Symphonic Dance

Koori stares at an inked symbol of a scarlet piece of cloth. It's the last sign, and it means that everything is ready. Without waiting any further, she slips off into the shadows. When those who served her lose their patience and break down the door, they'll find an empty room, and plenty of broken promises. She had carefully crafted a tunnel for use whenever she felt like taking a break. Being a leader wasn't her forte, nor has she ever cared for it to be one. Once she's far away enough, she comes to a halt. In front of her is a dead end. Ahead of her is a room with a crystalline pool coming from a waterfall. The place is actually very spacious, and she makes her way over to the edge of the water an kneels down. Her fingers skim the surface of the water in small, calming circles. Slowly, small icicles form under the water.

Next, she steps away from it. She casts a cursory glance behind her, to see if anyone has followed her. Then she steps into the water. Once up to her waist, the ice looks to have formed a staircase down to the bottom of the lake. Calmly, and carefully, she continues down it. When fully submerged, someone comes running to the cavern's entrance. Upon seeing no one, he stomps away, furious. If he'd stayed a moment longer, then he'd have noticed the mist racing out from the rock face behind the waterfall. He would also have seen the blue glowing symbol on the water.

"So, how did you think this would help?" Brennan sighs, bored.

"There's something we're missing, it will all make sense when we figure out what it is," Adam replies.

"Like what?" Jesse exclaims. "Come one Adam, she hasn't left us anything at all. There's nothing here that can help us. We've listened to it for hours, there's nothing we haven't heard before, and we know it off by heart."

"I think Jesse's right," Shalimar frowns. "Come on Adam, you worked with her mum, but she's not her. I think you're still clinging to how she used to help you, but Koori isn't her. There's nothing here."

"Maybe not," Emma speaks up suddenly; raising a book. "but this does."

"A book? Unless this is some kind of dummies guide to guardians, it won't help us," Brennan yawns.

"This isn't just a book. I was coming to meet you guys when I noticed this sticking out from between two wooden slats," Emma nods to Shalimar. "You're right. Koori didn't leave us anything that could help. Not even one little hint. Her mother on the other hand, left us this."

"The Tome of Necropolis?" Jesse frowns. "They sound like a cheery bunch, these guardians."

"No, this is exactly what we need. What we were missing," Adam smiles. "You remember when I told you that the Belzeial summons powerful, demonic creatures?"

"Somehow, I don't like how this is going…" Shalimar murmurs.

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Prepare the flames and grimstone

Turn the skies to war to weep forth crimson ashes

The sun shall burn and die, its blood splayed across the skies

The moon shalt turn crimson and rise anew, arisen to a higher place

Winds shall whisper unanswered prayers, shrieking through the endless night

Goodbye to light

Goodbye to life

Hello to all in the dead of night

Immortalis Terminus

Author's Note: Thank you for reading yet another chapter of Symphonic Dance.