Facing Judgement

[Nights Sandalio]

Cell 3

Noir stopped, looked down a hallway and continued going forward, “hundreds? I haven't actually counted them, but trust me, there's a lot of them”

“I don't either,” Kuthin whispered back, “but what other option do we have right now?” He was glad she was on the same page as him, she seemed trustworthy, for the time being. “We can't trust what he says but he seems to have some place in mind..” Kuthin tried with all his might to summon some magic to his hand, hoping that Noir wouldn't notice but to no avail the collar was still holding him back.

Noir suddenly turned around stopping in between an intersection, startling Kuthin, and pointed down a dark hallway with a bright white light at the end, “that way leads to the outside, I just don't know where you'll end up, I've never been outside myself”. He pointed his torch toward the second hall to the left, “and this one leads further into the cell were the others most likely are. “I’ll be going this way to find Edyn”

Kuthin bit his lip and looked at Aria, he needed to find the rest of his party but didn't want to leave her alone, “what do you think we should do?”

Cell 4

Loch swallowed hard on Syus’ words, “thankfully there wasn't a squish button”. He walked to the cell bars to take a better look at the torch, “that may be a way out, or another clue. It's a shame we can't call Jasper back, otherwise we would probably be free by now”.

He looked around the now brighter cell and at what they were wearing, seeing if anything was long enough to reach it, but then there was the fire. He sighed, “I guess we’re back to square one waiting for Jasper and back to us looking for ourselves”

Cell 2

Arcana's eyes lit up when Jasper said the magic word, “Loch? Blue hair, violet eyes and super serious?” She grabbed Jasper by the shoulders, “I need you to take me to him, now”

“Easy now Arcana,” Yume said prying her off of Jasper, “unless you know a way out were still technically in our cell, just the basement level” she watched the pinkette frown, ‘seems like she's going through withdraws....’

Yume let go of Arcana and looked at the door, “I've seen too many scary movies involving children, I’d rather take what’s behind door number 1” looking back to Arcana she smiled, “are you going to back us up with your magic?” Arcana nodded, still pouting.

Yume picked up a few more rocks and readied herself, “whenever your ready Haize, just throw the door open”

The scratching behind the door suddenly stopped like it knew it was going to happen. A soft purr like sound came from behind it.

Cell 5

Kasius blinked a few times looking at the wing that poked him, how had he not noticed until now? Stress from the situation at hand? That wasn't important right now, aside from that fact that he could swear he heard Riku snicker at him. She was. Nakarah had returned, and with a key after she explained the horror that she went through to get it, “are you alright?”

Riku waved to Nakarah, “Hi,” she said with a toothy grin, “I think your the one I saw run away that lead me to these two” she nodded her head towards Jarel and Kasius.

Kasius watched as jarle used the key to try to unlock the cell door but felt his heart sink when the key wouldn't work, “there's no way…”

“When you try your best but you don't succeed” Riku sang, sawing her body slightly. Her ears lowered suddenly feeling Kasius glare at her, sending shivers up her spine.

“Are you sure it doesn't fit?” he looked at the key in his hand, “is there another place you can put a key? A crack in the wall?” Kasius looked around the cell for such a think.

Riku looked at the key and tilted her head, “try putting the handel in first, if it works don't ask me how I came to that conclusion” she said looking away. She wasn't ready to explain “Mr. Bunny” and how they had him locked away in the basement with a special key.

Cell 6

“I’m here to help anyone in need, also to make sure that our guests aren't hurting one another. There was quite the argument that brought me here” she looked at Magnus and Ice, raising her eyebrow and smirking seeing her reuniting with one of the new cellmates.

Balgrim sighed and looked at Edyn sternly, “can you at least give us some sort of hints out of here?” he watched as Edyn looked at him, looking like she was waiting for something more. “...Please?” he grumbled. She instantly grinned at the man.

“Politeness will almost get you what you want boys” she brought her hand to her chin, thinking what she could give away to them. She smiled and snapped her fingers thinking of one, “lefty loosey, righty tighty and straight to the sky”

“...That’s all?” Balgrim narrowed his eyes at her watching Edyn nodded and looking pretty proud at what he had done. “Which cell is it?”


“That I’m not telling, it’s such an easy hint as well”. She sighed, looking off to the side looking sad, “i'm actually going to be sad if you do figure out and leave...but,” she giggled, “there's always the halls you have to get through”

“Your some sort of sikko, you know that?”

“I've been called worse darling” Edyn winked at Balgrim who looked uneasy.

Ice hugged him back, instant relief hit her as the two embraced. Someone she knew. “I could as you the same thing! I was taken after a kil- careful you’ll get blood on you” she looked at his clothing after he let go, seeing that only a single faint mark transferred from her to him. Looking at the blond she couldn't help but smile and laugh, “it's good to see you as well”

“How did you get here? Are you alone?” she was cared that here was alone here like her, but was also scared that Zamar was here as well since he was nowhere in sight.

Cell 7

Quintus followed after the two. The girl was small but fast, and the fact that she had a head start wasn't helping.

Quintus felt a heaviness on his back and something moving at his side, glancing down he saw that his sword was back at his side, which meant that his shield was back as well. Reaching for his shield he saw the girl look back at the two, her eyes seeming to glow in the darkness of the hallway.

With all his might he threw his shield toward her, having it bounce off the wall right above her head, making her drop to her knees and cover her head. In one fell swoop Quintus grabbed the girl by her shoulders locking her arms in place. He felt her tense up when he first grabbed her but relaxed realizing she was caught. “Running from us looks really suspicious, we just wanted to know if you could lead us to a way out of here”

The girl sighed and looked forward into the darkness, “Joker, I’ve been captured” her tone hushed as Quintus glanced at her funny. A door opened in front of them, illuminating the hallway and gave off a golden glow from inside. “Joker said to go inside, he’ll meet you shortly” she looked up at Quintus, looking not pleased with herself, “and you can let me go, there's nowhere for me to go from here”

Quintus hesitated before letting her go, watching her walk through the doors where “Joker” would be expecting them. He looked back to Zamar before following after her, picking up his shield in the process and mounting it to his arm.

The room was large in size, lit up with torches along the walls giving its golden glow. In the center of the room was a long table surrounded by chairs, looking like it could seat more than twenty people, no one sat at the table. Along one side of the walls were heavy looking doors, a total of five and all with no markings on them. The only ones inside the room were the girl that lead them inside and a tall man stepping out from behind one of the doors.

“Greetings gentlemen, Zamar, Quintus, you two are the first to arrive here” he welcomed them in a peaceful tone, a confident smile played on his lips as he walked over to the table, “please, take a seat, i'm sure you two have plenty of questions, and I suppose I can entertain you while we wait for the others” the girl hid behind the taller male wrapping her arms around his waist, watching the two men, peeking out from behind him.

“He knows who we are,” Quintus whispered, eyeing the two ahead of them, “I’m fine standing right here” he announced to the new person, his hand on the hilt of his sword, waiting for anything to happen.

[Shade Ryan]

Cell Three

The thought of being free outside the many tunnels drove every instinct to run. Biting her lip she looked to the hall with a small frown. Toying with her long brown hair she then looked to Kuthin. “If you have friends here, we should try to free them as well…” Shifting on her feet she glanced to Noir, “Is there another path that leads to the other cells?”

Cell Four

“It wouldn’t hurt to try to call the Raven, or wolf boy back,” Syus said with a small laugh glancing in the darkness. The outside cell had been quiet for some time, and it was starting to get on his nerves that there was no other sound other than him and Loch.

“Jasper! Did you find anything!?” Syus frowned when all he heard was the echo down the hall into the darkness. Shaking his head he leaned against the bars and glanced around the better lit cell. There wasn’t much in clues as he had hoped to find, just more cracks but nothing as to help them out.

Cell Two

“Yeah sounds like him,” Jasper said to Arcana with a small frown as he glanced towards Haiz, turning his head to the side.

“Awe...I wanted to see what was in the cell..” Jasper pouted when he heard his name being called from above them. He then glanced towards Arcana, “Is there anything you want to ask Loch? Or at least tell him?” He gave her a small smile, “I am sure we will run into each other again…” Looking up he sighed before calling back, “I’ll be there soon!” He shivered as it seemed to echo loudly above them, ‘Was that a bad idea considering what might be through the door…’

Nodding when all were ready she quickly opened the door and quickly flew back unsure of what to expect to come out of the other side. ‘Please don’t let this be a bad idea door…’ Haiz thought as she slowly knelt down to grab herself a rock.

Cell Five

“Backwards?” Jarel scoffed at the key before shrugging, “I suppose that wouldn’t hurt to try...but I don’t see how backwards would work. Would it even fit that way?”

“I’m alright, just you really don’t want to know what is outside of these cells and out of the tunnels..” she shivered at the thought as she glanced towards Riku, “I assume you came with someone..”

“She did,” Jarel said trying the key backwards in the lock to get it to open, “Though only a friend of mine and Kuthin’s are in the cell along with a girl named Yume. I guess this is Yume’s companion.”

“I see..” Nakara bent down and petted the kit on her head, “Better than the things outside. They are ten times as big as this one..” Glancing over her shoulder, her eyes narrowed, ‘What was that?’ Looking back to her cellmates, it appeared Jarel hadn’t heard anything since he was busy with the lock. “Did any of you hear something?”

“Not. A. Thing,” Jarel grunted as he tried to get the key to turn in the lock, “If this doesn’t work Riku, do you have another idea?” He glanced to the kit on the ground, hoping she may have another idea to get them out.

Cell Six

“Sounds like it's one of the bars…” Ray said a little amused, “There are plenty of us to try each one at least once before going to the other cell to try.” Ray glanced to Balgrim, ‘Though I’m sure he could probably break them instead of twisting. But getting the others to help may be a bit of a challenge.’ “Alright, let's give this a try. Everyone grab a bar and start to twist it left then right, then straight up. One of these bars has to be the way out.”

Magnus glanced towards Edyn with little interest in what she had to say. “How can we tell if she's even telling the truth in getting out?” Grumbling he glanced to Ray, ‘Really wish we could kill him at least. He thinks this is all a game.’

