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"Not as big as I'd have thought, but still pretty large. You'll only need two thirds of the explosives you have, place them at the bases of each of the spires. They are load bearing supports, plant them there for maximum effect."
"Okay, but what do I do with the left over explosives?" I asked.
"Do as you wish, it may come in handy," he replied.
"Okay. Do me a favour, Josh. Go and check up on the others for me. Rose blacked out as I was transported here, I'd like to know she's okay."
"Consider it done." Josh's face disappeared and I placed the orb back into my pack.
I got to my feet and stretched. I was in high spirits considering the task at hand and my sombre mood the previous night. I once again started to make my way up the seemingly never ending steps.

After around an hour more of tiring climbing, I finally reached the last step. I looked about, trying to fathom my next move. An extremely large unnatural flat area was before me, with a path that lead up to a gigantic set of double doors, the entrance to Tuoni's castle. It stood in the middle of a wall that spanned for at least one thousand metres, and was flanked by two spires that Josh had mentioned earlier. I made my way to the spire that stood on the left of the doors.
I eventually reached it, and took the explosives out of my bag. I used my sword to cut a third of the block off, and I stuck it to base of the spire.
I withdrew the scrying orb from my backpack and made contact with Josh.
"How do I detonate these safely?" I asked.
"We can do it by remote magic, one of our finest mages is aware of what's happening and will detonate them on your command," he replied.
"Okay, sounds good."
"Whatever you do, don't let it get near a fire. Extreme heat will detonate them."
"You could of told me that earlier!" I exclaimed.
"Sorry, it's still in an experimental stage. We only found out by accident."
"Okay, I'm going to plant another block onto the other spire. Then I'll have to find Tuoni."

08-Feb-2007 15:28:53 - Last edited on 08-Feb-2007 15:31:28 by Zaibatsu 0

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"Good luck," Josh said, and disappeared from view. I got to my feet and made my way to the next spire. It was a long walk, and my legs had already been through enough today.
On my was I passed the double doors and took a look at them. They were magnificent, seemingly carved by giants from teak and mahogany.
I finally reached the spire, placed the explosives and made my way back to the doors. I wondered how I was going to open them. I guessed that I'd just have to play it by ear.
The doors met me again. They seemed more ominous this time. I cursed myself for being so silly, and I took hold of one of the massive handles. I pulled with all my might, the most I could manage was a slight rattle. I tried the other handle, again to little effect.
I placed my hands on my hips and looked up to the top of the doors.
"What the heck am I gonna do now?" I asked myself, approaching the doors again.
I then thought of simply knocking them. Why you may ask? I'm not sure, but I did so anyway.
I rapped twice against the massive doors.
"Who's there?" a voice bellowed out from the other side.
I blinked and nearly answered, thinking I may have just been hearing things. I was proven wrong as the right hand door blasted open with a massive force. It crashed into me and sent me sprawling across the floor. I quickly got to my feet and drew my sword. The doors were shrouded by dust from the force of the doors opening. I could see a silhouette standing in the dust clouds.
"Well, well, well....I've been expecting you. The boss isn't too pleased with you. You cut his chest. You're going to pay for it!" The voice was loud and had a tinge of arrogance about it. "To me you seem a little....inept. And I shall enjoy killing you in the name of Tuoni."
The figure started walking towards me and I got a good look at my opponent.

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A beast of a man stood before me. He was around seven feet tall, and was extremely well built. A mass of golden hair reached down from his head down to his shoulders. He wore a blood red goatee beard. A pair of startling blue eyes met my own, and he grinned maniacally. You may wonder what he had to grin about. I can tell you it was probably the Dragon Chain mail he wore around his upper body, and the Dragon plate legs that adorned his lower half.
A purple, extremely intricate looking cape hung from his shoulders, and sheathed at his right flank was a sword that was almost as long as I am tall. It glimmered in the sunshine, as did the red jewel that was set in the pommel. He also had various strange artefacts dangling from his belt.
"Impressed?" he gloated, obviously noticing my interest in his equipment. "You should be. My name is Sigurd Kreegal, official bodyguard to my master, Tuoni. You made a huge error of judgment coming here. I'm going to make you regret it. Oh, and another thing,"
"Shut up." I growled. Sigurd looked surprised at this. His face then turned rather angry.
"How dare you interrupt me, you insignificant little..."
"I said shut up. You're here to protect Tuoni. I'm here to kill him. Do the maths genius, we're gonna fight. I can do without your pompous gloating, let's just get this over with."
Sigurd withdrew his blade and charged at me. He was incensed at what I said, which was just what I was after. Another battle of the minds.
Sigurd swung his blade in a downwards arc, and I brought my own blade to block it. The two swords smashed together with tremendous force. Sigurd's blade recoiled, and I swung my own whilst he was prone.

