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Jenso proceeded forward, and Pij didn`t spot anything through the ridiculous amount of spinning stone mechanisms between the paths. In fact, only a few moments after she attempted to fly any higher than roughly 30 feet, a piece of stone nearly struck her. Not a second layer, she was knocked out of the air by a quickly moving gear, smashing right into the pathway below her.

As Jenso proceeded to follow, a muffled voice called out from somewhere in the massive room, echoing quietly. Something cracked, and the voice got louder. Was it human?

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Jenso`s decision lead him into a closed off sphere of rock that the path lead towards. There were two more paths visible beyond the conglomeration of stone mechanisms on either side, leading diagonally outwards, but his only choice, unless he could fly, would be to head straight into the larger dome.

Inside, there were hundreds of non-humanoid golem bodies lined up on the curved walls, all the way from the bottom of the gigantic circular room, to the top. The middle had several layers for walking, all transparent, allowing Jenso to see the entire facility. There were no active golems inside, however. Two exits were at the opposite end of the dome as expected.

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The first golem shook for a moment before crumbling to dust. The second did the same, unable to avoid Jenso`s slightly faster attack, getting sliced right in half by his attack. The bridge was clear now, and Jenso was unharmed. The Arcano Ultima laser was also dispelled entirely as the golem using it was dispersed.

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As Jenso moved, the golem followed him carefully, aiming to instantly decimate him in one blow. But just as he fired, the yellow-clad hero propelled himself into the air and unleashed a shock wave. The golems stumbled slightly, but didn`t fall. The golem that was now farther from Jenso began charging another round of A.U., while the frontal golem aimed with both of his hands, and fired weaker spheres of arcane energy at Jenso rapidly.

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The left hopped over Jenso's foot with a surprising amount of Agility, and kicked him in the face, knocking him towards the edge of the bridge. The second golem flanked further around, and aimed the palm of its hand at Jenso, where a hole appeared, and blue energy began to charge.

"Prisma"
"Prisma"

The energy around the golem`s hand peaked quickly. It was no mistake. The golem was using a smaller, scaled down version of Arcano Ultima!

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Mikey nodded and signalled Sheira to take off, leaving Jenso to fend for himself. The hovercraft sped off into the horizon, disappearing a few moments afterwards as Jenso leapt head-first into the citadel.

Several minutes later, Jenso found himself walking down a stable bridge of stone. Around him, there were gear-like stones turning in midair, and whirling curved arch-ways spinning in a seemingly random fashion. On the edge of the bridge, he could see the ocean, about a kilometre below him. If he fell through the gears, he would likely get crunched, drown, or worse.

Two figures turned on an intersection where four paths met, moving towards Jenso. They were humanoid, but had no head, instead wielding a glowing red core in the center of their chests, which acted as their eye and energy source. They immediately began jogging towards Jenso, but said nothing.

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~ Chapter 123 ~

_{The Citadel Of Golems}

Sheira lowered the hovercraft to the rotating edge of the massive circular castle. It was a massive ring of stone, and moved slow enough that it was barely a notable motion at all. Mikey looked into the inter-twining stone paths that lead into the labrynth of a castle uneasily.

"Don't get lost in there, Jenso," Mikey begged, "If you figure anything out or need to evacuate, call Jeff. We'll pick up you as soon as possible."

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"Lets hope it's not just luck," Mikey grunted, "Otherwise we're gonna hit an inevitable dry streak..."

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~ End Of Chapter 122 ~

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Mikey snickered and shook his head. "I wish I was as hopeful as you, Jenso," Mikey groaned, "you go in without any real plans and just kind of.. Get shit done. I could never be that kind of guy, no matter how much I lie to myself and put on a grand persona. But, seriously. It makes me think that..." Mikey paused and looked at his hands for a moment.

"That you... That you just keep getting really fucking lucky.." He looked at Jenso for a moment, and then looked away, in the direction they were headed. There was a small, or rather, giant floating castle-like structure over the ocean, surrounded by several mountains that peaked out of the water. "if that's all there is to it, then that luck is gonna run out eventually."

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"A trap?" Mikey questioned, looking over the horizon. There was still nothing in sight, and they'd gone quite far out into the ocean already. He sighed and looked down at the expanse of water beneath them. "It's always a damn trap isn't it," he said, vaguely referring to the tournament that they met in.