“The bars are the way out?” He arched an eyebrow towards Ray finding it a little hard to believe. “The bars are the way out? You really believe that?”

“Do you have a better plan?” Ray growled as he turned towards the cell bars and started to fiddle with it, ‘Left, right, up.’

“I don’t believe it would work,” Zenos mumbled under his breath as he glanced to Magnus who shook their head. ‘Guess it can’t hurt to try...but feel dumb in doing it...’ He went to the bars closest to him and started to twist and push up. He glanced towards Magnus who was being stubborn and watching him, “Will you help? The sooner we get out of here the sooner we can hopefully find Jarel.”

“Fine but only because I want to find the others,” Magnus went to the other side of the cell bars and started to test them to get them to twist and push up, “This is stupid.”

“Stop complaining!” Zenos warned as he moved onto the next when nothing happened.

“Sorry for the sudden disappearance,” running a hand through his hair he glanced down at the small spot of blood and frowned, “Really, we’ve killed how many together and your worried about a little blood?” He turned his head to the side a little confused by the reaction.

“Some cloud thing came out of nowhere as I was walking with Zamar back home,” he frowned thinking about it, “If Zamar is here, I rather he be at home instead..” he glanced back at Ice with a small smile, “It’s at least good to see one familiar face in this bunch.”

Cell Seven

Following behind Quintus, Zamar glanced to where the woman had ducked out of sight behind the man he guessed was “Joker”. ‘Odd name…’ he gave a small shrug and glanced around the room, the baren table and the torches were enough to set him off edge, “Were you expecting us?” He glanced towards the man a little nerved that they knew them already, ‘I really don’t like this place.’

“Think I’ll stand if it’s all the same,” Zamar glanced to Quintus and realized they had their sword, he slowly checked to see if his weapon had returned as well. When his hand touched his hilt it brought some relief that not everything was bad now. ‘Now just got to figure out where the hell we are…’

“I don’t suppose you can answer some questions while we are waiting for whomever to show up?” Zamar asked glancing to Joker and the woman they had followed.

[Nights Sandalio]

Cell 3

Kuthin felt relieved with her decision, they would try to free their friends, but that also meant they would be stuck with Noir longer. “I take it since we're all going the same way now we have to follow you still?” he knew the answer, he was just hoping that there was an alternative one that could make the group split up, Noir on his own and Kuthin and Aria together.

“Well, there’s only one way right now until we enter a large room that has doors to where the other cells are located. Makes me wonder if any of your other friends made it out yet” Noir walked down the hall that supposedly lead to the room with the doors that they would need. “I just hope that none of your friends are dealing with Edyn, or that she found any of them interesting…”

“What does that mean?” Kuthin asked immediately following after him, “she's not going to hurt them or anything, right?”

Noir shook his head, “only play with them. I think the lord of this realm forbids any kind of harm to the people that come here, otherwise, I would have been dealt with a long time ago” he laughed sheepishly.

Kuthin slowed his pace so Noir was a good two feet ahead of them, “is his scent down this hall as well?” he whispered to Aria

Cell 4

Loch hoped that Syus’ voice could be heard wherever Jarel had flown to. He began to check the cell one more time for any other strange markings like he had found, hoping in the back of his mind that there was no squish button to be found, or that one even existed.

Hearing Jarels voice echo through the hall brought some hope, “wondering if he did find anything other than more darkness” he stopped in front of the tile he pushed in before, curious he tried to push it in more but it wouldn't budge, he was glad that there was no other tricks it could perform. But what caught his eye was that the symbol on the tile itself had changed? It was upside down from what it previously looked like. Following where the symbol now pointed he saw that a few tiles on the bottom had moved as well, he must have not noticed while he was panicking about possibly getting squished.

Using his foot he tapped the tiles along the floor and they surprisingly moved with little to no effort. “Hey Syus?” he moved two tiles out of the way as a third became loose, “I may have found a way out? Only if we're small enough it seems…”


Cell 2

The door swung open and filled the hallway with an almost blinding light, Arcana shielded her eyes with her arms while Yume flinched from the light, keeping her eyes locked onto the room, awaiting what would come out of the room.

There was nothing at first, the room seemed empty, cushions and pillows scattered all around the floor, a single window looking out to what looked like an ocean and a single light in the middle of the room that lit up the hall. Then there was the sound of a soft cooing noise.

Out from between some pillows and cushions came a fax catlike creature that was, see-through? And on fire? It was small in size, had large ears, white eyes and two orbs like lights on its head and chest that seemed to flicker like a small fire. It walked up to the four stepping out of its room, its tail swaying behind it effortlessly, before stopping right at the entrance.

It sat down and made the cooing noise once more, looking at them to see if they understood it. Seeing Arcana move behind Yume with glowing green hands waiting for a chance to attack it knew they couldn't. It tried once more, making a sound that sounded like a warped language, but nothing.

Yume eyed the creature closely, but lowered her hands that held the rocks, “I think it's trying to talk to us…” seeing the creature nodded and try once more, letting out a growl that sent Arcana hiding behind Arcana.

“That was a dragon growl!” the pinkette nearly shrieked.

The creature looked apologetic and tried a few more times until it could match their language, “how about this? Ah, this sounds much better” it gave a cat-like grin to the four in front of it, “greetings, thank you for letting me out of there, it had been so long”

“It talks like us…” Arcana squeaked. Poking her head out from behind Yume.

“I don't mean to frighten you” it spoke calmly, tilting its head to the side.

“It's like a tiny Riku” Yume knelt down to get a better look at the creature, leaving Arcana exposed, “just what are you?”

“I am a Void Walker” it exclaimed happily.

Cell 5

“Yume is my bestie,” Riku giggled, “and now I’m really glad I went on that walk with her, she would have been lonely” she leaned her head into Nakaras pets unconsciously. “We can also look for another way out of here, that key had to go to something”

Kasius was lad that she was back but worried about what she had seen, would they run into more of what she saw? And the fact that she said they were ten times bigger than Riku made him worry more. But they had to be out first. Watching Jarle struggle with the key made him lose faith that it was their answer.

Rikus ears perked up hearing something off in the distance, “a voice?” she looked at Kasius to see if he had heard anything, but the male shook his head. Riku looked at Nakara, “was it our imagination? Or are we slowly going crazy?”

Kasius sighed, looking at the door that Jarle was struggling with when he noticed it. Making sure he still had the key in the keyhole Kasius took ahold of the cell door bars and lifted, it was heavy for him but he managed to lift it a good three feet before he could no longer rise it up. “Can you get under?” he grunted holding up the cell for Jarel.

Cell 6

Balgrim complied with Ray and tried one of the bars, but felt that it didn’t move, he moved onto the next bar and still nothing.

Edyn grinned watching a few of them try the bars when she giggled, “oh, maybe it was the other way,” she grinned, “there are so many cells, it’s hard to keep track which ones are which”

Balgrim narrowed his eyes at the woman, “you think your so funny don't you”

“Hilarious actually” Edyn laughed.

“I’d rather deal with Kuthin” he sighed and tried the bars once again.

“The same cloud took me a well,” Ice raised an eyebrow thinking of the cloud, “though if saved me from falling and seriously hurting myself” she rubbed the back of her head. “But I really hope he's at home and not here..”

Ice watched Magnus as he worked on the bars, “I'm only taking cautious because there's a vampire in this cell if it wasn't for his friend and the witch on the other side of the bars who know what would have happened…” ‘ though it was our fighting that brought her here’ the thought made he wish she stayed back at the guild and let Hiro go alone, but then the thought of him stuck in her situation made her frown. “Let's just help out with these bars” she sighed, turning and twisting the closet ones near her.

Balgrim felt like he was going to go off on Edyn, her smirk as she watched them was starting to irritate him and all he wanted to do was wipe it off her face with his fist. In the midst of his violent thoughts of Edyn one of the bars, he was turning moved, “g-got one!” he was shocked that she would actually tell the truth about escaping.

He felt that it was done unscrewing from whatever was holding it and pulled it up, only about a foot out of the floor. Balgrim looked at the top of the bars to see what was stopping it and realized that he had messed up this escape method himself, accidentally of course. The bar was one of the cell bars that was bent by the flying tile into the current cell. The bar only raised about a foot out of the ground.

Ice watched Balgrim work on the bar and facepalmed when she realized what happened, “you breaking into this cell ruined our chances of escaping…”

Balgrim glared at Edyn, “you said you would tell us a way out!”

“I did, I also never said it would work” Edyn couldn't help but laugh at his face, “but I promise you all of you have seen one other option, and yes, this one does work”

Cell 7

Joker smiled and leaned against the table putting his arm around Jester calming her down, “of course, we have, we have all the time in the world until your friends come in”

“Where are our friends? Where are we?” Quintus asked the man who seemed really relax about the situation.

“Your party is fine Quintus, though, one of your members is with someone who shouldn't be trusted” Loker looked towards one of the doors while Jester looked annoyed at the mentioned person.

“Your brother is fine as well Zamar, though he’s not in a good situation but is with good company,” she giggled, “as for where you are you are in our homewold of Gaia, a much diffrent place from both your worlds”

“As for this room, this is where all the cells meetup, so eventually this is where everyone should end up, theres only one dead end so it shouldnt take too much time for them to come here”

“I don't like the sound of all of this…” Quintus looked at Zamar, curious of what he was going to ask.

[Shade Ryan]

Cell Three

‘Great was hoping to get away from him for at least a little bit,’ Aria frowned as she followed behind Kuthin and Noir. Looking to the cave walls as she passed them, curious of where exactly they were. She glanced towards Noir at the mention of his sister, she scowled unsure if she liked the sound of his sister. ‘Hope we don’t run into her...she doesn’t sound nice.’

Aria glanced to Kuthin as she took a few sniffs of the cave before nodding and keeping her voice low, “Its old but he’s been here before…” An ear twitched as she looked back behind them, wondering if they should find their own way, “I was hoping we would be able to get away from him…”

Cell Four

“He might have found something,” Syus replied looking back to Loch and watching him mess with the tiles.

