Test 2 - Asato, Kidate, and Zag {2}

[Chuunin Examiner 2]

Asato- No traps were triggered from the doorway. The umbrella tapping on the floor would prove to tell you that the floor was real. The MPG's would find nothing except the torches. Once you get close enough and are finally able to see the words.. this is how they read-

Can you solve me? The rest of me is in Room #3.

Kidate- No traps would activate while you were in the room. Once you neared the treaure chest in the middle of the room there were words written upon it.

Don't open me. I'm no good for you.

Zag- As you reach the second floor you don't have that much time do anything as a man can be plainly seen standing there waiting for the arrival of someone. Two words would be spoken from the man's mouth before he got himself in a stance. His right hand would be on his sword and his left would be just under the hilt of his katana. Slightly crouched he would await a response from his new opponent.

"Prepare yourself!"

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Iaijutsu Stance
Rank: E Rank
Effect: Allows the use of Iaijutsu Forms.
Special: None
Drawbacks: None
Description: The practitioner moves into a bow stance, their main hand resting over the hilt of the sword without gripping it, and their offhand resting just under the hilt on the sheath; they stand slightly crouched, able to easily move to a kneeling of standing position for their forms.
Restrictions: Must have a Senpai/Sensei of a Kenjutsu Dojo to learn.

[» Comatose]

Finally coming to the point of which the words on the wall were discernible, he was notably disappointed. This room offered nothing but a wild goose chase it seemed, instructing him to go elsewhere. The expression on his face kept a hint of this disappointment as he exited the room swiftly, recounting his methodology in numbering the rooms. An "X" was placed within the circle outside of room two, signaling that it had been throughly searched already, happening before he moved over to location of room three.

Upon initial inspection it was obvious that one of the duo of ninja who accompanied him, likely Kidate who was assigned to the room, blew up the door. Shrapnel of the remains of the door laid haphazardly about, in a general splash pattern, further seeding his small conclusion. It had also seemed likely that Kidate had not entered the room for the fact that was it was nearly pitch black, or something of the like, seeing as he himself was the only one who came prepared with a pair of handy M.P.G. Thusly, to do a preliminary check into the room before risking his life walking into it, he cycled through his view modes once, peering into the rooms depths from the safety of the hallway before stopping at 'night vision'.

"Tch, this crap just gets better and better."

[▐Shibu]

I’d stand there next to the chest reading what it said, wait… It know’s what I like to eat? The hell, who the hell is putting these exams up, what the hell is going on? It’s gotta be pop’s, he’s gotta be running these damn things. All joking aside I figured I’d listen to what the chest said for now and figure out what’s going on with that other chest, maybe that would tell me something else, who the hell knew, right? I obviously didn’t so with this I’d start to walk over towards the other chest, of course being just as cautious as the earlier walking in of the room. Poking the umbrella or my sheathed Katana against the ground, waving it around the area before I stepped on each area just to make sure I didn’t walk out of these exams looking like Swiss Cheese.

At the same time I’d wonder how my teammates had been doing on examining there rooms, of course making sure I continued to keep the utmost safety while walking and still making sure that I was one single shunshin away from returning to safety if danger presented itself. Still however, I would start to wonder maybe we already had the first scroll and I had been searching these rooms for no reason, ugh, now that would be some serious major pain. Like dude, I can’t even explain how bad that would be but still, I guess I would figure out sooner or later and who knew, maybe I was in the exact room that would lead towards me finding the scroll, lets hope so. Moving on and making sure all my comrades are injury free was what I was looking towards at the present moment… just so I could lay down but hey, at least I have good intentions on getting to the point of just relaxing, right?

[The Irredeemable ZaG]

The rain ninja's face was set in a scowl and his eyes glared at the swordsmen with malice intent, this was just to bothersome, he only expected to be doing searchs of rooms while avoiding traps not a proper fight with an armed combatant, especially since he only had one umbrella he could use.

Ouda readied himself, the umbrella in his right hand was positioned into the parasol fighter stance and for a second he stood in a battle repose, but only for a second, he'd be damned to let some steel swinging pisshead attack first, his left hand went instantly to the senbon in his mouth, instinctively holding them in the most efficient positon and throwing them both one after the other aimed right at the swordsmens neck between the adems apple and the coller bone, his mouth now empty of senbon he quickly shouted 'There's an enemy on the second level!' into his comm set.

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Name: Parasol fighter stance
Rank: E
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Description
Special: --
Drawback: --
Description: Simply a way of holding the umbrella with battle readiness, keeping the canopy closed the fighter holds the parasol just below middle and positions the parasol so it points downwards just 20 degrees off being vertical while still being able to quickly grab its handle
Limit: Parasol fighter, must have a parasol.

