The library, the city, the forest—they merged into one labyrinth of memories and possibilities. Mara had to navigate corridors lined with echoes of herself, each decision a doorway to another reality. Some paths led to bliss, some to heartbreak, some to terrifying futures she could not bear.


In one corridor, she saw a version of herself who had betrayed a friend she loved, the betrayal etched across her reflection in every mirror. In another, a self who had abandoned her family, living in wealth but alone. Mara felt the weight of every decision, the gravity of what could have been.


The labyrinth tested her, forcing her to confront the darkest parts of herself. Shadows whispered doubts: You are not strong enough. You will fail.


But she pressed on, guided by the pendant, by courage, by the fragments of hope she had carried through every version of herself.