The infiltration team forced open a wooden door and climbed the spiraling steps. They breached the upper levels and stepped onto the polished floorboards of the residential wing. The opulent hallways instantly transformed around them.
The walls slid outward and expanded into a massive maze of crystalline mirrors. The reflective surfaces moved with terrifying speed, slamming shut to physically separate the Vanguard operatives into isolated corridors. Blinding radiant magic flooded the narrow halls.
The intense illumination eradicated every single shadow in the room. Syra staggered backward as the absolute brightness stripped away her primary stealth magic. Raising her arms, she shielded her eyes from the glare bouncing across a hundred mirrors.
Stone talons scraped against the vaulted ceiling above them. Crystalline gargoyles dropped from the heights to block the mirrored pathways. The statues opened their carved maws to unleash concentrated beams of burning light.
