[Sanjuu Mountain; Nagaku's tomb.] [ Event. ]
Mar 5, 2009 12:39:27 GMT -7
Post by kujira on Mar 5, 2009 12:39:27 GMT -7
Craggy and inhospitable the Sanjuu Mountain fills your gaze. The forboding shadows that fall from its peaks can only fill your soul with dread. Surely such a paragon of justice as Nagaku would be buried in somewhere that reflected the joyous light of his life? Yet, it matters not. A tomb is a tomb ; a monument to glories long past. During the long sojourn you find Dr.Fujiwara to be a rather..eccentric individual, caring only for the newest discovery. Also, it appears that your group is his only means of protection and excavation upon this expedition. Apparently the grant the doctor has received only barely covers the shinobi fee. Thus, he alludes to you may be having to do some back breaking labor in helping him recover any archaeological artifacts.[/blockquote]
However, your journey through Ame No Kuni passes quickly. Through the verdant fields and up the slopes of Sanjuu you make your way. And soon, Dr.Fujiwara, shows you a hidden goat path, located in a particular treacherous stretch of the mountain. And from there you come into a small cleft, so to speak, in the mountain that gives you a beautiful, wide view, of the surrounding landscape. But, that’s not what draws your gaze.
A portal stands perfectly etched into the mountain sloping downwards in a narrow path before it is lost into darkness. Though the stonework is rough and slightly decrepit even your eyes can tell the meticulous craftsmanship that went into smoothing and laying the stones with care. Intricate calligraphy lies upon the threshold, written in a language you cannot perceive. Breathlessly Dr.Fujiwara translates in the merest of whispers, his hazelnut quivering ever so slightly.
” Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate…Abandon hope all ye who enter…”
Audibly heard swallowing the lump in his throat Dr. Fujiwara seems to tremble for a few moments before gathering his courage and wiping the perspiration that had gathered at his brow. Waving a meaty fist at your group he signals you to follow as he takes out three torches from his backpack, taking on for himself and passing out the other two, [ Decide amongst yourselves who gets the other two torches.] Lighting all of them with flinter and tinder. Zealous passion evident on his features he exuberantly yells.
” Come on now! Let’s go! Glory shall be ours!
With that said he strides off, quite quickly for a man his size, into the darkness of the doorway, his form disappearing as he swiftly makes his way down the sloping path. Although, in the dim fading light of his torch you can see the ivory white of bone imprinted upon the walls of the narrow pathway…a foreshadowing of events yet to come?
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1) Follow Dr.Fujiwara
2) Go Home…
Entrance to Tomb