Before chaos erupted in the ballroom, Maya had seen a strange shadow on the ceiling. She had gone to investigate, struggling a bit to climb due to the uncomfortable dress she was wearing, but she made it to the ceiling. There was a man wearing a thick hood despite the heat, and she yelled.
"Hey! What are you doing here?"
The mysterious man dropped a small bottle that fell in the middle of the ballroom, and a grotesque creature emerged from it. Immediately, Maya threw one of the daggers she had hidden inside her dress, piercing his arm. He tried to escape, but she was quick, jumping to block his path.
"Who are you? Show me your face."
"Get out of the way if you don't want to die."
A rough voice spoke from within the hood, and Maya drew a few knives and said.
"I don't think that's goin
