She was thankful that the demon had not lied to her about the ring. Spared by at least the creatures outside, Vera was free to head directly to the basement where further horrors no doubt await. Or it would have been free if the school layout itself had not been distorted by this plane. At first, the differences were minor. Doors were misplaced or missing. But eventually entire hallways were missing or collapsed. Parts of buildings were in different places as if someone decided to break a replica model of the area. For now, the general layout was still similar enough for Vera to reach the main admin building.

Vera had to remind herself not to channel her mana to produce a light source. The world around her was so dim she felt as if she truly was walking in some sort of dream. If it were not for the occasional flickering of lights here and there, she would not be able to tell she was getting anywhere at all. She was growing concern when she reached the nearly pitch black building only to have the circlet on her head proceeded to dimly light her way. It was better than being in total darkness but, not by much.

Another change from the real building was the lack of stairs leading to the basement. The gaping hole in the floor might as well be the maw leading to the abyss. Vera took a deep breath to help calm herself only to hear the shuffling of hands and feet. Her eyes dart over to see a young student hiding. The Head Girl clenched her jaw as she heard the fearful whispering. She wanted to approach the girl but she was too fearful herself to move any closer. This could be another trick of the shadows. For now, she did the only thing she could do. "Hello?" She called out to the girl.