forum The Soul Labyrinth

Started April 14, 2019 by @CasiCasino group

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Adara's face went white. She seemed to hardly breathe. Anger flared through her, igniting her rage. She couldn't lose someone she loved again. She would kill someone if that happened. She ran after Aisen.

They soon arrive at the dining room, Jonathan was found unharmed but he looked shocked at what was in the room with him. He slowly rose his index finger towards the wall.
Aisen turned in that direction to see an angelic figure’s body pinned to the wall by several bone-like blades. The angelic figure’s wings were torn apart from their body, their head was decapitated from the rest of theirs and their halo was broken, no longer giving the angelic vibe. Their eyes were still shining, but they were blank and lifeless. Blood dripped down from their arms and neck.

"What the hell is that?" Adara asked. She almost with relief when she saw that Jon was okay, but didn't let it show.

Aisen walked closer the pinned angel to examine their body. He was silent doing so.
“… someone took the effort to open Heaven’s Gates and pulled this man along with them…” his voice was serious for once. He turned to Jonathan and Adara.
“We’re going at once, we can’t stay on our own…” he stated as his black eye was twitching, either with fear or anger… most likely both.

"What does this mean?" Adara asked. Her fists were clenched, but otherwise she showed no other sign of anger and worry.

“You know how Heaven is where good spirits go and Hell is where guilty spirits go, right? For Souls whose fate have not been decided yet, they’re staying in the Labyrinth. If Heaven’s Gates were to be opened, souls in there might end up wandering back down here. Same goes for Hell. The thing is, if souls that exist in those two places can be sent here… same goes for souls that exist here. Losing the balance is not a fun thing, the Trinity War that happened centuries ago was because of this imbalance” Aisen tried his best to explain.

Adara only got some parts of of, but she got the basic idea. "Well… damnit."

“Saying that… Your ancestor’s soul has a chance of getting sent to Heaven. But if Hell’s Gates were opened…” he stopped there and glanced outside.

"Well, who cares about her,'' Adara said dismissivly. "She was an ass anyways."

“Right… that was not the response I was expecting but okay…” he turned to Jonathan and carried him on his shoulder. Aisen turned to the small microphone in his house.
“The Clock Tower” he spoke out loud into the microphone.

The three people were sent to in front of the Clock Tower. Aisen looked into the distance.
“No one unwanted here… let’s go…” he started to walk towards the Celestial Hall which was quite a distance away.

Adara followed. She had meant what she said: Lybiran was worthless. She was no help to Adara, and just made it worse. She still had no idea what had happened to her.

Jonathan’s skin started bubbling. It resembled magma more than anything. He was sleeping on Aisen’s back though, this action was not intentional, most likely his body reacting to something.

Adara blinked. What was wrong with him. "Is he… okay?"

“I would think so…” he glanced back at Jonathan with slight worry.

“Then why’s his skin doing that?”

Aisen shrugged slightly, Jon’s body was heavier than he looked.
“I have absolutely no idea…”

“I don’t think that’s natural…” Adsra said. She couldn’t remember if that had ever happened to her, but then again, she and Jon were two different types of Fire Mages.

“Might just be his ability. For now, let’s just go, some people are waiting for us” Aisen suggested as he continued down the unmarked path.

Shrugging, Adara followed.

(Speaking of missing things…)
Hinata chuckled.
"Yes, I remember the things my sister and I used to do."

Not long after, Aisen, Adara and Jonathan arrived at the Hall. As they opened the door, Aisen spotted Hinata immediately. He jerked a thumb in Hinata’s direction.
“There we have it, one of the living, thankfully” he sighed. The situation he’s in was one he was not familiar with in the slightest.

Selik turned to the door when some people came in.
“Heh, Aisy’s here with… someone…” he took a closer look at the woman who came in with this Aisy.

Hinata turned to the door to see who had come in.
"Oh! Hi guys!"

Aisen waved at Hinata while still carrying Jonathan on his back. He walked to the wall and slowly lay Jonathan down, leaning on the wall.

“Who’s that?” Adara asked. “There’s more of the living here? I thought it was just the elf and me.”

Aisen laughed a little.
“Apparently not. This is Hinata if I’m not mistaking. She’s a little special as her ‘job’ is working as a Balance Keeper. So yeah, she’s hecking powerful” he explained to Adara as he gestured to Hinata.

As that was going on, the other Knights were working on different things. Jackal was testing out the instruments, Alvin and Kurt were now checking the cleanliness of the place, Selik went back to painting the ceiling and walls while Chrysus laughed at him slightly. The four kids on the second floor were still messing about and working at the same time. Clark walked in soon after and walked to Mathias who was scrubbing every bit of dust from the floor.

Jonathan’s skin was still bubbling and now, his face started the action as well.

“Something’s wrong…” Cassius’ voice echoed in Hinata’s mind.
“There’s a lot of Angelic Aura coming from inside the Labyrinth… much more than needed…”

Hinata had chuckled a little at what Aisen said, turning to help Selik. When Cassius spoke, she scowled a little to herself.
Well ain't that flipping great.

“Let’s think on the bright side for now that Joshua, the Angelic Marquess, might’ve called some friends over” Cassius added to that.

Aisen noticed Hinata’s questionable action.
“Something wrong?”

"Hm?" Hinata looked over Aisen.
"Oh, no, everything's fine." She smiled half-heartedly.
I hope you're right.