More mannequins...? Well, there didn't seem to be any shadows here, this must be exhibition hall of some sort though. Everywhere the party looked, these mannequins had some large props with them, most of which were weapons. Megumi wasn't sensing anything strange, so Rui headed forward to open the door, but as soon as he touched the handle, the spotlights behind him went crazy and the room was turned into a psychedelic dance floor. The lights around the mannequins dimmed, and as he turned to observe what was happening, all of the mannequins sprang to life, wielding their props as weapons, Rui found himself immediately blocking an attack with his blade, a mannequin wielding a colossal cannon with twin tails, but it was quickly repelled, everyone else seemed to be under attack too.
"They're really fast... But, not very sturdy. Just be careful, if you attack recklessly their speed will let them punish you", they weren't the only ones who were fast though... Rui began to cast Sukukaja on himself as he barked an order.
"Stand back to back to each other, and wait for my signal", he said. He needed a perfect moment to catch all of these costumed mannequins in a good Gale Slash, and give his party a chance to clean house. Matthew should be well suited to it with his fire spells, but thinning them out would be a big stride all the same.
They're... They're moving... This is what Ayano thought as she watched her screen. Of course, Kami and the party he was leading was moving, but the signatures she saw before were also moving... They still weren't hostile, but this was disturbing.
Meanwhile, on Kami's end, he and the party swept through some norse soldier-looking shadows that appeared from time to time, although they took an appearance similar to undead, skeletons or zombies really, and occasionally there'd be a big knight type, otherwise, things were progressing nicely... Yet, at the same time things didn't feel right... Still, all they could do was continue moving on. As they moved along though, the features of this area became more and more worn away, though fortunately this dungeon was rather straightforward, go through some doors, up some stairs, through a hallway, it was all rather simple. They even passed a big dining hall too.
Eventually the party reached a kind of hall, it was empty, no shadows in sight, but as Ayano was spotting on her sensors now... Those signatures from the first room were surrounding the party at the same time, but as she would report this, the party could see nothing.
This dungeon was turning out to be more a puzzle and a horror game experience than a dungeon... Barely any shadows, and what few they saw scampered off in fear. Hallways seemed to repeat, each time they looped around a new door would be open, and so on... This would've been a boring experience if not for the occasional ambient sounds. Screeching noises that sounded almost like screaming, somewhat unintelligible words muttered in the distance, shadows moving where there should be nothing... Ever-stoic was Tadao in the lead, but it seems the atmosphere was beginning to get to him too, he began to look around more than when they started out.
Eventually they came to a ward. Except, it was in prime condition. The white curtains billowed to a wind that the party could not feel, with windows showing out to a pitch black outside, and a dim light from a source no one could see. With everything cleaned up though, this looked less like a regular hospital, and more like a mental ward. There wasn't much in terms of physical medical equipment, but more homely items, books, board games, and so on... A small lounge was here too... Though despite all that, the pictures on the shelves, were still the same as when they walked in. Whole family blotted out some way or some form, except for what appears to be the youngest child.
"We have no navigation, we should wait here for a bit until one of the other navigators contact us. For now, I feel like this room is key to this dungeon. It's unique first of all, but there also seems to be no way forward from here...", he said. They should probably investigate this place...
So far from what they can see, the book case seemed to stand out a bit more, the TV by the little lounge was blinking at unexpected points, there was one bed with messy covers in comparison to the immaculate made other beds, and the wall on the back had even more pictures...
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