The beast slowly, and paifully dissolves, as its entire existance fades away... Then The tornado continued, and struck the stadium seats! The ghosts faded away, And so did the man... The cages over all of the warriors vanished, and Everyone was free. WAY TO GO ALPHA!! Darkin gives him a noogie. Alright! Dogura said stirnly. Im glad he chose Alpha to fight, as i know he can handle him. But it will not stop here, no sir. He leads them over to the side opposite of where they came in. A giant stone wall was placed in front of them.I have reason to believe the next room is on the other side. Alpha although may not be tired out, deserves a rest for now. He turns to victor. Victor! do you think you could do somthing about that wall? Dogura waits for a reply.

Alpha turns a stern face towards Darkin. "No noogies. Ever." With that, he promptly falls on his back from exhaustion, but makes sure to pant heavily so the others don't think it's anything more than mere tiredness.

As the others turn to look at the door, Zaris slowly steps over to and stands above the resting form of his former student. But he does not look down at Alpha, nor does he talk to him. Contrary to what most would have expected, an angered look has entered his eye. Alpha opens his eyes for a brief second and sees his master towering over him. "Master?"

Zaris finally lowers his gaze, causing Alpha to flinch back in surprise. "Where?" The elder fumes. "Where did you learn that technique? I never taught it to you!"

Alpha slowly recovers from the shock that comes along with his master's scolding. The look in his eyes...that is something that could quite possibly inspire fear in Ganon himself. Or at least Vaati. "I...I learned it a few years after I left you. I found an ancient tome written in the Di...in the Tounge, and it explained how to cast Rohtric Khysse."

Zaris' tone softens only slightly as his eyes narrow. "And where did you obtain this book? I hope it also explained to you the dangers of that technique...of how it can destroy the user if he is not skilled enough with the powers of Rohtric."

Alpha slowly nods as he mentally pulls up the image of the book from his memory. "Yes, Master, it went into a detailed description of what happens should it be cast too often. That's actually only the second time I've ever used the Khysse ability...and I hope it will be the last."

Zaris nods as the hard lines of his face finally vanish. "Agreed."

Alpha lays his head back on the ground as Zaris walks over to the others. 'Phew...if he had probed too much deeper, he might've asked where I found the book again...but he didn't notice I avoided the question. I'd prefer to not have to talk about Him again...especially not with Master...'

Darkin noticed his expression of releif and realized he had somthing to hide... He decided not to bother with it, seeing as how Alpha was already pissed at him... Darkin looked down ashamed. you dont give a warrior a noogie! what was i thinking?!?!?! Im no warrior... Mabey my uncle was right... Im just not ready for this yet...Then a voice came on in his head. You will be an essential part of this mission! without you, they may not survive! one grain of rice can tip the scale! Darkin shook the voice out of his head. Alright i guess ill stay for a while... After all, I trained under such a great man! How could his teachings fail me? He turns to see Victor calculating a response.

“Ah, it was this lake. We searched and searched by moonlight and shattered glass, by sunlight and dappled dawns. The boat ride was very pretty.” The Lovers look about at the group, nodding as if appreciating some quality. Suddenly fir cloaks fly open, silk rushes and the two strike a pose that should be cast in bronze with a little plaque that speaks of valor and adventure. “Never fear, for we are here!” they cry melodramatically. One tick. Two ticks. They hold for two seconds before collapsing into one another with muffled giggles.[/i]

OOC: Project = lateness. Sorry.

IC: All throughout Alpha's fight with the monster, Victor sat on the floor of his cage, enjoying the show as best he could. Every once in a while he would take a swig of Ale from his canteen, or cheer Alpha on with a hearty yell. When Dogura teleported, Victor spat out his Ale in disbelief, eyes wide with awe at the show of magic. So in awe, in fact, that even after the cages dissapeared, the bard stayed seated on the stadium floor. But when Dogura addressed him, Victor jumped slightly and exited his trance, then looked up and smiled.

