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 Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:06 am
Haruko and a small smile and nod before griping onto the vine, "Okay, I'm good to go."
{Okay guys, its really late. Sorry but I really need to hit the hay so I'm most likely going to be the first one off. Good night! Talk to you guys tomorow.}
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:09 am
Alright, well this is a good place to stop for the night anyways. I will assume that everyone grabs onto a section of the vine and that the group will walk into the cave together.
I will post an appropriate description of the inside of the cave and get things moving sometime tomorrow morning. Goodnight everyone!
See you tomorrow! (err...well, later today I guess. blaugh )
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:10 am
Everyone grabbed onto a piece of the vine, and the group walked up one of the side ramps around the spring in line, Haruko first, followed by Kyoma, then Kenji, and finally Akio. The ramp was somewhat steep, but most wouldn't even notice as they were looking down into the spring below, which was crystal clear and beautiful. You could see straight down to the bottom of the spring, where crystals shot up of all different colors, gleaming in the light from above. At the top of the ramp, there was the cave's entrance, which seemed almost pitch black when looking inside, as if the light was being magically stopped from going into the entrance.
Just above the cave, embedded into the mountain side, was a strange series of glowing kanji symbols, which read : 'Cave of Trials: May all who enter, enter prepared. Upon walking into the cave, you find that the cave quickly illuminates as if it were under moonlight displaying a breathtaking showcase of crystal and gem stalactites and stalagmites, which had a remarkable glow to them. Ahead, the cave darkened again, the light from this area halting once it hit the corridor, leaving only small blue gems embedded in the floor of the narrow and dark corridor, which seemingly glowed with a light of their own, leading the way down the path.
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:22 am
Haruko stared in amazement at the spring next to them as they walked across the ramp, 'This place is amazing, everything is just so magical.' Once they made it to the enterence, Haruko read the words embedded into the mountain side and gulped 'I'm sure everything's going to be fine, just stay calm and clear headed and you'll be able to think things through clearly. 'Once they made it inside the cave, Haruko smiled in amazement. "Wow, this place is beautiful..."
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:05 pm
Kyoma nodded her head in agreement. She wondered in awe at the place but quickly reminded herself of the words engraved at the entrance of the cave. Those words won't be there for nothing. Following closely by Haruko she spoke quietly, but loud enough for the whole group to hear. "We should probably stay on guard. Like I said earlier, anything can happen."
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:18 pm
Haruko gave her friend a warm smile, "Don't worry Kyoma-chan, I remember the warning." Returning her focus to the cave, she began listening intently to the sounds around her and searching for any abnormalties.
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:51 pm
"So what happens now?" Akio asked as they continued to walk
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:18 pm
As the party continued on into the darkness of the cave, the blue lights which illuminated the narrow corridor suddenly stopped appearing, leaving the group only with the option of using their free hands to navigate through the tunnel by touch. After about a minute of this, a sudden stiff breeze blew through the tunnel, chilling everyone in the area, and almost forcing them back, but everyone would be able to stand their ground against the force.
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:19 pm
"What was that you think Haruko?...Haruko?...Kyoma?..." ...there was no response from the girls, as they could no longer hear him. "Akio?...Kenji, reached back to see if he could feel Akio, and he did as he touched his shoulder. Then reaching forward, he searched for the girls, but felt nothing. Pulling on the rope, he could feel that it came to an end, the rope having appeared to have been severed in half, with the girls no where to be heard...
"What happened?...they were just here..."
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:09 am
After walking for about a minute by touch alone, Haruko got ready to voice out her concern to the group, "What should we...?" Was all Haruko could mutter out before she felt a strong wind chill push them back. Digging her feet deeper into the dirt, she stood her ground against the harsh breeze.
Once the wind the gone, Haruko called out to her comrades, "Hey, is everyone okay?" she heard Kyoma give a small grunt indicating that she was okay, and just a bit winded but upon hearing no replies from the guys, Haruko turned around once more and called out to them, "Kenji-san? Akio-san? Are you guys alright?" It was then that Haruko realized that the vine seemed limp at the end, pulling the vine towards her, she realized that it was severed in half. Quickly grabbing out her kusarigama, she tied one end of it around her waist and the other around Kyoma. "Sorry Kyoma-chan, this might hinder our movements but we can't afford to be seperated from each other as well," Next she swiftly formed the required handsign for her kekkei genkai and activated it, "Oto Metsuki." her vision became black with green outlining everything in the room as her vision turned into ultrasound. She immediately began to scan the room for the others, "What the...?!" Haruko yelped in surprise and in her surprise she canceled out her kekkei genkai as well.
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:34 am
Kyoma nearly fell to the ground as the wind pushed her back. She was alright until she felt something hit her stomach, knocking the wind out of her. She hugged her stomach, wondering what it was. She heard Haruko's voice, and made a small grunt in reply. Looking around, she could see that it was only her and Haruko that were there. Where did the others go?
She looked down as she felt something tie around her waist. The vine that all four of the group were holding earlier was now shorter and only big enough for two. She then heard Haruko say something along the lines of "Metsuki". Kyoma used her and Haruko being tied together as an advantage by having her back against Haruko's, making it easier to see anything that might try to harm them.
Dang it! It's hard to see with it being so dark! She jumped, hearing Haruko yelp. "What is it?" Kyoma yelled as she turned, but even in the dark she was able to see what it was that Haruko was surprised to see.
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:53 pm
"They're gone," Haruko stated before leaning back into Kyoma and grabbing out a kunai in case of an attack, "and I don't just mean that they're not here attached to us anymore but literally, as in they vanished. It's as it they were teleported elsewhere during the breeze. I can't find them anywhere withing the cave. Its either they vanished or there's a strong power here that's stopping my kekkei genkai from seeing pass a certain layer of earth, therefore blocking my view of another passageway somewhere." Haruko began listening a bit more to the area around them and realized that the area around them was quiet, a bit to quiet. It was as if her and Kyoma were the only living beings there. 'If it wasn't for our breathing, I wouldn't even be able to tell that we're both still here in the cave. Best be on our guard, anything can happen and its best that we stayed prepared this time. Can't risk being seperated again.'
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:57 pm
Kyoma furrowed her eyebrows, frustrated of their current situation. She glanced back to Haruko, barely able to make out her figure in the darkness."Maybe it's us who 'teleported' somewhere." She had noticed that nothing in the cave looked familiar.
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 2:15 pm
Haruko nodded and muttered, "Could be, I wasn't really paying attention to our position layout, more on finding where the guys were." She thought for a bit before asking Kyoma, "What now Kyoma-chan? Should we continue moving forward?"
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 2:41 pm
Kyoma pouted her lips, thinking of a way to get out of this mess. If we continue on our own, there's a chance that we might end up getting lost. If we stay here, then we might not find the guys unless they try looking for us.
Kyoma shook her head, having no idea which idea would be best. They couldn't risk getting lost, but they also couldn't risk losing the others. "I don't know Haruko, but anything can happen, whether we stay here or if we wander off on our own."
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