forum The Soul Labyrinth <Remake> [Closed]

Started December 03, 2019 by @CasiCasino group

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The gemologist turned to him.
”Well… the fighting stadium at Building ‘Delrota’ might be your best bet. I heard that there’s an event going on as well,” the man explained.
”You can ask any of the Knights outside, they’ll know where it is,” he added, continuing with his inspection.
”Oh, a diamond,”

"Thank you, I will check there," Kye said, internally letting out a sigh of relief. "As for my little friend, he is what you would call a demon. When really he is just another being that wants to know what life is like for a human being that can actually feel things. Because he does not have a physical form he and what is left of his kind chose to take refuge in humans or other physical beings. When they do have a host and a bond is established if the host dies then the abidance demon will also die. Anything else you would like to know before I head out?"
Yeah, why are you giving him this much information?
Because he asked.
We're gonna die, because you trust people way to easily.
Who said I trusted him? What can he do with the information that I have given him? Try and kill my like everyone else that I have ever talked to in my entire life? When you are threatened with death every day for your entire life it becomes less threatening and does not bother you anymore.
No, it doesn't bother you anymore. It bothers me.

Along the path, thankfully, not a lot of people were present meaning that it was quite unlikely for dangers to appear out of nowhere. Eventually, Matthew stopped. He’d stare into the vast darkness ahead, eyes narrowing.
”Give me a moment…” he whispered, raising his hand towards the shadows in front and lifting them up. What appeared was a large figure, about twelve feet tall, with smiling human faces embedded into its skin along its body. It turned when its shadows were removed, letting out a wild and loud screech.

Hinata was startled a bit. Okay, she was startled a lot. The hell was she looking at? Whatever it was, it was definitely a face- er, faces- only a mother could love. Her have went to her weapon, ready to strike of attacked.

The geologist made a small wave with his hand.
”Your personal information is none of my concern,” he stated, picking out the rock he’d been inspecting while Kye talked about his abidance demon.
”If you do, though, come across a young lad with purple eyes and a face with some crystals growing out of it, tell him to come to me. Refer to me as ‘the gemologist’, he will know,” the old man lastly mentioned.

Matthew was in a bit of a shocked state when he saw the figure. Honestly, this wasn’t what he wanted to see at all. He had his spear at hand, as if it was going to do any good against this monstrosity. Of course, he tried. He jumped back before charging straight at the figure with his spear which—unsurprisingly—didn’t penetrate the demonic creature’s skin at all.
The creature growled at Matthew, sending him flying back on the path. He’d managed to keep his standing stance.
”Physical attacks don’t work, noted,” he said, mostly to himself. The creature didn’t seem to have noticed Hinata yet or… it couldn’t see her. Its eyes were locked on the Knight and not the visitor.

Kye blinked at the figure for a moment then turned away. "Sure thing. And thank you for the suggestion of where to look. I really appreciate it," he said, then he started walking in the direction the figure had pointed.
Why did you decide to leave in a hurry now?
I have purple eyes.
Yeah, and?
And it's rare.
Yeah, and?
And he wants me to sent a young man with purple eyes back to him.
Yeah, and?
I do not know yet. I think we should find this kid and ask him what he thinks.
Who's being overly cautious now?
We will find out when I get out of this cave.

Making his way down the cave system, Kye would indeed come across some other figures, all of which had crystals embedded into their skin in different parts. They were working on what appears to be a mineshaft. A total of three workers; two males and one female were the officers on the job.
”You think we would actually find what the old man’s looking for?” one of the males asked the two, relaxing the pickaxe he had in hand on his shoulder.
”Maybe if you quit complaining and started helping, then maybe we would’ve found it already,” the other male replied, using the drill he had at hand to… well, drill through the wall beside him.
”Yes, because we’ve been doing exactly that for the last four hours,” the first male replied, scratching his head and looking to his side. He appeared to have glowing purple eyes.

Kye stayed in the shadows, deciding whether or not he wanted reveal himself to these people. Something told him to stay concealed so he decided to use his voice trick. A trick he'd learned a long time back, throwing his voice. Bouncing it off the cave walls and making it nearly impossible to locate where he was. "Excuse me," he said.
Okay, let's say you do find her, and she doesn't kill you instantly. What is your plan afterwards?
Hugs.
Hugs?!
Hugs.
If she doesn't kill you for just showing up, the hugs will get you killed.

