MSSKZ: HEY~!! ISH ME AGIAN!!! Two chapters in one day. I'm quite proud of myself. Same disclaimer as always. I hope I can get this chap. finished in less than an hour.
Merovingian (French Dude from the Matrix): Pourquoi??
Neo: AH! IT'S THE CREEPY FRENCH DUDE!!! RUN AWAY!!!
Merovingian (with a french accent): He's more like Ted than Neo.
MSSKZ: Yeah... But with the hour thing, it's because I just got contacts yesterday, and my vision's a little blurry with them in, hence why I think that my last chapter wasn't up to my standards.
Selene: *is humming Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkle*
Anakin: Reliving the sixties again, huh? (A/N: This is a joke that started in one of my other stories)
Selene: Shut up. At least I wasn't whiny and love-sick when I was a teenager.
Vegeta: All the aeons ago.
Selene: Now you're both dead. *chases them around with a baseball bat and Leia's cooking*
MSSKZ: ...Yeah. Sorry bout that. ^_^;;; On with the story! Oh, and Shinimegami-Rin? What part did I get from Finding Nemo? I probably did get it from it, but I never really know for sure...
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So, where do you think that the demons are holding Cesia? Mirai asked Beirrez and Keu.
I don't know, but why the hell are we still hiding in a freaking closet? Beirrez asked. He was quite right. They were in a closet, but that was because a while before, a whole legion of demons swarmed the area that they had been when Keu came. They were lucky enough to escape, and while running away, they had heard Rune yell at Thatz. The legion of demons went towards the voice, and the group was between Rune and the legion. They, therefore, had to hide to escape the legion so the entire castle wouldn't be alerted to their presence. The only available hiding spot was a closet behind a row of suits of armor. As can be expected, when the legion of demons passed the closet, the last to go by knocked the first suit of armor over, and it caused a chain reaction that blocked off Keu, Mirai, and Beirrez's only exit.
We're trapped, Keu said. Didn't you notice the large crash? This closet is right behind a row of suits of armor!
Yeah. I know, but why not just cut ourselves out?
We need to stratergerize, Mirai said. [1]
In english? Beirrez asked.
We need to come up with a plan to save Cesia. It'd be plain stupid to just run into wherever she's being held without a plan or escape route. I don't know about you, but I'd rather be prepared than have to escape by---I don't know---going down a trash chute.
That's some wonderful Star Wars borrowed wisdom, but you still are forgetting one thing, Keu said.
We don't know where Cesia is!
No that you mention it, this seems a lot similar to the whole Death Star escapade, Beirrez said.
How do you know about Star Wars? Or anything else from Earth? Mirai asked.
It's in the script.
There's a script?
was all that Keu could say.
Stop it!! You're all comfusering me! So stop! All three of you! Unless you want me to take Hades up on his offer of me pet sitting Cerberus? Well, Kris??
Uh. This never happened, Keu said.
Beirrez agreed.
So, why don't we just run out and wing it? Mirai said.
It does seem that that's the only idea that ever works, Keu said.
Except in Bond films, Beirrez said.
Mirai started.
I don't want to go back on that topic, so any ideas on how to get out of this godforsaken closet? Keu asked. Beirrez's reply was to kill the door.
What? Let's go! Beirrez said, since Keu and Mirai were staring at him like he was, well, a demon.
They ran through dozens of hall ways, throwing caution to the wind. Demons, of course, tried to kill them, but didn't succeed in even scratching any of the three. Eventually, they got to a more ornate portion of the castle. Upon reaching this area, they decided that the best way to find Cesia was to ask who hid her. That, or Kharl. Keu wasn't able to sense any presences except in the highest tower, but he couldn't pinpoint the exact locations.
Something's blocking me. I don't know what or who it is, but I can only get the feeling that people are in the tower, Keu reported.
So we're going to have to play hide and seek? Mirai asked, not amused in the very least.
Great. Could this get any worse? Beirrez asked.
At that point, only one thing could come to Keu's mind: Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. He knew that they were now in deep shit. As he was thinking this, Nadil walked by and noticed the three.
Why are around here? You seem to be low level guards. Answer me, he said.
