Chapter 235: Stand before me

Celine Celine continued to walk into the strange room, a space that seemed to stretch and elongate with each step, the walls bending inwards as though the room itself was alive and intent on disorienting her. Every stride felt as though it took her further from her destination rather than closer, and the disorienting nature of the room gnawed at her already fraying patience. She stopped abruptly, her breath catching in her throat as she felt a sharp tug in her chest. The room, with its twisting corridors and shifting walls, was beginning to feel more like a maze designed to trap her than a mere passageway. "Morgana!" Celine nearly snapped, her voice breaking through the silence with a sharp edge. "Focus on yourself!" Morgana, who had been drifting along, lost in her own thoughts, jolted at the sound of Celine’s voice. She straightened her back, the whimsical demeanor evaporating instantly as she mumbled, "Sorry." Her voice was small, almost drowned by the vastness of the room. The