Elrandir

- Rabiyu, Aura and Sifrei - Third Trial: Xeno'jiva fight - The creature was a persistent one, that was for sure. Everyone in the group was strong, some more than others, but the beast had taken all their attacks and was still standing, and yet, it looked like the worst was yet to come. The dragon fired a beam of energy into the ceiling, making giant chunks of crystal fall all around the area. Some of them were falling towards Sifrei, he jumped into the air and pointed his spear towards the falling crystals, using blasts of light to destroy the falling pieces. Aura was looking at the battle while standing behind Rabiyu, feeling powerless to do much, as fighting such a beast would be, according to her elf friend, dangerous. What else she could do in her state? Rabiyu was looking at the situation in front of her, the dragon had resisted more than it should, but that was a dragon, a creature capable of holding up in a fight. She could sense that Aura wanted to fight, but how was she going to risk the young woman? this was not a fight she could come out without injuries. After thinking for a couple of seconds Rabiyu heard the voice of the prince making a strange request, to give him Rufus' magical lamp. Why now, she wondered. This was not the time to ask for such thing, a wish against the dragon would be useless in Isopolis, that's what she thought, at least. The elf said nothing, only stared at the prince before feeling a tap on her shoulder. "Give me the lamp, I'll give it to the prince. I may not be able to do much against the dragon, but I can surely do that," Aura said as she held her hand out. Rabiyu looked at the girl for a moment, but in the end she took out the lamp from inside her cloak and gave it to Aura. "I may not trust the prince, Aura, but I trust you. And if you think that, somehow, this will help, then it will be done," Rabiyu said to Aura, "I will protect you as you make your way towards the prince." The white haired elf then casted the barrier spell around Aura once more. Aura nodded and felt the surge of energy inside her, she then began to run towards the prince, pieces of crystal falling towards her, only to be stopped and destroyed by the magical barrier around her. Rabiyu was focusing on keeping the barrier around Aura that she somehow failed to see a moderate-sized piece of crystal falling towards her. The moment she did, though, her focus on the barrier faltered and broke the spell. She made a backflip to avoid the hit of the falling crystal, but the force of the crash sent shards of crystal her way, effectively send her flying backwards. "Curses. I need to pay more attention to my surroundings," Rabiyu said as she got up, only to see a crystal shard sticking up from her abdomen, "Ugh...At least it didn't hit something major." The elf took out the shard without hesitation, the wound would have to wait for a moment. She had other cuts all over her face thanks to the shards, but the dragon had priority at the moment. She infused an arrow with fire magic to make it explode on contact with the dragon. It took a moment to aim correctly, but she fired the arrow towards another one of the creature's eyes. While all of this was happening, Aura was running towards the prince, dodging the falling pieces from the ceiling, some of them would come close to hit her, but the barrier made by Rabiyu protected her from getting hurt. Until the barrier was gone, that is. Aura was taken by surprise as the barrier suddenly disappeared, making her turn around to look at Rabiyu, who was currently on the ground. The urge to go back and help her friend was there, but she had another thing to do, and that was to give the lamp to the prince. As she turned around to reasume her way Aura saw a piece of crystal going her way, in a quick reaction Aura managed to jump out of the way, rolling on the ground to avoid the shards that were sent flying after the giant piece crashed. "That was a close one..." Aura thought, as she got up and ran towards the prince. It took a moment in which she had to quickly, but carefully, move around the area to dodge falling crystals on her way to her objective, but in the end she made her way to the prince. "Here. I brought you the lamp," Aura said as she offered Rufus' lamp to Aura, "We really hope that you know what you are doing, prince Jynn."

- Aether - Private Shuttle - VR Conference Call - Aether nodded to N before the conference call was over. She slowly removed the goggles to look at Kira. "What an interesting individual," she said. The assassin remained silent for a moment, pondering what kind of life she would have now that she was done with being a raven. "Say..." Aether said, "What did he meant by "accidents"?" - Aurion - Radiant Garden - Raising Falls - "A pleasure, Shala." Aurion replied courtly, " My name is Aurion." Aurion looked at the girl in front of him for a moment, she didn't looked threatening. At least, not yet. The ex-delivery boy then noticed the strange behavior of the shadows, and his surroundings. He could feel darkness around them, darkness that was connected to the strange place he had to go to. "Well, Shala, we could keep talking with each other, but I think it would be better if we talk while we walk," Aurion said to Shala, "I think we both have things to do around here. I have my job, and you have...whatever you have to do here."

