A sudden, echoing vibration resonated through the stone floorboards. The deep rumble rattled the dust from the ruined portraits along the walls. The glowing golden runes on the giant black doors flared brightly for a fraction of a second before dimming back to their normal state.
Zoro instantly ignited a bright crimson fireball in his right palm. The sudden light cast dancing shadows across the gallery. "Did either of you step on a hidden switch?"
Miro directed her shadow panther to sniff the base of the gate. The beast hissed and quickly retreated from the dark metal. "I have not touched anything since we entered."
Vlad kept his posture completely relaxed. He simply rested his silver blade over his shoulder and watched the dark metal with an expectant gaze. "The ruins are simply shifting. Ancient architecture tends to fall apart over the centuries."
A sudden screech of grinding stone and snapping iron interrupted the mage before he could respond.
