The Perilous Quest to Save Vinyl From Certain Demise

Driven by your curiosity, you turn towards the ancient castle, sizing up the structure as you approach. It looms high above the nearby trees, high towers with crenelations raised high into the heavens. As Octavia looked on, some clouds above decide to let forth their fury in the form of a lone thunder crash, brightening the scene for but a moment. Then, the world plunged back to the regular dark atmosphere, as unnatural clouds covered the horizon where trees did not.

A huge set of iron doors adorns the front of the castle, each one of them almost three times as tall as you. Carvings of mythical creatures were carved to decorate the surface, giving it an all-too-unwelcome dramatic flair.

You knew you probably weren't prepared for whatever lay behind these doors, but you can only imagine the dangers of the forest around you being far greater, so you lift up a hoof, and cautiously push open one of the massive doors, and look inside.

"Hello?" you say, eyes flickering about the interior. Devoid of any furnishings at all, nor any living souls to greet you, the entry hall hardly makes you feel welcome. Stone slabs formed large building blocks around you, together forming a thick wall to last the decay of time. The floor was made of quite the same material, roughly forming a flat surface.

Banners from an unknown age layer hang above a stairway in the center of the hall, leading to upper levels of the castle. You can only barely make out what the images made in the stained glass windows beyond, but you can tell that they weren't dedicated to the majesty of the celestial princess sisters, but some darker story that had been lost from time.

Hesitant to call out again, you quietly close the giant door behind you, wondering how to proceed.

Call out louder, to make sure anypony here can hear you.

Don't waste your energy, and begin searching the interior for signs of Vinyl.

Find your way to the highest tower, and see if it gives you a better view over the forest.