- Aurion - Radiant Garden - Raising Falls - "Memories are fickle things, to say the least. They can lie, even when one thinks they are true with all their being," Aurion answered the mysterious voice behind him, "they can be rearranged, messed with, modified, but in the end, our heart choose what it wants to believe." Aurion turned around the take a look at the figure behind him, his mind always focused, just in case he needed to summon his weapon. "And my business here is just that, business. Making new memories, well, that's just part of life, I suppose," Aurion said calmly, "And what about you? I heard not many people traveled to these parts of town. What is your purpose here?"

- Rabiyu, Aura and Sifrei - Third Trial: Xeno'jiva fight - Rabiyu moved out of the way as the dragon's powerful beam was fired towards the ceiling above. Her spell, even in ancient draconic, was unable to strike the beast at it's full capacity. The elf quickly flew downwards until she was on solid ground, away from the beast. She was now looking up and dodging the pieces of crystals falling around her. Sifrei summoned his spear back into his hand, the sword had proven somewhat useful, but it was something he could leave behind if needed. He saw how the dragon's torso suddenly exploded, sending a shockwave around it. He decided to move further away from the beast, thinking about his next movement. "What an interesting creature," Sifrei thought. It came as a surprise that the dragon could speak, albeit using telepathy instead by its own means. Rabiyu listened as the dragon spoke to Rhaedyn, Eclaire, Alicia, and even the prince himself. But whatever it was telling them would have to wait, as the dragon shot more beams towards the ceiling, making more pieces of crystal fall at random spots around the room. Aura was directly below one of those pieces, and while her instinct told her to move away, her body did not listened. "Stahdim zii meyz un spaan ahrk jaaril mii!" The voice of Rabiyu said behind her. The falling piece of crystal was close to make conteact with Aura, but before it could reach the target it made contact with a barrier that surrounded Aura and made it ricochet away. Aura let out a deep breath that she, at that point, realized she was holding. "Stand away from that creature, Aurora. You won't be able to do anything to it." Rabiyu said to Aura. "But I want to fight. I want to help too." Aura replied to the elf. "Dragons are too much for you, even in your current condition. Even to someone like us, who have lived longer, dragons are something we rarely fight if there is no reason to do it." She said to the young human, "Hold your ground, if the creature gets close, then move out of the way, but do not try to engage it directly or you will not live long enough to regret it." Aura did not answered the elf, she just nodded. She realized that Rabiyu was right, even when her new condition allowed her to do things a normal human couldn't do, she still wasn't able to control most of those things. Sure, she could move faster now, and use stronger physical attacks, but against a dragon such as this, that would be almost next to useless, or so she thought. At this point Sifrei had found a spot where pieces of crystals weren't falling. he touched the tips of his thumbs and index fingers together and spread his hands towards the crystal dragon. "Ahseih spheles ih heli, siri hilm sihv hesshess mith sihseih phsis zem ri!" Sifrei whispered in enochian. Many smaller glyphs appeared all around the crystal dragon, but instead of attacking him directly, from the center of the glyphs, chains made of light came out flying directly at the dragon's limbs. If the chains managed to find their targets then the dragon's legs, claws, and wings would be bounded and it would be unable to move.

- Aether - Private Shuttle - VR Conference Call - "Hitchhikers is such a strong word. The situation was complicated," she said to N, "The chaos around the castle after the explosions, which was my work, was intense. I had seen Kira's target and my acquaintance had been in contact with it too. We made a deal, she would get both of us out of Destiny Islands if we told her about this guy. And so we accepted." Aether had been looking at N while he was speaking, just as she was watching him as he looked at her. She felt something off, a strange feeling in the back of her mind, but she was unable to pinpoint exactly what that feeling was. "To be honest, sir, that sounds like something she would do." Aether said as she turned to look towards the spot Kira was, "And to be fair, I expected something like that, sir. Just give me an assignment and I will get to work." - Aurion - Radiant Garden - Raising Falls - As Aurion approached the Rising Falls, he felt an odd sensation, like something in the air. It reminded him of home. The walk towards the Rising Falls had been quiet for the most part, which was good, it allowed Aurion to relax. At some point the sound of water came into the picture, getting louder and louder the more Aurion got closer to the castle in the distance. "What a strange place. I wonder what kind of stories this place holds," Aurion thought. The ex-delivery boy kept walking for quite some time, not really paying attention to such thing. That was until he slowly stopped walking without taking his eyes away from the path in front of him. He had an odd sensation all of a sudden, a sensation both strange and familiar at the same time. It felt like being back at home. Aurion decided to stay still for a moment to see if something else would happen, ready to summon his weapon if needed."

