forum The Soul Labyrinth <Remake> [Closed]

Started December 03, 2019 by @CasiCasino group

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"That sucks. I just want to leave. I don't want to be stuck here." She brushed hair from her face. "Who are the Knights, anyways? I've heard of them once of twice, but I don't know anything about them."

Cassius was nice. She thought that she might be able to trust him… but why? She shook her head. Never underestimate anyone, ever, even if they look harmless and kind.

Well that was easy… the fiery figure thought to himself before turning back to Jade.
”I would guess that you’re willing to go find her, even to a place unknown of consequence?” the figure wanted to be clear first before doing anything beyond that point. He puffed out a cloud of smoke.

Jade blinked hard to stop crying then took a deep breathe calmly saying their vow to each other before A-ya died “To the ends of Earth and to hell and back”

As Kye moved through the maze, the walls and floor changed every now and then.
The number above decreased drastically at one point, going from “46” to “32” within a second or two. Something was clearly not wanting living people around.
Now he was faced with a decision. There were sounds of happy screams coming from somewhere near and the number above him changed “32” to “30”. He was met with a three-path route and one clearly led to an exit.

(Where will you go?)
(The Front Path)
(The Right Path)
(The Left Path)

(Decisions decisions decisions.)
Kye looked at the three different ways he could go. He'd learn early on that in a cave keeping one hand on a wall was not the best move but here…
Right?
Right.
Okay.

”Oh you know, I can bring you to them again if you’d like that” the time manipulator stated, throwing the closed pocket watch up and catching it as it comes down.
”You might also be happy to know that we can offer you quite an adventure” he added, throwing the item he had up again before it went back into his hand.
A portal had opened behind Hinata.

The thought of seeing her parents again was very tempting, Hinata had to admit. Even if it was just for a few moments, seeing her parents would help her so much. A flash of hope made its way into Hinata's eyes, but it was quickly banished when Cronos added the second part.
"Is that supposed to make me more eager to go?" Hinata said, disdain lacing through her words ever so quietly.
"Adventure is not something I want, not when I'm on vacation."

”To describe them perfectly, it’s hard so I’m just gonna explain them as simply as I can. They’re basically selected magic users who are loyal to the Master and the Prince of the Labyrinth and whose duty is to protect and serve the Labyrinth. By selected, I mean a group will be selected every twenty years, put to a large fight until only twelve remain on the battlefield. A bit cruel but it’s how it has been since the first generation. Speaking of which, it’s getting close to twenty years of duty for this generation which is the thirteenth… I wonder what the fourteenth generation would look like, it’s getting better each year group, at least that’s what I’ve heard.” the doctor tried to explain from his stand point which was a bit confusing to be perfectly honest. He doesn’t seem like one to talk to people often.

The flaming figure sighed softly once as he commanded the smoke to create a portal.
”This will lead you to a realm where the dead roam free… if you’d like to meet her again, step through”

(DAMNIT!! YOU LUCKY HUMAN BEING!! THAT WAS THE ONLY SAFE PATH!! XD)
(P.S. One of my favorite characters, hands down)

As Kye headed towards the right path, he would spot a humanoid figure in the shadows holding… something in their arms.
As the figure walked closer, his features were shown. He had dark brown hair, emerald colored eyes, a long black leather jacket that covered his plain white shirt, a dark gray pair of jeans, and green and white sneakers. The ‘thing’ that was in his hands was… a cat, an amber colored one to be exact.
”Meow~—“ the cat sounded as the man looked down and smiled at the creature, petting its head.
”Yes yes, I know, we’re going to get food” he said to his pet as he was about to walk pass Kye.

(Forgive me for this—)
(This won’t make you like him very much XD)

Cronos cursed under his breath…
”Maybe I should’ve phrased that better, bummer—” the man sighed, eyeing Hinata a bit before he used his pocket watch ‘yo-yo’ to wrap around Hinata and throw her into the portal behind her.

She would appear again inside… what seems to be a forest. One which was filled with flowers, animals, but seemed to lack human beings. It looked like she was in the center of it all as well. Soon after, the portal closed.

Hinata cursed as the yo-yo wrapped around her, but she was through the portal before she could react any further. She took a moment to access her surroundings, checking for any immediate threats. By the time she turned to go back through the portal, though, it was gone. She cursed again, hand going to her side where her Companion Soul had appeared. Her hand gripped the hilt, eyes darting about.

Somethings were moving through the grass, they were moving quite fast and seemed to be circling Hinata. Soon after, they stopped in unison and jumped at her… only to reveal themselves to be Kasai, the fire fox, and Kori, the ice fox; two of Hinata’s past companion’s pets. They jumped on her and curled up against her while giving off soft purrs.