Er.... We've been assigned to Urd Cesia? Beirrez said, hoping that Nadil would be so much of a sap that he'd believe it.
Oh. Carry on.
Wait! We don't know where she is exactly, could you tell us? Keu asked, with the same amount of stock in Nadil's somewhat cluelessness as Beirrez.
Third door on the right on the 15th floor, but not the left. Make sure you don't go in the left.
Mirai asked, curious.
Uh... That's Kharl's lab. I should have warned you at the beginning. Sorry, Nadil apologized and left.
That was different. One usually doesn't get help from the evil head honcho, Keu stated.
They then started their trek up the 15 flights of stairs. When they got up to the 15th floor, they rushed to the door, and noticed that Shyrendora was ranting at Kharl and Shydeman for being such wussies. Cesia was tied up in the corner and still unconscious. Beirrez went into the room and picked her up, then snuck out the door. The three of them were about to bolt, but when they turned around, they ran into---
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To be continued....
Juast kidding. I'm not that evil. Or am I? O_o
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--- Reu, Seu, Neu, and the Dragon Knights.
What the f***? all of them yelled. It caused Kharl to hide behind Shyrendora, since she was completely unfazed the last time, and Shydeman fainted again. Shyrendora, though, shrieked this time, and hid behind Kharl, who hid behind her, etc.
That was smart, Gil commented quietly.
Spare us the sarcasm, please, Keu replied at the same volume.
Yeah, we got locked in the closet, Mirai added.
Hey, weren't you the guy who came into the restaurant? Thatz asked.
Er... yeah.
And just to clear things up, I'm the Red Dragon Officer, Beirrez revealed.
Figures. I always wondered why a yokai could always get into the dragon castle, Gil said.
You knew?
Sort of. I was never sure because I could never stop you in a hallway since Rune was yelling at Thatz all the time, and I somehow got stuck in the argument.
Uh, this is great, but we do need to a) find Rath and 2) get out of here, Neu said.
Would you please be more consistent with the whole a) b) c) and 1) 2) 3) thing? Reu asked, peeved at Neu for yet another reason.
Cat fight aside, how did you guys get up here without passing Nadil? Mirai asked.
How else? We did pass him. He's such a scatterbrain, Seu said.
That's Kharl that's the scatterbrain, not Nadil. He's the imbecile, Keu corrected. But it is easy to mix them up.
So... What do we do now? We can't just wait in the hallway, Gil remarked.
We could always risk entering Kharl's lab... Keu suggested.
Who'd be that insane? I mean, what if Kharl's in there? Rune worried.
Kharl's in that room. Didn't you hear him scream with Shyrendora? Seu implored.
I thought that that was her sister, Reu said.
Her sister? Beirrez asked, amused.
Shydeman. It's a she-male. I'm sure of it.
I agree completely! Neu exclaimed.
Great minds think alike', eh? Reu said.
Don't forget the rest of the saying, but idiots seldom differ', Keu finished. That remark caused Neu and Reu to glare at him.
Let's just go in Kharl's lab! I'm getting bored! Thatz complained.
Ok. If you want to, but I'm not going first! Reu exclaimed.
I second that, Neu agreed.
Shall we draw straws, then? Gil asked.
I'll just go! Keu said, getting impatient. He opened the door and stepped into the dark room. The door then shut immediately once he was completely in. The lights stayed off. Keu took another step forward, and was bombarded with images. His memories. From the happiest ones to the most tragic and horrible. He tried to step back and get out of the room, but couldn't. There was something that seemed to draw him farther and farther into the room. The third step was more images, but this time it was all of his dreams, but the relentless feeling of dread seemed to keep him going forward. When he took his fourth step he couldn't go forward or backward. Fear and terror were the only things he could feel now. Even the Lord of Nightmares took pity on him. She never had sent him nightmares so dark or macabre. He was in his nightmares. There was no going forward, no going back. Life was pointless. You lived, but in the end there was always death. What was the point of living? Soon the grim reaper would come. One of the grim ones too, not one of the overly cheerful and gay reapers.
By this time, everyone was getting worried. They couldn't open the door. Wait, is this the room that...? Oh no... Beirrez thought. We have to get him out of there!! he exclaimed.