The tiles seemed to be easy to move, as he walked closer he looked at the tiles a little more closely before looking back to Loch. “Where do you think it will lead us?” He glanced to the cell bars wondering if Jasper had returned yet. There didn’t seem to be any sign of the Raven. Shrugging he knelt down and looked to the gap, it wasn’t very big and knew with some effort he might be able to fit. “I may be able to wiggle through but it’ll be tight. Will you be able to fit? If not I wonder if I can find a way back and help you get out another way from outside the cell…” He frowned unsure of another possible way out.

Cell Two

The blinding light from behind the door caused Haiz to fall to the ground, dropping the rocks in the process. When no searing pain came, red eyes looked to her hands to be sure before looking to the creature within.

The creature was something she had never seen before. The way it tried to communicate was interesting, when it was clearly not a threat Haiz slowly got to her feet. “A Void Walker? What is that?” She glanced to Yume who didn’t seem to be as afraid as her and Arcana.

“How did it get here?” Jasper frowned looking at the strange creature, he looked behind him to the tunnel, “Is it a creature of this world?”

Cell Five

“I am sure that I had heard something,” Nakarah frowned watching the two with the key, “Sorry I had hoped it would have worked…”

“It’s okay, it was worth a shot,” Jarel replied as he looked to Kasius who seemed to have an idea.

Watching them lift the cell bars three feet from the ground. It was a good distance for him, but he wasn’t sure if Kasius would be able to get through. “I could manage, but getting you out…”

“What if we both lift it? It may work in getting him out,” Nakara offered picking up Riku and moving away from the door with her.

“We can try that,” Jarel knelt low and crawled on his belly, grunting with the effort to crawled under the bars. Nakarah had grabbed his hand as he turned his head so that his horns wouldn’t get caught. Keeping his wings tightly to his body as he wiggled past the bars and rolled to freedom. He glanced to Nakarah who had started to laugh at the way he had wiggled out of the cell, and got to his feet. He looked to Kasius as he placed his hands just under Kasius’. “Alright your turn,” holding the bars up in place to where they wouldn’t fall.

Nakarah moved to the other side of Jarel and helped to hold the bars in place, “Think you can get out?”

Cell Six

“If it wasn’t going to work why mention it at all?” Ray growled as he released the bar he had been checking. ‘I am done listening to this woman,’ he looked around the cell seeing where everyone was at. Most had been trying to find a way out though so far no one had.

Zenos slumped to the floor defeated on getting out of the cell. Magnus walked over to him and patted his head. Glaring at the demon he shoved their hand away and got to his feet. “Stay here,” he growled looking to the cell bars on the other side that Edyn had hid behind.

“Zenos? What are you going to do?” Magnus frowned watching Zenos move across the cell and to the other cell bars.

Grabbing the bars, Zenos closed his eyes trying to calm himself. When he was sure that he could speak without growling, he looked to Edyn, focusing on the darkness behind her so that he wouldn’t see how smug she was. “Please let us out,” Zenos tried to keep the pleading out of his voice as he was sure it wouldn’t work either way.

Shaking his head, Ray moved to the center of the cell and looked for a possible way out. His eyes soon fell to Magnus, a small smile came to his lips as he walked over to the half breed. Stopping a few feet from them, “You and your friend aren’t normal are you?”

“What’s it to you?” Magnus growled taking a step back from them.

“If you are a demon then why not attack all in this room? Isn’t that what your best at?” Ray smirked watching the young demon before him.

“I don’t just eat humans,” Magnus baring his sharp teeth at him, “Would you like to find out?”

Ray quickly put up his hands and shrugged, “We are on the same side, though why can’t you just nibble on the ones who aren’t demons.”

“I got in trouble once for attempting it, I rather not try again,” he glared at the demon before slowly moving away from the creepy red haired demon.

“Didn’t know you were on a leash,” Ray teased watching Magnus from the corner of his eye, the demon flashed their sharp teeth at him.

“Don’t tempt me, I’m really tempted to bite you and watch you bleed,” Magnus snarled getting annoyed with the demon.

“Vampire? Why would one of them be here?” Zami glanced around wondering if he could spot the one she had referred to. He then shrugged, “Breaking out wasn’t exactly my idea, it was more of the red haired one there…” He pointed to the one pestering Magnus, “But at least we are stuck together with someone we know.” He smiled to her and glanced towards Zenos who seemed to be trying to figure another way out.

“Seems the bars was a way for her to toy with us..” Zami frowned and shook his head, “I don’t think we will get anywhere with her help…”

Cell Seven

“Gaia? Great, talk about being really far from home,” Zamar grumbled as he crossed his arms, though the news of his brother being alright did lighten his spirits a little. He glanced to Quintus with a small frown, “Are your friends in danger then?”

“I still don’t understand all this,” he glanced to the door they had came from, “Perhaps you can at least tell us why we are here?” He looked from Joker then to the woman they had followed.

[Nights Sandalio]

Cell 7

Joker laughed, “I know, I’m sorry it had to be this way but our Lord wishes to meet with you. And I will try to answer all your questions to the best of my ability, others should be here shortly. He should be here when all of us are gathered”

Quintus raised an eyebrow, “Lord? Are we talking about the ones with power over people and land? Or..” he paused, “the celestial kind?” on “Gaia” who knows what authority this place?

Jester giggled seeing Quintus uneasiness mentioning the later, “what’s the difference?”

As in sync the two looked at each other like they had the same idea, Jester broke away from her brother and went over to one of the doors and swung it open.

Cell 3

Noir walked straight ahead, still not glancing at the passing hallways to the right and left of them. He looked like he knew where he was going.

Kuthin slowed his pace hearing what Aria had said, “I was hoping the same” he looked behind them with her and wondered if they would do any better with or without Noir, but there was still the chance that the madman was leading him to his friends so he had to take that into consideration.

“Almost there, see?” Noir pointed down the hall they were going down that had a door at the very end.

“That’s where my friends are? As well as the others?”” Kuthin said following where Noir was pointing.

“They should be gathering in there, I always end up there, knocked out and taken to a new cell each time I reach this point” Noir rubbed the back of his head.

The door at the end of the hall opened up, displaying a silhouette of a person, “come quick if you want to live!” a girls voice shouted to the three of them.

Thinking quick quick Kuthin grabbed Arias hand and ran with her through the door, it slamming behind them by the person who called out to them.

They seemed to come across some sort of dining hall with a large table in the middle, there were other people in it as well. A certain blue haired boy caught Kuthins eye, “Quin?”

Quintus turned around to see his white haired friend, “Kuthin!” Quintus ran to his friend

Kuthin let go of Arias hand and ran to his friend, the two colliding in a hug.

“Aww, doesn't it just warm your heart” Joker smiled. His eyes fell on Aria and gestured her to come closer, “your safe here Aria, please, take a seat and make yourself comfortable while we wait for the others” he looked at the table he was leaning on and at the empty chairs that no one was sitting in.

There was banging from behind the door and muffled voice, Jester leaned in and pretend to be worried, “oh no, someone got locked out”. Behind the door Noir could be heard yelling her name before becoming silent, “and he’s out” she skipped back to her brothers side smiling.

“That was one of the people we had spoken about, your brother,” Joker looked at Zamar, “has been stuck with a horrible woman who enjoys…”playing” with people”

Cell 2

“I am not from here,” the Void Walker looked to Jasper, “no one is truly from this world. We all came from original home worlds, though some, like myself, have forgotten where we originally come from” the tips of the ears lowered and the light on its head dimmed slightly.

“I was locked in here long ago, stuck and powerless” it looked back into the room, looking at the rooms light source, almost annoyed”

Yume looked over the creature curiously, it vaguely reminded her for Riku and it didnt at the same time. She reached out her hand to it, hesitating glancing at the flame on its head even though she felt no heat coming from it. She put her hand on the odd creature with her hand passing through the flame. Retracting her hand she looked it over in confusion, “no burns?”

“My flames only burn those who are untrustworthy, and you four, as well some others in this place are trustworthy”

“You can sense the others? Do you know who the bad guys who brought us here are?” Arcana looked at the Void Walker hopefully, not daring to move closer to it.

The Void Walker nodded, “I can sense a couple that are nearby, three just went out of range of my sense, but if you close that door I can expand it” it looked at Haize, wondering why she was behind the door in the first place.

“Does that mean you can lead us out of here?” Yume asked petting it on the head, still curious about the flame on its head, not to mention the one on its chest.

“Most certainly!” it chirped, “unless the layout changed of course”

“Freedome!” Arcana cheered.

Yume looked back toward Jasper, “that reminds me, aren't your cellmates calling for you?”

Arcana gasped and turned to Jasper, fire in her eyes, “you have to help save master Loch!”

Cell 4

“If you can squeeze through there you can try pulling the torch like a leaver, or look around the outside of the cell that we couldn't see from inside” Loch smiled, reassuring him that would be fine.

He moved more tiles out of the way until they wouldn't move anymore. It looked like the torchlight from their cell continued on from what he could see through the hole he made.

“Seems like were in a corner cell” Loch said as he stood up looking at Syus, “think you can fit through? If you can I belive i can as well? He tilted his head looking back at the hole in the wall.

Cell 5

Riku watched the three of them work together to get Jarel out of the cell and work on Kasius next.

Kasius moved his hands from under Jarels and made his way out from under the door, grabbing into the sides of the door frame and using them to pull and slide him out underneath the door, it didn't get him far so some extra effort and wiggling was needed to get him out of the cell. “Thanks guys” he smiled to Nakarah and Jarel.

“Jailbreak!” Riku giggled, her tail swaying from side to side. Her ears perked up hearing voices and banging this time. Turning to where the noise was coming from she saw a light move down a hall, “guys we have movement” she pointed her paw towards where the light had now disappeared.

Cell 6

Edyn looked at Zenos , a bit taken back, but then burst into laughter.

Balgrim growled tightening his grip on the cell bar, “this aint no laughing matter lady!”

“Oh, but it is,” Edyn grinned. She snapped her fingers as a figure shrouded in a cloak morphed from the shadows and handed her an odd looking key.

“Please is the magic word” she grinned, especially at the ones she had played with the most. She inserted the key out of sight from the cell and disappeared when it made a clicking sound. The cell bars began to rattle and slowly started to retract into the wall of the cell opening up the room.