(DAMNIT!! YOU LUCKY HUMAN BEING!! THAT WAS THE ONLY SAFE PATH!! XD)
(P.S. One of my favorite characters, hands down)

As Kye headed towards the right path, he would spot a humanoid figure in the shadows holding… something in their arms.
As the figure walked closer, his features were shown. He had dark brown hair, emerald colored eyes, a long black leather jacket that covered his plain white shirt, a dark gray pair of jeans, and green and white sneakers. The ‘thing’ that was in his hands was… a cat, an amber colored one to be exact.
”Meow~—“ the cat sounded as the man looked down and smiled at the creature, petting its head.
”Yes yes, I know, we’re going to get food” he said to his pet as he was about to walk pass Kye.

(Which one?)
Kye moved slightly out of the way hoping the figure was distracted enough to not notice him. His hand was down near the top of his pack, which was open. He looked up at ceiling studied it for a moment then looked at the walls.
At least this one did not come from behind me.
Yes but he's talking to the cat as if it understands him. That strikes me as odd.
I have conversations with a demon in my head, some of which will never be told or revealed to anyone. I can say for certain that a dude talking to his cat is not that strange.
Point taken.

Somethings were moving through the grass, they were moving quite fast and seemed to be circling Hinata. Soon after, they stopped in unison and jumped at her… only to reveal themselves to be Kasai, the fire fox, and Kori, the ice fox; two of Hinata’s past companion’s pets. They jumped on her and curled up against her while giving off soft purrs.

Hinata had gone to draw her sword, only to be stopped by him and a gentle reminder that they knew these creatures. Hinata blinked, then let a small smile slip out.
"Hey guys!" she said, putting one hand on each of their heads.
"Is Matthew around here?" she looked around, searching for him for a moment.

(smacks a picture of Matthew on the table)
(This one XD)

Pass the man who was talking to his pet, the route was clear. Seems like there was no danger up ahead. But of course, not a lot of things was as it seems. There were corpses stuck to the walls around that specific hall, they were pinned by spears which were completely red and blood soaked.

(Here’s something new for ya—)

Kasai seemed pleased with the pat that he did not answer. Kori, on the other hand, shook his head while still enjoying the head pats. Soon, Kori yawned and went back into his human form; a white haired man with clear blue eyes, a light blue and golden yukata and most importantly, wooden sandals.
”He’s on patrol” Kori said before he went to deal with his currently running nose.

(So, I sat blinking rapidly at the computer for a few minutes at that one…XD)

Hinata nodded in response to Kori, letting out a little sigh. At least she knew where she was now- well, a very vague and generalized idea, anyway. And, as usual, she knew her vacation was probably going to end up stressing her out as much as when she was on duty. Such was life.

(smacks a picture of Matthew on the table)
(This one XD)

Pass the man who was talking to his pet, the route was clear. Seems like there was no danger up ahead. But of course, not a lot of things was as it seems. There were corpses stuck to the walls around that specific hall, they were pinned by spears which were completely red and blood soaked.

(I have to agree, he's one of my favorite as well.)
"What a nice place," Kye said to himself as he continued down the hall. His right hand resting in his pack fiddling with a small bag of some sort of powder. As he studied the walls and continued and noticed the dead lining them. "Really, really nice place."
Oh yeah, absolutely.
The umm…. wall art is… unique.
That is a way to describe it.

(You’ll have to get used to animals turning into people from here on out :P)

Kori looked back at Hinata and asked quite simply:
”How’s Tats, Kats, and Kagami doing?” the ice fox hybrid gave a cold but welcoming smile. Oh how long it was since they last met, probably about decades now since Hinata was last around this land.

Creaks on the walls started to vibrate when a blood constructed spear barely passed by Kye’s neck. It was only a millimeter or two away from his neck when it passed.
”Greetings…” a crimson hooded figure spoke up from in front of Kye, catching the spear with one hand.

(Perfect. Also, I love those nicknames for them)

Hinata smiled as three separate answers entered her mind. Kagami, in particular, was happy to see Kori and Kasai.
"Everyone's been doing good," she paraphrased, not about to try to interpret Kagami's ramblings.

(Then I’ll use them more often)

”That’s good, that’s good” Kori stated with a surprisingly cute grin. This man was getting cuter as time goes on even the author’s got to accept that XD.
”So what brings you here?” the ice fox asked with a tilted head.

”To describe them perfectly, it’s hard so I’m just gonna explain them as simply as I can. They’re basically selected magic users who are loyal to the Master and the Prince of the Labyrinth and whose duty is to protect and serve the Labyrinth. By selected, I mean a group will be selected every twenty years, put to a large fight until only twelve remain on the battlefield. A bit cruel but it’s how it has been since the first generation. Speaking of which, it’s getting close to twenty years of duty for this generation which is the thirteenth… I wonder what the fourteenth generation would look like, it’s getting better each year group, at least that’s what I’ve heard.” the doctor tried to explain from his stand point which was a bit confusing to be perfectly honest. He doesn’t seem like one to talk to people often.

