[center][h1][color=fff79a][u][b]LIGHTNING ROUND[/b][/u][/color][/h1] [img]http://rs1064.pbsrc.com/albums/u362/Please_Edit_Me/Chakra%20Elements/lightningkanji-1.png~c200[/img] [@Spanner][@Kalas][@Ganryu][@yoshua171] __________________________________________----------=====----------__________________________________________[/center] It's hard to really get a grasp of where you're going, or even where you've been. The sudden flashing of light made it very clear that something was up. But the light wasn't from a jutsu, but from a lightbulb, dangling above the group as they found themselves in a tight room that resembled less a grand challenge room and more that of the janitor's closet. Oh wait... They're the mop. Yep, this is a janitor's closet. Either they where too lazy to get special, or the creator had a sick sense of humor. As if to say "Pass, or end up getting really personal with your mop." There was only one door in the room, pretty simple really. Nothing too complex, literally just a simple door handle stood before them. And then the lights went out. Challenge 1: Open the door in the dark. Well, that was a breeze. Hopefully. No timer, but it would have been pretty embarrassing to fail out right there. The door opened with a click, rather easily when they got that far. And out they'd stumble into the light. Hundreds of lights filled the room, and it wasn't just one room. Well, it was if you want to get technical. Three stories, each visible from the one below. Because dead center, taking up a vast majority of the room was a statue of the buddha. [center][img]http://i.imgur.com/gM1SIPd.png[/img][/center] Each floor holding part of the divine statue, hundreds of lights shining onto the statue. Lanterns dangling from the underside of each floor, and even lanterns placed around almost haphazardly. As if the idea wasn't so much that they'd have great lightning, but to just fill the room with as many points of light as possible. Till it almost hurt the eyes. The buddha himself seemed towering, and shimmering in the light. A glorious being. Revered, adored, and most of all, honorable. The rest of the rooms themselves seemed fairly simple. Plenty of wooden panels that creaked softly when the team took a step. A single flight of stairs led between each floor, keeping it all nice and minimilistic. And then there was the stuff inside the rooms. Boxes. Boxes and tarps strewn about, seemingly just there for decoration, because when somebody tried to pop the lid off it just turned out to be empty. Well, the first box anyway. [center][img]http://www.batesville.k12.in.us/departments/mythology/Raijin/Symbols_files/Media/drum/drum.jpg?disposition=download[/img][/center] The drums where the second most important. Presented rather meekly, subtle but important. In total the team would find twenty drums in total. Each drum was roughly three feet in diameter, hoisted up off the ground by a series of wooden panels. Nothing seemed set up to drum them, so it looked like they'd have to be drummed by hand. The drums themselves where spread out amongst all three floors. The first floor housing ten drums, the second was six, and the third the rest. But what was important here? No exit in sight. Seemed this was the objective. Just got to figure out what it is now. [center][img]http://i.imgur.com/cFjlpPv.png[/img] [color=39b54a][u][b]Kurin Senju[/b][/u] Location - EARTH CHALLENGE / Interaction - [@Syn]+[@LadyinInk]+[@Altered Tundra][/color] _________________________________________________[/center] Well, this was... Interesting. The Senju looked around, impressed, but it seemed he had a place to start. Considering how cavernous this is, the real challenge here was going to be less about following a set path, and more along the lines of mapping out the area. He turned to Shizuka, quickly explaining their plan. Using handsigns, military language, like any good ninja should know. He was going to start mapping the area, and he could use wind jutsu to help him spread out. You need a good spread to really map an area like this. Getting every crack. Another flurry of handseals, and his hand slammed onto the ground. There was a rumble, not a massive one, but one that was at least noticeable. Tree roots began to appear in the cavern. The ceiling let out a little shower as bark and wood broke out, keeping it small to start just in case the area was unstable. The trees helped somewhat, adding some more structure to the area. Slowly the bark of the exposed trees began to crack, pods opening wide. Spores showering the area as they poured out in a glorious shower of plant life. The spores began to map out the area, clinging to the walls and any structure they landed on. Kurin's mind flooding with new information, slowly mapping out the area as the golem before them was covered in a light showering of plant matter. [color=39b54a]"Alright, when Shizuka finishes spreading the spores around, we'll need to find the exit."[/color] Kurin said, looking around as if searching with his eyes as well. The whole cavern was slowly coming into focus, with each hole possibly being a way out. [color=39b54a]"One thing we need to focus on is finding out what the challenge is."[/color] Kurin added, for extra benefit. [color=39b54a]"Kiku, be ready to use genjutsu if you detect anything living. Jaakuna... Don't set anything on fire yet. Stick to electricity. We don't know how much oxygen we've got. And running through it all is going to be bad."[/color]