Phantom
As the masked man began to make his way toward the path that inexplicably had vines growing over it, a soft slithering sound could be heard. The soft ssssss sounded as though it were coming from all over the general vicinity. It was in the blink of an eye that the passive vines that had been growing on the walls had suddenly become active; within moments, the plantlife had begun weaving itself into intricate patterns, forming a thick, impenetrable green wall that had a few stray leaves poking out from folds every now and then.
Meridian took the few steps needed to stand at Phantom's side again, looking at the newfound obstacle with boredom. "Challenging, but not particularly difficult," she stated simply, looking at the vines covering their means by which to continue through the maze. "I'll be of more help on the other side, where we can get the full perspective." Closing her eyes and letting out a shuddering sigh, jagged jet black wings unfurled from some place on her back, partly transforming the girl into her true form. With a couple of flaps, she seemed to be headed to soar straight over the vine wall. Then the newly made roadblock struck back, a vine lashing out from the mass and striking the succubus squarely in the chest at a downward angle. With a shriek that sounded inhuman, she skidding along the icy ground and slammed against a wall.
Edward
Enya skipped on merrily, never once stopping as she responded to Edward's question. "Well Mister Edward," the girl responded happily, "After you got Ace wet in the Fifth Circle, I wasn't sure what to do anymore. I couldn't think, couldn't speak. It hurt him a lot and I didn't like feeling that. He doesn't like you very much for that, but apparently if we don't partner with you we'll all be stuck in the maze for all eternity," she proclaimed, her face taking on a slightly seriously feature before instantly dissolving back into the young, happy-go-lucky features that commonly graced her face. "Anyway," she merrily went on, taking a right turn, "Ace decided Miss Rose and Miss Ellaria were bad people, so Ace told me to stay really still and pretend that I was dead." Scrunching up her face into a slight frown, Enya added, "I really liked Miss Rose and Miss Ellaria; they were always nice to me and Ace. But Ace is never wrong."
Quickly hanging a left at another turn, the innocent-seeming girl finished her story by saying, "When Miss Rose got separated from Miss Ellaria and lost hope that I was alive, she laid me to rest in the Seventh Circle. From there, Ace and I just made our own way here." Turning to her semi-reluctant companion, the girl blinked her blue eyes. "What have you done, Mister Edward?"
Rose, Ellaria, and Mystery Man
Rose hugged Ellaria close to her, trying to make sense of what had just been said to them. "T-teddy bear?" the red head stuttered, frantically retracing the long journey that they had taken in order to get to this point. "That doesn't make any sense, sir." Looking the weird well-fed hobo in the eyes, she almost winced and looked away. His eyes were just so dark, so... soulless, despite the magnificent playing he had just done. It scared her to no end, giving her chills that ran up and down her spine like tiny arcs of electricity racing back and forth. Struggling to refocus herself, the girl thought about teddy bears, wondering if there could possibly be a cipher that she was missing and if 'teddy bear' was a clue to it. "The only bear we traveled with was the property of a little girl..." she murmured, uncertain of what to make of the situation at hand and only able to think of Ace at the mention of 'teddy bear'.
Ixidor
As the horses roared to life and began to yank the chariot in the intended direction, Mia's grip tightened by a thousandfold. She tried to speak, only for her words to be lost in the rushing wind that left her breathless and with an increasingly tight chest. In her haste, she had thrown both of her arms around Ix's waist to steady herself. Tentatively, she removed one of her arms as the horses took yet another turn through the maze, intending to try to tap the boy's shoulder or hoist herself closer so that she could whisper into his ear.
Luck was not on her side. As soon as her arm was clear of any place to safely grab onto, the horses let loose another surge of energy, racing around another corner posthaste. The girl was flung from the horse drawn ride, skidding a couple meters before something brought her to a stop. Lifting her head up to find out what the soft mass was that had caused her to come to a rest, a look of pure horror crossed her face. The scream that followed could be heard throughout the entire maze, even above the frantic clipclop of the horse's hooves.