- Rabiyu, Aura and Sifrei - Third Trial: Xeno'jiva fight - Rabiyu wasted no time, quickly turning into a plume of mist and flying upwards. Sifrei grabed Aura's hand and everything around him began to move in slow motion. The blast of energy was coming their way, so he took Aura and moved her away from the danger. Aura was sure that the blast would hit most of the group, but in one quick blink of her eyes she was now in a different spot, away from the dragon's blast. "What in the," She said as she saw Sifrei next to her, "what did you do?" "Protect you. Now focus, unless you want to be hit by the attacks of that beast." The Archangel's wings appeared behind him as he took into the air. The beast would, hopefully, be ditracted by the attacks of the rest of the group. This gave Sifrei the time to fly close the the dragon's back and summon his spear. He then took out the sword that Alastor had made earlier. In a quick move Sifrei's wings disappeared as he fell into the creature's back and stabbed both spear and sword where the wings connected with the body. Aura remained focused on the beast, waiting for a chance to attack, if possible. "Judge Magister! Do it now!" Sifrei said as he jumped into the ground and moved away from the beast. Rabiyu's physical form reformed, floating in the air once more, as she touched her fingertips together in the direction of the dragon. " Zii do su, gaar hin nah ahrk drun amativ qo wah nos tum," Rabiyu said in ancient draconic, as two glowing glyphs formed above the dragon, at the same spot where the spear and sword were, "Let the flame of life be extinguished!" From the glyphs two powerful bolts of lightning came down, using the metal of the sword and spear as lightning rods. Hopefully the two bolts of lightning would at least stop the movement of the beast, at least for a few moments to allow the others to attack the beast.

I knew it! There had to be a dragon somewhere in Isopolis!

- Aether - Private Shuttle - VR Conference Call - Aether listened to what N said, apparently no past and no ties were something good for this organization, which was not THAT surprising. "You don't say," Aether said, "And here I thought both you and me were friends, Kira" N then asked about how the two od them had met, making the assassin remember the events that happened before. "I was tasked with reconnaissance of the palace in the Destiny Islands. Apparently someone was quite angry with the emperor, angry enough to contact the ravens to deal with the poor old fool," Aether answered, "I was ordered to cause a distraction, and what a distraction that was. I suppose those who stayed at the palace would be investigated for any possible involvement in such attack." Aether then remembered Omicron, wondering once more if she had managed to deal with the emperor and escape the palace. "I was escaping with another, acquaintance, if you will. Kira here stopped us before reinforcements arrived and both me and Kira took care of them," Aether said calmly, "We jumped on this ship and here we are." - Aurion - Private Shuttle - Radiant Garden - Aurion nodded and smiled at Simeon. This was it, a new beginning. The ex delivery boy only hoped to be ready for it. "Understood. I will find a good spot for the scanner and wait for your call," Aurion said, "See you later, Simeon." With another nod Aurion left the cockpit, only to see Kira there, and Aether wearing some kind of googles and speaking with someone. "I, Uh...," Aurion said nervously, "This is my stop, for now, at least. Tell Aether that-" "I'll see you later, Auri," Aether said while waving her hand, "Sorry about that. My acquaintance is leaving. So, where were we?" Aurion looked at Kira once more before slightly shaking his head and shrugging. He took a deep breath and left the shuttle. The air was chilly in this spot, if only because it was some distance away from the main city. On the opposite direction he could see a castle in the distance, apparently that was the place he had to go. He used the map system from the communicator to confirm that that castle was indeed the spot her had to go. After watching the map and learning of the layout of the land Aurion began his journey to the Rising Falls.

- Rabiyu, Aura and Sifrei - The Final Door - "A closed door without a key. A key that, to our unluckiness, another of our group has," Rabiyu answered Jynn without looking at him, "I suppose we really should go back and try to find Helios at this point. Some of our members are yet to return as well." At this point Rabiyu went back to being quiet, watching the form of the dragon while pondering what would be on the other side of the door, or if that dragon would come to life when they last expected it. Aura was watching the path, waiting for any sign of Helios and the others. "Don't worry, they will make it," Sifrei's voice said from behind, "Don't lose your hope." Aura turned around and was about to answer Sifrei when she heard Mariel ask if if they still had the key they found. The young woman turned around once more and let out a sigh of relief as she saw Helios safe and sound. She made her way towards Helios and nodded. "You need to pay close attention to the door, Helios," Aura said, "If you look closely enough you will see that there is a keyhole." "A warning, though, Helios. It would be wise to be prepared to face whatever trial will be placed upon us once the key is put into the keyhole and the door is opened," Rabiyu said.

