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16 -> 17

Okay, this maze thing was starting to piss her off. She'd barely just found Bren before losing him, and now the same thing was apparently happening to Ignatius. Piper growled at the darkness, making various pouty faces at it as she slowed her march to a crawl, checking around for signs of either boil. Seriously, what was up with this place?

"Oy, Tweedle Dee and Dumb, I'm not that hard to lose!" she called out. It was a little unnerving to be alone--wait, no it wasn't because she could tough out being alone. Sweet Shiva, when did she start turning into a pansy?

It might have had something to do with the new voice she heard purring from the shadows.

"Well hello there, sweetie~"

Piper froze. Her dad she could dismiss, but--

"Did you miss me? I've been looking for you everywhere!" said the far too forcefully cheerful voice, dark intent dripping from each word.

With a small strangled noise, the mage began backing away.

[Area 7]

Moving swiftly forward, hands up around her ears, Nergui very nearly ran right into Bastion. She'd been trying to get away from Lan's critical digging, nagging at insecurities and old wounds that had not had proper time yet heal.

"Shut up," she breathed it, voice soft, almost desperate, before the tall silhouette of her cousin appeared in her path. She reached out for him instantly, wrapping small hands around his wrist and drawing up even at his side. Then, and only then, did she realize he had been calling to her, and she bumped her temple against his arm. "I'm Sorry, I'm here."

There was still the faint hint of cold laughter in the air, and the priestess shook her head, attempting to clear it as they continued onward. "Where is Lushka?" There was a chance he was there in the dark on Bastion's other side, but she didn't think so.

[ Maze Number: 12 -> 15 ]

More dead ends, more harassment from Jack, Evan and Finn. Cool cool.

[ Area 20 ] [ Event - ]

"...Yes?"
And then he was bombarded with kisses. Not that... he was complaining.

"Let's."
He got up, and followed her all too eagerly. He was so done with this place

[ Exit ]

[ Area 1 ]

< Great, now we're dealing with a hallway. >

Neci wasn't pleased about this and honestly neither was Harlow. She felt like these kind of things were never ending, but what made it worse this time was that she could barely see. She clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, pausing as she stood at the door way into this hall. This was something she wasn't crazy about for sure. She wasn't sure if she could handle this but it looked like she was just going to have to keep moving. That was the best plan that she could come up with at the moment.

She stood waiting for her eyes to adjust to the darkness, but as she stood she found herself with no results. < Well you might as well get moving princess, standing here obviously isn't going to get you anything. > She rolled her eyes at the comment of the weapon and sighed. She knew that she might as well get going, standing here in this hallway, in this spot wasn't going to get her anywhere.

She started to move forward but with in a few of her strides she started to hear a whisper, she slowed to a halt and looked behind her. Although it was dark and she wasn't sure if anyone was there, but she felt like there wasn't. She looked forward and shook her head but before she could start wandering forward once again she heard the voice, one that she knew so well. It was her father

How could you just leave everything behind? How could you leave everything that I left for you.

Harlow cringed, this was going to be one of those kind of things? She covered her ears and closed her eyes, she didn't want to hear it. Even though it wasn't a failure for her to leave the town that she grew up in she sure felt like it. She felt like she was running from her father's death and everything having to do with it by coming to the Deus. She would occasionally have nightmares about running away.

Little baby can't handle it?

The voice snarled in her head. She held her breath and shut her eyes tighter, a voice grounding her to reality a little more. Harlow, just move It wasn't often that Neci used Harlow's real name. The weapon was right, she just needed to get going and get walking otherwise she knew that this was going to be a problem.

Area 7 -> 8

Lushka's hand disappeared, and all at once, Bastion was alone.

"LUSHKA!" He screamed, toppling forward with both of his hands against the wall in hopes he would accidentally run into one of them. "NONI! LUSHKA! You.. why did you let go? You weren't supposed to let go."

"You were holding us back, dear cousin." Nergui's voice whispered out, cold and unlike her. Bastion froze where he was, his hands digging into the wall. "I wasn't. I didn't mean to. I didn't- I'm so sorry, Noni."





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17 -> 20

If she noticed Ignatius, she didn't show it. The sugar coated voice was all Piper could hear now, and even in the dim lighting it was clear she was afraid.

"Sweetie, why are you running away? Me and the ghouls just wanted to have a little chat. After all, you did just leave us out of nowhere without saying goodbye."

"No no no nonononono--" Was she hallucinating the footsteps drawing nearer, the voice calling her name? Piper didn't want to find out and bolted down the hall on a whim, running as fast as her legs could take her. She wanted her dad's voice back because at least she could tune that out, she knew that couldn't be real. But if even Brenley could just pop out of nowhere, then who was to say that she couldn't either?

Piper was out of breath by the time she reached the end of the corridor and slumped against the wall, finding comfort with something to her back. She had to know if it was real, she could . . . she could beat her if she needed. And she did need it. Maybe that was the point, fighting your fears. A small spark of flames went up in her hands, only vague surprise going through her that she could make it now. Until she was ready to get up, she'd defend herself as necessary.