The rhythmic clapping of hooves against the sandy road went on for hours, endlessly continuing till the very sun in the sky began to sink behind the enormous mountains and out of sight. Sebastien could feel the unease of the carriage's driver as they approached Dead Man's Gate, the only road that led to the heart of the mountain.As the gate came into the view, Sebastien knocked on the screen at the front, signaling the driver to slow to a stop. As the carriage began to slow to a stop, Sebastien climbed out, grabbing his black satchel and his sword.  The horse at the front grunting a slight as Sebastien stepped around to the front, turning to look at the driver as he passed. "<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4d4dff">This is as far as I will make you drive, please remain nearby for a day or two. I shall make my way back after a time.</span>" Sebastien put on that air of assurance as he stepped confidently towards the gate into the forest. The driver not even offering a word of goodbye. The skies growing darker, turning a beautiful shade of amethyst.<br/><br/>That was when he finally spotted the twinkling light near the gate, bouncing around the air just outside the gate. Sebastien sighing a bit annoyed, though he couldn't help but smile a bit at the sight of his sisters<a class="link link--external" data-proxy-href="/proxy.php?link=https%3A%2F%2Fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2F236x%2F3f%2Fac%2F36%2F3fac362d147e47d5629659005fddf260.jpg&amp;hash=899b68ced431c4b437b7605aa3f390d2" href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/3f/ac/36/3fac362d147e47d5629659005fddf260.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Faerie</a>named Arcana. Her gentle blue light growing brighter as he approached, a brief flutter of her shimmering wings as she zipped through the air towards him. "<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4d4dff">What are you doing here?</span>" He asked, extending his hand for the little ball of light to rest upon. A simple musical voice whispering through the wind as it went to rest upon his hand. '<i><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffffff">Fleur is acting strange, I now understand why. Why do you approach the gate in which none have crossed twice?</span></i>' The Faerie's light dimmed a bit as Sebastien frowned. "<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4d4dff">I've come to make my claim to the kingdom valid.</span>" The Faerie lifted up off his hand and began to bounce in the air around his head quietly. '<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffffff">An adventure!</span>' Sebastien was surprised to hear the excitement in the Arcana's voice, half expecting a lecture like from his sister. '<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffffff">Oh, can I come? I can help you! I'm great at detecting traps and other baddies!</span>' The ball began to float through the air quickly, her slight glowing vibrantly now.<br/><br/>"<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4d4dff">I don't care, just stay out of the way and stay quiet, alright?</span>" He asked, his dark blue eyes trying his best to follow the light as it finally began to slow, making a small jingling sound in approval as it went to rest near his shoulder.<br/><br/>Sebastien slowly moved a few steps closer to the gate, he could immediately feel the dark energy radiating from the forest, the amount of dead lying beyond the gate was immeasurable. Sebastien had trained a lot on detecting magic and he could tell there were hundreds of souls stuck within the forest. Restless. But he did not let their persuasion stop him from moving on. Stepping through the hallowed gate and into the dark depth of the forest, he pulled his sword from its sheath, the pale white steel shimmering a slight with unmatched magic in the darkening path as he wandered into the belly of the beast.