That wasn't supposed to leave the development room!

The Overworld is not ready to witness Rhaedyn's handsome face.

The Iron Lord works in mysterious ways.

- Sifrei - Isopolis Shrine: Second Trial - Vial Sub-trial - Sifrei remained silent through all the squabble among the rest of the group for Alderon's actions. He was not even remotely interested in that. Instead, Sifrei watched as Raiden swept his hand through the flame, not getting burned at all, which meant that the potion had worked, they would be able to keep moving forwards. "Well, King Alderon, I can honestly say that I am surprised. Your tactic worked," Sifrei said to Alderon, "Well thought. Instead of wasting time, we can continue our path." The Archangel gave the human king a quick approving nod with his head before walking through the flames and continue forward into the labyrinth. - Rabiyu and Aura - Isopolis Shrine: Second Trial - Final Door - "She is right, Eli. What if Helios is in troubles right now?" Aura said, a hint of worry in her voice, "Maybe I should go back and-" "You more than anyone should have faith in him, Aurora. He is a smart one, and Henry is with him. I am sure that if any creature such as a giant snake tried to attack them again, well, they would make a terrible mistake," Rabiyu said to Aura, "As for you, Retainer, I admit that another test, and failure, is quite possible for those who took the other path, but you had the luck to cross paths with us again, even though you choose the wrong answer. Let's give Helios' group some more time. If they do not reach this chamber then we can go ahead and try to go through the door, and face the consequences of that choice." After that Rabiyu remained silent and totally still, the only movement coming from her was that of her strange cloak made of mist. Aura, on the other hand, kept looking at the path they had come from, wondering if Helios was alright. The moment she was about to say that she was going back to look for Helios and the others she heard footsteps coming from the path. Was that Helios and the rest of the group, Aura wondered. Rabiyu's head turned ever so slightly waiting to see who was the source of those footsteps. "It seems that we are at the very end of the labyrinth, if that door is any indication. I wouldn't be surprised if that was another test," the familiar voice of Sifrei said, "Oh? Look, we are not the only ones who made it all the way here." Aura watched as Sifrei, Raiden, Alastor, Dawson, Xion and Rhaedyn entered the chamber, but still, there was no sign of Helios, Henry, or the rest. Everyone was slowly coming back together, now it was only a matter of time to see if Helios, who was currently holding the key to the door in front of them, managed to overcome whatever tests Isopolis put in their path.

The mysteries behind the life of a djinni.

- Aether - Private Shuttle - VR Conference Call - Aether was looking directly at N, listening to whatever he was saying. The googles were something that her contact, Luna, could explain to her, but she was going to get bored, probably, of all the technobabble, she could fall asleep somewhere along the way. Apparently this N anted to say something about her, which wasn't much to begin with. "My name is Aether, 22 years old, good with stealth and reconnaissance," Aether said while waving her hand, "and other things. I suppose you already know what those things are, if the body language of your subordinate is any indication. Member, or should I say former member? of the Silver Ravens. My past is blank, no trace of who I was before being a raven. And I suppose that's me, just a nobody, another face among the crowd, as it were." - Aurion - Private Shuttle - Control Room - Aurion looked at everything that was handed to him, this was going to be the start of his new life, and he better made it count. "I think that will be all, I hope," Aurion answered Simeon, "the map will prove useful for the trip. Thanks Simeon." The young man once more looked at the scenery on the other side of the glass, a whole new world. It was time to give this new job a shot, and he was going to try his best. "Alright. I am ready. Let's get this job done."