Aisen almost gave out a snicker but stopped himself from doing so. The hand he had cupped her cheek with lowered down to her chin. It probably wasn’t the best response but it wasn’t like he didn’t want to take the chance to do it. He raised her chin up slightly and softly as he came down on her lips, silencing her for the time being. His free hand moved to hers, holding it softly.

She sucked in a sharp breath, startled. The look in his eyes was intense and strange, and she just stared at him, her eyes wide and startled.
When he kissed her, she involuntarily closed her eyes for a brief moment, feeling his hand on her chin and holding her own hand. A flutter of feelings and emotions burst through her, and, startled, she pulled away, gasping with the strange sensation.

(No worries, I don’t reply often either thanks to the rabbit hole I just found myself trapped within ._. the rabbit hole I’ve fallen into is ‘hololive’ , in case anyone wanna search that up)

(Pff, I have no idea what that is XD)

The figures all turned different directions upon hearing the voice. The two males seemed somewhat confused while the female was generally calm about the situation, albeit, almost surprised.
”State your name and your purpose of coming here,” one of the males, the one with purple eyes, commanded.

Aisen pulled back too, that didn’t go so well now did it. He should’ve guessed so, though. When she became just a bit more relaxed, he let out a soft laugh.
”Do you feel any better?” he asked, genuinely for once. His sarcastic and cruel tone seemed to have vanished for the time being. It would’ve been best to keep it this way for now.

(If you were being sarcastic and know what it is, then— one of us, ONE OF US! If you were being honest and actually have no idea what it is… well, you might wanna look it up and watch some snippets of it… ._.)

"Actually, I woke up here," Kye almost chuckled. "However, I met a person who referred to himself as the gemologist and he asked me to tell some kid with purple eyes to go to him. As for my name… that is not really important. I am only going to be leaving in a bit anyways." He moved through the shadows as if her were one of them. One of the best ways to keep hidden was to move your hiding spot. This also made it even more difficult for them to track his voice and figure out where he was.
Why not a kiss?
Okay, I do not actually want to die, she kisses me, I do not kiss her. I might be crazy, but I am not stupid.
Really? Cause you seem kind of bent on dying. Also, who is the man in this relationship?
I am, and as the man, I respect that she does not like a lot of physical contact and pushing my way into her space bubble is a bad idea.
…I think that's the first time you've said something that actually makes sense to me.
That is the second time you have said that it is the first time you have heard me say something. This place does weird things to you.
It does weird things to me?!

The three figures all opened their mouths in surprise when Kye mentioned the gemologist. With that, the young male with purple eyes made his way through the cave system and towards where the old man seemingly was.
”Someone’s in trouble again, I would guess,” the older male said to the female once the young one was gone in the shadows.
”Don’t say things like that about him. He might’ve done something right for once,” The female replied.
”Yeah, right,” the conversation ended rather quickly as the two returned to the work at hand, not bothering to look for the origin of the voice they heard.

Kye tipped his head slightly. "What do you mean in trouble?" he asked knowing that it wasn't any of his business. But he just had a knack for getting into things that didn't have anything to do with him.
Yes you.
This place is doing even weirder things to you!
Is it?
Yes!!! You're the one saying the weird things!
No, I am saying things appropriate for the situation.
This is appropriate for the situation?
Maybe not this situation exactly, but yes.

”We don’t even know who you are and you’re asking these kinds of questions?” the older male spoke into the shadows of the cave, clearly somewhat annoyed.
”God, if you have nothing to do here, the exit’s down the tunnel to the right,” the male continued, shaking his head slightly.

"I know where the exit is," Kye responded calmly. " And thus far I have asked one question, while I have answered both of yours. If you really will not answer me then I can always just follow where the kid went and figure everything out myself."
Isn't that your plan already?
Yeah, but if I can get information from these two first the better off I will be later on.

”Do whatever you want,” the man stated clearly with his almost threatening tone. The female didn’t stop him but she clearly wasn’t following his steps.