~The fairy bobbed up an down over a spot in the ground, calling out to her two companions. "Come on, I think I found something." On the ground was a depression in the grass; a footprint.

For most people, this wouldn't be something to go off of, but the fairy was resourceful. He called up a surge of magical energy, and then activated his tracking spell. The print appeared to glow a faint purple.

"This is what were looking for."

He looked around to see if any landmarks could give them a clue as to where he went. The only thing of interest was a small hole in the ground to the north, but other than that, their surroundings seemed empty of anything beside grass and trees...~

Shadow shortly arrived from the temple panting heavy due to running so much tring to keep up with the fairy. "So... *huff* huff* this is the location?" Shadow then slumped down onto the ground. Taking off his headband, he used it to fan himself off. Now all he had to do was wait for Rahna to catch up.

"Here" said rahna with his hand in the air as he walked up to the fairy and the swordsman. Rahna checks the foot print then scans the horizon.

ooc: i have tracking lvl 1, if it needs to be used.

(((OOC: Don't worry about it Rahna, the fairy is using a tracking spell. It says it in the first post, I think.)))

~He was impatient to move on, but not everyone could fly through the plains as quickly as a fairy. When Rahna finally arrived, he was relieved; it was time to get moving. The fairy had two things that he wanted to do: to check for marks in the immediate vicnity, and to look for a possible direction the sheikah might have gone.

Sheikah's are known for their great speed, and were very difficult to track. Who knows how short it would take for all traces of the theif's passage to fade. They had this one clue, but they were lucky. The group wouldn't find telltale footprints everywhere.

That sure seemed to be the case in this situation. The fairy looked around, but he couldn't see signs on the ground in the surrounding area. As he flew around in circles, looking for more marks, and using her tracking spell, he eventually came to an opening in the ground. It didn't go straight down, but had a step like appearance.

"This doesn't nessicarily have to do with the sheikah, but this is the only thing of interest around here. Maybe he went down into... whatever's down there."

He waited, floating over the hole, looking for the other's opinions.~

"Hmmm, well the Sheikahs should be heading or already are in Tentari desert and that's telling much. Of course this hole is pecurliar, all I can say is maybe it leads to an underground passage from the the greens to the desert." Shadow proclaimed as he tied his headband around his head.

"i have no problem with caves and tunnels if it is our path." said Rahna "so is it the tunnel or above ground?"

"Well then it has to be a tunnel if he went down there. My question is how? It's not big enough for a person to climb into." Shadow said standing infront of the hole. "Perhaps we need to make it bigger." Taking his sword out of his sheath, he plan on cutting the hole bigger and wider.

(((OOC: sorry for the wait guys. my bad )))

~As soon as Shadow's blade slid into the earth, one could hear a surprised shout from below. It seemed as if the swordsman had surprised someone. A rather aggressive someone...

A burst of magical energy came flying out the hole, flinging Shadow backwards. Well, at least it got the job done, the hole was quite a bit bigger. Large enough for a person to fit through.

In this case, only a head popped out, surveying the surrounding area until it spotted the two adventurers. It was a Sheikah head. Not the same one as before, no, for this one wore a blue beret-ish hat and instead of a calm calculating expression was on the brink of rage.

He began to yell at them in Sheikan, incomprehensable to the travelers, and then drew himself the rest of the way out of the hole, trying to calm himself down. He gave the common tongue a chance, and asked a question in a voice strained with remnant of anger.

"So what business do you have poking around the hole I just sealed."

He looked at them suspiciously, and awaited an answer.~

"Well you see we're chasing after this sheikah that has stolen a very powerful artifact that can do great harm to Hyrule. Only it seems we have lost track of him ... or her, and thought the person went through the underground tunnel via this hole." Shadow said as he sat on ground facing the sheikah.

(((OOC: MMmmmm.... Rahna is either busy with stuff or waiting for me, so lets get going.)))

~The sheikah couldn't help letting a smile cross his face. These fools came blundering to his home, talking about some sheikah, and then reveal that they're the enemy. Maybe they didn't notice my heritage.... or maybe their just stupid.