“Those missing friends or family may want to go down this hall and through the first door you see...or not, it's your life” the cloaked person said boredly before morphing back into the shadows where they came from.

Balgrim took the opportunity to step out of the cell and look around where they were. At one end of the hallway seemed like endless darkness, on the other end was a long hallway with a single light illuminating a double door.

Suddenly the bars from the other cell fell away from the walls that they were attached to and collided onto the floor with a loud crash, Edyns laugh was heard nearby.

“If were looking for friends and family go through a door?” Ice looked at Zami unsure if they could trust the new person that had appeared in front of them that had given them the advice, “do you think think it would be that easy?”

“The witch let us go by saying please,” Balgrim nodded his head toward Zeno, “don't know if she how desperate you were and let us go out of pity or that really was a way out” Balgrim looked back at the door he saw in the distance, ‘no way in hell it's that simple’

“Or she's nearby and playing with us still” Ice moved to the other cell that Zami and the others broke through from and looked what opened on that end. She saw a door down a long hallway illuminated by a torch, “there's a door down here” she said in almost disbelief.

“And there's one down this way as well,” Balgrim looked down the hallway with the door, “who's to say is the right one?”

Ice sighed, this was not helping. She looked back to Zami, “which one do you think Zamar is behind?”

Balgrim shook his head and headed down the hallway he originally saw, “I’m going down this one, I have a party to find and I’m hopin’ there behind this one”

[ Door options ]

[Shade Ryan]

Cell six

Zenos stared at where the bars once were amazed that it had actually worked in getting them free only to be riddled with what door to enter. He gave a small groan and wished the bars were in front of him to hit his head against. He was getting tired of the game this seemed to be. He jumped when he felt a hand on his shoulder and looked towards Magnus who gave a small shrug, "Who would have known that would work?"

"Don't think any of us really did..." Magnus admitted glancing from one entrance to the other, "At least we have more room to roam as we think this one through..."

“Do we follow muscle and the brain?” Zenos glanced towards Balgrim, “You made it nearly impossible for the white haired girl to trust you.”

“She has blood on her, it makes me hungry,” Magnus muttered in protest kicking at a stone on the floor, “I don’t want to follow them..” He glanced to the red haired male who decided to follow Balgrim.

“Then I guess we head down the other door,” Zenos looked to the blond haired male and the white haired female deciding to wait and see which door they would take.

“We can try this door and if its nothing we can always turn back,” Zami offered looking to the door as he followed Ice. The door was nothing like the doors back on earth, and the pure darkness on the other side made his skin crawl. Walking towards the door, Zami felt the small weight of his sword as it returned. He glanced down at it unsure if it would disappear again. Opening the door more wide he glanced back to the three, he knew Ice would follow after him. But the other two he wasn’t so sure on. “What door are you going to chose?”

Red eyes didn’t miss a beat as Zenos watched Zami approach the door they had chosen, seeing the blade returned to them he shifted uncomfortably next to Magnus. “We were thinking the same door,” Zenos replied uneasy as he glanced to the white haired woman, “We don’t trust the other way.”

“Shouldn’t you have thought of that before your vampire friend there attacked my friend?” Zami watched Magnus shrink back behind Zenos who stood firm between them.

“Vampire?” Zenos turned his head a little curious, “If you know that much then it wouldn’t surprise you that he is actually half. As for his blood lust it is something he is working on controlling.” He looked to Magnus who averted his gaze and looked back down to the floor. With a small sigh Zenos shook his head before looking to Ice, “He really is sorry, and will be punished by Jarel once we run into him.”

“I’m sorry,” Magnus shifted as he glanced to the dark spaces on the walls as if Jarel would lash out at him any moment, “May we go with you? We can lead and if we attack you can easily slay us with your sword…” Magnus offered.

“Hey, wait, what?” Zenos’ eyes grew wide, “I don’t agree to that!”

“Please? The other guy scares me…” Magnus glanced towards the other door as if Ray would hear him, “I can stay here…”

“Like hell you will, who knows what happens to those who remain in a tunnel…” Zenos crossed his arms in defeat, “Fine they can slay us if worse comes to worse, but I don’t like it..”

Walking alongside Balgrim, Ray moved to the door and let the male in first before closing it behind them. Not bothering to see if the others had followed or not. Looking to the people already inside, he felt they may have missed something as a girl with brown wolf ears and tail seemed to be confronting someone who leaned against the table, and another had embraced and seemed to be talking quietly. The other in the room seemed to keep to himself, watching them. Crossing the room towards the farthest of walls, he looked to the random table in the room with chairs around it. It seemed oddly placed within the maze of tunnels.

The Gathering

Zamar was going to pursue as to why the lord would want to see them, but was distracted when the woman had headed to the door. Allowing two new figures into the room. It wasn’t long before Kuthin recognized one of them and embraced. Golden eyes fell to the other who had came in their brown ears were back and her tail fluffed as she looked to Joker.

When Joker spoke to Zamar, he looked to the male, “Will she harm him in anyway?” He glanced to the door that the two had came from as the woman skipped happily, “What will happen to the one on the other side?”

“Nothing,” Aria said with a growl to her voice, “He’s been down every hall and I’m sure in more than one cell. His scent is everywhere, but not in this room. Am I correct?” Her eyes didn’t leave Joker as he leaned against the table.

‘We traded a small cell for an even bigger one,’ she stole a glance towards Kuthin wondering when they would realize the same.

“Wait what?” Zamar looked from Aria to Joker confused.

“We aren’t the first to be here, nor will we be the last I’m sure,” Aria replied with a small shrug, “The scent is old so they weren’t here long. Our guide however has been here a very long time…” She shivered at the thought and glanced to Zamar unsure if he was trustworthy. The faint smell of blood caught her attention looking for the source. She didn’t see any wounds on the two close together and so was sure it was the redhead who had gotten hurt, “How did you injure yourself?”

“Trying to pick a lock, the blood is dry,” he glanced to the handkerchief that Quintin had handed him. It was soaked with blood, and he was certain it would be a pain to get off of his hand, “It doesn’t hurt.”

“Sure it doesn’t,” Aria shook her head and looked around the room then to the chairs. A small smile played on her lips as she looked to the woman who let them in. “If you sit at the table then I’ll sit. I don’t trust this weird place.”

Zamar was going to press if they might have seen anyone else in any cells, but soon the doors had opened and in came a red haired male and a bulky man with dark brown hair. Before he could try to peek on what may lurk on the other side the door was closed by the red haired male. Realizing he had been holding his breath he slowly let it out and looked to Aria curious of what the girl was doing.

Cell Two

Taking a step back from Yume and Arcana Jasper gave a small nod, “I’ll do what I can, until we meet again.”

He glanced to the one hiding behind the door before changing into the raven and soaring back up towards the cell entrance. Knowing he had stayed too long and the two he left behind might be killing each other.

When Jasper had left, Haiz closed the door to the room and watched the Void Walker with some caution. She was a little happy it didn’t see them as a threat. Glancing down the hall, Haiz was certain it was the only way out.

“Do you know how many enemies are here? Not including outside the cave…” She looked back to the Void Walker a little curious, “Or anything you can tell us about this place before you got captured?”

Cell Four

“I can try, but I can’t make any promises,” Syus replied looking to the hole with some doubt.

Moving to the hole that Loch had made, Syus tried to squeeze and wiggle through to no avail. As he was about to pull himself out black eyes looked up at him from the floor causing him to cry out and fall backwards. Looking to the back feathered bird with their head turned. “What the hell Jasper? Where have you been?”

The bird ruffled their feathers and cawed at Syus in annoyance with him before changing back. “What are you two trying to do? As for where I was, I was helping three woman or at least trying to help..”

“You failed and came back, good to know where you lie,” Syus mumbled knowing Jasper would hear.

“If I didn’t return I think a pink haired girl would beat me into a bloody pulp. Anyway, want help with the hole?” Jasper offered eyeing the small hole, “You could have been stuck…”

“I would not have gotten stuck,” Syus crossed his arms annoyed, “Loch thinks the torch is the key in getting us out. So if you’d move it for us as we can’t reach it that would be great.”

“Sounds too easy, what if it’s a trap?” Jasper turned his head to the side looking from Syus to Loch, “It doesn’t sound convincing.”

“Just do it so we can hopefully get out of this cell,” Syus growled as he watched Jasper shrug and walk over to the torch. “Now please move it.”

“If anything bad happens, I’m going to say I told you so,” Jasper replied moving the torch from its placement on the wall. Looking back he hoped he was wrong in it being a trap and didn’t just send them to their doom.

Cell Five

“You’re welcome, now that we are free…” Nakarah glanced to Riku who had mentioned movement and looked down the hall. “Should we check it out?” She looked from Jarel to Kasius, “It would be the only movement I’ve seen other than that weird creature from the way I had come…” She shivered at the thought of the creature and hoped it wasn’t the source of what Riku had heard. Picking the kitsune up she petted her head, “What do you think friend or foe?”

“I hope it can be someone helpful in telling us just where we are,” Jarel grumbled, “Or at least some answers…” He glanced to Kasius wondering what he thought, “If we go, we may discover others…”

[Nights Sandalio]

Meeting room

Balgrim noticed that the redhead that was in the cell decided to go down the same path at him, sucks to be the others if this was right path and they chose wrong. Getting close to the door he felt a familiar weight return to his back, reaching behind him he felt the welcoming could touch of his axe, needless to say he was happy to have it back.

Going through the door he saw a few people he didn't know, but two he knew well. He let out a sharp whistle that caught the attention of the blue haired male embracing the white haired one. “Balgrim!” Quintus ran to the taller male and hugged like had done for Kuthin. Kuthin on the other hand sighed as took his time walking to the two of them looking annoyed.

“I’m happy about Quintus, but did you have to show up now?” he didn't looked impressed with the older male being in the room with him, “have you seen the others?”

Balgrim shook his head, “I helped with a prison break with that one,” he tilted his head toward Ray, “but we broke into another cell with three other people and a hellish woman” he sneered when Edyn came into his head.

“Her name Edyn?” Kuthin asked, and judging by Balgrim’s annoyed look he was on the money, “Aria and I had to deal with her psyco of a brother” he looked for the wolf girl who was talking to the one who had saved them from Noir.

