You hear cackling as a voice starts to speak. You look for a source but see nothing, the opened door is empty. The voice sounds like its coming from... everywhere at once! You can not pin the voice, nor can you describe it well. It's deep... probably coming from a man? there's some distortion to whatever your hearing.
"Well then my victims, I'm glad you all seem to be awake."
As the voice speaks, you can see the confusion in the other prisoners, they start to speak amongst each other.
"QUIET! You are victims, you do as I say. UNDERSTOOD!"
The prisoners start to quiet as an eery silence fills the room.
"Good, now then. I have been a rather bord wizard lately, ever since I have been exiled from these lands I have been lost in study. My research has led me to learn how to permanently transform humans into something else... and of course make them just as infectious."
The wizard laughs, you see worry in the eyes of the prisoners.
"Do not worry my victims, one of you shall be turned into a beast after you will all be released into a labyrinth. I will watch eagerly, how long will it take before you all fall victim and make a horde?"
Your heart sinks as you realise you might be the one, you don't want to become a beast!
"Now then, you shall be the first..."