forum The Soul Labyrinth <Remake> [Closed]

Started December 03, 2019 by @CasiCasino group

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Ichika turned to her.
”How should I explain this… I have an item associated with me which will enhance my sight and grant me some vision-based buffs basically” the draconian tried to simplify the situation.

As Jade hoped, there was no answer from the other side of the door. The coast was cleared it seemed. The only thing that would stand out would be the metallic Knight statue in the room.

Jade looked warily at the armor making sure that it wasn't alive but not thinking it was she continued on walking and shivered but she wasn't cold

"Ah," Hinata said. "Makes sense." It wasn't the craziest thing she had heard. Even from the rumors she'd heard about the Labyrinth. Hell, even from her own 'adventures.'

The Knight statue stood completely still when Jade entered the room. Motionless it was but there was something shiny coming from inside its helm.

Ichika chuckled softly as another portal opened up behind him, this time it was one with red edges.
A young male figurine walked out, wearing a long-sleeved white formal shirt, a black vest-like shirt over it, a black necktie decorated with a golden pin in the shape of a sword, a pair of clean and attractive black slim jeans, and a pair of leather shoes. The man himself had messy brown hair and sharp crimson-colored eyes.
He looked at Hinata before anyone else.
”You know… after you stopped coming to ‘the Bar’, there’s not much fun there anymore” the Bartender immediately brought up.

Hinata nodded in understanding, chuckling slightly.
"No one was taking challenges anymore, and I figured no one needed another brawl like the last one…" Someone had thought it smart to insult her sister in front of her (and she wasn't even in disguise, the bastard!), and Hinata had been there most of the day. She still didn't have any regrets, though.

”Well—“ the Bartender was… wiping the wine glass as he spoke ”—I could say that the Bar has improved since the last time you’ve visited. Also, I owed you 200 coins right? Since you made a bet with me about the whole downing fifteen mugs in a row… I still can’t believe that was possible and those were tequila, vodka, and cherry champagne of all things” the Bartender reminded himself of a debt he owed the Balance Keeper.
”I’ll pay you back at some point. Why was I invited back here?”

Hinata was not surprised by the first fact.
"Don't worry, I'm by no means in need of it. And we need your help with something."

Sora raised a brow.
”Go ahead, I’m listening” he stated, still wiping the glass possibly hoping that it would get any cleaner than what it was at that moment; crystal clear.

_{(let me just tell you this so you can prepare… Sora is a pain in the ass to deal with)}

The Knight statue stood completely still when Jade entered the room. Motionless it was but there was something shiny coming from inside its helm.

Jade looked back giving the glow she had noticed a second thought as her hand slipped to the hilt of her dagger secured safely to her waist at the moment then sighed and picked up her walking pace to a slight jog as she went through the hall

"To put it simply, we're trying to kill the viscount Julian." She seemed completely calm, but every time she mentioned the man she wanted to punch something. Specifically the viscount.

_(Understood)

Soon Jade would come across another one; this time an antique wooden door. It looked somewhat sinister and mysterious. The handle was… inviting.

Sora stopped cleaning the glass. He raised a brow slightly.
”How do you plan to do that? Where? When? Who’s involved? Why are you doing so? What do you think will happen if your plan succeeds and what will happen if it fails?” he asked continuously. His expression showed that he was interested in the plan but it seemed like he needed to know the info first.

"We're working on it; again, working on it; as soon as possible but most definitely within the next three days; me, the fox brothers, and Ichika so far; he plans on killing one of my close friends-" she didn't bother hiding the fact that she felt close to Matthew at this point- "I'm not entirely sure other than my friends not dying; and I'd probably murder half the people here if we fail."

”Sounds like you really wanna kill him and you know what? I’m in” Sora claimed, summoning a small portal and throwing the glass in there before closing it.
”Warning though, you aren’t allowed to use that on him. You know how damaging that would be” Ichika warned.
”Don’t worry, that’s a last resort method” the Bartender put his hands in his pockets.

”Hm? It’s Kazumi, nice to meet you Kye” they declared with a semi-high pitched voice as they extended their hand, perhaps wanting Kye to shake it. They seemed naturally friendly this one, giving off yet another truthful grin. They had a vine growing out from their elbow down to their arm, one that Kye would spot when they extended their hand.

Kye gave a somewhat sad seeming smile, and politely shook Kazumi's hand. He then looked around and breathed out slowly. "Would you happen to know if there are caves here?" He asked suddenly.

”Hm? Not around here but there’re definitely some scattered around. The Gardens were made to be plains after all” the Knight claimed. They looked out into the fields and sighed.
”Do you know how to ride horses?” they asked out of nowhere, slowly walking out towards it.

Soon Jade would come across another one; this time an antique wooden door. It looked somewhat sinister and mysterious. The handle was… inviting.

Jade shook her head why though letting out a sigh she slowly opened the door peeking in "H-hello?"