Quintus frowned, they were still missing three people from their group and he grew worried for them. He watched Zamar to see if his brother walked through the door but only to see Balgrim and the redhead walk in he was sure he wasn't with them.

Joker shook his head, “We’re forbidden from harming you or allowing others to do as well, that is the reason your weapons were taken from you and those with strong magical abilities bound like Kuthin over there” he pointed to the white haired male with Quintus and Balgrim.

“And I wouldn't worry about Noir like aria said, he's one of us, but not as important” Jester giggled at his comment, “he's probably looking for Edyn right now to see what else they can do, but your brother is away from her grasp so he has that working for him”

Jester looked at Aria, “I don't see why you don't trust this place, but ok,” she shrugged and took a seat across from where Joker was and leaned back into the chair smiling at the girl, “If anything you can trust this room beyond anything else, Joker and I won’t lie to you, unless it's something were not allowed to tell”

Jesters head snapped looking at Joker, “Joker?” she looked worried about something.

“They’ll be fine, they just might take a little longer to get here” Joker looked at a door that wasn't opened yet, “but we will have others join us pretty soon”. Looking to ray he smiled, “why don't you come join us? It will be some time before everyone comes, some have decided to take a detour”

Dark Room

Ice followed behind Zami when she saw that Zenos and Magnus were following as well. She felt a little on edge until she felt her katana return back at her side, pulling it out of the sheath a little to reveal a black paw print mark above the guard, it was indeed hers.

Hearing the two say sorry and explain why Magnus had been acting that way she scoffed, “so you're like a puppy that’s being trained not to bite, noted”. She sighed seeing how worried Magnus seemed about one of the people Zami was with enough to offer his and his friends life so they can join them, ‘he want from wild caged animal to a tamed pet’.

She took a better look into the room that had no light source whatsoever, the torches that were on the wall had gone out a long time ago and what looked like a window was covered in a thick layer of dust, was it really a window? Or was it just dark outside so no light came through? Everything was coated with a layer of dust like no one had come through this room in ages. Either way it looked like the room continued on through the darkness. Maybe having more people to look though this place would be better.

Ice held her hand out to Magnus, looking the half-ling in the eye, “I’m Ice, you can come along with us but know I have no issue of becoming a demon slayer if you do act out of turn”

Cell 2

With the bright light gone from the room the Void Walker stretched itself out, becoming larger in size and what looked like little stars and lights shone through its body. Now about the size of a large cat and smiled to them, “much better”

Arcana blinked several times at the odd creature.

“With your friend returning to two others I see a total of four groups of people that I can assume they are friendly's, they are located near the cells and the grand room, a lot of them have gathered there so they have escaped their cells”

“Four groups? And some have gathered already? I wonder just how many people were taken here…” Yume asked, not sure if she really wanted the answer.

“As for enemies I can only see five of them, two are in the grand room where everyone is gathering, two are on the move together and the last one is stationary, there's two down this hall i'm not entirely confident with because they have an off feeling…” it looked down the hall where the laughing children were.

“So no way we're going in there, got it” Arcana nodded.

“I want to agree but there's no other way out, right?” Yume looked down the hall where the laughing was

“There are two ways” it said in a matter-of-factly, “one that can take us right to the grand room where everyone was, or the route back to the cell block” it looked above them where their cell floor use to be.

“So join everyone with two baddies or go back to our own cell and wander around? Possibly walking into the other two baddies?”

The Void walker nodded and walked down the hall making it halfway before turning to a wall and pointing to it, “this is our way out, it’s a ladder up, and that's where we will have to make our choice there”

Arcana walked up beside it and touched the wall, seeing her hand slip though it completely, “its an illusion!” she slipped behind it and quickly poked her head out of the wall, “and there's a ladder with lights!”

Yume laughed and looked at Haize, “what do you think we should do? Do the inevitable and join the others or go back to square one?”

“To be fair all tunnels but one go to the grand room” the void walker said with a swish of its tail before jumping onto Arcanas shoulder making the pinkette squeak with surprise.

cell 4

“Good to have you back Jasper” Loch smiled. He rubbed the back of his head hearing the pink haired girls threat, “that could only be Arcana, sorry about her, she's just really...lets just put it as protective”

He watched jasper move the torch from what he believed would be their key out. At first nothing happened but then a rumble was felt around them making the tiles around them shake.

“This is very familiar” Loch said worriedly standing in the middle of the room.

The rumbling started to die down as the cell bars began to sink into the ground opening up the cell to the outside where Jarl was.

Loch blinked a few times, “it worked, and no squishing was involved” he laughed relieved.

Stepping out of the cell he patted Jasper on the back, “thanks for that” what did you learn while you were out?”

Cell 5

“Well there's only one way of finding out” Riku said closing her eyes enjoying the pet.

“I guess we have no other choice but to see what that light was, what other option do we really have?” Kasius removed the torch that lit up the cell and began to walk down the hall, sure that the other two would follow.

A strange feeling at his hip made Kasius feel his side only to see that his sword had returned at his side, “so now we get our weapons back” he said looking back at Nakarah, knowing she had mentioned it before.

Towards the end of the hall stood a cloaked person, startling Kasius as they seemed to morph out of the darkness. The figure fully covered by a cloak only letting their eyes be seen, their bright blue and red eyes seemed to stand out in the darkness. They stood there for a moment watching the four before pointing a cloaked hand down to the left down a hallway. Rikus fur stood on end seeing the man.

“Where exactly does that lead?” he asked weary at the person. They said nothing, just standing completely still, not seeming to breath unless it was a trick from the shadows or torchlight. Kasius looked down the hall where they pointed but saw more darkness. He looked back at Nakarah and Jarel.

[Shade Ryan]

Meeting Room

Watching Jester sit in the chair, Aria then eyed the chair closest to her and poked it. “Taken from our homes, and we are placed into cells, only to now be forced to trust that no harm will come to us,” Aria grumbled as she then sat in the chair half expecting it to do something. Deciding to keep her hands in her lap as a precaution. She then looked over her shoulder towards the two who were now talking to her former cellmate. It had seemed he had found more of his friends.

Brown ears lowered as she didn’t recognize anyone in the room.

Watching the wolf girl, Zamar was a little surprised they had dared one of them to sit down. It was a clever move on her part. He glanced to Jester and Joker having some doubts as to it being a friendly safe room. The only thing he was glad about was having his weapons back, though unsure of where his brother was. A thought occurred to him and he closed his eyes momentarily as he tested it.

‘Zami?’ Zamar sent half hoping his brother was here and half hoping Jester and Joker were lying about him being here.

‘Zamar? Is that you?’ Zami sent to his brother a little shocked that their ability was now working, ‘Where are you?’

‘Tell me something only I would know,’ Zamar replied using some caution as he wasn't sure what this world was capable of. He glanced to Joker and Jester, ‘I'm in a big room and more people keep coming here…’

‘You were stabbed near the heart and nearly died,’ Zami replied a bit bitter about it, ‘We found a door that leads to a dark room, I'm guessing the other way is where you are…’

Pleased with Zami's reply he glanced to the door that Balgrim and Ray had entered, ‘If you were with a redhead and a big guy with muscle they are here…’

‘They were,’ Zami glanced back towards the other door, ‘I'll ask Ice if she wishes to go there instead of this one…’

‘Ice?’ The name he hadn’t expected to hear from his brother had caught him off guard. He quickly recovered his shock and crossed his arms in thought, ‘I wasn’t expecting her to be here…’

‘Neither did I, though I don’t think any of us expected to be here…’ Zami nodded in agreement as he looked to the darkness of the room they had decided to head towards, ‘You don’t think they kept pets down here do you?’

‘Wouldn’t know,’ Zamar replied glancing to the others in the room.

Dark Room

“Puppy?” Magnus looked confused and looked to Zenos for some kind of clarification.

“I think she means something like a hell hound,” Zenos commented with a shrug slowly making his way to the door, until Ice looked back at him.

Gently clasping her hand in a quick shake, Magnus nodded. “Duly noted, I am Magnus…” Letting go of her hand he looked to Zami half expecting some kind of name greeting. But they were what looked to be in a trans and looking into the dark room.

Shaking his head, Zami looked to the three. “Zamar says the two have joined him in a big room.” He looked to Ice, “Shall we head to the other door or see what they may be hiding? It could be a clue as to where we are…”

Looking to the room on the other side it definitely appeared to have been forgotten as if no one had used it and its tunnel in years. A part of him wanted to know if there were clues as to where they were, another part wished to see Zamar. Zami looked back to Ice curious of what she had wanted to do.

Zenos frowned at Zami confused since there were only the three of them that didn’t include himself, “Zamar? There is no one with us with that name…”

“My brother, we can speak to each other,” Zami said with a small smile.

“Are you related to a shadow-” Magnus started when Zenos elbowed him in the ribs taking his breath away momentarily.

“They aren’t from our world, and I seriously doubt it,” Zenos replied crossing his arms, “Well I know Magnus doesn’t wish to go where the red head had gone…”

“You mean Ray?” Zami asked recalling the person in the cell with him, “He’s odd but I don’t think he’s a real threat.”

“Speak for yourself,” Magnus shivered and Zenos raised an eyebrow, “He talked to me while you dealt with getting us out...I rather not repeat what he had said.”

“Did he threaten you?” Zenos growled at the thought until Magnus shook his head, “Then what?”

“He knows I am a demon, and that you’re different too,” He looked to Zenos with worry, “What if he tries something?”

“Sounds like he was hoping to get into your head,” Zenos mumbled shaking his head, “Just keep your distance from him. When we find Jarel we shall let him know.” He smiled at the thought of Jarel handling the red head and stifled a laugh.

‘He can’t fight all our battles…’ Magnus thought and looked back towards the other door with a small shiver that caused his skin to crawl.

Cell Two

‘Hiding things is my job,’ Haiz thought glancing to where Arcana had disappeared, “If our friends are in the room with enemies. We should figure out why or even how to get them out. Unless the Void Walker knows. For now let’s head up and then decide which way.”

‘Hopefully the others will be alright…’ Haiz looked to the hidden ladder and waited for Arcana to reach the top before she would begin her climb.

