Eye of Fire 2

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Reaching the airlock's entrance, the party searches for a few minutes trying to figure out the workings. Maia finally finds the lever that opens the outer door, and with some effort manages to force it into the open position. As their path continues on into the airlock and beyond, the group enters, cautiously examining their surroundings. Almost all are a little jumpy when Maia closes the door behind them. With the door sealed, hidden pumps begin draining the water in the chamber. There is a moment of discomfort as they go from breathing water to breathing air once more, but it is quickly overcome with no one the worse for it. Once the water has been fully drained away, they find the inner door leading into the city opens easily and smoothly.

The city spreads out before them, large and eerily silent. There appearto be no signs of life anywhere, nor signs that anyone had ever lived here other than the abandoned buildings. Ahead in the distance is the palatial building that provides light to the ruins and that had drawn them here.
 
*Swimming along the path, she finally reaches a giant city, all in ruins and notices that the light has been coming from inside of it. It wasn't the most beautiful structures in the world, but it was mysterious and odd, as it captured her attention with earnest, as she continued to swim to the end of the path.*

"Airlock it is then."

*Trying to pull on the sealed door with all her strength, nothing happens as she sits in the water trying to figure out how to open it. She smiles as Maia finds the lever and quickly hops into the open passageway, trying to get out of the water. Standing inside, she looks around a little nerviously, watching as the door slammed shut behind them. The pumps begin to drain all the water out, as Amy tries to convert to breathing air again, coughing and choking just a little. She walks forward and pushes open the door to the city, standing in the doorway as she looked out.*

"Hey guys! There's the light! What do you think this place is? It doesn't look like anyone at all has even lived here."
 
:: Rama and the others reach the lock and he watches as Maia finds the way to open it. After all are in and the door shut once again. As the water pumps out, Rama's lungs take a bit to shift from breathing water to air. He sputters a bit but not much. As they head into the city Rama looks around in awe but mostly looks at the paltial building. ::

"Well it is pretty ancient. But I think our point of destination is that palace looking thing radiating light. So let's go!"

:: Rama heads off along the path to the building ::
 
:: Tobias chokes a little when the water empties and he breathes normal oxygen again. But he quickly realised that breathing water was a lot harder... ::

"This place is beautiful..."

:: He looks around in awe and then follows Rama ::
 
The party walks through the silent streets, unnerved slightly by the barrenness that surrounds them. Their footsteps seem to echo in the empty streets. The shadows could easily hold something menacing or even fatal. The Great Hall looms before them and the pales light it casts banishes the shadows that seemed to dog their trek here. There is an almost tangible feeling of loss and sadness here at the the heart of the city. This is the place that would have been most alive, that feeling is strong and true in eachof them. Cautiously they approach the huge copper doors, noting the runes and picture glyphs that cover the doors. As they enter, they come face to face with a ghost like figure of a young man, the far wall can be seen through his body. He gestures to them, welcoming them.

"Welcome to the Hall of Eons, friends. May you find what you are searching for within!"

The figure stands impassively never looking directly at any individual but at the group as a whole. Its eyes unfocused and unseeing. As the group stares in confusion at the apparition, it speaks again.
"Welcome to the Hall of Eons, friends. May you find what you are searching for within!"
 
:: Kurama finally makes his way to the building that seems to be a Great Hall. He notices the glyphs. Rama is confused by this man/ghost. As it repeats himself Rama laughs ::

"I think this is like an automated welcomer. Lets head on in further"

:: Rama looks to the others to make sure they were ready ::
 
:: Sydney had contuined following the group, staying pretty quiet. She was not a telepath, so all their telepathic messages she did not hear.. Or even know they were talking to each other. She heard the ghost and then heard him again.. She looked up confused a bit, and then let out a laugh.. ::

"Alright, lets keep going.."

:: Walking up next to Rama, she was ready to contuine on forward. ::
 
:: Once they reached the airlock, Euthalia took a deep breath of the oxygen, she began to walk through. She looked at the appariation a bit puzzled by it, but followed the group into the hall. ::

"Are we literally in a ghost town or something? I mean we haven't seen anyone except the ghost welcomer."
 
:: Looks at the automated welcomer amusingly ::

"Heh...who'd thought there would be technology in a place like this..."

:: He carried on following Rama ::
 
The group continues on through the Hall which is filled with statues of what they assume are some of the former inhabitants of this place. They come to another door way carved with intricate designs and runes similar to the ones at the entrance. Once again they are faced with another ghostly figure. This one is an old woman who like the first, looks blankly at the group. She smiles as she delivers her message.
"Welcome to the Hall of Eons, Knowledge can be gained if you would pay the Price."

The door to the next chamber swings open as she finishes speaking.

The party enters the room which is circular. On the walls are 7 full length mirrors. As the door shuts behind them, another "ghost" appears, this time a young boy in the center of the room.
"The most powerful knowledge is that of the self, if you would enter the Center of the Hall, you must first know yourselves."
The boy gestures to the mirrors which have oriented on each of the members of the party. Each is faced with his or her own reflection which steps forward out of the mirror taking solid form. The greatest surprise is the reflection from the seventh mirror. From the mirror depths steps a mirror image of Sati. The reflections with the exception of "Sati" begin to take position and raise their weapons. "Sati's" reflection stands without moving further, her expression as blank and unreadable as those of the "ghosts". Almost as one the images attack their living counterparts.....
 
