HIDDEN KEY
FIRST LAYER PUZZLE
HIDDEN KEY
FIRST LAYER PUZZLE
Congratulations, wanderer.You found the Key Not everyone sees it 👁️
🔑 ANSWEAR QUESTION FIRST LAYER
CHAPTER 12.7
🔴 QUESTION:
Why is the hallway filled with crimson chairs and golden masks?
A. Because it belongs to the Broker.
B. Because it's a museum of lost human faces.
C. Because it's Bird King's room.
D. Because it's Oscar's room.
Answer: B.
The hallway is a museum of all the faces the Mask Minister has worn and lost.
Why does Bird King say, "This place doesn't belong to the Broker"?
A. Because the Broker is afraid of masks.
B. Because the hallway was created by another human.
C. Because the room is unstable.
D. Because the room is only for Bird King.
Answer: B.
The hallway belongs to the Masked Minister, not the Broker.
Who was the Mask Minister before he became the guardian of the hallway?
A. An ancient king.
B. A villain from the human world.
C. An honest and idealistic young minister.
D. A cosmic being from birth.
Answer: C.
He was once an ordinary human and an idealistic young minister.
What caused the mask to fuse with his face?
A. Bird King's curse
B. Small lies piling up
C. Because he used forbidden magic
D. Because the Broker tricked him
Answer: B
Each small lie stuck until he lost his true face.
What is the function of this passageway according to Bird King?
A. Dueling arena
B. Path to the Mirror of Eternity
C. Museum of all the faces the Mask Minister has ever worn
D. Prison for Bird King
Answer: C.
The passageway is a museum of wounds, where all the faces he has lost are stored.
Why does Shayla ask, "He... a monster?"
A. Because the masks move and crack
B. Because the Bird King tells her to run
C. Because Rosi is scared
D. Because the Broker appears
Answer: A.
The cracked masks, with a terrifying aura, frighten Shayla.
What is the strongest moral of this chapter?
A. Power always wins
B. A small lie can erase one's identity
C. The golden mask is more powerful than the Bird King
D. The corridor is a time portal
Answer: B.
This chapter is about slowly losing oneself through compromise and small lies.
CHAPTER 13
🔴 QUESTION:
1. Why is the corridor in Chapter 13 filled with golden masks?
Answer:
Because it's the Masked Minister's inner museum; each mask represents a lie he once wore until his true face was lost.
2. What is the Masked Minister's true identity?
A. An alternate-dimensional being
B. A human transformed by lies
C. A guardian of ancient karma
D. An illusion created by the Broker
Answer: B. A human who has lived a lie for so long that he has transformed into a masked entity.
3. Why does Bird King suspect that the Broker isn't working alone?
Answer:
Because the energy of the corridor, the masks, and the manipulation of karma are too great for one being to handle, there must be another administrator, the Masked Minister.
4. What crucial question does the Masked Minister ask before they can pursue Preet?
Answer:
“Which of your masks… are you willing to let die?”
5. Why does the Masked Minister refuse to join the group heading to the Mirror of Eternity?
Answer:
Because he has become one with the corridor and believes he must be the guardian of the world's masks—and he has forgotten his true face.
6. What is the meaning of the door of light behind the Minister?
Answer
It is a portal to the core of the Samsaraverse, where Preet is lost and where all truth emerges.
🔺Before You Leave:
You don’t need to return here often.
But when something feels familiar
and you don’t know why
this map will still be here.