Up the stairs.

Korak moved up the stairs and found himself in a labyrinth of hallways.
Somehow he got lost.

Korak had been walking through the layer for an hour. He now knew there was no turning back. The palace seemed to have changed dimensions, like a maze that changes halfway through. His enemy was elusive. Korak kept walking through the hallways, however each hall started to look the same. He felt like he had been walking forever but somehow ended up at the exact same place.

The voice of the witch was gone as if she had vanished. He began to feel despair....