Bah..long time for a short chapter. Soory v.v

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"Umm..we'll take Mea." , decided Leslie. None of us had any idea if Mea was the safest choice, but we decided to give it a go anyhow.
"Okie-taru! Off to Mea we go! Hold onto your various head coverings!", and with a wave of the hand we were literally reduced to nothing. It was as if your body was transformed into particles and tossed through the void. A moment later we reappeared near a glowing crystal in the middle of a windy canyon. The soft blue glow of the crystal cast a slight arc of light across the tremendous, stark white structure behind us. It was abhorrently large for such a bizzare looking thing. I watched as Leslie turned to where the little Taru should have been.
"Which way to Jeu...", she stopped when she realized that no one was there. "Dammit! Now where the hell do we go?", Tomo screamed, of course. Needless to say, not one of us knew even the general direction to wander in.
"Wow! This must be a crag!", belted out Sess. He was rubbing his hand on the smooth, bone-like surface of the large structure. "Sess, stop it. We have to find Jeuno.", Leslie put her hands on her hips and surveyed the surroundings. Not much to be seen besides dust, rocks and a few scattered plants.
"Didn't that little thing say there was another city nearby?", Yomi added.
"Yea, Windurst or something.", I answered.
"Well, we don't even know where the hell that is either!", yelled Tomo, throwing her hands to the sky.
"Why don't we ask Ms. Mysterio over there.", postulated Yomi while jutting a finger towards The Soulforged. The mysterious blue mage was simply gazing at the clouds as they passed overhead. A curious hobby to say the least.
"Hey! You!", shouted Tomo at the top of her lungs. The Soulforged snapped back to attention and gazed at poor Tomo with eyes that seemed out of focus. She tilted her covered head as if in question.
"Do you know where we're going? C'mon speak up!", Tomo dug into the Soulforged with her words. The only response she got was another head tilt.
"Can you understand us?", Yomi asked. The eyes of the Soulforged went blank once more and it was evident she was totally spaced out.
"Well, she's no help!", Tomo threw up her hands in defeat. A moment later the Soulforged raised once azure gloved hand and pointed to the north. Her hand then returned to it's place at her side.
"Is Jeuno that way?", Sess burst with excitement. He was jumping up and down like a three year old at a carnival. No response.
"Might as well go that way." ,Leslie shrugged, "It's not like we know any better"
Thus began our trek. Sess and Tomo seemed to be getting along well. Chattering in their shared high spirits. Yomi had to bash Tomo on the head a few times for unsavoury comments about her weight. This made Sess laugh. Rauciously. Me and Leslie followed behind, laughing at their rediculous antics. Beside us walked the Soulforged. She didn't speak. Just stared straight ahead. Any attempts to speak with her were met with silence. Night was beginning to fall just as the canyon grew much wider and opened into a vast plain of dust and rock. In the far distance something vaguely white cut across the horizon.
"Holy shit!", Tomo exclaimed. "This is huge"
It certainly was. The light of the sun was quickly dimming and extending our shadows along the ground.
"Did anyone bring any food?", Sess asked, holding his belly. Staring ensued. Rummaging pockets followed to no avail. "Guess...we're gonna have to kill something.", I admitted. "Hell yea!", Tomo shouted, gun raised to the sky.
"Ok, Prior and Tomo here can go look for suitable food. The rest of us will try and start a fire with...", Sess looked around him at the rocky ground. "...With..umm"
"Magic", Leslie suggested.
"Yea, that"
Me and Tomo trudged off into the ever growing darkness of the mountains, seeking prey. As we passed through the shadows she began to shiver.
"Geez, it's cold for being so deserty"
"You got that right"
More mindless chatter followed. We passed under an archway of stone. The pinnacle hung high above our heads, yet in the back of my mind I hoped it would not fall. Our boots scraped the sand and we heard a wail. It was a gurgling sound. As if an animal was trying to call for assistance and failing. We ran. We were starving. As we approached the sound we saw the shadowed forms of two beings. One was a bizzare cat-like being with a spotted ochre coat and long flowing whiskers. Standing before it was a girl dressed in animal skins. Her long, dark hair reached past her waist. Her right arm was outstretched and was almost touching the forehead of the beast. The beast swayed on it's clawed feet for a moment before becoming still. The girls deep, brown eyes met mine. She was...familiar.
"Sakaki? The hell are you doing!", Tomo blurted out before those same words could pass my lips.

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Well,well off to Jeuno they go. Tune in next time for more of...glass breaking