08-Feb-2007 15:28:55 - Last edited on 08-Feb-2007 15:31:57 by Zaibatsu 0

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Unfortunately he was a lot better than I gave him credit for, and he stepped back out of the way whilst swinging his own blade through the momentum, bringing it back in my direction. I managed to prepare my own blade again, and once more they clattered together.
Sigurd suddenly stepped back and held out his palm towards me. A dark energy shot towards me in black wisps of smoke. I rolled out of the way as Sigurd removed one of the artifacts on his belt. He threw it to the ground, and a purple mass of energy seeped out from the artifact, and suddenly enveloped Sigurd.
He laughed as the energy flowed into him. I wondered what he was doing. It was probably some kind of enchantment, but the effects were yet to be revealed.
I quickly opened my backpack and took out the potions. I took a swig from each and placed them back. I stood upright with a new found power running through me.
"That won't help you!" Sigurd gloated, and charged at me. I brought my blade upwards in a pre-emptive strike. However, Sigurd had seen it coming and blocked with his sword. He shifted the grip on his blade and my own became entangled with the upturned hilts. He quickly pulled the blade away from me, and I lost grip on my own. My blade flew through the air as Sigurd brought a massive left fist crashing into my face. He followed it up with a kick and Justin's training suddenly became clear. I caught his foot and tried to sweep his standing leg from underneath him. He hopped over my strike with ease, and swung his blade at me. I raised my arms in defence and his sword smashed into the plate mail. I was knocked over and Sigurd quickly took advantage, smashing his leg into my ribcage. I heard a nasty crack and realised that all was suddenly not well.
"The energy that flows through me now allows me to easily see what your next move will be. Think of it as a sixth sense. It doesn't last long, but it's effects are still potent. I mean, look at you. You actually thought you could defeat me.

08-Feb-2007 15:32:05 - Last edited on 08-Feb-2007 15:32:42 by Zaibatsu 0

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You whelp," Sigurd gloated.
I spat out some blood onto the ground as my vision became blurry. I was running out of options, my sword was too far away and I couldn't hope to defeat him with hand to hand techniques, especially considering he had a blade.
I turned over onto my back and clutched my side. One of my ribs had been broken, I had to get it seen to soon otherwise I risked a punctured lung.
As I turned over, some of the contents of my bag spilled out onto the floor. An idea then struck me. I grabbed the explosive and the orb and leapt to my feet. Sigurd watch me rise and smiled smugly.
It seemed the effects of his artifact had worn off, which was about to help me immensely.
"Tell you what you pig, go and get your sword. I want to have some more fun with you. Go on, go and get it."
I suddenly leapt at Sigurd and cracked him in the nose with an elbow strike. As he recoiled he spun around, revealing his back. I quickly stuck the explosive onto his lower back and cracked the back of his knee, bringing him down to a kneeling position. He suddenly used his palm to deliver a magic strike against me, which sent me flying. I landed around twenty feet away from him, relatively close to my sword. I scrambled to pick it up and readied myself.
"You worthless heathen! You'll pay dearly for this!" Sigurd yelled. I quickly ran for the door Sigurd had bust open earlier. This wasn't easy with my chest in as much pain as it was. I tapped the orb frantically as Sigurd continued to shout on the other side of the wall. Josh appeared again.
"What's up?" he asked, calm as ever.
"I just planted the last of the explosive, get your mage to detonate it! Now! Just the last of it, not the ones one the spires!"
"Okay, I'd stand well clear if I was you."
I took Josh's advice and sprinted away from Sigurd, further into the castle's courtyard, with my chest exploding with pain. I took some cover behind a massive stone pillar.