Senbon Taitoku Stance
Rank: E Rank
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: A way of holding senbon that adds to all attacks made with them.
Special:None
Drawback: Required to know for ALL other Senbon Taitoku jutsu
Description: Holding the senbon between knuckles but also holding their wrist back and the senbon farther up then most senbon users hold it. This adds to power and accuracy and allows the Senbon Taitoku to master their craft.
Limit: Must be of the Senbon Taitoku

Forou Ue Raishuu (Follow up attack)
Rank: D-C
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Throws senbon right after another.
Special: ---
Drawback: The opponent may be able to dodge this attack effectively
Description: The user throws multiple senbon. These senbon follow each other in a near perfect line. The initial senbon is meant to be blocked, while the other will have a clear path to the target. The enemy cannot tell the difference at how many senbon travel behind each other, making this a very useful attack. Higher ranks means more senbon may follow each other (D=2, C=3 or 4)
This may also be combined with other senbon techs.
Limit: Must know Senbon Taitoku Stance, Senbon Sogekihei (Senbon Sharpshooter)

Weapon Proficiency
Rank: "D" "C" "B" "A"
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Increases the users accuracy with long range secondary weapons.
D - Increases Accuracy by 10%
C - Increases Accuracy by 20%
B - Increases Accuracy by 30%
A - Increases Accuracy by 40%
Each additional A rank training increases the Accuracy by a further 5% (e.g one extra training would be 45%) up to a maximum of 75%.
Special: None
Drawback: None
Description: A weapon specialist devotes their training to improve their proficiency with large range attacks using secondary weapons. The main aspect of this training is to improve the accuracy of attacks and therefore make the weapon specialist more deadly.
Limit: Must be a weapon specialist.


thrown 2 out of 20 senbon, 18 remaining

[Chuunin Examiner 2]

Asato- Nothing could be seen with any of the styles of the MPG. The night vision shows you that the room is rather bland and everything seems to be at a slant.

Kidate- Nothing would be activated this way. The other chest also said something. This one said--

Open me. I can do you wonders.

Zag- The man would dodge the attack easily by side stepping to the right. Coming up to you he would then unsheathe his sword, swing at you, and then sheathe the sword once again. As he did this he would say only one sentence.

You're going to need to do better than that.

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Reflex Training
Rank: D, C and B Rank
Effect: D Rank - Improves evasive and deflection/blocking skill marginally. C Rank - Improves evasive and deflection/blocking skill slightly. B Rank - Improves evasive and deflection/blocking skill moderately
Special: None
Drawbacks: Cannot learn Quick Strike training.
Description: The practitioner is put through a series of rigorous repetitive movements to improve their ability to reflexively react to attacks by evading or deflecting/blocking with their sword. As they develop their training, their speed and reflexes slowly increase.
Restriction: Must have a Senpai/Sensei of a Kenjutsu Dojo to learn.



Nukiuchi [Iaijutsu] (Sudden Draw)
Rank: C Rank
Effect: Evade a frontal moderate (C Rank or less) attack then strike
Special: None
Drawbacks: The strike is only a shallow blow, causing little damage (D Rank).
Description: Commencing from a kneeling postion, the practitioner avoids a frontal strike, then draws to attack before seahting again.
Restrictions: Must have a Senpai/Sensei of a Kenjutsu Dojo to learn; must have Reflex Training (C Rank); cannot learn if mastering Battojutsu

[» Comatose]

Carefulness forced him to make his entrance slowly again, checking the door frame and floor with light taps as he did every room he attempted to enter. His MPGs were set on night vision so that the darkened room would no longer impair him, slow steps taking him into the darkened depths with a continued apprehension. Another room, what would this one hide?

"Entering room three, supposedly this one might have a clue. Don't die on me, comrade, the more people the quicker we jet out of here."

[▐Shibu]

I’d stand there next to the other chest, it would seem the room was safe so all there was now was to figure out which chest I should open, or I could not open any of them but for some odd reason I get the felling like the scroll is in one of these bad boys and I can’t activate my Byakugan to see. Well I could but then that would be it, and I’d rather use Byakugan on an empty floor that we haven’t tried to get through yet so I could figure out almost everything about the unexplored floor. This was a pain, I hadn’t the slightest clue on if I should gamble or not, I couldn’t trust whoever wrote this down because I simply didn’t know who did write this stuff down. Wish I had one of those damn communicators to, would know what’s going on with the rest of my comrades.

Without knowing much I figured there had to be some logical question that would give us the benefit of what chest to open so for now, I would retrace my steps. Staying cautious as ever but knowing if I simply retraced my steps then I could get out of this thing without triggering anything, but still, didn’t seem like there had been any traps in this room to begin with. After walking out and into the main room of floor 1 I’d figure out where my other two comrades are, maybe there rooms gave hints as towards something in my room. So walking out I would simply yell…

“Yo, where are you all at!?!”

