Eevee-chan glanced back at its owner, who had already closed his eyes, then copied him by lying down on the desk and shutting its own eyes.
Starlight poured down from the heavens, enveloping it as well.
A mysterious ripple of power spread outward.
The consciousness of everyone present, save for Professor Medea, was drawn into a dreamlike world.
Dark felt as if his soul had been cleansed, his whole body becoming light and weightless. Then, when he opened his eyes again, he was already somewhere else.
"So this is the Star Palace Maze?"
As he came back to his senses, he noticed that he was standing in a world filled with mirrors.
The entire world seemed to have been split into countless pieces, with dazzling multicolored lights reflected from the shattered mirror surfaces.
Red, green, yellow...
Countless colors blended together and crashed into his mind with overwhelming force.
It took Dark roughly half a minute for his eyes to adjust to this fractured world and its endless colors.
Then he looked down at himself and discovered that he had somehow become a fluffy little creature in this world!
"You've got to be kidding me."
The shocking reality did not frighten Dark. He merely felt dark lines creep across his forehead as he carefully examined his hands and feet.
Though he was still standing upright, his limbs had become extremely short. Soft pink paw pads were hidden in his raised palms, making one want to press them against one's cheeks and rub them.
"Did I turn into a cat or a dog?"
Dark tried taking two steps, only to find that his limbs were uncoordinated. He waddled crookedly as he walked, unable to control himself at all.
He quickly accepted the premise, then found a mirror among the surrounding reflective