Cell Four

Glad to not have to say told them so, Jasper turned his head to the side not understanding what he meant by being squished. “There are many tunnels and the three had fallen through their floor landing in a tunnel system with a door on one side and laughter down the hall. One had opened the door, not the pink haired one. I’m not sure what a Void Walker is but that is what was behind the door. Shortly after letting it out you had called and I had returned..”

Jumping out of the cell to be sure the bars wouldn’t return. Syus looked to Jasper confused, “Void Walker, not sure what that is.” He looked to Loch wondering if they knew anything on it.

Cell Five

Jarel and Nakarah followed after Kasius, looking ahead he wasn’t sure if the light had been their imagination. He glanced to Nakarah who had her weapon and seemed pleased to have it back. Testing out his light blue flame, he summoned the fire fox and let it rest on his shoulder. Glad to have it back he looked back on ahead, seeing the shadow of a man Jarel frowned.

“I don’t understand, didn’t we see a light and hear voices this way? Where did they go?” Jarel looked to the man as he stopped behind Kasius, “Do you think it’s a trick?”

“Don’t know about you two, but I’ve about had it with this place,” Nakarah growled aiming an arrow down the hall the shadow man had pointed to. The arrow glowed a soft yellow and she smiled happily as she then released her bomb arrow. ‘Let’s see if it is truly the way out.’

[Nights Sandalio]

Meeting room

“I’m sure once our Lord joins us all will be clear,” Jester smiled and folded her hands in her lap, “we just have to wait for the others to join us , if you look at the amount of chairs in the room you can guess how many were still missing from this room”

Balgrim looked around the room, trapped in another room, “can't we just finish them off?” he asked, pointing to the ax mounted to his back.

“And if they hurt the others because your hostile?” Quintus’ voice cracked at his absurd suggestion, “I expected that from Kuthin but look at him, he hasn't used his magic at all,” he paused, “wait, why haven't you used your magic?” he turned to the now annoyed mage.

Kuthin knocked on the metal collar, “this thing is suppressing my magic, so I’m assuming Loch and Arcana have on as well” he grumbled, almost forgetting about the confounding thing. Quintus and Balgrim looked at one another, different levels on concern on their faces.

“Let's hope we don't have a rampaging dragon by the end of all this” Kuthin whispered to the group.

Joker watched each person individually. He didn't have to worry about Aria since Jester has her sights on her meaning his were as well. The group whispering to each other were interesting, Zamar seemed to be in a meditative state, and then there was Ray, all by his lonesome. He wondered what was running through the demons head.

Dark Room

“Hellhound?” Ice questioned the two, just wondering where the two come from. ‘odd…’

The sound of the familiar name brought her back from her thoughts, “Zamar..” she whispered to herself. The thought of him on the other side of the opposite door made her head light. It would be simple just to go through the other door and see him again, but their cellmates, particularly Magnus didn't want to go through fearing the red head. She sighed.

“Tell him we’ll be right there, I want to make sure this room doesn't cause any issues later, but if you want to go to him you can” she smiled to Zami and walked through the door, kicking up some dust as she walked through.

She went to one of the burnt out torches and took it out of its holder, conjuring the only spell that she knew she snapped her fingers over the torch and lit it ablaze once again emitting a red glow around the room. The room around them had taken on a grey and red coloring, making some things stand out in the darkness. Ice walked over to the window and used the bottom of the torch to clear a small section of the window from the layers of dust. There was no light, only darkness. There was a possibility that it was night time, or that there was nothing for this window to show.

The room was littered with boxes and crates all along the walls, some toppled over from their stacks or just carelessly thrown aside. Along the top of some boxes were small tracks in the layers of dust, belonging to some sort of small animal or creature that had just passed through, its tracks looking fresh compared to the rest of the room.

All the was in the back of the room was a long rectangular door, black in color and with a silver handle that shone in the torchlight, purplish blue colored light seeped between the few cracks and gaps the door had had.

“That wasn't there…” Ice said eyeing the door, unsure if they should track on or go back to the others, willing to protect Magnus from the redhead goes for him until “Jarel” showed up.

Cell 2

Arcana climbed to the top of the ladder that lead to a small two way tunnel. Looking back down towards Haize who was waiting she called down to her and Yume, “I’m up! And it looks like its a bit of a squeeze, we’ll have to crouch or crawl definitely”

The Void Walker hopped off of Arcana, acting as the girls guiding light as its flames illuminated the tunnel, “if you want to go to the Grand Room we have to go this way” it stepped toward to the left tunnel.

Yume looked at the false wall and back toward the ceiling they broke through, “I hope Rikus all right, she hasn't come back…”

Cell 4

Loch closed his harms and closed his eyes, trying to recall if he had ever come across something sounding familiar or close to what a “Void Walker” could possibly be. “Nope, doesn't ring any bells, must be something from this or another world”

“Is there any way for us to help them? Could the two of us even reach them without any special abilities?” he looked from Jasper and Syus. He said they fell through a floor so was there a way to reach them? Jasper turning back into a crow couldn't help them either. If only he had his magic.

“If we can't get to them did you find another way out of this hellish place?”

Cell 5

Kasius looked at Riku unsure, “are you positive you saw something?”

“Of course! I wouldn't have said anything otherwise!” Riku growled at him.

The glow from Nakarahs bow grabbed their attention, Kuthin reached out to stop her, “Nakarah no it could be a-” It was too late, the bow was flying toward its target.

An explosion was shortly heard afterwards, hitting its target and emitting a bright light that enveloped the dark hallway, knocking all touched out of their respective holders and even out of Kasius’ hand as he blocked his eyes with his arm, Riku ducking behind them.

Once the dust from the rubble settled a room appeared on the other side, the wall lined with doors and blown out torches and the end of a table with blown over chairs could be seen.

Jester, who had hid under the table scared from the sudden explosion popped out from under the table and slammed her hands on the table.

“Just what the hell was that for?!” she glared at the gaping hole in the wall where a door once was.

Joker blinked, honestly not expecting the wall to explode like that.

“Seems like it wasn't a trap” Kasius wearily spoke un-shielding his eyes and looking at the man who was no longer standing beside them.

“He just vanished?!” Riku screamed.

[Shade Ryan]

Cell Five + Meeting Room

With the torches gone, Jarel requested more light from the fire fox who happily grew brighter. “Your lucky you didn't cause a cave in…” He then looked to Kasius making sure they were okay before leading them through the rubble.

“It worked didn't, and the creepy guy is gone…” though shocked it had worked she looked to the kitsune apologetically. Not meaning to scare Riku.

Violet eyes watched the walls as she followed Jarel, being careful not to trip. Looking to Kasius she gave a weak smile, “I really didn't think it would have worked.”

Zamar, Aria, and Ray had jumped and looked to the door. Ray was pleased by the grand entrance but knew his brother wasn't the cause of it. Relaxing he leaned against the wall. ‘That's one way to show off,’ looking to the startled Jester, he was glad that something could scare them.

Brown eyes were wide and staring at the door in shock and confused to why anyone would blow up a door. A snarl came from her throat catching the whiff of Jarel that made her cringe and sink into the chair. ‘Don't come near me,’ Aria thought as her tail twitched in annoyance.

Moving from the wreckage he shook his head at the mess. ‘Three others made a grand entrance, take your time,’ Zamar sent to Zami looking to the annoyed wolf and then back to the three entering the room.

‘A chair for each one, so we are missing seven,’ Zamar counted the chairs and the number of people in the room.

Yellow eyes then looked to Joker, “What happens when everyone is here?”

Dark Room

“Yeah, big ugly beasts back home,” Zenos replied entering the room and looking around around, “Almost looks like a storage closet.”

Running a hand through his white hair, Magnus followed after Zenos watching them examine the boxes. “What do you think is in them?”

“They look forgotten, I doubt they will have much value,” Zami frowned as he stayed close to Ice, “I wish to see what we can find in here as well. Any advantage over where we are I feel would be helpful..”

Looking to the door, Zami shivered unsure of what would be behind it. The sound of one of the boxes being torn inti made him look to Magnus, “What are you doing?”

“That was loud,” hissed Zenos equally annoyed with the demon as they rummaged through the box.

“Curiosity killed the shadow creature,” Magnus muttered under his breath trying to see what was in the box he opened.

Shaking his head he looked to Ice, “Zamar says someone crashed through one of the doors. He also said not everyone has shown up yet, so we have time to explore.” Looking back to the door, Zami frowned, “Do we open it?”

“It's just door, what harm can a door do?” Zenos looked away from Magnus and looked to the soft blue light trying to escape through the door. The soft blue reminded him of Jarel, “Maybe it's something that needs help…” Walking to the door Zenos put a hand on the cool metal, took a deep breath as he then opened it wide. The sound of Zami's blade coming out of its sheath as he opened it, made Zenos stumble back from the door.

Cell Two

Looking to Yume, she moved away from the ladder and placed a hand on their shoulder. “I'm sure Riku is okay, maybe she found others.” Giving her a hopeful smile she then started to climb the ladder. ‘Crawl?’ she frowned wondering how far they would have to stay low crouched in a tight space.

Getting to the top she glanced back to Yume, “Come on, you'll see Riku again.” Haiz called trying to encourage them to keep them moving.

Cell Four

“It was a good drop, I'm surprised none of them had gotten hurt,” Jesper replied shaking his head.

Looking to them Jesper frownes, he didn't see another way out, and the cell with the hole still had bars. Thinking on when he was in his wolf form if anything had caught his attention. “Sorry I don't recall seeing another way out and the cell still has bars. We won't be able to go down it…”

“So we are stuck?” Syus groaned glancing to Loch. “Maybe there is another way out further down from the caved in cell.”

“Maybe,” Jesper agreed, “I can lead the way.”

Holding the torch firmly he then headed towards the cell with the hole. Hearing Syus following after. He glanced back once in awhile before stopping at a cell. “This was their cell,” he turned to face Syus and Loch unsure of what they would find.

Moving to the cell Syus tested the bars, he knew they wouldn't move but had to see if it was like their cell. Full of puzzles, he then frowned not seeing a way in. Looking back to Jesper in time for them to hand him the torch they'd been holding.