"Wha... wall? Me? OK... I guess I could check it out."

Getting up from his seated position, Victor walked over to the wall and ran his hand over it, examining it closely as for a clue to how it could be opened. When the Lovers finally arrived, Victor didn't bother to turn, but waved a quick hello over his shoulder and continued his examination, eager to help the group...

Lovers! You have arrived. Glad you could make it! Now that we are all here, We stand united! We will work as a team to over come the obstacles that may come our way. Darkin Came up behind them, and said, Hey guys! welcome to the groupe! The name's Darkin! He shook hands, as Dogura turned to see that Victor was having no luck. Alright Victor, you did the best you could! No doubt you havent much magic, and normal attacks will do nothing to a solid rock wall. He now turns to the new comers. Perhaps our new friends here can provide some assistance. Lovers, is there any thing you can do about the wall blocking the way?

After greeting The Lovers, Alex was examinating the wall closely, looking for any weak points...
"Not much that can be done, I think, perhaps an earth spell can break it; but maybe I can try to Disarm the trap, if it can be done"
OOC: and that means I activate the talent

Darkin sat down to rest, and watched Dogura speak to the lovers about the wall.

The Lovers turn and greet Darkin and Alex warmly after their giggles die down. Warmly shaking his hand they say, “It is truly a pleasure to meet you, in this cold dark place it is good to see friendliness.” They turn and wave excitedly at Victor over at the wall.
Now a pair of eyes turns to Dogura. Heads cock slightly to the left, and unblinking, they stare into the eyes of the samurai. After a long pause they speak, [/i]“Masonry is not our talent, dear samurai. Besides the wall is boring, walls are so very boring. We would much rather dance to one of Victor’s tunes, or paint, yes paint. We shall paint on this wall for you so it is less of an eyesore. Get some strong grunt or goron digger to break your wall.”
Thus finished speaking The Lovers skip over to the wall. They cast a critical eye upon it’s surface, running fingers along the veins in the stone, feeling roughness. (Perception: Tell me more about this wall…) Producing paints from a small oil sack they begin to paint (Narative paints...). Bright colors and contrasts take shape upon the stone; broken sections that bleed over and join to form the image of a door.

Dogura watches them paint, and asks. IS THERE ANYONE WHO CAN BREAK THAT DAMN WALL???

Shada sighs, then gives the group a beautiful smile of superiority. "I can do it; all you needed to do was ask." She giggles as her arms motion everyone away from the doorway. "This one'll be big. Elemental Burst - Fire!" A sphere of fiery red energy forms in her hands, and suddenly thousands of molten orbs soar outward, enveloping the door in just as many explosions.

HEY!! WATCH OUT FOR THE LOVERS!! Dogura yells, as the stone wall bursts into a milloin pieces! As the smoke clears, Dogura sees that the lovers were alright, and turns to Shada. Thank you shada! however, next time make sure the area is clear before you shatter somthing. That could have injured the lovers. Dogura turns back tword the still crumbling stone wall. Alright! Lets proceed forth! They come into a long hallway lined with torches and markings. As they walk down the seemingly endless torchlit hallway, they come upon another stone wall. Oh, Just what we needed, mutters Dogura. Shada, do your stuff. Ever- WAIT! Yells Darkin. There are markings on the stone wall! They are in ancient Rito text! It is one of the few skills i posess. Let me see what this wall has to say before you destroy it. Darkin grabs one of the torches off of the wall, and holds it up to the wall to get a better view of the Rito text. の伝説 古代の石盤,の伝盤ゼルダ... Darkin stands upright, and turns around. So, What does it say? Dogura asks impatiently. Dakin looks up and says....
Kodai no Sekiban!! The torch he is holding burned extemely bright, as did the wall! It busts into flames like carasene in an explosion! Everyone shields thier eyes from the intence light! The wall falls down in ashes. Dogura lowered his hands from his face, and said once again... What did it say?? Darkin looks Dogura in the eye, and says, It says there are an endless amount of deadly booby traps ahead... However it also said that if you can read it, press the button hidden in the wall to disable them. Great! Dogura exclaimed! where is the button? Darkins face, half lit by the torch, half hidden in darkness... he says in a solomn voice.... Its at the end of the hallway.........

