PoV: Scout Team Beta

3 figures clad in white marched through the white wasteland that was above the cave system. They had walked for a good half hour, with what appeared to be a small mountain in the distance. When they finally got there, they took out their grapples, and fired it at a ledge that jutted out of the mountainside, the metal claws of the grapple caught it, and the members of Scout Team Beta attached the lines to their belts. Beta began its long climb up the mountainside.

Location: Crystal Peak

A grub's cry could be heard, it was too cold, and it was hungry, there wasn't much food you could grow up there, save for some berry cultivation. The remainders of the Moth Tribe have been in a tough spot, ever since their beloved Radiance had been shattered, there was no place that would accept them. They have been driven from their former homes, and now are forced to reside on their last refuge.

The last seer, now simply going by Seer, held a Radiance shard to her chest. This was a remnant of her god, the Radiance may be shattered, but Moths like Seer held out hope that maybe she could be reassembled, and that she may be their salvation. To say the Moth tribe was teetering on the edge would be an understatement, on one side of the cliff was a wasteland, on the other was the Hallownest town of Dirtmouth, and below the mountain was the occupied caves that were being mined.

Seer took a glance at Markoth, who was sharpening his nail, readying to go out on another hunt. He was the only warrior the tribe had ever had, he protected the tribe from any big in Hallownest who tried to drive the Moths from their last place of refuge. Still, he was only one moth, there was only so much he could do, and he had to go out hunting at times, leaving the tribe vulnerable, though Thistlewind has attempted practicing with a nail, however he was still a novice.

A recent vision had given Seer some hope, that three mysterious individuals from a time long since forgotten, will arrive, and possibly save the moth tribe. With souls forged out of contradictory and opposing soul matter. Seer saw visions years ago of similar to this one, where similar figures would emerge from some massive stone and metal tomb like structure, and on this structure, being symbols she did not recognize, like a star surrounded by a circle broken at the stars five points. She saw great warriors sleeping, wielding strength that should defy all logic. Seer did not know where these beings came from, but in them she saw what could possibly be a new hope.

It was then that a metal on stone sound was heard at the mountains edge that faced the wasteland. Markoth almost instantly jumped up, nail in hand, ready to strike a killing blow against those that would harm the tribe. Children ran and huddled up in corners, hoping to hide from the possible danger. Thistlewind reacted much slower then Markoth, but was soon by his side.

What emerged over that mountainside gave Seer hope. It was the white clad figures whose faces were obscured by pitch black glass.

Location: Colosseum of Fools

Alex and Emily were still looking around the room they first entered in the Colosseum they found. The bug dangling from chains appeared distressed when they ignored it, but seemed to calm down slightly after hearing Alex and Emily converse, apparently picking up on the fact they speak wholly different languages. Emily was snapping pictures of the three stone slabs they found in the room. Alex was using a standard issue focusing camera that hooked up to his suits visor, allowing him to get a good look at the fighting that was happening down a long hallway (this is what tipped them off about it being a colosseum).

Emily looked away from her camera after taking a few good photos of each slab, and noticed some noise coming from below. She noticed a metal grate on the floor, and called Alex over.

"Hey, I think this can be opened, grab your climbing axe"

"Sure thing, ma'am"

Alex grabbed his climbing axe, and looked to Emily who did the same.

"Ok on the count of three, we pry it open" Emily Explained

"Sure thing"

The bug held upside down by chains began to get a bit more panicky as he caught on to what they were doing. It was making more of those strange sounds that they couldn't understand. Alex could have sworn it was trying to warn them, or scorn them, or both.

"3, 2, 1, GO!" Emily ordered with her climbing axe thrust into an opening in one of the grate's joints, Alex's axe followed suit. With a few seconds of prying, the grate snapped open, and they both began to climb down.

When they finally reached the bottom, they came upon what appeared to be a resting room. With bugs everywhere, on benches, sitting on the floor, and in some cases even bathing.

Suddenly a blue bug resembling a pill bug stood up pointing a finger at them. I carried one of those strange swords and a circular shield, and began yelling at them, which caused the other bugs in the room to look at them, stand up, and bare their weapons at them, though once they got a good look, they didn't seem as sure.

PoV: Tiso

"HEY, did you just pry the grate open? Only respectable warriors who have payed the price to enter." Some of the other warriors heard this and raised their weapons at the trespassing weaklings who tried getting in without pay. "How dare yo…. Oh… uhm" The trespassers were large, taller than anyone there, carrying huge pickaxes, it looked like they could eat Tiso for breakfast and come back for seconds. The warriors in the waiting room appeared to mostly back down, safe for one bold fool, who solidified the position of the others. The heavy fool charged one of the white clad intruders, only to end up with a pickaxe piercing his helmet and embedding itself in his head.

"O-on second thoughts w-welcome noble warriors.." Tiso said nervously hoping that he didn't just make an enemy.

PoV: Humans

"That…. Was easier than expected" Alex commented on how he just slew that slug thing. Its body dropped to the floor, and the other bugs appeared to back off in fear, with the blue one raising his hands up like he was retracting some offensive statement out of fear.

"Well, it appears the bugs here respect strength, at least luckily for us, they don't appear to be that strong" Emily said a hint of amusement in her voice.

PoV: Tiso

Did… did they just speak? Tiso couldn't understand a word the arrivals just said. It wasn't that he couldn't hear them, but their words, if they were words just… didn't make any sense to him. A wave of relief washed over Tiso, after all, how could they be offended by a statement they didn't even understand.