Neal
*Syele would arrive having to stop to catch her breath and coughed up a bit of blood from the kick to the ribs earlier from a literal demonically possessed ox. The glow to the impact spot was still there, but slowly fading away in a steady pace to being fully healed.* "Thought I'd be late..." *She muttered out for a moment and sat down on the ground trying to recover her stamina.*
Brandie
*Arthur walked back towards the city from the mysterious cave, looking pretty clean for what he had been through. All that remained of him from the caves was dust scattered across his armor and his head, but nothing more. He still had the gold ore from the caves lodged into his backpack, the pieces bumping around as he walked on. It wasn't as visible as before, seeing that a tiny portion had fallen out of his backpack, but he didn't care that much. He had received a letter by the Boss' employers once again a few days earlier concering the contents of the previous mission he'd taken, and was being summoned back to New Salvainia to pursue another sort of 'clean-up.' It was om his chest when he awoke from a short nap he had within the forest, but he sort of appreciated waking up; sleeping on a pillow made of rocks wasn't the most comfortable thing, and he didn't feel like sleeping in the grass either, for someone could just snatch his bag away from him in the night.*
*He walked, his cloak covering his face, back into the same familiar city he had been in countless times before. As he walked, he saw a familiar, arrogant face come running towards him. He pulled to a stop, silently cursing the gods.*
"You again? Why d'you look so beat up, your father got a hold of you again or something?"
Ranae
*Almann received the letter. He was excited to continue this quest after the previous debacle. One of the people in the previous attempt had burned down the building like a dummy, and hopefully failure wont happen again. Nonetheless, it's been a minute since they had reconvened as a group, and Almann made sure he could keep up with them in close combat. He wouldn't be outdone by some crossbows again.*

*The khopesh on his back gives a comforting hum. Why did he carry this around before? I guess he didn't think he'd need it. Now he feels like the sword is apart of him, made for him. **Horemheb**, the name simply popped into his head, but he knew it was the right one. He'd need it against the remnants of the guild. He walks towards the two he presumed he would be working together with again. Hopefully they're stronger as well. He walks towards the two figures as he ponders what might've changed.*

*One of them looked quite dirty. Perhaps they got into an earlier scuffle and didn't come out of it unscathed? He turns towards the one who looks more beaten up.*

"You are ready for this no? Don't need you dying on us." _Almann smirks_
Neal
"Ha, classic for a criminal to say to a woman whose father died in a slavers mine." *She spoke out flatly, without a spark of emotion in her eyes to the statement. I was true, her father, her mother, and her siblings who were all involved in that 'terrible' situation were most likely all dead and she was the one who got to walk out of it alive. Hell, she was the one who turned the deal with the slavers to make it so.* "I'll be fine, I just took a hard hit from a damnable animal regardless it'll be healed here shortly."
Thomas
*Kaisa would walk in as well in almost full armor, with her helmet, shoulder pods, and strangely, her left pauldron missing* "Arthur! Good to see you!"

"Jackal, stop it with the remarks. You too, Arthur, as well"
Brandie
"Hmm. Pains me to say this, but sorry to hear that. Looks like loss affected us in stark contrast."
*He turned to a new arrival, staring at a familiar armored accomplice whom he barely recognized. Was that... Alexander? Though judging by the familiar voice he head from it, it was probably the other female of their group... Kai'sa? Was that her name? Anyway, he spoke to the figure, putting his hand on his waist as he spoke.*
"Yeah, good to see you again, Kai. Can I call you that? Hope it doesn't bother you. Those zombies sure did a number on us, eh?"
Thomas
"Yeah, sure did" *She would roll her left shoulder*
Brandie
"Damn. You're looking fine, however. Did you get a healer on you?"
Thomas
"Eventually, yeah. Took all night since everyone was asleep. Couldn't find a blacksmith in time though" *She would point to her missing left shoulder pauldron*
Ranae
"You still have the pauldron? If so I can fix it up. My shop is not too far from here, actually." _Almann points back towards the merchant district where their previous job took place._
Stanley
"Oh, fucking hell, you lot again."

*Alex makes his distaste for everyone here incredibly obvious right from the get go. Alex is like this with pretty much everyone, though, to be honest.*
Thomas
"I can always summon it back. However, right now it's more of a hazard than protection"
Brandie
"Yo, Alex. It's good to see you're well. How's it been?"
Stanley
"Eh."

