SOF finally overcame his shock as Rukia bolted out of the room. His compulsion to go after her was almost as if there was someone screaming in his ear. His foot slammed against the ground and with a loud crack he was lunging towards the door. Then, he saw her, though she no longer was alone. Instantly a dagger appeared in his hand like it was a reflex. His wrist flicked as Dark link began to GO up in smoke. The dagger seemed to hit him for a split second, but the sound of metal rending into concrete quickly dispelled that notion.<br/><br/>SOF slammed the wall with his fist knocking the dagger to the ground where it disappeared "DAMN!" He punched the wall again "What?!" And again creating a large crack "Do!?" Another punch breaking through the wall causing him to fall against it. He paused breathing heavily "What do I do?" He closed his eyes this wasn't like him, just think for a moment. "Wait Road... I know you're here because you always are."<br/>She appeared on his back sitting on him lightly "You called?" she grinned<br/>"You can go anywhere right!?"<br/>She tilted her head "Is that even a question?"<br/>"R-right... right. Follow them please... please."<br/>"Sure."<br/>SOF blinked "Really?"<br/>"Yep... I was going to do it anyways, thought I could tease you by never actually telling you anything... Ciao!"<br/>"Wait what?" SOF flung his body around just to see her stepping through a door covered in clocks "B****..."<br/><br/>SOF walked back out to the group "So...Rukia is gone, There was smoke, and a character from The legend of Zelda and then gone..." he Sighed out. At this point he decided to think about more pressing matters, Road may be a tease but, she was trustworthy to an extent she'd help them in her own way. He took a deep breath "While I understand what you are saying Eggy, and in most ways I agree with you, because hell even we are expendable to an extent if it means saving the world... I do believe that it is the duty of heroes to save as much people as possible, so talking like they are already dead when we could save everyone, as naive as that sounds, is a pointlessly depressing endeavor." He sighed "Now that, that is off my chest, we need to get out of here south is..." His glowed blue for a split second "That way." He pointed and began walking.<br/><br/>As they left the facility SOF looked around them and snapped his finger when his eyes landed on a tall tree "That one should be sturdy enough." With the crunch of dead leaves SOF walked up to the tree and began to climb it. "He said he was in a town... But south is a vague direction and the tree cover means that with out a perfect direction we'd end up going in circles in the forest." He called behind him. It didn't take him too long to get to the top where he chuckled contently, "Its really nice up here." he mumbled looking at the miles of green. A rustling of branches broke him from his trance. Sinon had followed him.<br/>"That was surprisingly quick?" he raised and eyebrow<br/>"I had gear." She shrugged showing the steel rope around her arm before they seemingly disappeared into her inventory.<br/>SOF motioned her to sit next to him on the branch To which she obliged happily with a small smile. Though she sat much farther away from him that he had motioned. She took out a pair of binoculars and began looking through them.<br/>"You upgraded your tracking skill in GGO a lot i take it?" SOF says as his eyes glow blue again.<br/>She nodded "Wait, don't a lot of those trees seem fake?"<br/>SOF narrowed his eyes at where she was looking, and noticed that they moved unnaturally or in different ways to the trees around them "Y-yeah... That is odd."<br/>"Odd? If someone is using Optical Camo. its to hide something right?"<br/>SOF Rubbed his temple "So in addition to a phantom town we now have possible ambushes?"<br/>"Or its hiding something important and not just there to kill us."<br/>"Everything seems to be made to kill us." SOF rolled his eyes<br/>"Where did your optimism go?"<br/>"It didn't... I'm just not sure what there is to hide in this world."<br/>"Good point... On another note how are you seeing what i'm seeing without these." She shook her binoculars<br/>"Literal actual magic."<br/>Sinon sighed "I'd say something but to be honest I can't disbelieve anything anymore."<br/>"Yeah this whole..."<br/>"Shhh."<br/>"Wha..."<br/>"Shhh."<br/>SOF stopped speaking and followed her gaze<br/>"The trees seem to break somewhat, like something lies beyond." Sinon's tone was cold and calculated<br/>"It might be the town..." SOF narrowed his eyes<br/>"It could be something else... with all the Camo around the forest..." She trailed off.<br/>"Its the best option as of now... And its almost directly south... So its time for us to get down from here."<br/>Sinon put her Binoculars away and got her climbing gear out.<br/>"No need." SOF smirked as he stood up turning to her."<br/>"What? Why..." SOF grabbing her and jumping off the tree silenced her thought with a loud scream.<br/>SOF began to snicker as they Careened towards the ground. Just as it comes into few he thrust his hand down with a weird blue/yellow hilted long sword. A beam started to Crash against the ground like it was a jet booster, breaking SOF's and Sinon's fall. He then let her go and she shakily moved away from him.<br/>"Wasn't that fun?" SOF smirked.<br/>"Ass." she pouted at him as he began to walk away<br/>"Follow me, the town is this way, made a magical mental note, its sort of like a waypoint in video games but in real life... To be honest its fricken sweet." He put his hands behind his head as he walked casually, "Oh yeah and be wary for trouble, there might be a trap or two along the way."