Jesper then went to his wolf form and sniffed the floor for any clues. His tail wagged at something glad to find something familiar from their cell. A little surprised he hadn't caught it sooner, and he made his way down the hall. Following the old scent in hopes to finding a way out. Looking back he gave a small whine before heading on.

“I think he found something,” Syus replied glancing to Loch, “Let's hope we can find a way out..”

[Nights Sandalio]

Meeting room

“At least no one got hurt” Kasius walked through the hole seeing just how many people were in this new room,which also looked like a dead end, just great.

Riku walked through beside the group and looked around the room, no sign of Yume, “she's not here…” she whimpered, tail and tears going limp in the absence of her friend.

Balgrim had pulled Quintus and Kuthin close to him as soon as the explosion hit wanting to make sure they would be unharmed by anything.

When it seemed calm both Quintus and Kutthin poked their heads over Balgrim to see what was going on, struggling to free themselves from his grip. “Prince?” Kuthin managed to see over the blacksmith to see the familiar man.

Quintus froze and hurriedly forced himself out of Balgrims grip, looking for him. Their eyes met and he saw Kasius smile and hold out his arms out knowing the boy. Quintus took no time running to him, tackling him to the ground in the process. The two landed with a thud with Kasius laughing and Quintus clinging to him.

“I think we’ve see what going to happen when Loch and Arcana reunite” Balgrim said watching the two.

“If Arcana gets here first Loch won't even know will hit him, he won't even have a chance to greet her” Kuthin sighed, “she's probably going through withdrawals”. Balgrim only laughed knowing how true it probably was.

Joker laughed seeing the two collide. Turning his attention back to Zamar he put on a friendly smile, “our Lord will appear and will most likely explain why you are all here and move on from there, I am curious how things will turn out,” hid friendly smile twisted into a grin, “this is an interesting group” he laughed,’and who's to say some haven't met him yet?’

Jester noticed Arias discomfort, “is something the matter? Do you know our newest guests?”

Dark Room

As soon as all four entered the room the door slammed shut behind them. Spinning around Ice looked at the door and went to it, attempting to open it but found there was no hadel, frustrated she kicked the door leaving a small mark in the wood. “This world is against us I swear…” she sighed.

The box that Magnus tore through had spilled out a few creatures resembling mice that scurried into the shadows of the room and a collection of items from small bags containing items, loose gold coins, clothing items ranging in all different sizes, the hilt part of a broken sword, and ultimately under the pile of it all looked to be part of a skull and some other odd bones.

Looking at what Magnus uncovered made Ice wide eyed, “what the hell?”

The color behind the door shifted from a blueish purple to to a blue green color. The door flung open with ease and let in a forceful gust of wind into the room, whipping up any dist in its path into the air. The torch that Ice was holding was instantly put out, boxes on the top of their pile came crashing down onto the floor, slipping out its contents similar to what Magnus had found.

Once the wind died and the dust settled a greenish yellow glow greeted them. Out the door was a cave, large in size it had a mini waterfall that lead down to a lake deep down into the floor, resembling more like a natural well. Further out was the mouth of the cave that let in natural light, allowing grass and moss to grow at the entrance. The sun could be seen rising over the horizon in the far off hills. A gentle breeze now filled the room.

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Cell 2

Yume nodded to Haize and tried to smile, “thanks Haize” she said following after her.

At the top of the ladder Arcana waited for them, hunched over with her head barely touching the wall, “Void said we have to go this way if we want to get to the others” she looked in the direction where the Void walker was sitting waiting for them, it had plenty of room to move around as it pleased.

“I’m assuming i'm this “Void” you speak of?” the creature asked with a flick of its tail.

“I can call you Walker if you prefer” the pinkette giggled.

“Void it is then”

“We’ll get to names later, lead the way” Yume said reaching the top with them.

“Gladly, I’ll try to get us there shortly so you won't have to be in those positions for long” the flame on its chest glowed brighter lighting up the tunnel enough so that the girls were in light and that the tunnel was lit up in front of them as it took the lead.

Cell 4

Hearing about the drop didn’t make Loch worry less about the girl, at least she was fine, fine enough to threaten Jespar.

He followed after them walking up to the cell and looked what what remained, “how did that happen?” he wondered, surely that wasn't a real way to get out out of their cell.

Noticing that Jespar had turned to his wolf form he hoped he could lead the way out, “A seeing eye wolf, this is new,” he chuckled, “maybe they had someone with them that escaped?”

[Shade Ryan]

Meeting Room

Kneeling next to Riku, Nakarah petted the kitsune’s head, “She’ll be here, something tells me this is where the tunnels all lead to…” Looking to how many people were in the room she was sure others may start pouring in soon. As he looked around no one looked familiar to her. “I don’t recognize anyone here…” she mumbled more to herself than to Riku, standing up she glanced to the cave like walls and to the lonely table in the room. ‘Just where are we…’

Glaring at Joker, not like the little knowledge of what was going on, or to even know where they were, or the fact of what was expected out of them. Gritting his teeth he crossed his arms in frustration as he looked back to the new three that had started to enter the room.The white haired male with horns caught his attention as the blue flame started to shrink down to the size of a small baby fox. His former cellmate seemed to have recognized one of the new three and had now moved over to greet them. The girl with the kitsune at her side, had caught his eye as he looked to the bow slung across her shoulder with a quiver of arrows. ‘Was she the one who caused the hole?’

“What’s it to you!?” Aria shouted at Jester, her ears were back and the tip of her tail twitched, “I only know one of them and I hate his kind.”

“That’s not very nice to say, and hasn’t your pack taught you manners yet? It’s rude to shout indoors. Your pack isn’t here to save you if something were to go wrong and you’re attacked from behind,” came a voice behind her, watching the werewolf glare at him he shrugged. “Not everyone in your pack thinks the way you do. Perhaps we will grow on you.” He winked to Aria before looking to Jester, “Just where are we?”

Dark Room

“There is no way out?” Watching Ice kick at the door with their frustration had answered his question.

When the box had spilt its contents onto the floor. Magnus knelt down looking over the items, ignoring Zenos’ protesting of leaving them be. Picking up a bone, he looked it over with a frown, “They are real, but I can’t tell how they had died. Looks like these mice things chewed off all flesh and had gnawed on the bones. Shame..” he glanced to Zenos who shivered, “You have a better idea of knowing how they died or what killed them?”

“No, but I wouldn’t have touched them! What if they had died from a disease or something!” Zenos yelled at the white-haired demon with irritation. The breeze caught his attention and looked to where the door had lead to, “How can this be underground?”

Dropping the bone back into the pile Magnus got to his feet and moved to see what Zenos was looking at, “Not sure but beats the dark caves…”

Hesitating to sheath his blade Zami looked to the stream in the distance and looked to Magnus, “Wash your hands in the stream.”

“What if its acid or deadly fish hide in the water?” Magnus protested eyeing the water with bitterness.

“You should have thought about that before touching the bones!”

Pouting that both Zami and Zenos were ganging up on him, he made his way to the stream and knelt at the water’s edge. ‘I swear if anything happens it’ll be I told you so just before I die..’ Magnus then put his hands into the ice-cold water. Yanking them out he glared at Zenos who had come up behind him with their arms over their head. “That’s freaking cold!”

“Good then no fish can nibble your fingers, just wash them,” laughing at the demon who was scowling at him, “Unless you want Zami to cut off your hand.”

Glaring at Zenos, he stuck his hands back into the ice-cold stream and washed vigorously to get any germs off his hands. ‘Crazy world…’

When it seemed nothing dangerous lurked in the shadows, Zami moved into the open looking around them as a precaution. Looking to where the two demons were now laughing and Magnus was washing, he looked back towards Ice. Now alone with her, at least for the moment, “What do you make of where we are?”

Cell Two

“No problem, though I’m curious of who else is here..” Haiz gave a small smile as she followed after them. Keeping her head down so she wouldn’t hit it against the ceiling, and low enough to where her stomach wouldn’t rub raw on the stone surface. ‘I really don’t like this place….please don’t collapse…’

Cell Four[/u]

Shaking his head he wasn’t sure Loch should know how he was leading them. Following the scent along the tunnels, he stopped at a fork and sniffed the air and ground in circles trying to determine which way to go. The scent he had been following lingered in both tunnels and were equally as old as the one he had been following. With a low growl of frustration, he returned to his human form and looked to Loch and Syus who had been following him.

“The scent I found goes both ways, neither are fresh enough to go on. I had found the scent in our cell and the same scent in the girls'4edxc cells. Which way to go I can’t be certain,” crossing his arms he looked to both partly lit caves.

“So we are stuck…” Syus frowned and glanced to Loch, “What way should we go?”

[Nights Sandalio]

Meeting room

Rikus ears perked up slightly as Nakarah petted her, “I’ll stay by you if that’s the case, keep each other company” Riku smiled up at her. Looking at the group in the room more closely now that her number one priority was not visible, she saw just how many people there were and how different many of them looked, and seeing the one that tackled Kasius to the ground wear similar clothing to him made her assume he was a friendly.

Quintus let go of Kasius and embarrassedly got off of him, helping him up in the process, “sorry about that” he mumbled quietly.

Kasius laughed and ruffled up the boys hair, “It's fine Quintus, I’m glad to know that you're alright” the boys eyes seemed to beam when Kasius spoke.

Turning to Nakarah and Riku, Quintus bowed to the two, “Thank you for looking out for Kasius in my absence”

“Quintus, you don't have to be like that,” Kasius said as he made Quintus stand back up straight, “This is Quintus, a royal knight and my guard”

“It's a pleasure meeting you two” he said with a smile.

Riku tilted her head, “royal guard? Anywho, I'm Riku, no title” she laughed.

Kuthin watched how Aria acted with the one that came in with Kasius, seemed like they had some history, and an bad one at that. “Bal, come with me” he nodded his head toward the table as he walked towards it, Balgrim not sure what he was up to, followed him. Kuthin took the seat next to Aria and looked over at her, “I take it you don't like…” he glanced over Jarel unsure what he even was, “whatever the hell he is…” he said slightly confused.