*He shrugs and wipes his mask lenses with his sleeve. So much for a repair...*

"So why couldn't they solve this shit themselves?"
Ranae
_As irritable as ever huh?_

"Because we made the mess in the first place."
Thomas
"I think it's more of a threat than anything. Saying if we don't "Redeem" Ourselves..."
Stanley
*Alex snorts with laughter as he puts the mask back on.*

"Adorable."
Brandie
"I don't want to think of what could happen, to be honest. This 'Boss' seems to have influence everywhere, even if it's from the shadows. Let's make it a point for this mission to be of our top priority now."
Ranae
_Almann shrugs. He really didn't have the time or patience for his child-like complaining today. He wanted to get this job done and collect the coin._

"Aye, we did a half-ass job and are responsible for cleaning it up. If you don't want to, you don't have to. We'll collect the coin from the Boss after the jobs done and wont have to look behind our backs in the city every 5 seconds."
Stanley
"I want to see who these bastards are, I won't lie. Might be hard, but who knows? Better than being on a leash. Might, uhh... Yeah."
Thomas
"After this job is done, we won't have to take jobs from them anymore. Remember the letter? If you refuse, just toss the letter somewhere"
Brandie
"Yeah, so let's get this over with. It said that the guild members were somewhere around the sea, most likely around a port. Although, I'm not too sure if we're going to have some employer come out for this one, but I kind of want to get this over with."
Neal
"Honestly, I took the letter as a deal unfinished, we didn't up hold the end of our bargain and that cargo was almost lost. To be frank, they even said it was living cargo so if those guild leaders didn't escape with it we would had very well killed something we was meant to rescue. The least we can do is finish this up and rescue it."
Stanley
"...Suppose you're right. Job's a job. And we managed to fuck up last time..."
Brandie
"Jackal, you have a point, although I don't like to admit it. Though I wonder, what kind of animal is it?"
Roger
*Kaisa would look down to the floor. She had completely forgotten that the cargo was living. She would feel remorse, then anger. She wouldn't let the smugglers get away again*
Stanley
"Who said it was an animal? All they said was living cargo."
Thomas
"For all we know, it could be a special slave. Beastkin, pretty macen, maybe even an Oriate if it's that rare"
Brandie
"Hmm, slaves perhaps? Hate to see it, but what happens happens I suppose."
*He frowned in distaste, with the mentioning of slaves. Personally, he didn't approve of the trade, as he found enslaving other intelligent beings against his own moral code.*
Neal
"A slave is very well likely since these seem to be the type of people for it. But regardless, a job is a job." *Syele stated plainly as the wound on her chest finally stopped glowing.*
Brandie
"Anyway, let's go. This boss doesn't seem very patient, if you ask me."
John
*As you all head out to port those of you with perception or familiarity with boss' messengers would notice a rat in the corner hiding in the shadows with odd intelligence in its eyes. Upon notcing any of you noticing it, the rat would scamper over into an alleyway and stop infront of a what appeared to be a stone wall*
Brandie
"Look, there's our employer."
Roger
*Kaisa would eye the rat. Turning into something that small would require a very high level of magic.*
Ranae
"This rat?"

_Almann takes a closer look at it. It definitely gave him an odd feeling. There seems to be something more to this rodent after all..._
Neal
*Syele just simply walked over with the others.*
John
*As you all walk on over the rat would simply press its tiny little paw against the stone wall and then look up at you all*
Stanley
*Alexander takes a moment for it to sink in. He thought that kind of stuff was unique to his race... But maybe not.*
Neal
"Secret entrance, I call it!" *Syele spoke aloud, but not like a yell, just a monotone voice echoing quietly.*
Thomas
"So... Are you going to do anything?"
Brandie
*Arthur would sigh. What were these guys doing? They were really disrespecting their employer, and that was never a good first impression for anyone. He would walk over to the rat, take it out of Almann's hand, and set it back down on the ground a bit apprehensively.*
"Sorry for the behavior of my comrades. You can turn into a human form, now."
Ranae
_Alamnn simply walks up to the wall and inspects the surface. Was this really our employer? Or simply a messanger? Perhaps the rat is neither and were all idiots..._
John
*The rat would tilt its head at Arthur and tap the wall once more then look back at you all. As Alamnn looked at the wall, he might notice that a certain portion of the wall was off. The structure was uneven and wasn't as smooth as the rest of the wall*
Roger
*Kaisa would look carefully at the area that the rat tapped*
Thomas
"Is it just me, or is it slightly different?"
Stanley
"Secret entrance indeed..."
Neal
*Syele walked over to the wall and lightly pushed against it since she already guessed that it wanted them to do something with it.*
Brandie
"Hmm, this rat certainly does know something that we don't."
*He would stare at the wall for a couple of seconds, noticing the odd toughness that stood out from the surrounding area. It was an odd, stony type of wall, contracting the smoothness of the others. Pulling out his sword, Rasmus, he began morphing it into a halberd, watching as the material creeped into an elongated handle, eventually forming into, unsurprisingly, a halberd. He held it up, admiring the black color against the gray wall.*
"Do you think we should just go in?"
John
*As Syele pushed against the wall it would cave in slightly before sinking into the ground, revealing a passageway leading underground. There would be no torches along the wall, meaning those without darkvision would only see pitch black past the 10ft mark while those with darkvision would see a long stairway*
Ranae
_Almann sighs. He cant see anything. He'll have to rely on the vampires eyesight to guide him through here. Great._
Stanley
*Alexander awkwardly coughs. He didn't... Have... Night... Vision. 