08-Feb-2007 15:32:06 - Last edited on 08-Feb-2007 15:32:55 by Zaibatsu 0

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Sigurd's head peeked around the door across the courtyard.
"Come out, come out wherever you are," he teased.
I smiled as the explosive on his back erupted, and white hot flames destroyed what was left of the double doors. His sword clattered to the ground to my side, blackened and charred by the explosion. The rest of his armour landed nearby. It truly was a testament to the power of the Dragon metals, they seemed unscathed by the fire. I limped over to the Dragon Chain and picked it up. It was still warm, and had a small amount of blood splattered over the black crest. I wiped it off and took off my Rune Plate. I threw on the Dragon Chain mail. Despite it's strength, it weighed a lot less that you might think. I looked around for the Dragon Legs, and caught site of them. I picked them up and exchanged them for my Rune legs. Again, they were lighter than one might think.
I looked up at the castle. A stone stairway led the way to another extravagant set of doors. These were slightly ajar, and I made my way into the castle.
The time to find Tuoni and end this once and for all, was at hand.

I slowly opened the grand door and peered through. A magnificent hall stood before me with various doors and stairways leading deeper into the castle. A large set of steps were centred in the hall, leading up to a set of open doors. From where I was I couldn't see what was beyond, but they seemed the most logical place to go. Call it a hunch if you will, or a gut feeling, but for some reason I knew heading up that very staircase was my best option.
I walked into the hall and started to ascend the steps. My legs still ached from earlier, and the dull pain in my side was now becoming and excruciating nuisance. I slipped my hand underneath my newly acquired armour and felt the wound. I could feel that a bone had become dislodged, and was in need of urgent attention. Now was not the time however, Tuoni will fall before I succumb to injury.

08-Feb-2007 15:32:06 - Last edited on 08-Feb-2007 15:33:19 by Zaibatsu 0

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I reached the top of the stairs and now could see through the doors. A large corridor awaited me, with torches and tapestries lining walls. An extravagant carpet led the way to a stone doorway. Again, the door was open. It was is if I was being guided to my destination. Either that or Sigurd simply didn't close them behind him on the way out of the castle.
I began to walk towards the archway with my left hand clutching my broken rib, and my right against the wall, helping to support me as I walked. I suddenly heard Josh's voice speak out. I took the orb out of my pocket and gazed into it.
'Hey, you there?" he asked.
"Yeah, I'm here, what's up?"
"How you doing? You look a little banged up."
"I had a run in with Tuoni's personal bodyguard. He's dealt with, and I managed to get this nice Dragon set from him."
"Good, you'll most likely need it. Anyway, I'm contacting you because of Rose. She's still unconscious. Justin and Reanna have taken her to the Duel Arena hospital to get looked at."
"What?" I exclaimed, and instantly regretted it. I clutched my chest as pain ripped through me.
"Don't worry, she'll be fine. Teleother spells have a tendency to wear out the user, especially one that propelled you as far as you've gone."
I said nothing, instead choosing to grit my teeth. The pain hadn't yet subsided.
"You okay?" Josh asked, noticing my condition.
"I'll be fine. Just make sure Rose is okay."
"Will do. Over and out."
I placed the orb back into my pocket, wondering what 'over and out' meant.

