*Yung was now at the stairs. He used his aura to detect Luciel's
group and were glad that they were able to make it pretty far. But
he also detected another group following them. He took out a Stun
Orb and waited by the stairs*
Cerberus: Huh? The stairs.
Calm voice: Wait! He used Night Slash near the Houndoom.
Cerberus: Ow! What the heck?
Calm voice: Sorry, I just don't trust that orb. Absol stuff.
Anywho, my daughter already moved downstairs with several others. I
don't know who's with her.
Cerberus: Why didn't you sing!?
Calm voice: You realize that I also pass out when I sing, right?
It'd be bad planning if I passed out trying to capture the
intruders.
The Houndoom was arguing with an Absol, not realizing that Yung was
nearby. It'd probably be best not to be involved. They were
distracted with themselves.
*Yung heard them arguing and quietly put away the Stun Orb. He
quietly went up the stairs and used a Clone Orb, increasing his
evasiveness*
*in mind* "(...I see. I"ve heard enough. One of them has Perish
Song as a move)"
Ruby: *Ruby sneaked away from the group, so she can help Yung out
with the decoy. 'I want to help
Yung out, because it is not a good idea to be alone.'
*She eventually found the stairs, and was walking around the next
floor while being invisible to look for Yung.
Cerberus: Let's move then. Your daughter really hasn't improved on
her stealth.
Calm voice: No need to insult me during a mission you're failing
in. Losing one of our own. Shameful. The Absol moved upstairs
sometime after Yung moved.
Cerberus: Hypocrite. He followed with several Houndours and
Absols keeping up.
Luciel: I feel like we haven't lost them still... They could still
follow us.
Ruby: *Ruby eventually found a Luminous Orb, use it, and saw the
whole floor on the map. 'Ok. I see
the whole floor now, thanks to that orb. Now I need to find where
Yung is at.' *Ruby was still looking for Yung while
being invisible.
Cerberus: Alright, those able to should sniff out the floor.
Innocent and I will split up as to force the intruders into
defeat.
Calm Voice: That plan doesn't seem like a good idea.
Cerberus: You don't have anything better?
Innocent: ...No. I'm assuming we're going with the Trap and Perish
plan?
Cerberus: It's fool proof if we keep with surprise. He was about
to howl but was stopped by Innocent.
Innocent: Let's stay quiet. The element of surprise, remember?
Plus, I feel like my throat hurts a bit... I think some of my moves
are sealed. I also think some of the Houndours are struggling to
produce fire.
Cerberus: Ugh... Let's just keep chasing them deeper into the cave
then.
Luciel calmed down a little.
Luciel: I don't think anything bad will happen for now. How's
everyone doing?
*The Foe-Seal orb landed while they were talking, this prevented
them from moving for a little bit. Meanwhile, Yung ran deeper,
tracking Luciel and the group with his Aura. He took the longest
route he could find.*
Glade: "I'm doing fine! Though...it would be nice if we could lose
them..."
Luciel: The one that was howling is the leader of this hunt. He's
really persistent and likes messing with his opponents. I wouldn't
be surprised if he still kept up.
Bastet: Glad to see things haven't really changed for them either.
Luciel: They might try to corner us. If you find yourself in an
area unable to move, my best advice is too... Probably cover your
ears. I'm not sure if they would do that, but better safe than
sorry. She was clearly anxious despite her relaxed
demeanor.
Bastet: If we keep moving deeper we should find the center of the
shrine.
Auto: I have some of the trick Orbs from Kecleon, we can use them
if the enemy tracks us down.
Cerberus: Dang it. Alright, we're losing precious time. Get
moving.
Innocent had already left as soon as the Orb's effects wore
off.
Cerberus: Typical. Okay, my unit we will commence the plan. Force
them towards the stairs and ambush them.
Houndours and Absols: Yes, sir.
The Bandits began moving with the group.
Yung: "They're coming, there's no time. One of them has Perish Song
but you already know that right?"
*He addressed that at Luciel*
"What's our the best course of action from here?"
Luciel: Well... I already explained that the leader of this group
is a fire type. He's persistent. If we want them to stop we may
have to face them.
Bastet: The one with Perish Song... I don't know how to deal with
that. Most of the Absols from that group may have Perish Song,
actually! Wait... Luciel?
Luciel: Yeah. It's him. They specialize specifically in
apprehension. The one who is a persistent hunter and the one who is
an apprehender.... We have no choice.