For fuck's sake.*
Roger
*Kaisa sighs as well. She's a vampire, she should have night vision too. This was embarrassing. Her face would turn a slight shade of red, and she brushed her hair to the side.*
Thomas
"Anyone have night vision?"
Neal
*Syele just lightly blinked at Arthur's glowing tail or tails, she wasn't sure how many the kitsune had.* "Hey, let's just use him as our light source to at least go in."
Brandie
"Or not, I suppose."
*He peered into the darkness, not being able to get a fine glimpse of what lied within due to the lack of light. However, due to the Blessing of Darkness applied to his amulet, he could see the basic figures and objects, and it showed a passageway leading down underground. Another claustrophobic, crammed setting, eh? He had seen too much already, by the way he sighed exasperatedly.*
"Yeah, I do. Though I can't make out the details, I can see a good deal of what's in. It's just another passageway, but if you guys want, I can use my tails to lead us away."
Neal
"Aye, let's not settle around here, it's best to get this job taken care of." *Syele nodded and waited for Arthur to start heading down the the passageway for the time being.*
Brandie
"Alright."
*He would step into the chasm, revealing his three glowing tails that illuminated the small walkway. He led the group down into the passageway, hoping that they wouldn't trip on anything that could let whatever was inside know that intruders has arrived.*
Ranae
_Almann would just follow the closest person to him_
Stanley
*Alexander just follows Arthur.*
Roger
*Kaisa would follow them*
John
*As you all head down the stairs you would notice the rat waving goodbye seemingly as the stone wall rises up and seals the exit behind you, making the passageway pitch black besides the glowing tails. You all would then hear a deep rumbling. What could be happening? The ground was shaking slightly but other than that everything seemed normal? Or was it?*
Thomas
"I don't have a good feeling about this.."
Neal
"And this is going to be a pain in the ass... I feel it in my ribs." *Syele muttered as she stuck tight to the group, most likely ending up in the middle of the path if possible not too far from Arthur's light and not too far behind to snatched.*
Stanley
"Oh shit."

*Alex's head floods with potential threats. What the hell could be happening? Maybe he is just being paranoid. After all, it could be explained away as something completely rational, to do with the building itself.*
Thomas
"Get behind me" *She would raise her shield and go to the front of the group*
Ranae
"The less we dawdle the less potential there is for us to get caught out. Lets keep moving, hopefully there will be somewhere with light. These guild members can't be in pitch darkness all the time..."

_Almann was worried there was more than just the guild members, could something else have gotten to the guild before we did? All we need are their bodies of course. But what's next?_
Brandie
*Earth shaking beneath his feet, Arthur feared that the passageway would be soon collapsing on top of them the further they walked on. He kind of doubted this, however, seeing that the passageway was well built, to a certain degree. What was that rumbling? A monster? A spell? Or maybe a summoning of a monster that was happening within? His apprehensiveness was upped to the max, his hairs standing on end beneath his armor. From the darkness, he felt Kai'sa go in front of him, her back illuminated by his tails. He feared the worst, but didn't know what would happen next.*

"What-", he began. "What was that? For the sakes of the gods, what was that?"
Thomas
"Forward is the only way we can go. So we go that way"
Brandie
"Yeah, let's get moving. Don't want to stay here longer than I should, it gives me the creeps."
Roger
*Kaisa may seem to be brave, but in reality she was as scared as the rest of them. She would start to breath hard, and her helmet would now cover her face*
Stanley
*Alexander cracks his knuckles as he prepares for a fight. Maybe this was an ambush... Maybe this was their punishment, for fucking up.*
John
*As you all continue to walk down the passageway you would find that it was pretty deep. How did a mere guild afford a base like this? Well, some of you might figure that since they worked with the boss before this might've been a part of his influence. It almost seemed like there was no end and for some reason the passageway was starting to feel tighter? Those near the edge of the group would suddenly feel their hairs touching the walls for some reason...*
Thomas
"What is this? The walls are becoming tighter. Single file! Arthur, get behind me and get ready to light me up. Almann, stay behind Arthur and use your shield if I say!"
Ranae
_Such a weird feeling, what the hell? How deep is this staircase? Almann is on full alert now. He reaches into his robe and keeps a hand on a dagger. He keeps a palm aimed towards the darkness of the staircase in front of them in preparation for a fight._

"Sorry to break it to ya, but I don't have a shield."

