AnoYi picked himself up from the floor and dusted himself off as the trap behind himself and Alaerin closed with the grinding [i]thud[/i] of finality.  He had to admit that the automatons and their rifles had come in extremely handy, as had Alaerin's magic; together all they made a formidable force.  Hopefully, formidable enough to face the final challenges ahead.
  While Alaerin made his sketches and von Mackenstein tended to his 'men', AnoYi sheathed his Cutlass and studied the room until the time came to unlock the snake-glyphed door.  He eyed Gutou as they all arrayed themselves to face whatever lay behind the serpent door.  "[color=ed1c24]Say, Gutou, you've definitely enjoyed watching us strive against the traps and monsters in this tomb... One might think you're something [i]more[/i] than just its 'keeper', hm?[/color]"
  He did not give the four armed undead time to react before taking his place beside one of the doors as Alaerin placed the keys.  It was his intent to run back-up for Alaerin and intercept anything that got past the lightning mage and threatened the automatons. He made ready to move at a moments notice as he pressed his back against the wall next to the huge serpent door.  With everything off Cooldown, he prepared for the next step...