:: Euthalia hurried into the chamber, she looked at the other group members. ::

"You remember that ghost said 'Knowled can be gained if you pay the price Maybe we should keep that in mind . . ."

:: She said looking back at her reflection which had just stepped out of the mirror, Euthalia watched in shock as it raised her/it's dagger and went for an attack. She covered her head with one of her arms, and took out her own dagger, ready to strike. ::

"If our reflections hurt us would they be hurting themselves? Since techinally they are/were a part of us."
 
:: Rama was in mid nod to Euth when they reached the newest chamber. He saw the mirrors. Seven, the exact same number they had started with in their group. He watched in horror as everyone's reflection stepped out and then beacame real. As his own reflection became real and began to attack him. Rama watches his reflection pull out his rose whip and begin to slash at him as Rama would do to another. Rama backflips, side steps, cartwheels, somersaults, body flip, and then finally getting under the copy places his feet under the copy and falls back and thrusts his feet back throwing the copy into a nearby wall back first. ::

"This is a test I think to show if we know ourselves well enough to match ourselves move for move and possibly even beat them. I think if we were to hurt them we would be fine but if they were to hurt us both would be hurt but it is only a theory."

:: Rama charges and pulls out his own rose whip and moving like greased lightning slashes a gash along the copy's leg. He keeps one eye on the copy and one eye on his own leg to see what happens ::
 
*She walks along the path, looking around at all the ruins, feeling a slight connection to them for some strange reason. As they reach the door, she runs her fingers over the markings as she giggles to herself about Rama's comment of the welcomer. She decides to explore the hall, looking around at all the statues and then pauses as she sees the other door.*

"Pay the price...?"

*She walked into the room as it shut behind all of them. Looking around the room, she suddenly stepped back as a mirror appeared in front of her. She looked into her reflection as all of a sudden it began to step out of the mirror. Stepping back, she stared at the lifelike image of her, then gazed down as it's hands began to move for it's weapons. Readying her own short sword, the girl charged at her with it's sword as Amy teleblinked the sword down to her feet, making the fake trip onto the ground.*

"Why couldn't we have paid in money!! I believe Rama has hit the hammer on the head. We just need to stay alive and get past this in order to continue."

*As the fake began to charge her again, she ran at her as well, jumping into the air with a backflip, kicking the fake in the chin, knocking her backwards. Landing back on the floor on all fours, Amy quickly threw her leg out and leg swept the fake, kicking her in the back as well, standing up. Teleblinking the fake's sword to Amy, she held both weapons in her hands, crossed out in front of her, ready for anything.*
 
As they fight against their images, the party is surprised when they are unable to inflict any lasting visible damage to their foes. The mirrors flash and the doppleganger's wounds are healed.

Amy's finds herself facing her image who now bears two swords as well.
 
:: Rama sees no lasting would is left on his reflection. He watches it get up and charge at him just like he would. Kurama backflips rapidly and then thrusts up on a final flip and using the heels of his stillettos to keep balence stands on the top of the mirror. He smirks at his copy as he swings down his whip using the diamond sharp thorns to cut and shatter the glass of the mirror ::

"I think their life is tied to the mirror so smash em!"

:: Rama watches to see what happens when the mirror is shattered ::
 
:: He hurried into the hall with the others and stood amazed as their counterparts exited the mirror. His 'twin' was second to last, right next to another image which did not resemble any of the others in his group at the time. At first he had no idea who it was until he saw her eyes...he stood shocked and confused until his 'twin' swung a roundhouse kick at him. He fell to the floor and then swung back round to trip his 'twin' up, then he jumps up, unsheaths his axe, and swings the axe at his head. The 'twin' rolls out the way and then Tobias sees Rama shatter his counterparts' mirror and Tobias runs over to do the same. ::
 
As Rama moves to shatter the mirror, the double tries vainly to stop him. With a resounding crash, the mirror shatters and Rama's double turns at first to glass then to sand which settles into a small pile.
 
:: Soonafter Rama's double turns to sand, Tobias' mirror shatters and his double does the same; turning to glass then into a pile of sand ::

"Everyone! Break your mirrors!"

:: He then turns back round and stares ::

"Sati?"
 
:: Euthalia watches as Rama shatters the mirror. She quickly dodges , her counterpart and uses the heal of her shoe to crack the bottom and then the top, several times until it has been shattered completely, she smiles in joy as her counterpart turned into sand. And then looks at what Tobias was staring at to see what it was. ::

"This must of been set up for us from way back when, otherwise why would Sati be here? I mean she's no longer alive, yet a counterpart of her stepped out of the mirror."
 
*Amy looked in shock as the fakes healed themself, and now her's had a new pair of weaponry. She teleblinked one of the swords into the other, tying up the fake's hands for a second. She then ran at her fake, tumbling into a roll as she spirred the girl into the mirror, cracking it slightly. She quickly kicked away the two extra swords and used her own two to stab into the fake, going straigh through her into the mirror, breaking it into pieces as everything turned to sand.*

"Good idea Rama. I don't think that's Sati's counterpart, it might have attacked us if it was like the rest. But she just stands there...like those other ghost welcomers. Do you think they may be lost souls as well?"
 
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