[color=ed1c24]"I see, then it appears that most of us agree to it. Those who don't are free to walk away, but know that, the time may come when you regret this decision. As for the fate of the captured Librarians? Consider them as pardoned as long as they remain under custody of those assigned to take care of them, under my word as the Imperial Justice. Until this predicament is solved, a mutual cease fire would be our best chance to achieve success."[/color] Asgard said before getting back to her feet. [color=ed1c24]"Now, please excuse me, but I have preparations to finish. The command of any non-urgent issue shall be handed to Lorelai, while I'm away. Fei, if you still want to talk, I'll be on my bedroom."[/color] The Crimson Knight said before retiring. That had been a far too exhaustive day, no... far too exhaustive months, finally Eleonor faced the hardest challenge of her life time, opening herself to Fei, she needed a time to prepare before she could do that but, there was no way Eleonor could leave for this mission that could very well cost her life without solving this one last hanging thread. Meanwhile Si simply rubbed against Lorelai's lap, cuddling comfortably on the knight's warm thighs. If there was a a thing that any Librarian that was aware of Si's existence knew, was that the fairy was far too lazy to bother with pretty much anything else other than resting and reading, despite her immense power and knowledge, being easily on par with an Imperial General or maybe even a Knight of Ragnarok. [center]* * *[/center] Back on the Arcadian Ruins, the things looked dire for the exploration party, as Tori seemed like that she was missing some critical points about how to navigate in a dungeon. [color=teal]"There's a problem, Tori..."[/color] Liena began to say as they concentrated on running to the Sun path, only to be followed by Siena, [color=maroon]"We're in a dungeon, there's a thing called ceiling right above us and, if you go too fast, you'll smash your face against something. Believe me, that kinda hurts... whoa!"[/color] Siena gasped just as she barely avoided tripping on a loose tile, pretty much as a testament of the truth of their words. Anyway, just as the group crossed the door marked with the Sun symbol, it locked behind them in a way similar to the entrance of the temple, sealing them away from whatever was trying to eat them . This time however, the group was faced not with one more stone corridor, but with a sudden vertigo as they were suddenly teleported from the dark stone room that laid beyond the door to a place so brightly illuminated their eyes would hurt for a bit before adapting to the glare. The scenario suddenly changed to a room that looked like it was made of solid light, the floor was covered with twenty five sun, stars and moon patterned tiles distributed in five rolls of five columns each, they seemed to flicker on and off of existence (seemingly) changing positions at random. On the far side of the 'entrance' there was a glowing tile that looked like some kind of portal (probably back to the temple, if they were lucky). However, the one feature that made even Linea and Siena silent, was the scenery outside of the translucent room, the vast, pitch black void of space, completely devoid of any form of life or matter... emptiness everywhere you looked, except for one big, actually one humongous, detail. Right bellow their feet, the golden, pulsating surface of the thermonuclear ball of plasma known as the Sun, or at least a very much alike star. Where the hell could they be? Either way, it was best to find a way out of here fast, before they got cooked alive by the absurd heat, but... how? [hr] [center][@floodtalon], [@FrozenPhoenix], [@BlueAjah], [@TheWindel], [@The 42nd Gecko], [@Awesomoman64], [@Lonewolf685], [@Flamelord].[/center]