Finals?
You ponder. This is the final challenge, which if you're lucky means that you can go home and be done with this weird place. You're not sure if you will be able to change after the 'game', so it looks like a good idea to resume your human form.
As your majestic wings molt and curl up into arms, you are distracted by the thought of going home to your family. You don't know about the others but you are definitely going to tell your little sister about the day you've had. She loves stories like this! You can almost see her smile...
Whoa! Looks like you were thinking a bit too much about her! Your melting form stops growing far earlier than you had expected, and even though you are still not yourself when the changes stop, you are in the same family...
"A little girl?" the voice observes in what seems to be a bemused tone. "This should be interesting. Anyway, changes locked. Proceed."
No! You must change again! Unless the final challenge is a mental one you won't stand a chance in this puny body! But what was that about locked changes...?
Looking into one of the mirrors than surround you (and they only look bigger than those in the first room) verifies your new form but also shows that the circle on your forehead has turned black, and there are small flakes of ash falling off it. You weren't really expecting unlimited changes, but is the thing burned out? Can you still return to your old form after the final, or will your sister have to get used to being a twin?
There are no answers in this room. You take a deep breath (as deep as your diminutive lungs allow anyway) and head for the exit.
Written by Won-Tolla on 02 November 2007
The end (for now)