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[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

Who: Hydra, Ikki, Allen, ANY
Where: The Arena
When: Day 98, evening
What: When we last left our intrepid heroes...

[In the arena, there's some decent quality meat burning as a gift to two particular Judges, a comatose member of Hydra and a few guards with torches... and not a whole lot else to explain what's going on.

Well the real interesting part is going on a little deeper anyway.]

Comments

Re: Antechamber

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

... The place seems pretty determined to do it.

If you plan on moving it, I'd be ready if I were you.

Re: Antechamber

[topofthesky.insanejournal.com]

[eyes the key. eyes the box. eyes the chain]

Should I?

Re: Antechamber

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

. . .

Keep the key. We should check the next room for the true heart before we decide whether or not to use it though.

Re: Antechamber

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

Fine by me.

Re: Antechamber

[topofthesky.insanejournal.com]

[considers, then shrugs and puts the key in his pocket]

Re: Antechamber

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

[heads over to take a look through the door once ikki's pocketed the key]

Re: Antechamber

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

[Outside of the cage, you can't make out anything.]

Re: Antechamber

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

Tch, stupid light . . . [steps through the door >/]

Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

[It's as if you have been transported back to the beginning. You, again, are back at the ocean, with just water, the sky and the lip of the well visible. However, this time the water is calm and still, except for a few whirlpools trying to smooth themselves out. The clouds are breaking up above and birds are being to circle cautiously above.

At the well, a blue eye'd version of Fang is scrubbing at his face with one hand. The other hand is holding down several heavy chains over the lip of the well. He doesn't seem to have managed to lock it up yet.

You can't see what it is, but every now and then, there's a crackle of lightning from it, and a gust of ripping, slicing wind.]

The key, I can't find the key...

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

. . . Fang? Hey, Fang! Is that you this time?

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[topofthesky.insanejournal.com]

[doesn't even bother looking around this time, bee-lining it towards the well instead]

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

[He whips around at the voice.]

Scowl? ... Ikki?

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

How are you here? It's not the w-

[All of a sudden, whatever Akito has bound up gives another hard YANK, taking advantage of his distraction. At the same time, the wind begins to howl around you again.]

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

[Cue the other one pushing past both of you, footsteps easily on TOP of the water.] Watch out!

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

[stumbles a few steps before starting after him] Shit! Ikki, give him the key!

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[topofthesky.insanejournal.com]

[also starting after him, pulling the key out of his pocket]

Oi, Agito!

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

[Slows only a little, enough to look back at Ikki.] Throw it!

[The winds are increasing in ferocity again, though the water remains calm and by the well, you can see Akito taking a step back, sheilding his face.]

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[topofthesky.insanejournal.com]

[already skidding to a stop, and as soon as he sees Agito looking in his direction, he gives the key a good throw towards him]

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

[CATCH, almost seems to blip out of sight for a moment, to reappear at the other's side, kneeling to take care of the first of the lock.]

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

Agito...

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

[Starts pulling harder, dragging more of the chains over the metal grating at the top of the well. Then looks back up at Hydra and Ikki.] That side! Please!

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[topofthesky.insanejournal.com]

[immediately moving to the other side, grabbing and dragging the chains over the grate as well] Like this?

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

[right behind him, grabbing a handful of chains to drag over it too] What do you think, idiot?!

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

[From where you are, you can't actually see any distinct form in the well... just deep, deep red water, and the dark shape of something predatory circling underneath. There's almost no explanation for the wind, almost as if the resistance is casual and token rather than an attack.

But as you draw the chains across and they get locked down, the water drops further and further, matching crisscross of chains and grates form themselves in the way as the water recedes...]

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

[Below you, the water smoothes and clears, a now solid, rippled surface to stand on. The clouds clear the sky and the landscape looks almost idyllic.

Akito lets go of the last and slumps back against the edge of the well. He looks pale, and tired, but unharmed.]

Haah...