_He hates the tight space, is it shrinking still?_

"We need to keep moving either way, if we stall we'll be caught out like a deer in an open field..."
Brandie
*As he walked on, Arthur sort of felt the walls around him begin to... Close? He first felt it on the tips of his tails, as they began slowly brushing against what was the ceiling. He was surprised on how some lowlife guild was able to afford something of this magnitude, but then again, they were in the graces of the boss like he was; obviously they had their fair share of pay. Then, he felt the hair on his head touch the top of the walls, slowly pressing down until he could barely walk normally. He slightly bent over as he walked, wondering why the ceiling was built like this in the first place. Sighing to himself, he heard Kai'sa speak about being lit up, but he wasn't sure if that was the best decision to make. After all, she didn't know when the fire died out; it could be bad to have it fade away just as she found herself against a strong enemy.*

"I appreciate the concern, Kai'sa, but I use my magic the way I want to," He began. "However, it touches my heart to see how you care for us so." He said, mockingly.
Neal
"Think the boss might had taken it so personally that he might want to whack us?" *Syele was hiding her panic in her about that time and just simply continued to walk forward while getting lower and lower as they went.*
John
*As you all continue to go walk down the stairs it would be clear at this point the walls were indeed moving in closer, your footesteps and armor echoing throughout the passageway. There still still no end in sight, but you all would would now notice writing written on the wall.*

"The rumbling of the heavens shall be heard by all, and the masses will scream out the lord's name. Thus will they be freed from the constant pressure of the world as they are swept away by his good grace"
Brandie
*Staring at the wall's writing, Arthur paused midway to try and decipher the inscribed message, feeling someone bump against his back. The rumbling of the heavens? What could that mean? From his experiences, the only rumbling that came from the world was the sound indicating an earthquake, or the waves crashing against the ocean. Except... The skies. The rumbling of the heavens... Could that possibly mean the sky? And rumbling, was that a sort of lightning?*

*So a great storm would be heard by all, and the common people would yell out the lords name, huh? Sounds a bit like... Armageddon. The end of the world. A natural apocalypse, if you will. Though, what kind of storm could be so large and vast as to be 'heard by all?' And who was the lord they were talking about? Obviously, this was a sort of cult that was up and coming. Maybe the guild had been working to supply the cult members with ritual materials, or maybe they were just an extension of the cult to maintain relations with the outside world. Though, the only cult he knew was the cult of Aventurr, and Arthur had massacred them in one of the nearby forests. He shuddered, remembering their dark robes and faces; though he feared how he had dispatched them even further. He did not want to become like that ever again, so long as he could help it. Beginning to walk down some stairs that had shown up, he spoke out to the group.*

"So, some storm will come and kill all of us, eh? Honestly sounds troubling, but doesn't sound like it concerns us as of now. By the way, there are some stairs over here, so mind your step."
Ranae
_Is that some analogy to being killed? Almann figures they might've been trapped in a spell loop. Someone could've booby trapped the entrance and they really could be going in circles right now. Although, it's probably too late, its either keep going or turn back. Almann would prefer to keep going to see where this goes._

"It's very possible we're caught in a magical loop set off by us entering. The disorientation we're feeling right now may be real or fake. Either way we can't let it get to us. That's how the enemy wins and catches us out."
Stanley
"Huh? Oh."

*Alexander is curious as to what it all means. It must be some kind of premonition. Probably just some religious bullshit. But who knows-

Oh shit. Maybe Almann is right. There could be some dangerous shit going on. It's probably best to trudge on, Alex supposes.*

"Push on. We must push on. I can use my shield if things get desperate."
Neal
*Syele was unsure of what to make of the writing and simply continued about the situation. She was beginning to breath heavily, but she kept herself under control for the time being.*
John
*As you all continue forward you will eventually come onto an open area at long last. Infront of you is a massive stone door decorated with designs of warriors seemingly fighting. There appears to be no lock on the door or even a handle. However what catches the groups attention is that the room is littered with skeletons and rotting corpses and the large stone slab above the door reading.*

"We are the 'Brave'. We accept only the bravest of warriors as only the brave can dance with death and come out alive"
Neal
*Syele would stare up at the warriors... Seeing if there was any particular pattern to how they were fighting. She was thinking that the lair before her could just be a trap with a specific step pattern required to pass through it.*
Thomas
"This is a fight. They've forced us into a fight"
Roger
*Kaisa would start to shake, then stopped herself. Stop that, your team needs you. She was scared out of her wits, but she couldn't let the others know that*
Stanley
*Alexander glances upward at the warriors as well. Seems a bit... Hmm, out of place? Something is off, anyway.*

"Who says it's a fight and not a slaughter?"
Thomas
"You expect us to do nothing while they attack us?"
Ranae
"Or we fight something else..."