Adara blinked. "…Okay? Um… what is the Soul Labyrinth anyways, that makes it so important? It looks like any normal place."

Creaks on the walls started to vibrate when a blood constructed spear barely passed by Kye’s neck. It was only a millimeter or two away from his neck when it passed.
”Greetings…” a crimson hooded figure spoke up from in front of Kye, catching the spear with one hand.

Kye jumped back and looked at the figure his hand coming out of his pack still holding the small bag he'd been fiddling with. "Hi there, can I help you with something? If not I will gladly be on my way and out of your hair, assuming you have hair, but that is not really important, and you probably do not care about what I am saying do you."

”A system of compositions which build up to groupings of magic infused spirits, so to say, a place where dead magic users’ spirits gather to wait for their judgement, it’s a place that stands exactly between Heaven and Hell” the doctor explained, sitting back on his stool to examine the patient’s conditions.
”Looks like the medication’s working fine…”
As the doctor said that, sounds of footsteps can be heard outside, walking towards the room Adara and the doctor was in.

The hooded figure looked up to reveal eyes as red as lava.
”Well… if you insist that you’re going to leave this hallway and myself alone… I’ll let you through…” the figure suggested as he moved the side, holding the spear he had upright.

(Then I’ll use them more often)

”That’s good, that’s good” Kori stated with a surprisingly cute grin. This man was getting cuter as time goes on even the author’s got to accept that XD.
”So what brings you here?” the ice fox asked with a tilted head.

"Ah, actually the same reason as most places I go to nowadays. Getting shoved through a portal." Hinata shrugged, mostly over it. She wasn't very upset with it at the moment, seeing as she got to talk to old friends.
"Of course, it's always nice to see you guys."

”Nice words coming out as always I see” Kori giggled a bit when he spoke.
”You wanna go see Matt? He should be—“ Kori’s eyes flashed once ”—at Auroral Hospital now” the ice fox claimed as he saw a link in his connection to his ‘master’.

The hooded figure looked up to reveal eyes as red as lava.
”Well… if you insist that you’re going to leave this hallway and myself alone… I’ll let you through…” the figure suggested as he moved the side, holding the spear he had upright.

I feel like he's lying.
Oh yeah, I got those vibes from him already.
Shield is up but I'm warning you now, I don't have unlimited energy left.
Noted.
Kye started moving around the man, slowly, not turning his back to him. His hand firmly holding the small bag of unknown powder.

As Kye passed by, the crimson hooded figure noticed the little stress that was built up inside him.
”Come on, I’m not that kind of person” the figure reassured, still maintaining their figure.

Adara tensed at the sound of footsteps. "So… heaven and hell are real?" She glanced around, slipping her knife out from her sleeve.

”Yes, they are very real” the doctor said as he looked out the window of the door.
The knob was turned as a tall green eyed figure walked into the room.
”Well hi Cassi-kun” the newcomer said to the doctor to which the doctor made an unsatisfied groan.
”For the thousand time, stop calling me that” the doctor warned in a friendly tone.
The newcomer laughed a bit as he petted the cat that was in his arms.

”Nice words coming out as always I see” Kori giggled a bit when he spoke.
”You wanna go see Matt? He should be—“ Kori’s eyes flashed once ”—at Auroral Hospital now” the ice fox claimed as he saw a link in his connection to his ‘master’.

Hinata grinned at the first part, about to respond when Kori continued.
"Ah, yeah. It'll be nice to see him again too after all these years." She kept smiling, pretty relaxed while talking to Kori. "Thank you." She turned a bit to leave, pausing when Kagami protested loudly about not being able to at least give Kori a hug.

(Someone has a slight crush on my icey boi I see XD)

Kori was about to open a portal to the building but stopped when Hinata froze.
”Something wrong?” he asked, his eyes glittering as the sunlight reflected against their crystalline glow.

"No, nothing wrong," Hinata chuckled. "A certain someone just wishes to say hello." Just like that, Kagami was standing next to her- she was older then the last time Kori had seen her; before, she had been very young, like a seven-year-old. But now… it was obvious she was becoming a woman. She smiled brightly, rushing over and wrapping her arms around Kori in a large hug. One thing hadn't changed about her- she was still just a giant ball of energy.

(I think we’ve got a new ship?)

Kori was a bit surprised when Kagami appeared out of nowhere but wasn’t surprised that she wanted a hug.
”Well hello Ka-chan, if I can still use that with you” Kori giggled a bit before he used his free hand to summon a portal that would lead them to the hospital he told Hinata about earlier.
”After you” he gestured towards the passage.

(This ship would be adorable and I one hundred percent approve)

"Of course you can!" Kagami said with a wide grin, obviously happy to see Kori after all this time. Hinata nodded to Kori, obviously finding the interactions cute. She stepped through, Kagami reluctantly letting Kori out of her grip to follow.