The Shadow Court

Sirene and Julia kept falling. After several seconds, Julia began to panic, and Sirene took notice.

"You think you're about to die, don't you?" Sirene asked, a large smirk on your face.

"I know a lethal fall when I see one!" Julia shouted over the rushing air.

"We're not actually falling. It's an illusion to protect where the Curia is actually located, to make visitors think it's deeper underground than it actually is." Sirene answered idly. "Observe."

Sirene grabbed hold of Julia's wrist, and with her other hand, pressed against the shaft wall. Immediately, the sensation of falling stopped, and the walls vanished, revealing that they were in fact in a large chamber the entire time, and their feet slowly and softly hit the floor. With a wink, Sirene took Julia by the hand, and they exited the raised pillar they were standing on.

"What kind of magic was that?" Julia asked, looking around. While the ceiling was not very high, the walls were covered in ornate carvings, chiefly gargoyles. Magical sources of light lined the walls, and inscriptions lined the walls.

"The Umbra Curia, in Old Rozen." Sirene said, walking toward a door. "Better known in the modern tongue as The Shadow Court. It's not just a place, it's a combination of every school of magic." As she approached the door, her form shimmered slightly, and her cloak turned pure black.