_Almann looks at the large stone slab. Does this thing drop? Or does it move and something drop down? He wants to find out. He unsheathes Horemheb. It's time to find out how good this sword works._

_Almann shrugs_

"Either way I'm not a good dancer. How about you guys?"
Stanley
"Of course not. Doesn't mean it'll be fair, Kaisa."
Thomas
"Since when was life fair?" *She would look down st the ground*
Brandie
"I'm not good with dancing, but I can lay down a damn good rhythm."

*He would pull out his lute, strumming a long the strings as he played a riff. Emphasizing the bass hits by slapping his wrist against the lute, It was supposed to inspire bravery, but the way he played it, it gave off a feeling of immense power, the rhythm and the melody combining and merging as one in order to create a tune that resonated within the halls, giving those who listened in an unrivaled feeling of confidence and power. It didn't affect their strength, however; it was only a song, what could music do to the body anyway?*
Thomas
"I was never a dancer. I've dealt with monsters though. Have to dance around their attacks"
Ranae
_Almann rolls his eyes. Good song, but not sure how it helps the situation. This must be him helping the rest cope. Almann looks at the slab above. Maybe if he slashed it? Would that do anything?_
Brandie
"Don't do anything rash. Those stone warriors, I've got a bad feeling about them."
Ranae
"They're in the door. You think they'll manifest outside of it? Better to get this over with than wait and let our nerves get to us."
Thomas
"There's no point in waiting. Hit the door. Let them come"
Brandie
"I suppose so, but this still feels like... Like a test of sorts. I mean, look at all the bones around us; something obviously happened here. Just get ready for combat."
*With this, he would cast Burn Up! On himself, readying his halberd by his side. He kept the flames low for now, planning only to set them to their full temperature once the time came to, if it came at all. He stayed away from the door, sensing a sort of danger emanating from it.*

``` Burn Up! Cast. Remaining mana: 128.75/170 ```
Ranae
"What's the play? Hit stuff into things move?"
John
*As Arthur played his music those in the group would suddenly see the warriors on the door start to glow slightly and give off an aura that fills the whole room. There were around 22 bodies that laid on the ground, but as the aura would reach them they would slowly stand up and look over to the group, hissing and moaning in agony as they slowly trudge over encircling the group*
Roger
*Kaisa would summon her shoulder pods, cast Flaming Barrage and extend her arm blade. 10 flaming darts wound fire, one towards one undead. Filthy necromancy. So many problems caused by it. It needed to die.*
```Flaming Barrage cast, 75 mana spent, 14 regained, 39/100 mana remaining```
Ranae
"Finally!"

_Almann begins to hack away at the undead nearest to him with his sword, making sure to aim for their skulls, hoping to crush them. He fires off a 'Stone Fist at the skull of another undead._

```Almann attacks the nearest undead around him, using the 8 strength strikes towards the skulls of the undead hoping to take them out of commission. Stone Fist is launched at the skull of another undead using 3.75 mana and leaving him wtih 96.25 left.```
Brandie
"What an annoyance. Everyone, get ready!"
*Flaring his fire all the way up to the max, he could feel the surge of energy flow through his blood vessels as he used the hammer side of his halberd to ram his weapon directly into the nearest skeleton he could find, and then used it to send a downwards strike onto another, the difference between the two being that the first one he had aimed for had some rusted armor on him. Afterwards, he rushed towards a row of other zombies, swinging his hammer horizontally as he hoped to smash as many zombies as he could in one strike. Arthur guessed that this place was rather old, judging by the state of the armor of the surrounding zombies. He figured that sword strikes wouldn't do well against the skeletons, since bones can't exactly be slashed with ease, but would work well against the zombies' rotting corpses.*
John
*Almann would easily crush the undead he aims for and its body would fall to the ground motionless.*
*Kaisa's flaming barrage would also prove useful, as it would seem she was aware that undead were weak to the flame, taking 10 of them out as they desperately clawed at their dry faces as their bodies slowly set aflame before falling to the ground slowly turning to ash. The only downside as that there didn't appear to be any open ventilation in the room so the smell of burning flesh and smoke would quickly start to fill up the room*
*Arthur would crush the skeleton with his halberd and with his wide swing he would take down 2 other zombies as their heads are lopped off from their bodies*

**Overall situation**
Jek killed 1 undead
Kaisa killed 10 undead
Arthur killed 3 undead
8 undead remaining

*The undead that were not killed would swarm the assailants, 2 targeting Jek, 2 at Arthur, and 4 at Kaisa aiming for their arms or legs*
Roger
*Kaisa would stab the first one in the face, then kick it into another. She stabs another undead to the left of her, and kicks the one to her right*
Ranae
_Almann shoots another Stone Fist at one of the engaging undead in the head. He focuses on cutting the neck of the other undead using Horemheb._

