Kabutowari.

[Yox]

Kohaku was unsure of the current events that unfolded before him. The one that lead the way, Afranshia, only added to his mysterious enigma with each second that passed. He looked to be worn out more so than Kohaku was himself, though they had roughly performed the same exercise. What made it stranger was that Kohaku was gently sweating, whereas Afranshia was not. Kohaku listened intently when Afranshia cursed out against some sort of water. What he meant with that statement; Kohaku had no idea. He continued to stick close, however.

Ahead, Kohaku was confused with what the pair of them came across. It was an entrance to a secret hideout, yet a puzzle needed to be completed before entry could be granted. As the pair of them continued to move forward, Kohaku took a more in depth note of the physical health of his comrade. It seemed as if Afranshia had hit the wall. Perhaps the boy had consumed something prior to their encounter; something with a detrimental effect on his body. Kohaku posed a question to the boy before he began to inspect the puzzle that stood before them. "Are you feeling alright?" Kohaku could not help feel a little worried concerning the man's health.

He then turned forward to inspect the scenario that sat before him. The single chalice surrounded with smaller circular rocks caught his eye. Kohaku glanced at the single drop of water that remained within the chalice. He wondered whether or not he was supposed to fill the chalice up, and whether this drop of water had been the remains of a previous fill.

Kohaku grasped ahold of the chalice and leant down into the watery stream. Filling the cup up, he placed it back to where it had stood previously. Around the cup looked to be areas in which these circular rocks were supposed to be placed. Although they were littered now, moving them back to their proper place would be no issue. A moment later Kohaku did so, evenly distributing the rocks around the filled chalice. He stood back away from the chalice, wondering if it would do anything. He hoped this would be the way to open the door that prevented further actions. "Let's see if that works," he whispered to Afranshia.

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The alignment that Kohaku had put onto the rock wasn't the actual unlocking of the seal. It just laid still with nothing more to it. "Damn it, Nina. . . will I ever see you again. . . please try again!" Afranshia yelped, his body almost in complete failure as he tried to scream out the demand. Kohaku needed to complete the alignment or else death would befall the only guide he had left.

TRY AGAIN


[OOC: I'll continue this quest, but this is my main account. I had to switch it. So all the rp I did before should be graded, and put on this account.
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[Yox]

Nothing happened. I cursed to myself silently under my breath as my companion pleaded for me to try again. I was trying my best. Riddles weren't my forté. Inside there was his female counterpart. The longer we were out here, the more in-danger her life became in there. We had to get inside as soon as possible. I had to work out how these rocks were supposed to be aligned.

I recalled back to the dream I had experienced previously. There had been a similar arrangement to the one that was in front of me. There was indeed a throne and a body of water. I recalled a single name; N'zeo. At the time I took no note of it, simply because it was all apart of my hallucinations. The more I thought of it now, however, the more pieces seemed to fall in place. The name that read ENZO along the bottom. It was too similar to simply be a coincidence. The throne from my dreams where the mass body of water sat. I pictured that was where the water was supposed to be channelled too.

I attempted to re-arrange the alignment of the rocks. My purpose was to funnel the water to the base of the throne to create one singular body. Why my dream had been drawn into reality I wasn't sure. It was the best bet I had however, and something needed to be done. As the water channelled it's way to the base of the throne inscription, I awaited for something to happen. Perhaps I was so close to unlocking something. I hoped I was doing the right thing. The anxiety of the man to my side increased by the second. I was afraid of how he would act once he finally lost it. Until then I would try every way to crack this code. One way or another, we would get inside this lair.

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[Yox]

Success, at last. The boy with me took the lead ahead. I wasn't sure whether that was the wisest thing to do. After all, he seemed to be far more exhausted than I was. If he wanted to rush headlong into the unknown, however, I was more than happy. It would mean that I could prepare for something unexpected from behind. It gave me more time to think, and time to analyse any scenario that unfolded. The space ahead of us was small though and somewhat dark. It meant that my vision would be hindered by not only the body at my front, but the lack of illumination that filled the crawl space. It was impulsive of us to simply rush into the midst of things, but we had a proper reason to do so. The woman that the boy had spoke of; she was inside. It was his, and now my, duty to rescue her at all costs. Whether that meant putting his life, and my own, in danger.

"I'm right behind you," I said to him whilst moving myself into the crawl space. It was an awkward fit but as I was still young, it was not too much of an effort for me to slip through. It was lucky that this boy had found me and not an older shinobi. I doubted whether or not some of the jōnin could fit through such a space with the ease that I could. Eagerness filled me as to what could have been ahead. I wondered what sort of criminals we were dealing with, and what treasures they held. I could not help but have the Kabutowari continue to linger in the back of my mind. Whether it was actually within the cavern ahead of us was an entirely different story.

I kept my wits to me. I had to remain focused.

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