around him. As the last rock trickled from above him, Ahiga sighed, taking out a compass and a small flashlight he'd brought for these kinds of situations. "So... I'm West right now... and the goblet is in the center of the Labyrinth... This should be easy."

The young man took the map from his pack, looking at the cave he was in. It showed the main way, a large cavern linking to a couple of slightly smaller paths, each snaking before disappearing from the paper. He began to jog through the cavern, his footsteps echoing back off the hollow walls. One step after another, Ahiga made his way to the other side, turning to face where he'd come from. Small arrows and snakes filled the stone and floor, said snakes slowly slithering towards him.

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