08-Feb-2007 15:32:07 - Last edited on 08-Feb-2007 15:33:32 by Zaibatsu 0

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I had reached the end of the hallway, and the stone archway waited patiently for me to make my next move. I glanced inside to see what stood before me now. Everything seemed like a test of endurance since my injury, and once more I found myself gripping my side.
The room I was gazing into contained tall trophy cabinets filled with armours of varying types. From bronze to rune, leather to dragon hide, they were all here. There was also varying types of weapons adorning the walls. From steel daggers to rune maces, most of the world's weaponry was here. The centre of the room was dominated by a large white carpet. It appeared to be a training room of sorts. Strange, seeing as Tuoni was a master of magicks. It must have been for Sigurd.
I made my way across the room trying to fathom why someone who despises the human race so much would have such a large collection of weaponry made by them. I got halfway across the white mat when I noticed that I was staining it with my own blood. I checked my ribs again to find that my skin had been lacerated.
I groaned as I continued on. It seemed that this injury was worse than I though. I finally reached a doorway opposite to the one through which I had entered. This one was closed, and I pulled on the handle to open it.
The door swung open to reveal a spiral staircase. This doorway was at a junction in the staircase, and I had the option to climb up or down. I decided on down. Again, I wasn't sure why. It just seemed right.
The stairwell was brightly lit, with the occasional window giving a view into the outside world. I stopped my descent to peer out of one. The brilliantly sunlit sky met me as I glanced through. I could see more ocean and the rest of the island. There was a dock with a couple of boats floating nearby. This was good, as I had left my teleportation runes with my backpack outside. No doubt it had been destroyed along with Sigurd. I continued my journey.

08-Feb-2007 15:32:08 - Last edited on 08-Feb-2007 15:33:51 by Zaibatsu 0

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My descent finally came to an end with me facing another door. I could smell damp air down here. The windows had stopped a while ago, and I guessed that I had I was now on the inside of the mountain. No doubt tunnels and catacombs were considered when this magnificent structure was built, and most likely formed part of Tuoni's construction plans.
I opened the door into a dark, dank corridor. I made my way inside, taking a torch from a wall to help guide me. Having been in one of Tuoni's prisons myself, I knew exactly where I was. Cells littered the area, though they were mostly empty. A few contained skeletons and corpses. The corridor abruptly came to an end. I wondered what had driven me down here, seeing as there was nothing of interest here at all.
It was then I noticed one of the cell doors was ajar. I made my way over and pushed it open. It creaked gently as I did so.
"Who is that?"
I nearly dropped my torch as the voice spoke out. It was feminine and quiet, though slightly muffled.
"Where are you?" I called out, realising that I must had found Ikuna, Yamabushi's daughter.
"Look for a hatch, I'm below the floor!"
I looked around, looking for this hatch. I spotted a small square patch on the ground and walked over to it. I looked around for a lock of some sort, and found that this hatch was well secured.
"How do I open it?" I yelled out.
"I don't know, I've never had the luxury of doing it myself."
It was tightly sealed, though there was a tiny gap in between the floor and the hatch. I pulled my sword loose from it's sheath and forced the point of my blade into the gap. I forced it down about an inch, and yanked the blade to the side. The hatch opened slightly, and I forced the blade further in.
"That's it!" Ikuna yelled.

08-Feb-2007 15:32:09 - Last edited on 08-Feb-2007 15:34:20 by Zaibatsu 0

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Suddenly the hatch dropped back into place, and my blade was forced out.
"Curses!" I yelled, exasperated.
"Try again!" I heard Ikuna shout.
"I have a better idea. Stand well back, away form the hatch." I said, taking off the Dragon Chain mail.
"I don't like the sounds of this!"
"Just do it!"
I pushed my hands into the chain mail mesh, curving it as I did so. Just as I had hoped, a small amount of explosive had survived. I pulled some of it out of the mesh and placed tiny blobs on each of the four corners of the hatch. I quickly put the armour back on and removed the scrying orb from my pocket and tapped it. No image came forth. I tapped again, and once more I was met with nothing. It must not work when surrounded by rock. I cursed under my breath, wondering what to do next. As I placed the orb into my pocket it clinked against something. Curious, I felt the inside of my pocket. Small flat stones met my hand. Runes!
I pulled them out of my pocket. A chaos rune, five air runes and a six fire runes.
I made my way out of the cell and outstretched my palm. A fire ball flew forth and hit the hatch. All four of the blobs of explosives blew up, blowing the hatch loose. It landed with a mighty thump nearby.
A girl's head popped into view. She was the spitting image of Yamabushi, though naturally more feminine. Her long black hair fell loosely around her shoulders as she climbed out of the hole. She was wearing a plain white blouse and a short black skirt. The blouse was stained with mud and dirt.
"Thanks!" she said as she clapped her hands together, trying to loosen the dust from them. She walked over to me and extended her right hand. "I'm Ikuna."
I took her hand and shook it. "I know who you are Ikuna, your father and I are good friends."

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