chapter 12: Theseus and the Minotaur

5: INTO THE LABYRINTH

When King Minos demands human tribute for the Minotaur, I volunteer to end the curse. Ariadne, his daughter, falls in love and gives me a spindle of thread to mark my way. Guided by her courage and Daedalus’s secrets, I enter the labyrinth’s twisting corridors with torch in hand. Each step echoes with the heartbeat of the monster within.

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