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`:. Travelling Morals :`
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Mercy was once again on the woman's tail, not deigning to slip. She dared not fall behind or show weakness. As she had expected, this was a subtle but cutthroat test. Or perhaps she was overthinking it, but observance always has its perks over ignorance.
'Dead sister..' Ayran mused to himself, now looking at the old women again, but this time in much more detail.
'Could this be what happened after the story?' Ayran did not know, he did not have enough information yet.
Adrik Volkov
Adrik shot a venomous look at Theo. Can't you tell? he thought. This woman is the Truthkeeper. Though...
He couldn't help thinking the woman looked just a bit too old. She couldn't even be in her 40s, yet her hair was silver the whole way through. And she seemed halfway mad.
Both ideas that that produced were unnerving. He tried not to think about them.
He jumped as the earth above creaked. Everyone was through- the mouth in the ground that had opened was closing.
He faltered, hand hovering over the rickety handrail. He watched, mystified as the light was blocked out completely. Then someone bumped into him, and he hurried back down the steps.
Candles along the walls came to live. The woman was at the bottom of the steps, he could see her clearly now-
A trembling hand withdrew a key from her sleeve, and jammed it into the lock. With a twist, she entered, leaving the door open behind her.
Adrik shuddered and followed her.
Ayran cursed in his head, and slowed down to his regular pace, as if nothing happened earlier.
Arden Vasilyev's POV
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"Everything is going to be okay."
wickedness?
Or is it
weakness?
You decide.
Touhou 7: Perfect Cherry Blossom - Necrofantasia
[Yukari Yakumo's Theme, Prog Remix by NyxTheShield]
After an embarrassingly long time, Aki was finally launched out of the portal. He landed on the funnily-colored grass with a thud.
Oww...wait, where am I?
...Oh right, the truthkeeper's realm.
He observed everyone entering the oddly situated passageway before entering it himself.
𝓜𝓮𝓻𝓬𝔂 𝓥𝓪𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓷
Mercy followed with a shudder. Realising that the journey might take a while, she allowed her mind to wander and fantasize. She saw herself, much older, unlocking a similar door. A new group of young to-be heroes following behind. She halted the idea there, recognising that it was best to learn more about the situation and start planning to reach that future.
Arden Vasilyev's POV
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"Everything is going to be okay."
Click! One side was red.
Click! One side is green.
After many more clicks, that happened in less that a second, Ayran solved the rubix cube while he was walking, somehow without bumping against anyone.
After solving it once, Ayran looked forward, and seeing they are still not at their destination yet, he scrambled it again.
And Again, seemingly planning to do it until they finally arrive at their destination.
Adrik Volkov
Adrik inhaled sharply, preparing himself for the worst-
But as he stepped into the Truthkeeper's underground room, all he could feel was underwhelmed. A fire crackled in the corner, next to a wooden table with two stools that he couldn't help but think of as a fire hazard. There were no rugs or windows.
Minimalism at its best.
"Is this your house?" he blurted out, then slammed his mouth shut.
She eyed them, frown darkening her expression. "I didn't expect so many of you," she said instead of answering. "I suppose I'll need more chairs."
Then she turned away and headed to the kitchen, opening and checking the insides of several cupboards.
Adrik shuddered, wrapping his arms tightly around himself.
The woman hummed an old tune under her breath, finally withdrawing a loaf of bread. She checked it, made a scoffing noise, then gestured to the table. "Sit on the floor. I'll bring your food over." She returned to muttering and shuffling through. "Hmm.... hmm... sister would've liked this. Cooking for children... bunch of brats."
He felt his future go down the drain.
Alright then.
Ayran turned around, turning a deaf ear to any possible rejection of Adrik, and instead went back to playing with his rubix cube in his hand mindlessly, not really solving it because his mind is full of inquiries, not about what is going to happen next, but about if the Old Women actually has good intention to them or not, cause so far, it doesn't seem like she likes them.
As he patted down the floor, it creaked, 'Damn.. That Ol' Women is always talking about her sister, who is most likely dead, and yet she won't get a new house??'
Adrik Volkov
Adrik set his jaw. He may feel lost and frankly, kinda worthless right now, but there were still levels he wouldn't sink to. He'd sooner keel over than hide behind Ayran like his... pet.
He carefully stepped around Ayran, heading towards the table. He sat on the floor, and started studying the woman from this distance.
She was examining a pot of something on the stove. Her hair was thick and coarse, cascading well past her shoulders. Her bony shoulders jutted out of a thin nightgown. Not the usual dignified, young courage you thought of as the Truthkeeper.
He bit his tongue. Technically, she was only supposed to be 36. Was an exception made? How could someone as wise and noble and fierce as she was supposed to be come to this?
In only twenty years?
Were the gods punishing her?
She turned around, and he felt their eyes meet for a split second.
He squeaked, quickly abandoning his honour and hiding behind Ayran. SHE WAS SCARY, OKAY?
He peeked out from behind Ayran. She seemed to be looking at Kendo now. Something about her face was cold and set as she walked towards them, carrying a pot. He assumed based off the smell it was boiled sewage.
His eyes watered. Are we really supposed to eat that?
She dropped it down on the table. "The bread is in the kitchen. Claim your bowls, and get to eating."
'Wait scared?' Feeling something wasn't right, Ayran followed his gaze to the Old Women, only to see she setting down a huge pot of something on the table and her telling them to eat.
"..." Could they really trust her??? Ayran's gaze trying to read the women, anything, but to no avail. He sighed and stood up, and held a hand for Adrik to pull up, waiting expectantly.
"Why so serious, y'all? reeelaaxxx. You'll be fine. I mean, of course, until we aren't fine. But that won't happen."
He laughed.
"Honestly, y'all are so uptight! Dear lord! Why are y'all so scared? We're only in a old hag's basement. Nothing bad could happen, right?"
wickedness?
Or is it
weakness?
You decide.
𝓜𝓮𝓻𝓬𝔂 𝓥𝓪𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓷
Mercy felt her body slowly stand up, grabbing a bowl and putting some soup into it. She could only note how much it smelled like Sunday Slush, from the orphanage before her godly adoption and/or kidnapping. She took a careful, small slice of bread, before sitting down and starting to eat. Not bad, still can't beat Monday Mush though...