Reiku coughs softly and calls down to Arkain "It might have been a little high, i thought it would be easier this way...guess i was wrong.  Sorry for the wait" She shuffles closer to the edge, wanting to get Arkain up so she could rest in peace for a while longer. Her feline ears prick up at the sound of a low humming, she looks down at the room below and cries out in shock as the grate flies up and crashes into the vntilation shafts opening, sealing her in. "Arkain...whats going on..." she see's the blue mist filling the room and hears his warning. Alarmed, she wedges her back against the room of the ventilation shaft and pushes down on the grate with her legs, but they buckle and give way. Reiku screams out in frusteration, all she can do is watch Arkain slowly lose contiousness beneth her. Tears start to bristle in her eyes as she hear arkains words. "Ill find Umi, i promise. I will come back" but she cant bring herself to move yet, too scared for her friend. An all too familiar voice whispers in her ear, similar to her own, but more masculine, and sinister.<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: red">Poor cat, this isnt like you at all.</span></span>Reiku's sorrow starts to boil over into anger, but she doesnt take her eyes off Arkain. "Why did you do this to me? It's never been this bad before" she whispers, her voice laced with hatred.<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: red">You should be thankful cat, friends slow you down, make you weak, and if im not mistaken...he could have been more...given time</span></span>"Why did you do it? Why did you weaken me so baddly? You've done your part, leave me!" She looks down at her hands, her black fur stained red with her own blood.<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: red"> You used my power, and you paid the blood price, and how much i take out of you was never agreed upon. I could kill you if i fancied.</span></span>the voice said in an uncaring manner. A black haze started to manifest itself around Reiku as she tugs feebly on the grate. "You wont kill me, you need me" she exhales, her anger subsiding. The mist fades away along with the voice.<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: red"> The one down there, not the lizard, the one who trapped us here...I want them. If you see him, i want control. You know how much others of power sicken me.</span></span>and it was gone. Reiku sat there blankly, eyes still gleaming with tears. He was right, this wasnt like her. "Arkain i'll find you again, i swear. Dont die" She looks away and starts crawling as fast as she could through the ventilation shaft, scared for her friends. Not just Arkain, but Umi and Coe as well.