```Almann shoots off a Stone Fist at the head of one of the undead, costing another 3.75 leaving him with 92.5 mana. He uses Horemheb to slash at the neck of the other undead.```
Brandie
*Seeing two undead charging at him, Arthur would ready his halberd again, doing a repeat of his other move by swinging widely at the two that were approaching. It should be relatively easy considering how slow they were, but made sure he put in some extra force as he wanted to make sure that they wouldn't get up from after the strike.*
``` No spells cast. 5 mana regained. Remaining mana: 133.75/170 ```
John
*It seemed like an easy clean up as Arthur dispatches his 2 undead and Alman killed his 2. Kaisa is able to finish off 2 as well while knocking the other 2 undead charging at her away. However they slowly get up and charge her again. The room was getting hard to breath though and the air smelled terrible due to the burning bodies and everyone's vision would start to get cloudy from the smoke*
Roger
*Kaisa would begin to violently cough. She would punch one undead in the face with her pointed shield and stab the other in the face as well, then proceed to cough her lungs out*
Neal
*Syele would begin to look around for anything that could be a trigger for the door. She knew the others would be able to deal with the undead, but if they were to stay in the room any longer it possibly wouldn't even matter that they would be able to defeat them in the end. She felt around the walls and looked toward the undead to see if they dropped anything out of the norm while staying back from them.*
Brandie
*Coughing and breathing in the burning smoke, he felt the warmth of the air against his pores. The closed nature of the room would obviously mean that the smoke would get trapped within, causing the people on the inside to suffocate. Maybe this was how the bodies within died; they all had some sort of pyromancer who set the bodies on fire. No, that wouldn't make sense, since if that were the case, there wouldn't be any bodies anywhere. Racing towards the door, his vision getting cloudy, Arthur used Rasmus to attempt to hammer through the wall.*
Ranae
_Almann stays low, keeping his head out of the smoke and in cleaner air, he attempts to look around for any way forward._
John
*As Syele looked around the door, she would suddenly see a bar looking rune. It looked like it was partially filled with rainbow like colors, the same colors that were radiating from the warrior designs currently. However she would notice it rapidly decreasing as the group continued to slay more of the undead. Kaisa would finish of her undead and the bar would be empty once more and the warriors would stop glowing. As Arthur slammed his sword against the wall the wall would glow slightly before sending him flying 20 ft across the room and into the opposing wall. The familiar sound of broken ribs would be heard by everyone in the room*
Thomas
"Arthur!" *She would run over to him* "Jackal! We need a healer"
Neal
*Syele stopped to cast 'walk it off' onto Arthur while picking up the rune bar. She was coughing violently and brought the bar closer to the door, either it was a timer counting down to open it or a meter to how long they had left to open the door before the room killed them all off. She'd search top to bottom hoping the others would be able to hold off the undead trying to find anything to insert the bar into or for it to trigger something.*
```Walk it off casted| 75/100 mana remaining```
Ranae
_Almann crawls towards the door with the warrior figures on it and attempts to inspect what the warriors are doing more specifically. He's trying to look for any clues that might open the door for them and clear the air._