- Sifrei - Isopolis Shrine: Second Trial - Vial Sub-trial - "Alright, then I will take the potion and we will rendezvous further-" The voice of Alderon made Sifrei turn around to look at the human king. The first thing he saw was Alderon unscrewing the lids of both bottles before pouring the contents of the smaller one into the larger. The Archangel was slightly confused as to why the king had gone and do that, the potential to ruin their only way onward was there. "I'm concerned with your recklessness, Your Highness. Some alchemists would find your actions as an insult to their work. Potions require precise measures with their ingredients and diluting it into another liquid, such as wine, could potentially weaken or destroy it's intented function, unless it is poison," Sifrei said as he took the bottle from Alderon, "At the same time I feel it's worth a try. Allow me to put your idea to test." Sifrei looked at everyone from the group one last time before taking a sip from the bottle, waiting to see if the king's idea would work, or if the function of the potion was lost thanks to it being mixed with wine. After he was done he gave the bottle back to Alderon. - Rabiyu and Aura - Isopolis Shrine: Second Trial - Final Door - The path seemed to stretch out forever, countless paths, most leading to obvious dead ends, staircases leading downward and nowhere, were scattered around along the way. After some time Rabiyu managed to hear something she was familiar with, words spoken in draconic, a more modern variation of the language. When they finally arrived at the next chamber both Rabiyu and Aura noticed that there were two more people waiting, the angle Mariel and the cyph Typhon. "I think it would be unwise to try this ‘smash everything’ plan." Rabiyu said to announce their presence. "Hey, it seems that we made it," Aura said, "is this the place that we were trying to reach?" Rabiyu was looking around the chamber, a set of tall double doors, very sturdy looking, but a set that could potentially be destroyed, and a keyhole around eye level. The key from before, the one that young Helios had in his possession, perhaps this was the door that that key was meant to open. More importantly was the stained glass depicting the form of a dragon, it was simple, but beautiful. "A set of locked double doors without a key in sight. If we are lucky then the key that was found after we killed that serpent will be the answer to our problem," Rabiyu said calmly, yet still paying attention to her surroundings just in case. "But Helios has that key, and he along with Henry and others, went in a different direction," Aura said to Rabiyu, "the labyrinth could take them in a totally different direction than this one." "That is a possibility, that's true, but take into consideration that two other members of the group went in a different direction to begin with, and they arrived here first," Rabiyu answered, "it means that no matter which way you pick, you will make your way to the end at some point. IF you pass the "tests" that are within the labyrinth. I've seen spellcasters bring inanimate objects to life, imagine if this stained glass dragon came to life as part of a final test. That could prove to be bothersome."

Had to work overtime today and I'm very tired. I will try to post tomorrow! I dodged a bullet! If Rabs had gone the other way then she would have been in some serious troubles with her past self. I have in my notes a place at the center of the ruins of the city of Cecidit, abandoned home of the Dra'thul, or Dark Elves, that I called the Citadel of Memories, worshipping place of the nameless goddess of Death, the Pale Mistress. Anyone who takes a step inside the citadel would be transported to a separate space made from their owns memories, but the citadel would put them into a powerful confusion spell that would make them forget they are inside such space, and if they can't differentiate reality from illusion, they would be lost for eternity, living a lie that would slowly change for the worst until they become echoes of themselves, doomed to wanted the citadel. Maybe I will get to use that city in the future.

- Sifrei - Isopolis Shrine: Second Trial - Vial Sub-trial - It was obvious that there was enough potion to take just one person onwards. The question was: who would drink it? "I do not have any preferance. If you so wish you can take the potion that will take you onwards, Master Alastor," Sifrei said while offering the small vial, "I don't mind backtracking. I am sure that, as Lord Raiden said, we will meet again." Backtracking was not an issue for the Archangel. He had the feeling that, at some point, everyone was going to meet at the end of the labyrinth.

- Sifrei - Isopolis Shrine: Second Trial - Vial Sub-trial - Sifrei was inspecting the different glass vials, their shapes, colours, even trying to identify the kind of liquid that was being held inside. At that moment he heard the two voices, one he knew, the other was from someone he didn't. "What a coincidence to find you here, O Lord of Iron. As for your question, I'm afraid the answer to your inquiry would be to use it," Sifrei answered Rhaedyn without taking his eyes away from the vials, "use it to restore that which was destroyed. Lord Raiden, King Alderon from the world below, and Prince Jynn, future king of Kilkis Seres, wish to use the Source to restore the world that was below the Sea of Clouds . As for your question, Milady, if you speak of the former retainer of the late queen Shiva, then you are both correct and wrong," An answer was forming in the Archangel's mind, carefully watching the vials and reading the piece of parchment that was on the table. "The former retainer is here, but she was last seen entering another one of the doors in the first room," Sifrei said to Xion, "where that door leads, I'm afraid we do not know. I suppose that if you keep moving forwards then you will find her, eventually." ANSWER "If I followed the clues correctly then that would be my answer."