Hmm, wonder if they could here me.

[The Irredeemable ZaG]

((OOC: technically, you needed to be kneeling to use that attack, and you said he was standing in the post before, although this is pretty much pot/kettle.))

The guy was fast, he did'nt try and deflect the senbon like Ouda had hoped but instead not only managed to avoid his attack but perform a reposte before he could even think to block, although instinct moved his body back to avoid the blade it was too slow and the sword slashed through his flak jacket and slit a line of open flesh on the rain ninjas pasty stomach, the injury was'nt more than a flesh wound but it still hurt like bloody hell.

Zag's shirt and flak jacket now stainied with a line of his own blood across his front he gnashed his teeth through the pain 'You limp-wristed cur.' he growled, eyes half hidden by his unkempt hair glared at the swordsmen, an earnest look of loathing shone from them 'I'm going to stick needles in your eyes and shove your sword up...' he was cut short when he heard yelling from down below, one of the ninja (he was'nt sure which) had called out to where the rest of the team was 'UPSTAIRS!!' shouted back Ouda.

The seconds repose over the lone rain ninja made his attack, the guy was too fast to use his normal parasol fighting taijutsu and to openly use his senbon, so he switched stances, with a quick twist of his wrist the umbrella in his right hand snapped open (the myth of "bad luck" did'nt bother Zag, he was normally unlucky) and raised it above his head casually as if protecting himself from rain, the covert stance was'nt really so covert in this setting, the umbrella open the rain ninjas next move was to was to forcefully spin the parasols handle in his hand, the sudden movement released a salvo of senbon from the umbrellas canopy in a radial pattern all around Zags immediate area.

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Name: Parasol covert stance
Rank: E
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Description
Special: --
Drawback: --
Description: A particularly useful stance, the user simply hold the umbrella as though protecting themselves from rain or the sun and won’t arouse any suspicion from it, the exact placement of the parasol does'nt even matter that much so long as it is open and above the users head.
Limit: Parasol fighter, must have a parasol.

Name: Senbon sprinkling
Rank: D
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Description
Special: --
Drawback: Cannot be controlled and could hit allies as well as enemies.
Description: The user uses a surprise attack and spins the parasol’s pole with the hand holding it with enough force and speed to release 5 slots of senbon out in a radial pattern, can be done twice consecutively so as to release 10 slots.
Limit: Parasol fighter, must be in parasol covert stance, must have a parasol with at least five slots of senbon.

1 umbrella has 15 slots of senbon remaining out of 20

[Chuunin Examiner 2]

Asato- You continue to go threw the room to only find to only find a desk in the corner and under the desk lies a treasure chest.

Kidate- Umm... Zag answered you...

Zag- It seems that your next attack was successful. Opening the umbrella left the ninja confused and a flurry of senbon successfully hit him. As the senbon connect a poof of smoke appears. It seems it was a shadow clone.

-Continue-

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((ooc: I stated he was in this stance when you first came into contact with him.))

Iaijutsu Stance
Rank: E Rank
Effect: Allows the use of Iaijutsu Forms.
Special: None
Drawbacks: None
Description: The practitioner moves into a bow stance, their main hand resting over the hilt of the sword without gripping it, and their offhand resting just under the hilt on the sheath; they stand slightly crouched, able to easily move to a kneeling of standing position for their forms.
Restrictions: Must have a Senpai/Sensei of a Kenjutsu Dojo to learn.

[» Comatose]

The rooms contents had worried him, as did most things pertaining to this layout of rooms that was created for their tower. The lack of detail and hints on anything had left them guessing, wondering what was the right thing to do and what was just part of the game. The same apprehension was applied to searching the desk, moving and ducking this way and that as to not be in direct line if something should fault.

If the desk harbored no notable clues of any sort, Asato would move on, then checking the chest. A visual inspection came first, followed by an impromptu opening of the chest using the umbrella Zag gave him, he positioned to the left (or right, would depend on the corner, which corner the desk and chest was in was never divulged), doing so as to not be in the direct range of any traps that might have lied inside the chest's depths.

[▐Shibu]

I’d hear Zag say that he was upstairs, the only reason I knew it was Zag was because Asato’s voice is something I come to recognize now but Zag I wouldn’t, so it was quite obvious. Walking upstairs I would see that my teammate had dealt with a man that poofed back towards clouds, odd but hey at least he took care of the dude. Standing on the stairs still I’d look at Zag and toss him back his umbrella, I figured he’d need it more then me and besides I had my Katana and it’s sheathed part to use for inspection of rooms, I didn’t want to take the mans only means of attacking anymore so after tossing it towards him I would head back downstairs with some simplistic words.

“I got my Katana to use for inspections and shit, you can use that thing better then me anyways. Hopefully me and Asato will get this damn scroll and help you out on this level.”