"Keep low, if you stay in the smoke you'll suffocate." _Almann yells to the others_
Brandie
"FUCK!" *Arthur yelled as he was in pain, his back being slammed against the opposite wall. He coughed in pain as he felt his ribs break in his chest, cracking loudly as he hit the wall. Magic? On a door? It wasn't unheard of, but obviously someone didnt want anything to get inside. As Syele cast Walk it Off on him, he felt the bones begin to mend in his chest, although the pain still remained. Despite this fact, he began to feel reenergized, keeping his head low as per Almann's suggestion. Scanning the walls apprehensively, he tried to spot anything that would help them open the door to the passageway.*

``` No spells cast. 5 mana regained. Remaining mana: 138.75/170 ```
John
*You all would look around the room and would then notice that among the undead wearing armor there some sort of metal piece hanging from each of their necks? A total of 7 of them, one of the which were on the burning bodies Kaisa hit*
Neal
*Syele rip off a bit of her sleeve and wrapped her hand in it as she dived in to rip off the piece of metal that was hanging from the burning undead's neck. Then if successful she held it over the rune bar to see if there was any reaction or if it somehow fit inside of it.*
Thomas
"What does the metal mean? Do we need to get them all to do something?" *She would start to gather the metal bits like Jackal*
Brandie
*As Arthur scanned the walls around him, his eyes would eventually fall on some of slain undead that they all had killed. He spotted a faint shining piece of metal hanging from some of their necks, some of them nearly being burnt by the flames Kai'sa had let loose upon them. Dashing towards the nearest ones closest to him, namely the ones that were burning since he was probably the only one that could withstand the heat to a degree, he ripped them off of the necks of the ones closest in proximity, gathering a total of four. He didn't know how many had remained, but knew by intuition that these would be key to opening the door that obstructed their path.*

"Don't worry about what it means, just gather them!"
John
*In total Syele would gather 1 from the burning body with only minor burns while Kaisa would gather 2 and Arthur 4, totaling 7. As Jek was examining the warriors on the wall he would be able to make out there were 7 of them in total, a archer, a warrior, a barbarian, a rogue, a martial artist, a knight, and a battlemage. Those who collected the 7 metalic pieces would see they were miniatures of various weapons, a sword, a staff, a knuckle bracer, an axe, a shield, a dagger, and a bow.*
Ranae
_Almann turns around and notices the small sheen of the metal around their necks. Maybe they have something to do with the door? Seven and seven couldn't be a coincidence._

"Grab those things off their necks and bring them to the door."

_Almann continues to run his hands along the door, feeling for any indents for items to be placed_
Neal
*Syele would rush over and held the miniature up to where ever it was to match what she was holding. She was unsure if the rune bar even fitted into the picture at this point, but she kept it with her while winching in pain from the minor burns. She would go low to the ground to avoid any further inhaling of smoke as well.*
Brandie
*Noticing the figures on the wall, Arthur held his own miniature weapons to his hand. He accounted four, a staff, a sword, a knuckle bracer, and an axe. He went over to the wall, which had various figures on it; a wizard, seemingly by his hat and robe, a swordsman,judging by a knightly figure on the wall, a martial artist, judging by another's torn shirt and Gi, and a berserker, seemingly by the horned helmet and fur that it wore. One by one he matched the weapons to their figure counterparts, and hoped that they would do something to open their paths.*
Roger
*Kaisa quickly nods. She places the shield on the rune with the knight, as knights were protectors. She attempts to place the dagger on the tune with the rogue, but misses several times due to her coughing violently*
John
*As you all press the respective miniatures against the door with their respective counter part the rune that Syele noticed before would start to rise up again and the figures on the wall would start emitting a rainbow aura again. The group would then notice all the undead they had previously slain, besides the 10 that Kaisa burned would start to slowly get up, totaling 12 and turned to face the group once more*
Neal
"I think we if wipe them out this time the door will open! At least I hope!" *Syele shouted out in her monotone voice and kept her distance for the time being while the fighters handled the rest. She wasn't able to do much at that time so she continued to look about for anything that was missing to solve the puzzle.*
Thomas
*Coughing* "What the FUCK is this? This is so annoying."
Ranae
_Almann stands up and coughs. Damn the girl for using fire again. Both times it's hindered their group. She needs to be more careful..._

"They want more it seems."

_Almann goes to engage two of the undead, one with Horemheb and the other with 'Stone Fist'._

```Almann slashes one across the neck with Horemheb and aims for the head of another with a 'Stone Fist', costing 3.75 but being negated by regeneration. This leaves Almann with 93.75.```
Roger
*She proceeds to try and take out as many as she can, running around and punching, slicing and stabbing at will*
Brandie
"Are you kidding me?" Arthur exclaims as he watches 12 of the undead warriors rise again. 
*He would raise his halberd once more, looking at a row of the undead he had seen. In front of him would be around three, all facing towards him. Readying Rasmus at his side, Arthur would launch himself towards them, bashing their skulls in once more with repeated strikes of his hammer's side of his halberd. He hoped that they would stay down this time, that this was the last wave of the undead that they would face before arriving at their intended targets.*
Roger
*Kaisa can be heard screaming as she kills the zombies*
John
*Syele would notice the moment that the group stopped pressing the respective metal pieces against the door that bar would stop filling up, only having reached the halfway mark. As they proceeded to hack away at the undead the bar would slowly start decreasing once more. In total Kaisa, Arthur, and Jek kill 6 of the 12 undead, leaving 6 left. They would once more split into twos and with their slow bodies lunge at your guys' arms and legs*
Neal
"Oi, oi, oi! Stop killing them! We gotta keep the pieces up against the respective positions if we want to get this door open! The dance is literally just avoiding them without killing them!" *Syele yelled out once more to the group.*
Roger
*Kaisa would simultaneously punch and stab two zombies.*
Thomas
"Keep one alive! Drag it to the other end of the room, then continue to press the pieces to the door!"
Roger
*She would then go and press the pieces to the door*
Ranae
_Almann begins to watch for enemy attacks in preparation to dodge. He will aim for their legs instead, taunting them towards him so they wouldn't focus on Kaisa. He wasn't a good dancer, but this he could do._
Brandie
*Arthur was getting tired of this endless cycle of mundane hacking and slashing; he wanted a challenge for once, a challenge to test his might against! These simple undead just wouldn't do, but he supposed that the guild members would be the ones to give him that experience. Heeding Syele's suggestion, Arthur wondered what kind of dance she was talking about; a waltz? Remembering the text on the wall, however, he realized with Syele's help that the dance meant 'those who could survive with an enemy's sword at their throats. He didn't have any more left, so he could only dodge and weave the skeleton's slow attacks as he hoped that the others would put their figures against the wall.*
John
*As Almann and Arthur continued to 'dance' with the undead the remaining group pressed their miniatures against the door but alas the 7th piece wasn't being held. As suspected the bar wasn't rising and the remaining undead started to slowly close in on Jek and Arthur*
Thomas
"We need one more to hold the piece!"
Ranae
_Almann continues to taunt the undead, attempting to hit the hands of those who do hold weapons to disarm them._