- Aether - Private Shuttle - "Nice. This would be a change from my last boss...es?" Aether said with a faint hint of uncertainty, "At least, that's what I think." Aether noticed Kira's silence, like she was thinking about somehting very important only to choose to move on. She then pulled out some kind of goggles from under the bench. Aether caught the device once Kira tossed them to her. "Alright then, this should be fun," She said, sounding interested, "I've got nothing to lose." The assassin carefully put the googles on and, as Kira had said, she pressed the button at the side of the device. - Aurion - Private Shuttle - Control Room - "No ocean? I dunno if I should be happy or sad," Aurion said with a small smile, "ocean in the Dark, ocean in the Light." Aurion listened carefully to what Simeon had to say about the new world he was about to visit. The size of the capital, the nobles who, at least, were quieter than those of Destiny Islands, somewhat capable government who didn;t tried to oppress people. The spot he had to visit was near the capital, but, apparently, it was deserted because the proximity to some dark, destroyed stronghold. "Alright, I suppose that will prove useful," Aurion said, "That way I will have some privacy while setting up the device." Aurion was about to say something else, but the beeping of the controls of the shuttle combined with the sight of the outline of a new world surprised the ex-delivery boy.

As I slowly work on some kind of plot points for the next part of the next story of the Overworld, I wanted to give Rabs's favorite playmate a face. It took me a a few days, but Faloan, a.k.a. princess Raishan Apateon, is done! I'm sure his blindness was all a ruse and he knew the way all along.

- Sifrei - Isopolis Shrine: Second Trial - Sifrei's barriers had made it possible to stop the buzz saws in their tracks, and also made enough time for Alastor to use something the Archangel was very familiar with, something he had experienced first hand when his elven friend was casting spells in dangerous situations, the feeling of ancient raw magic. Internally he was impressed, in all his years he had met just a small amount of feys capable of understand and use the ancient tongue. This time, however, was not the time to try to find out how or why Alastor, one of Raiden's soldiers, was able to speak ancient draconic. "Interesting. I will take the sword, Master Alastor," Sifrei said as he took the sword, "Although in it's current state, I'm afraid that it would be pretty useless. Perhaps the Judge Magister would like to have it to use it at a later date." When Sifrei turned around he noticed that another path that hadn't been there before had appeared. As he entered the slowly room and inspected it, there was only a long table in the room, and on that table there were many vials with different shapes and sizes. "I do not see anything besides this table," Sifrei said as he inspected the many vials in the table, "and with all these vials I can only think that this is most likely another puzzle." - Rabiyu and Aura - Isopolis Shrine: Second Trial - It had worked, the spell was a success, but so was the sudden feeling of dispair and dread at the back of the elf's mind. The crate had been dissolved into oblivion, leaving an open path behind it, a path that, apparently, split once more. One path straight, the other to the left. In any case, there were more crates to destroy. One by one Rabiyu pointed at the crates, and one by one they were dissolved into particles of light that dissapeared mere moments later. When the moment came to destroy the crate behind Eclaire, with princess Athena close by, Rabiyu felt a hand on her shoulder. "Hey, I think that is enough, Eli," The voice of Aura said, " the path is clear and we can keep going now. There is no need to destroy all the crates." Aura couldn't see it, but Rabiyu's eyes, currently covered by her white locks, were staring directly into the crate, or maybe, directly at Eclaire and the princess. The urge to send the crate, or perhaps both of them, into oblivion receded, her smile slowly faded and her eyes went back the their natural silvery blue hue. "Of course, I apologize. I think I went a little overboard. Although the path is now open and we can move forward," Rabiyu said as she walked into the path, only to stop at the point where the path split, " straight or left? Which way should we take? Once again, the paths are to narrow, and if there is a fight, then we will have a disadvantage." "That is a good point," Aura answered, "I will keep going straight, I think." "Then I will follow the same path," Rabiyu said calmly, " I do not want you to wander off without someone watching over you." "Thanks, MOM," Aura said as she gently punched Rabiyu's arm, "Now let's get moving, who knows if the others made it out of the labyrinth already."

