I walked throught the dense woods, drawn forward by a pull at my thoughts. I'd never ventured into this forest. The sun barely penetrated the green umbrella of the canopy above. The air around shifted, seeming to move around me and push at me from behind. The trees and underbrush took on an air of presence, as though they were observing me. I knew I had entered Faerie space. The magic swirled all around me, and the branches and bush bent to show me my path. A brumous haze gathered around me, seemingly at first a fog, but I sensed the beings hidden just out of perception within its protection.

A serene luminescence grew brighter through the mistiness. I stumbled over the trees, and caught myself on a humongous sculpted pole. I gazed upward to follow the line of it, to discover it was part of a large archway... an entrance of sorts. Through this portal the origin of the illumintation was becoming visible as the mystical brume retreated into the woodlands. A majesctic blaze of green and violet flames arose from a immense balefire. There seem to be no route around this maginficent eruption of magic. The radiance of it hid anything beyond from sight.

Again I felt the nudging of the wind to continue. I hesitated, afraid of being consumed by the flames. Then an ethereal voice-like sound emanated from beyond the flames... not words, but a calming and encouraging song. I knew I must walk through the wall of glorious fire. I stepped forward cautiously at first, but gathered my determination, and began to walk with purpose. Eyes closed, breathing slow deep breathes, I continued on. After a multitude of long strides, I opened my eyes.

I hadn't moved, or at least the mysterious balefire was still before me. The emanation continued, still comforting, but now a single word seemed to form... "seek". I rolled the word around in my mind, pondering it, asking what it was I was seeking. I focused on the flames again, and asked "May I pass?" Within the torrent of golden green and crimson violet, the flame began to roll into themselves. A moment later a bridge of flame presented itself. I walk toward it, then stepped onto the seemingly intangible walkway. I continued over the emerald and amethyst river of fire and onto the path.

I continued walking for some time, observing various creatures emerge from the magical forest. The forest canopy had thinned, and I could see the sun would be setting in a matter of an hour or two. I stopped to gaze into the distance, the sun blinding me a bit, but I could make out the shape of a tall structure in the near distance. I continued toward the shadowy shape.

As the sun entered final moments before setting, I could see the structure was a tower. It appeared crystalline and organic, and looked as though it had grown in center of a vast valley surrounded by resplendent mountains. Although there was not a cloud in the sky, lightning struck the top of it repeatedly illumintating the path that lead to the entrance, as well as an accompanying wall to each side of the tower stretching as far as I could see. As I approached the lofty column, I could see glistening rods erected at the top of the highest gem-like turrets, each being struck in turn by the nebulous discharges. I walk towared the tower until I could see the fantastic and adorned ingress. Above the the entrance was inscribed "Labyrinth Tower"

As I read the words outloud, the wind swirled all around me. I could sense the strength of it, and without jolt or unease, the gust lifted me into the air. The surface of the tower slid by me as I rose higher. I spun in the gentle cyclone, ascending higher. As the wind calmed and I hung suspended, my equilibrium balanced and my eyes settled up on a pythonic labyrinth sprawling between the peaks. The enchanting hum began to whipser all around me. From within the ethereal song, the voice spoke again, saying only "You are Labyrinth."