"Arthur, go ahead and hold the piece! I got the undead."
Brandie
"I already gave up all of mine! Who has the last one?!"
Neal
"You filthy fox-tail fucker! You got to pick it back up and hold it to the wall, it can't just be laid on the ground!" *Syele barked out at him in a surprisingly aggressive tone.*
Brandie
"Shut the hell up, I realized that already!"
*Struggling to dodge the undead, he laid down his own two weapons, picking up the sword and the staff, holding them both up to their respective murals. In truth, he was at a loss for what he had to do, and so he grumbled, holding the two mini weapons up to the figures on the wall, the wizard and the swordsman. He only had two hands, however, but he attempted to use two of his glowing tails to grab them and hold them up to the figures.*
John
*Syele when then notice the bar raising up again as the figures on the wall radiate a rainbow aura once more, causing the slain undead to rise once more. As Jek was the only one they could reach, they all swarm around him in a terrifying fashion. The room would still be burning through the 10 bodies and at this point everyone would have great difficulty breathing*
Neal
"H-hold in there just a little longer! It's almost filled, just keep dodging!" *She yelled out in a coughing fit, she could feel her lungs filling up on the inside with the smoldering remains of the dead... It was a awful experience to say the least.*
Roger
*Kaisa would continue to cough.*
Thomas
"Almann! Hold the runes! I'll take care of the undead!"
Ranae
_It's getting harder to breath for Almann. He's starting to notice his movements get slower, and the undead are beginning to read his movements. The air is foul, and the foulness is filling his lungs. Are we going to be in decent condition to take on the guild?_

_He listens to Kaisa, and launches himself backwards towards the door, holding up the runes as instructed while trying to keep his head below the smoke._
Brandie
*Noticing two of the undead approaching him, Arthur aimed two strong kicks respectively with his right leg, hoping to send them flying. He maintained his balanced throughout this entire action, although barely; the smoke filled his lungs, taking in all of the air inside of him, and so he began to cough. He weakly maintained his hold on the figures, however, and held them up as they gave off a rainbow aura.*
John
*Almann would rush over, trying to push his way through the crowd of undead as they clawed and bit at his arms and legs, but he would make it over to Kaisa and press against the minatures. However, the undead would follow him and would now be upon the whole group against the wall. The rune bar however would finally be fully filled and as it does the door the group was pressing against starts to slowly sink into the ground, allowing some of the smoke to escape but as everyone was still inside the smoke was still filling up their lungs*
Neal
*Syele would then draw her katana as the door finally started to lower and slashed at any of the undead reaching for particularly her. The pain in her lungs was measurable and kept irritating at that point, but she still tried her best to fight off the horde.*
Brandie
*Gasping for air at this point, Arthur felt the smoke fill up is lungs even more. Was he going to die here? Was he going to die of suffocation? He felt the breaths of his lungs become ever more shallow as time progressed, but he couldn't do anything about it. Inhaling and exhaling, he tried to maintain the steadiness of his breathing, but that only suffocated him further. However, he noticed a great rumbling in the wall, and watched in awe as the great stone wall began to sink. He didn't let go of the figures yet, though; he would keep holding steadfast until the door completely came down on them.*
Roger
*Kaisa screams in anger, and launches herself at the enemies. She slices the head off one, stabs another, backhands a third, and jumps up and kicks two more.*

*She fills the smoke fill her lungs, gasping for air. She pushed on anyway. She had too. She had to kill these monsters, protect the others, Almann had already been hurt from them. Her movements seem to get weaker as she continues to fight, using up what precious oxygen she has*