[center][h2]Lucas Byrne[/h2][/center]

"Uh," Lucas said simply as he put away his flashlight and looked up from his journal. "It seems like we just go forward and follow the corridor until we reach the gate room. Whatever the gate room means." So simple it was and yet Lucas felt like it was too simple. But that is what the notes say so simple it was. Though the mention of a gate room intrigued him, he stayed focused.

Lucas accepted a torch from Wade, and once the group was ready, he led them down the corridor and into the temple.  
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As Lucas led the group down the corridor, they were noticeably going down. The floor became a subtle ramp as they ventured deeper into the temple, and the air started to feel cooler with each step. The walls were lined with more symbols, but as they walked past. The symbols were becoming more and more animal-like, with some human-looking figures and some humanoid-looking ones. 

After some time and who knows how deep, they reached a large chamber, the gate room. Besides with symbols covering the walls that the group has seen before. In the middle of the chamber was a large circular gate. Eight feet tall and eight feet wide and has large symbols that look more like letters or odd shapes on it. Four large columns with the same symbols centered around the portal at an equal distance and about a medium distance from the portal and each other. Which there was a podium made of stone with a stone stand some distance in front of the gate. Holders for torches were all around the room, and two on the podium, but none on the columns.

Lucas looked around the room while his lit torch illuminated the room. "So this is the gate room, I take it, and I cannot see any other corridors." His eyes focused on the gate, and it made him curious about where it led and if it worked. But seeing how there were no bones or signs of bodies in the room. Then maybe it does work, but that was just a thought for now.

After looking around the room, Lucas headed to the podium and seeing the empty torch holder. Lucas placed his torch in the holder and put his journal on the podium. Reading its contents under the torch light and went to figure out the next step. "What now?" He said to himself as he looked through the notes.