England and Japan POV:

England and Japan had indeed found a passage. Not through the wall blocking them, but through an adjacent wall instead. It was a narrow cave that seemed to curve in the direction that they had intended to go before. It was dark, like most caves, but it was also completely dry. There was no sound of droplets of water hitting rock, and the mildewy smell that usually came with the water was nonexistent. The wind occasionally whistled through the tunnel, stirring up little dust clouds and sounding like millions of whispering voices.

Japan didn't like it. The entire situation screamed ambush. But England didn't seem to be very troubled, "You do not find this atmosphere at all strange?" Japan inquired.

England thought about it, "Well...I can't say that I feel anything. Actually, it's like something is blocking me from sensing anything."

Japan tensed, his hand trailing toward the sheath of his sword, "Are you sure it was wise to go down this passage England-san?"

England shrugged noncommittally, "If we didn't go this way, then we wouldn't have made any progress whatsoever."

Japan had to agree when faced with this logic. Staying where they were wouldn't lead them to America or Canada. At thinking about the North American brothers, Japan posed another question, "How will we get out when we do find them?"

England opened his mouth to answer, "When-"

He was interrupted by a terrible moaning sound up ahead in the dark corridor. Japan drew his sword slowly, the metal scraping against the sheath as he did so. England whipped out his wand and whispered, "Alomorah" making bright light emit from it. This illuminated the cavern in a five foot radius.

Japan privately wondered why England didn't do that in the first place, but quickly got back to the matter at hand. He readied his sword, "Show yourself!" he commanded.

There was a tense silence, punctured only by the two nations breathing and a shuffling sound in the darkness just beyond the nations' circle of light.

England angled his wand in the general direction of the noise, "You heard the man!"

The shuffling got louder as the thing came into view. The sight made the nations recoil in absolute horror. It was a person yet...not quite a person. It's limbs were slightly off in proportion, and it's clothing was hanging loosely on it's frame. It's skin was an unhealthy shade of yellow, and it's head was definitely not human by any standard. It's neck looked like it had been grafted to cracked and sun bleached ox's skull. It staggered closer, it's arm's reaching toward the nations.

England backed up a few feet and looked to Japan, who nodded. England nodded back and extinguished the light from his wand. The shuffling stopped for a moment, as if the creature wasn't sure about what to do. This went on for a few seconds, until a deafening screeching sound came from it's direction. This got louder and louder as it was evidently moving toward them again.

Japan tried to judge it's distance and swiped blindly into the darkness. He struck only air. He turned his head slightly in England's general direction and yelled over the screeching, "We need light!" England didn't answer. Japan was momentarily worried that he might have run away, but quickly dispelled the thought, "He wouldn't do that would he?"

Japan was answered with a green lightning bolt that went straight past his head, and toward the creature. in the momentary light, Japan could see the thing move out of the way with speed that Japan didn't think it had. The tunnel was plunged into darkness again. There was another moment of silence. Then there was another lightning bolt, this one was red. Japan noticed that the creature was getting a bit to close for comfort as it jumped out of the way again. Japan backed up a bit, "It's to fast! I can't hit it in the dark!" he yelled to England.

England heard him this time, "Get behind me! I'm going to give this bloody thing something it can't dodge!"

Japan did so and braced himself, "Hai!"

From the volume of the noise, Japan could tell that the thing was no more than five feet from them now. England's voice could be heard in the darkness, "Ignus Arcendam!"

The tunnel was suddenly illuminated with orange light as fire seemingly conjured up from nowhere made a big and extremely powerful whirl wind that rapidly made it's way toward the creature. Japan looked away as it was engulfed in the hot flames.

Japan looked toward England as the light from the fire died away, he didn't even look the slightest bit fazed! Japan straightened his uniform and sheathed his sword. England stashed his wand, "Let's move forward now, shall we?"

Japan could only nod as they continued. He looked down and noticed that the sand on the ground in front of them had been morphed into glass.

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