It's been a long time since I wrote for this. I dedicate it to Kai...he is my whole reason for being happy and he is mine. Aishiteru Kai.
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The walk to the temple took hours. The temple, which had originally looked small, loomed ahead of them and seemed to grow larger with each step they took. Shuichi could feel his heart racing. It was horrible that both he and his other side had been so unhappy. At least now they would have the chance to become one.
The sounds of their soft footfalls echoed as they entered a dimly-lit room. Youko looked around, seeing the only source of light was a torch on a wall. On the opposite side of the room, there was a doorway. It was the only way they could go, aside from going back, which neither one was willing to do.
Shuichi glanced at the fox to find him studying the room. He followed the kitsune's gaze to the door on the other side of the room. He had a bad feeling about this though, it just seemed to be far too simple, too easy. Nonetheless, it was the only way to go, so they went.
Shuichi's suspicions ran true; after a mere four steps towards the doorway, the ground shifted under them. The ningen looked down to see a crack in the ground turn into a black hole. As he free-fell into the dark depths of nothingness, Shuichi thought that he was surely done for. He closed his eyes; there was no way he would survive a fall like this.
But then an arm wrapped around him as Youko used a plant to slow their fall. They landed on the floor gently. They looked around, it seemed that they had stumbled into a trap of some sort, a security zone so to speak. The walls of this room were made of solid rock; they were underground.
The musty smell of stagnant water filled the air, signaling to the elder that this room led somewhere. But the question is where...? There was no use in just standing around, so the two started to walk away.
But, once again, before they got far, the ground began to pitch. Shuichi looked up to see a shower of falling rocks raining down. "Watch out!