- Sifrei - Isopolis Shrine: Second Trial - The path had been calm for most of the time that they were walking, although the strange grinding sound was getting louder and louder with each passing second, until the group ended up in a dead end. The grinding sound then sounded even louder than before and Sifrei noticed that there were grooves along the labyrinth flooring, the intent of the trap was fairly obvious at this point. The Archangel took a couple of steps forwards, only to jump back as a guillotine fell from the ceiling, barely missing the fey by mere inches. The buzz saws were coming their way and Sifrei's priority was to protect his allies. "Ne gah-l noasmi nanaeel blans su!" Sifrei spoke in enochian, the ancient language of the angels, and reached his hand out with an open palm, and focused his mind. Magical barriers made of light would then appear along the saws's path. Another smaller orb of light appeared in the middle of the group, it pulsated with a low beat, slowly getting bigger and bigger until every member of the group was inside a protective barrier. "Bombs won't be necessary, they could collapse the path and then we would lose time in trying to get out of this place. Someone else should attempt to destroy this blasted things before we lose a limb, or worse. Don't worry, I'll hold them off for now. " - Rabiyu and Aura - Isopolis Shrine: Second Trial - The giant snake was dead, that much was obvious, and all thanks to the efforts of everyone involved. the giant creature had dropped what seemed like a key, one finely crafted key in Rabiyu's opinion. The key was made of solid black scales and an emerald at its center, it gave the appearence of an eye of sorts. The elf walked closer to the crates and placed her hand on one of them. "By the look of things, it seems that ours was the correct answer to the first trial. Going back into the labyrinth would be an acceptable choice. Altough going back would mean wasting time in retracing our steps, and the probability of getting lost along the way would be high," Rabiyu said to Athena while inspecting the crates, "There is also the fact that the size of the group would be a hindrance if we had to fight in such a small place. I am also interested in what the creature dropped just now." "I'm glad you are alright too," Aura whispered to Helios before looking at the group, " I think the same as Eli. Going back into the labyrinth would be a waste of time. And yet, I'm interested in what is behind those crates and where is the door that that key opens." The elf was half-listening the group, but she was more interested in what she could do to help with the crates. Henry had been able to move one of the crates, for a moment, she wasn't sure about his current status, but she supposed that he needed some small amount of time to rest after such feat. She could feel a tingling sensation in the back of her mind, whispers, promises of knowledge and power. Promises that she rather not listen. Although, one word stuck out from the constant whispers in her mind, one that made her see glimpses of her lost childhood, but before she could learn it's meaning among the brief flashes of her past, the tingling stopped completely, just like her pieces of broken memories. "I think the best course of action would be to try and get rid of the crates. Allow me to try something. " She said as she took a few steps back and then pointed at the crates with two of her fingers. Anyone behind her would be unable to see has she smiled while her eyes turned red once again, "Bonugral!" Although not completely reverting back to her old being, Rabiyu was excited to see if the spell was going to work. It was no living being, but a single crate would have to suffice, for now at least. If Isopolis didn't interfered with her spell, of course. If the spell was successful, then the spell would allow her to destroy the crate in front of her, it would be completely erased from existence, leaving no trace of every being present in that spot.

- Aether - Private Shuttle - Aether's eyes were staring directly at Kira's, the only moment that that was broken was when Simeon came in, and only for a quick moment. "I can see that, don't worry. And I I would know how that feels, Kira, but I think that would be meaningless to say," Aether said without breaking eye contact, "as my memory is wiped clean after every successful job, which is why I'm still here." This would been the first time a job was left unfinished, and probably would be considered a total failure if neither Omicron nor her returned to their designated spot. But, hey! This job couldn't be worse, right? At least she would be able to keep her memories this time, or that's what it looked like, at least. "I wouldn't mind another job like it, it is what I'm good at," Aether said, still looking at Kira. - Aurion - Private Shuttle - Control Room - Aurion noticed that Simeon looked a little out of breath, and he wondered why. Maybe something was happening outside the Cockpit? They were still there so, maybe, it wasn't dangerous. The young scientist handled him a strange disc-like object and what it looked like a communicator. Apparently he just had to take the disk-like object to a place called Rising Falls, put it somewhere out of the way and hit the button to activate it. Sounded easy. "I think I can do that," Aurion replied, "Looks easy enough." The former delivery boy was very surprised with the amount of munny that the scientist gave him, it was a lot of munny, probably worth around 3 months of work. "Uh, y-yeah. I think this will be more than enough for that," Aurion said, still a little surprised, "Alright, I think I understand what I have to do. Any information you can give me about this Radiant Garden world? Is it like the Destiny Islands?