Balgrim leaned on the chair that Kuthin sat on, tilting the chair slightly and getting an annoyed look from Kuthin. “Seems like he's the “lovable” kind”

“I think I'd rather hug a cactus if you call that lovable” Kuthin mumbled.

Joker shook his head, “all will be explained soon enough, trust me, but first, Jester dear”

“I know” Jester said as she rose from her seat and began to move four chairs away from the table and stack them up in a pile, “we won't be needing these anymore” she grinned, dusting off her hands.

“I’m afraid some of you found a way out, I’m not positive if that's a good thing, or bad in all honesty” Joker looked at them, almost apologetic.

“I think the last time this happened was before we came here” Jester said returning to her seat, trying to ignore Arias outburst from before.

Dark Room / Outside?

Ice felt uneasy when Magnus said the bones were real, looking back at what spilled out on the floor only made her wonder if they were all remains of one person or several. She remembered Edyn saying it was forbidden for harm to come to someone, but the shape that skull was in told her otherwise. She had chills, and she wasn't sure if it was from the draft from the door.

Making her way to the door, wanting to get away from the remainder box and the other boxes that could have the same kind of contents she leaned against the door frame watching Zenos and Magnus over by the stream, “I don't know, this is nothing like home, I mean, those two are obviously from a different place from us, half vampire?” she looked at Zami questioningly, “I know someone who's somewhat similar to them but not even shes from “earth” if you wanna put it that way”. She sighed, “any news from Zamar?”

“I wouldn't keep your hands in that water for long, no guarantee whens in there” she called over to the others.

Cell 2

The Void walker stopped abruptly making Arcana bump into it, “three just suddenly vanished from my senses, and one is faint, very faint, like its just out of my boundary”

“What does that mean?” Arcana asked worriedly, not sure if she wanted an answer.

“It means I can't sense their life force because they have died and that last one is on the verge of dying, or they were suddenly transported away”

“I’m hoping it’s the later” she mumbled, “how much further do we have?”

“Not far” the Void walker continued walking on, picking up its pace. The tunnel began to get wider in size where it was easier to crawl through, enough to be in a crouching position. The Void walker came up to what seemed like a dead end but poked its paw through the fake illusion wall, “were here” it poked its head out next to see where they were, “ugh, so much light…” it mumbled before looking back at the three, “it's a bit of a drop, but it shouldn't be too bad” and with that, it went through the wall.

The Void walker landed on something softer than the hard stone floor it expected, and it was red. It soon realized it landed on the head of someone who was leaning against the wall, “oh my, i'm sorry, but you may want to move”

Arcana watched the Void Walker disappear and didn't hear any yelps of pain coming from it. Taking a deep breath she got in a better position for her to jump from and soon slipped out of the illusion, landing with a thud beside Ray on the floor, “I didn’t catch myself” she groaned. “It is a drop, because guys” Arcana yelled to them, not seeing where they had come from since it all looked like a stone wall from where she was standing.

Cell 4

“An old scent that goes both ways?” Loch looked at the fork on the tunnels and into each one to see if there was any difference. He stood there for a moment looking over the two, “my gut instinct is telling me left...but that's just me” he said looking back at the two.

[Shade Ryan]

Meeting room/Cell Two

“Wonder how many had gotten abducted,” Nakarah muttered as she picked up Riku afraid the kitsune would get stepped on. “Hopefully your friend will come soon, then you won't feel so lonely.” Petting the kitsunes head she glanced to where some glowing animal had come out of the wall then a pink haired girl had followed. “Do you know them?” She asked the kitsune before she looked towards Quintus.

“It was no trouble, really. Well other than the bloody cell we were in,” Nakarah shrugged as she looked to Kasius who now was sitting at the table, “Royal guard?” She wasn't sure what that really was, “I'm Nakarah of the Misty Moon Mountain tribe.”

Aria nearly jumped out of her chair and looked to Kasius and Balgrim. Looking back to Jarel she noticed the demon had backed off and seemed to be heading towards a corner. Shaking her head she crossed her arms, “The kind of demon he is called a Rohza. They attack my pack ruthlessly, that is why I don't like him.” She looked to Jester confused as to why four chairs were removed from the table.

‘Dead wouldn't be good,’ Haiz glanced back to Yume making sure she didn't need any help as she reached the wider part of the cave. Crouch walking was a little easier as she looked to the Void Walker who suddenly disappeared along with Arcana moments after.

“Careful Yume,” Haiz looked through the darkness unsure how far Yume was. ‘The Void Walker should have been last..’ Feeling for the edge she soon found it. Taking Yume's hand to help guide them to the hole, “It's straight ahead from here, be careful.”

Deciding to go feet first, Haiz let her feet dangle before dropping down. Landing awkwardly on her feet as she closed her eyes from the bright light in the room. Glad it wasn't burning she let her eyes adjust before looking up at the opening, moving to allow Yume room.

Looking to the red-haired demon close to her, Haiz frowned not entirely able to figure out what they were, “Where are we?”

“Some gathering room, we are waiting on our host,” Ray muttered looking at the ones who came out of nowhere, “Where did you all come from?”

“A secret entrance I think,” Haiz glanced to the hole waiting for Yume to join them. “Come on Yume, maybe Riku is here!” She called unsure if Yume needed the encouragement.

‘Zami they removed four chairs from the table, are you alright?’ Zamar frowned worried that something may have happened to them. Ge looked to the Void Walker with some interest but remained where he was. ‘This room is getting crowded…’

The Dark Room/Outside?

“Only that four chairs had gotten removed from the table and the room is getting crowded. As for them, they almost seem like kids, don’t they?” He looked to the two by the water, watching as Magnus splashed Zenos. “Who do you think Jarel is? Magnus seemed pretty scared of them..”

Looking to Ice he got up and used the back of Zenos’ shirt as a towel. Zenos glared at him when he had finished, and headed towards Ice and Zami before stopping and looking around them. “Do you think they will have sunlight here?” Thinking on Haiz he glanced towards the large mouth of the cave.

“No idea, this world has me confused, it seems more confusing than our world,” Zenos glanced back to the water, “If not for the crazy maze this world might be pretty to live in.”

“Nah, still like our home. I don’t think I could live in another world,” Magnus looked to Ice and Zami, “Where do we go from here?”

“I’m not sure,” Zami admitted looking to the mouth of the giant cave, “Shall we see where this goes? I doubt we can go back…” He looked to Ice wondering if she thought the same thing.

Cell Four

“Left it is,” Jesper then went back to his wolf form and started to sniff around for any fresh scents that he could follow in hopes of finding a way out.

“This place is quiet, something I’m not used to,” Syus glanced to the rough cave walls in wonder, “I’m surprised we haven’t seen any other cells or people…”

Jesper’s ear twitched as he listened to them, looking ahead he wasn’t sure where they were going. ‘I hope I’m not leading them into a trap…’ he growled softly at the thought.

[Nights Sandalio]

Meeting room

“It's kinda like a personal guard for royalty,” Quintus laughed sheepishly, “but it's nice to meet you both” he smiled.

“Care to fill us in with what we missed?” Kasius bushed himself off looking around the room, “this is a large number of people,” he said quietly.

Quintus nodded, “were all waiting for some Lord to appear and explain to us why we're all here, those two, have instructed us to take a seat at the table and wait”. He looked back toward Joker and Jester, wondering why they were taking four chairs away, “and something tells me that four people are not going to be there for the Lord…”

“That doesn't sound good” Riku lowered her ears, feeling sorry for the four people and hoping that Yume wasn't one of them.

“Do you think we should join them? I already see Kuthin and Balgrim at the table” Kasius watched the mage and blacksmith talking to a girl with brown wolf ears that his former cellmate knew, unsure if that was a good thing or bad thing.

“They don't mind us standing around since that what me and my cell partner, Zamar, were doing before everyone started coming in, we were the first ones in” he looked over at Zamar who seemed to be thinking hard on something.

“Zamar?” I think I heard that name somewhere…” Riku mumbled to herself.

“Rhoza?” Balgrim questioned as he and Kuthin looked at each other confused, “definitely not something we have back home” he added.

“Why do they attack your pack? If you don't mind me asking” Kuthin asked looking from her to the Rhoza.

The Void Walker jumped off of Ray's head and landed on the floor gracefully, it was back to its small size like they had seen before. “Seems like we got here before things kicked off, though,’ it hid behind arcana who sat on the floor still, “I think I should stay hidden”

“Don't gotta worry about me moving anytime soon, I’m worn out” he sighed, “first a full mountain trek between kingdoms and now sneaking in secret tunnels in god knows where” she whined.

‘She wouldn't last a day in training’ Yume thought to herself hearing arcana as she felt around the tunnel. Deciding to follow Haize’s technique she slipped out feet first and landed on hand and knee bracing herself from the impact.

Looking around them she grew wide-eyed, “it wasn't kidding when it said there were a lot of people in one area” she scanned around the room to see who the baddies were.

Outside

“That doesn't sound too good since there’s four of us and we can't get back,” Ice said worriedly. Glad to have a distraction she watched the other two as they did remind her of children, it was almost cute? Until she remembered how Magnus acted when it was just the three of them. It was no longer cute. “Whoever this Jarel person is must be really strong or have a great influence over them”

When the children were done and regrouped back by the door Ice looked at the mouth of the cave, “I suppose there is only one way out, and I think it's safe to say there's sunlight since its lighting up this cave…should you even be out here?” she glanced at Magnus, a hint of concern and confusion in her eyes.

“Anyway, do you think there's anything in these boxes that we should take with us?” she propped the door open with a couple of nearby rocks to keep it open for them, afraid that it will close on them and then they were truly trapped.

She looked into the room with the remaining boxes and the scattered remains that Magnus uncovered. The thought of finding more remains in the crates worried her, finding out that multiple people come to their end here made her worried since they were separated from the pack.

“If you don't think it’s worth it, we could head out,” she said looking to the three.

Cell 4

Loch looked around, “I’ve been in something similar to this, granted it was also a prison, but it didn’t have this many twist and turns and puzzles,” he paused, “do you think this will be a repeating trend here?” he looked at Syus concerned.

The torches along the wall were all out, smoke still came off of a few as they were still warm to the touch. The sound of far off voices could be heard faintly.