There was a person inside the dimly lit room. He had headphones on and was reading a book while supinely laying on a beanbag. He was also singing along to the song that’s playing in the headphones he was wearing.
Softly, the lyrics can be heard from the man.
”Lovin’ and fightin’, accusin’ and denyin’. I can’t imagine the world with you gone—“

_{(Song : ‘Hold On’ by ‘Chord Overstreet’) (This song will be important to someone’s storyline)}

Jade made a small light orb but hoped the glow didn't draw the man's attention as she slipped into the room as quietly as she could

The bullets were all golden with a white, shiny tip. It seemed like some sort of liquid was painted on the bullet to give it its white tip. There were three around Adara, none of which were damaging her in the slightest. There wasn’t anything particularly interesting about the bullets themselves.

She eyed them and shrugged. She reached out her hand and took a few of them, then looked past the bullets.

”Sounds like you really wanna kill him and you know what? I’m in” Sora claimed, summoning a small portal and throwing the glass in there before closing it.
”Warning though, you aren’t allowed to use that on him. You know how damaging that would be” Ichika warned.
”Don’t worry, that’s a last resort method” the Bartender put his hands in his pockets.

Hinata looked between Ichika and Sora, not much caring what "that" was. If he wasn't going to use it, it didn't matter to her.
"Great," she said.

As Jade would’ve wanted, the man did not notice her. She had some time to explore the room now.

(The desk?)
(The bookshelf?)
(The cloth rack?)
(The cabinets?)
(The door itself?)

The sounds around her would’ve stopped. Adara was met with silence.
Matthew was gone as well… and that wasn’t a good thing in the slightest.
Chris, the scientist, stepped out with an annoyed groan.
”Damn those people…” he complained.

The ‘Jewelry’ hunters, now that four of them were together, realized something when they checked their energy levels.
”C-Can anyone get in contact with Matthew’s link?” Sora asked, voice slightly shaking.
”I can’t…?” Ichika was clearly baffled.
”I can’t either” Eisuke sighed after he answered.
”I can only pinpoint where he is—“ Ichika mentioned, eyes widening when he saw the spot ”—…the Grassland Pavilion, that’s where Julian was, right?!” Ichika’s eyes sharpened again.
”No time to think anymore” Eisuke rushed down the hall, opening the door for everyone.
”We’re heading there now, no matter the consequences”

She blinked. "What just happened?" She winced and rubbed her ears at the sudden silence, feeling as though cotton had been shoved in her ears. She looked around for Matthew, and when she didn't see him, she was worried. "Where'd he go?"

Hinata had been thinking over the situation, and a strategy, when Sora spoke. She immediately snapped back to the now, listening to the others speak with growing apprehension.
"Shit," she mumbled under her breath, shaking a little as she ran out the door Eisuke had opened. Not of fear, though that was definitely present in her mind, but rage. If that man so much as laid a finger on Matthew, she was going to blow his head off.

When the three hunters left the building, followed by the drunk Naoki, they had to travel to the Grassland as quickly as possible. Flying would do but that’d take five minutes, a bit too much to risk.
”Sora, interior portal” Eisuke mentioned as the Bartender summoned a red-edged portal, leading to the Grassland, some meters away from the Pavilion’s area.

As Jade would’ve wanted, the man did not notice her. She had some time to explore the room now.

(The desk?)
(The bookshelf?)
(The cloth rack?)
(The cabinets?)
(The door itself?)

Jade looked round seeing a nearby bookshelf ad checked it out hoping to find some familiar titles but who knew maybe there weren't any she knew on the shelves

On the bookshelf, there were a lot of books, none of which were in the English language. Some looked similar to English, some looked like scribbled symbols, and some of the titles were just blank.

(Read the one which looked similar to English?)
(Read the one which looked like symbols?)
(Read the one with no title?)

When the three hunters left the building, followed by the drunk Naoki, they had to travel to the Grassland as quickly as possible. Flying would do but that’d take five minutes, a bit too much to risk.
”Sora, interior portal” Eisuke mentioned as the Bartender summoned a red-edged portal, leading to the Grassland, some meters away from the Pavilion’s area.

Hinata didn't wait for the others, ducking through the portal. She was quite literally ready to tear someone's head off if Matthew was being hurt. A great many heads.

As Hinata stepped out, the hunters followed.
Within the Pavilion, the Viscount was sitting down and sipping his tea. Beside the Pavilion was a tree stem with Matthew inside, unconscious and motionless.
”About…” the Viscount set down the cup ”—time” he stood up and looked at the group.

Hinata was this close to just throwing herself up onto the pavilion and murdering this man in many different horrible ways, but she head herself back, mostly because Matthew was not in the best position for her to be doing that. Of course, she didn't bother hiding this fact from the Viscount, her intentions written clearly across her face. She didn't speak, knowing it also wasn't a very good idea to be cussing this man out.

”Look… I know you probably hate me right now… but I want you to know—“ the Viscount stated ”—that if you hurt me, I will increase the speed in which I am sucking out his life energy…” the Viscount claimed.
He summoned out his spear, one that had a curved, metallic end.
”Come on… show me your worst…”