He didn't waste anytime, but began building up magical energies within him, hiding it as best as possible from those around him. For further cover, he began to speak, taking into account the fact that these people still thought him innocent.

"I know a thing or two about sheikah's in the desert. I'm an apprentice mage, maybe I could help you. Come on down."

He gestured towards the hole, making a quick sign with his fingers as he pointed. The spell was almost done. The mage had been told over and over that he was too arrogant, and should be cautious with his battles, but he through caution to the when, completely confident in his own victory.~

Shadow started to stand up, but did to quickly and stumbled down the hole. Immediatley after there was a huge thud coming from the hole. "OW, that hurt!" He said as laid on the ground.

~The mage smiled. Perfect. His spell complete, a ball of lightening formed in his hand. He held it, looking at Rahna before dropping to his knees, and thowing the ball down the hole. It would be hard for Shadow to escape unscathed.

Then he rose up, and turned his attention back to Rahna. It probably not be a good thing to take on the goron and his pet in one-on-one combat but... He whipped the staff off his back, and held it at the ready. He wouldn't be caught unprepared.~

Lucky for Shadow, he fell and landed on his stomach with his shield covering his back. Thus the lighting attack had little effect on him, though Shadow recieved a good jolt of electricity. "YEOOOOW! Son of a deku nut!" Fortunately for the sneaky shiekah, this stunned Shadow and unable to move from his spot. Rahna is now on his own for the time being.

((OOC: THANK YOU ZV and Tayro. I luffles you guys (no not Luffy Tayro). Please feel free to take over fighting the mage, and most importantly have fun.)))

Some people are just plain idiotic sometimes.

I mean, it wasn't hard to understand that a Sheikah here would not be an ally, considering what had happened before in that ancient relic. Of course it was a trap, of course he was just getting ready to execute both him and the samurai. After all that he had learned with the Seer, both the two magical tomes and the Sheikah assassins - which led him to wonder... There seemed to be a lot of Sheikah assassins nowadays. First, the Hakiems Tribe, now this other gang... and they who were supposed to be a race of noble guardians - they had trusted this shifty-looking Sheikah... and thus were now paying the price. He had thought better of Dogura - he was normally much wiser and sensible when looking upon a new situation - at least, that's what the junior mage thought. Still, he had trust this rogue without pondering on the consequences... what could have he been thinking? Even if they share half his blood, it doesn't mean all Sheikah are good - much like any other race... Like before, with Junter, they were again betrayed, as the magi-user propelled a ball of lightning - Nature Element, in which the boy thought it to be a good manipulation of the Thunder Spell - towards his samurai companion, and proceeded into facing the Hylian with his own staff. Great. Just great.

Well, the teenager wasn't gonna stand there sulking and get hit by an attack now. Time to show that Sheikah his own spiritual force. Deku staff raised, a breeze started blowing around the mage apprentice, whose shaking garments and messy hair accompanied the wind currents. A peculiar J-shaped symbol with two adjacent glyphs started glowing on the youngster's back, a dim azure color, as if he was enchanted. Spinning his wooden weapon counter-clockwise, time slowing down as a five pointed star appeared before him, design drawn by the staff if it was a simple brush filled with paint, air being its canvas. "Deae, mihi sanctum potestam da subsistere meum inimicum." - he chanted, pulling his staff away from the glowing glyph. The symbol in his back and the one in front of him both shone harder, the wind intensifying into a gale. "Ostende sibi benevolentiam de vestrum pectos!" - he chanted once more, his weapon crashing into the core of the arcane rune, it bending over to the impact and forming a white, crystalline energy, that was shot towards the Sheikan foe... coming into a halt right before him. Suddenly, what could be described as tentacles of light exploded from the floating ball, as a means to grab his foe. He had tried this once in his training rituals. If all was to go well, the Light Elemental Burst would successfully grab his opponent, then seal him in a cocoon of light, in which he would constantly be shown the greatness of the Holy Trio.