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"In other words. Just keep walking." Cedric suggested. He had an incredibly high tolerance of repetition, monotony. Even the thought of being trapped in an infinite loop didn't seem to put him on edge as much as it should have. Turns out being tortured beyond existing had the side effect of making almost anything so long as he existed.

The hallway still seemed to be endless despite knowing it would end. A mixture of illusion and design no doubt, but end it would. And end it did.

Cedric could feel that they were closer, but still a long way off. They had arrived at an elevator lobby, a security panel next to the door. Cedric approached the panel, touched it softly, and it lit up. Blue for a moment, then red. "access denied." scrolled across the screen. He touched it again, and again, "access denied."

"Biometric? Magic based?" Cedric wondered aloud before pressing the panel again. Again the message flashed across the screen. Frustration boiled and he punched the screen, shattering the glass. "Damn computers." he swung one arm in the air and the elevator door ripped open violently. A quick look inside explained why the access had been denied. The elevator cable had been severed, it wasn't security at all, there was no elevator to access.

Cedric peered down the long shaft. "This wasn't decay. This was cut." he looked back at his companions, a flicker of mischief in his eyes. "Now why would they do that?"