(OOC : Since a series of 10 or so one line posts will be pretty lame, I'll just narrate my own traps.)

IC:

Very well then. I'll take charge of this particular situation. Stand aside. You're about to see the best damn dancing known to man. Ahem!

Blank steps forward, but quickly steps back upon hearing a *click* sound. With a bolting *zsing* sound, a barbed arrow rockets past his face and into the wall on he other side of the hallway. It smells of a mixture of pungeant herbs that can be identified as one thing : poison.

Oh, hell. If I die, bury me with every Rupee you own. Got it?

He jumps past the spot where his foot had triggered the trap not a moment ago. A large axe swings out of the wall and removes his bangs in its passing.

Damnit!

He ducks and dashes forward again, but this time jumps out of the way instantly. Lucky, too. A wide patch of floor is lost among a pit of razors, spikes and needles; each one stained red. Almost there. Where Blank has landed, another trap triggers. A boulder the size of Ganon rolls out at him, and had not jumped back to avoid it, he would be dead now. But he still skins his heals on the spikes as he avoids the rock.

Finally, he reaches the switch. Weary, he punches it and expects the traps to cease.

Poison darts, spikes, boulders, swinging blades... something's missing... Aw craaaaaaaaaaaaaaap!

The floor where he stands swings open and he plummets into the darkness below. The floor seals itself. The switch's color changes from blue to red, and steel plating slides out to cover the ceiling, floor, and walls, preventing the effectiveness of the traps. The switch sinks into the floor, revealing a low doorway.

From far below, you hear an "Oof!" sound, followed by a string of inaudible curses.

Blank! Are you alright? Dogura calls into the dark room. Everyone! Proceed! As they continue into a dark choridoor, the musty smell of rotting flesh taints the air... You here Darkin mutter, Ive got a bad feeling about this... All of a sudden Blank comes into view, and after seeing that he is alright overall, Dogura says, Its very dark in here. Perhaps it would be wise to exit the way we came in. The second Dogura turns around, you here the sound of a heavy stone wall close them in. It is completely dark now. You cannot see your hand in front of your face. Pitch black darkness. Typical. you here Darkin mutter. Doguras voice cuts through the silence. Everyone stay calm! there is a way out! You here him feeling along the wall. Then you here Darkins voice yet again. Hey! Shada! let go of my leg! He casts a light spell. Its foggy but it provides enough site. There! thats better! He looks down thinking to see shada wrapped around his leg. No... He sees...They all see, A Re-Dead tightly gripping his leg...Darkin gets a funny look on his face and looks up at everyone.. H-HELP-P!!

OOC: Oog. Gotta backtrack a little here.

IC: Having jumped out of the way before Shada's magic could harm him, Victor watched from a sitting position on the floor as the wall turned to dust. Shooting a glaring glance at Dogura, Victor scowled:

"What about me? I was by the wall, too, you know!"

But, watching as the group moved on into the cave, Victor stood and dusted himself on, murmuring things like "No one cares about my safety" and " 'Oh, let's completely ignore Victor! He can be incinerated, who cares?' " However, the bard had regained his cheery disposition by the time they reached the second wall, and so cheered when Darkin was able to open the path.

While they passed through the trap-riddled hall, however, Victor took unnecessary safety measures, such as moving only against the walls or crawling on the floor to dodge imaginary projectiles. Happy when they finally reached the end, Victor stood from his crawling position and brushed himself off once again.

When the passage fell dark, however, the bard began to panic despite Dogura's advice. A wave of relief washed over Victor, though, when Darkin used his light spell; unfortunately, this did not last long, for upon setting eyes on the Re-Dead, Victor promptly fainted...