Why? What's so bad about the room, Beirrez? Seu asked. Right after Seu asked that question, they heard footsteps from the direction of the stairwell. Luckily, Mirai is an expert closet detector and told everyone to get into the closet that he found. Beirrez and he, however, stayed outside in the hallway. Nadil was the one that walked through the door from the stairwell.
What's wrong? Were you not able to find the room...? Wasn't there a third? Nadil queried.
Yeah, he walked through the wrong door... Beirrez trailed off.
Hm. Oh well. The real secret to the door is that it leads to an alternate dimension, but you didn't hear that from me.
Are you serious!? Mirai exclaimed.
Yes. But you are transported back after you conquer the challenge of the door, and get to see what's inside the room.
No one's ever succeeded, have they? Beirrez said.
Yup, but that's because I just made that up off the top of my head. I really don't know what's in there. I'll go ask Shyrendora. I bet she knows. Nadil then went into the room and asked a now calmed down Shyrendora what the whole deal with the door is. She however, didn't know.
Great... You don't know. I don't know. Shydeman obviously doesn't know, Nadil started.
Hey! I might know it! Shydeman defended.
But you're not as smart and don't hit the books as often as she does and you don't know it anyhow, Nadil rebuked.
I know what it does, Kharl said.
Good, then go tell the guards outside. One of them accidentally walked in, Nadil said. With that, Kharl walked out into the hallway.
Oh my god... They sent Kharl out. Kris is doomed. No doubt about it. Beirrez thought.
So, one of you walked in, did you? Kharl started.
Mirai replied.
He'll be all right if he doesn't kill himself at the fourth level, Kharl established.
Mirai shouted. Shydeman and Shyrendora for some odd reason have forgotten all about the earlier encounter with Mirai and Beirrez, thanks to Keu's wonderful psychic powers.
Well, maybe he might also kill himself at the fifth stage. I always thought that Antigone was so sad... Kharl said.
What do you mean by stages and levels? Beirrez demanded.
Well, that room leads to something like a video game. Except with extremely lifelike graphics. It used to be used to determine who would then be the new demon king type person. 100 would go in, and one disturbed and/or psychotic demon would come out. I personally thought that it was a wonderful system, but it went poof' in the river of time.
The first level is darkness. Almost anyone can make it past that stage, except a certain dragon that is afraid of complete darkness (a.k.a. Lykouleon). The second is getting past all of your memories. Again, easy. Third is one's dreams. I never really got how anyone could get stuck on that level, but oh well. Fourth is one's nightmares and deepest darkest fears. This one claimed the most yokai by suicide, but it was one of the only ones I could understand why demons lost. Fifth is the weirdest of the seven: you were put into the role of a character in a movie or book or play, etc. that was especially tragic. This was the other level that claimed the most by suicide. Sixth was getting chased through a haunted mansion by ghosts, zombies, other subjects of the netherworld, vampires, the Martians from Mars Attacks and trillions of spiders. [2] I always thought that this one was just bizarre, but not creepy. Oh, and you would get eaten alive by everything but the Martians, who zapped you with those guns and killed you like that. The seventh is.... uh... I forgot. Wait! I know! You had to survive one day in the life of your worst enemy. And, that's it. Kharl concluded.
Well, Kris's dead, Mirai stated. He's scared to death of those Martians from Mars Attacks and spiders. He always freezes when he finds a spider wherever. He wants to die, and this would be the perfect opportunity. Lastly, I have a question for you, Kharl.
If one had been talking about a movie shortly before they entered the room, would the movie, book, play, etc. be that movie?
Yeah. Most likely.
Oh, god. Kris is really doomed now.
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Geez. Longest chapter EVER. Did I get carried away with Kharl's monologue? I hope I didn't. Notes:
[1] BUSHISM!! (no offense to anyone who supports him. this just popped in my head and it was so perfect)
[2] EVIL!!! PURE EVIL!!! *is talking about spiders and Mars Attacks* I hated that movie. It gave me nightmares till I was 12. I have arachniphobia and death things freak me out.
Guess what next chapter is: Keu's journey through the whole room thingy. ^n_n^ I'm so evil. Until the next time... *maniacal laughter*
~MSSKZ
