We're really sorry. We made a reference to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Manga. If you don't know about it, I recommend reading it. It starts from Chapter 17: Game Start! to Chapter 20: Game Over. Well, I'm the one who made the chapter with THAT reference, but I'm sorry I can't think of anything anymore... Please understand... The next chapter will have another Yu-Gi-Oh! Manga reference, but it's a little differennt. I can't tell you anymore, that is all...
Chapter Seven: Optical Illusion Massacre
The duo traveled further down the hallway until they felt something wrong.
Layton: (feels something wobbly) Whoa... This feels strange...
(paused)
Remy, are you alright...?
Remi: ...Ugh... (holds head) N-no... (Layton can tell something is wrong because Remi would never admit when she's suffering.) I feel so...ugh...!
Mystery Woman: Welcome to the second chamber challengers...
Layton: !
Remi: (Raises head up) And who are you this time? (Huffs, feels shaky)
Mystery Woman: I am Moriah, Mistress of Illusions. To proceed to the next chamber, you must defeat me in the illusion of death. You are standing on the small wooden board called the bridge of life.
Layton: Bridge... of life...?
(eyes widen)
Our life is on the line?
Moriah: Exactly...
Remi: (Stands up straight) Whatever your planning won't work on us! (Moves forward)
Moriah: Tsk, tsk, tsk... What's the matter...? Are you scared...?
All suddenly heard something break. Then Remy's bridge descends slowly.
Remi: (eyes wide, steps backwards) ...I...I'm not afraid! (Is afraid just does not want to admit it)
Moriah: The game has already begun and you're already scared. Well... it looks like one of your ushabti figurines already shattered...
Layton: ...
Moriah: These figurines can reveal the state of the person's mind. If you show a weakness mentally, it'll start to break.
(goes to a playful tone) Aww... I haven't even showed you an illusion yet.
Layton: ...
Even though he can't see Remy, he can feel her fears.
Layton: Remy...
Remi: (Holds head) No...Stop...! I NOT AFRAID! (Her bridge starts to break down further) !
Layton: Remy! You have to calm down!
Moriah: (giggles) This is gonna be fun~
Chamber Two: Optical Illusion Massacre
Chamber Master: Their fears and Moriah ("Vision" in Arabian)
Challengers: Professor Layton and Remy Altava
Rules of the Game:
The game begins by standing on "The Bridge of Life." There are three ropes (for the challengers) and a rope (for the chamber master) tied to ushabti (means "answerer") figurines. The ushabti figurines can reveal the state of the person's mind. If the person shows a weakness mentally, the figurine breaks, causing the bridge to descend slowly. The objective of the game is to face your fears and try to find the chamber master's weakness. The game ends when either the challenger or the chamber master loses all of their ushabti figurines.
Remi: (looks over weakly at where she hears Layton's voice.) Master... fears... But I...(Visibly shaking) Hershel... help...
Layton: Remy, all you have to do is calm down.
He suddenly sees a horrible memory.
Layton: !
Moriah: The game has begun for real~
Oh no! Will the professor lose his cool?
Remi: ...UGH...(Takes deep breaths, closes eyes, counting slowly) ...1... 2... 3... (Another deep breath) ... (Trying to calm down)
(Heart rate returning to normal)
Moriah: Calm down already...? You only have one more figurine. That's a shame~
Layton: ...
(hears his figurine about to break)
Layton's Thoughts: I... can't... handle... it!
Remi: I... I am afraid... (Opens eyes, deep breath) I'm afraid. But that does not mean I can't fight back! (Looks around) Hershel! Remember what you told me! Calm down! You have a chance to make it across! GO! Just do what I do! Take deep breaths and Count! You CAN DO this Hershel!
Layton: (snaps out of it)
Layton's Thoughts: She's right. All I have to do is calm down. But we still need to find her weakness...
Layton: (takes a breath then starts walking)
As he was walking, he starts thinking of Moriah's weakness.
Remi: (Does not let herself fear anymore, keeps her from losing anymore ground) ... (thinks) Hey Chamber Master Lady! Tell me! What's you part in all this?
Moriah: I show illusions to scare people. Why do you ask?
Remi: (Shrugs) Seems like an awfully weak job now. If who ever you work for wanted you to do something better I think you'd be elsewhere right now, don't you think ?
(Grins, hoping Layton will catch onto the idea.)
Your just like the last guy we visited here. Don't you think your leader will know your gonna fail if he stuck you here?
Moriah: What does that suppose to mean? Master always treated me exactly the same like the others! Nothing is wrong with master!
Remi: Ha...maybe. But as far as I can see, the way he let the first guy get beaten by us, he seems to not care for your well being. I almost feel sorry for you. You can't even see that your fighting this all by yourself. YOU should be the one afraid.
Moriah: No! That's not true! Master wouldn't do that! He just can't!
Layton: He never shows any remorse to any of his followers! He the only thing he cares about is his intelligence!
Remi: You let yourself be fooled by his kindness and soon you too will be like all the people he traps here...
Chamber Master's side of the floor and starts to descend.
Moriah: Impossible! I won't hear such contradictions from you!
Her ushabti figurine breaks and she fells into the abyss below her.
Remi: (Small blush, even smaller laugh!) Ha. No problem! Piece of cake! ^^ Let's keep going! We have nothing to fear except fear itself right?
Layton: Yes, quite right.
(sees a piece of paper on the floor)
(grabs picks it up)
Hmm...
Remi: (comes up as far as she can to find Layton) What did you find..?
Layton: (shows it to Remy)
Note:
Congratulations in finding my weakness. Go to the next chamber by walking to the right side of the hallway. I may warn you, only a female can battle the chamber master. He's very fond of women.
Remi: Gosh... Fond huh? Well then (Light blush) We'll see about that! (Runs on ahead) Come Hershel! Let's go!
End of Chapter 7
Bold is for like any normal narrator.
Bold and Italics is our own side comments. Yes, they are included xD
((Bold and Italics with two open and closed parenthesis)) is our little conversation.