When walking back down stairs I figured I needed to open one of these two chests, but the fear of some trap is what was keeping me from opening anything. I figured at this point I would need to take all the precautions if I was going to open one of these chests, like if one of them closed the door I would need to be prepared so reaching the door of the room I was in earlier (4) I would bring out one exploding tag and stick it too this door. So if it closed it, one simplistic handseal would open the door through other means and one shunshin out of the room with Kage level like speed would mean my safety should be ensured.

After sticking this exploding tag towards the door I would walk towards the chest in the middle, the one that had said ‘Don't open me. I'm no good for you.’ How the hell did the CE examiner now what was good for me or not, maybe I wanna die… No, I don’t, I’m kidding. Still though, I don’t know of any clues so it just seemed like more of the logical guess and logic tells me that this person is trying to beat us out, trying to have us fail. So listening to a snake isn’t the smartest idea, and if the snake told me not to open something, I’m going to open it. So standing right next to this middle chest I would put my right hand ontop of the chest, not opening it yet. I had my sheathed Katana in my left hand and my attention was double what it was before, as it should be.

I’d wait a couple seconds and not open it yet, I was hoping my teammates would say they found the scroll so I wouldn’t have to open the chest. The fear of the unknown was what was haunting me and I’d beat it out if I had to, but if I had the choice I’d just leave it be.

[The Irredeemable ZaG]

((OOC: ah i see....))

For a moment his attack had worked, the flying senbon found its mark and pierced the swordsmen, for a moment Zag had won, but just as the smirk of triumph had begun to surface on his normally scowling features his enemy dissapated into a plume of smoke, it seems he'd been fighting a clone 'Bloody hell.' he muttered in aggravation, this test so far was a total bother.

Then he heard someone behind him, he turned to see Kidate standing at the top of the stands, he tossed Zags umbrella back to him and explained he could just use his sword 'Ta mate.' replied the rain ninja as his teammate once again descended the stairs, it was great to have another of his umbrellas back again, with two he could really perform some taijutsu for when he finds the guy he created the clone, he looked around the now empty floor and thought about which door to open first, he had decided what his one jutsu was going to be, but he wanted to use it only when he knew the scroll was in the room, so probobly the last on this level if he had'nt found it by then.

For now though, he picked the door he was closest too (door 1) and performed the same entry method he used for the door downstairs, holstering his spare umbrella and keeping the other in his right hand, he pressed himself against the wall beside the door and slowly opened the door with his left hand, pushing the door slightly after he finished turning the knob.

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Name: Parasol fighter stance
Rank: E
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Description
Special: --
Drawback: --
Description: Simply a way of holding the umbrella with battle readiness, keeping the canopy closed the fighter holds the parasol just below middle and positions the parasol so it points downwards just 20 degrees off being vertical while still being able to quickly grab its handle
Limit: Parasol fighter, must have a parasol.

[Chuunin Examiner 2]

Asato- Words woulc be seen scribbled on the desk.

The chest is a trap do not open it...

After a bit more looking at the desk you see more writing.

Once the chest has been opened you will get what you have been looking for.

Kidate- I see you're worried. >:3


Zag- When you try to open the door you come to find that you aren't able to push it open, but the door knob does turn.

-Continue-

[» Comatose]

"What the hell?" He mumbled, reading both passages that had been scribbled onto the desk.

On one hand he was being told not to open the chest and on another, to go ahead and open it. The opposing comments were obviously some attempt at a mind game, but Asato was passed the point of his patience. They had gotten no where by taking the safe route, and it had looked like they would get no where without taking some level of risk. Thusly, he heeded the second comments words, and attempted to open the chest. Again, he didn't open the chest in any straightforward manner, instead using the impromptu one developed from his time opening and checking doors. The chest was first probed, using the umbrella as a tool for such, and then opened -- also with the umbrella. He himself was positioned off to the side, furthest the wall the chest and desk leaned upon, affording him distance and space should something go wrong. He was poised to dodge or run, his knees bended to get a sort of leverage from the umbrella, having to contort his arm a bit to get it into the proper position to force the chest open using only that umbrella and a bit of force -- though making sure to not apply too much.

"Sheesh."

Apprehension hadn't gotten them anywhere, it was time to take initiative by taking a bit of risk.

[▐Shibu]

I’d bring my hands up doing one simple handseal which I knew would blow the door to bits, assuming it was like the earlier door I had blown. This was for simple precaution measures. Then while hearing the sounds of the door I would wait with my Katana in my right hand, and once I felt like the explosion was finished and it would be safe to open the chest I would do just that with my left hand. At the same time, once I opened it I would use one Shunshin [ 1 | 16 ] with Kage like speed out of the room and into the open. I hadn’t cared if it triggered anything or not, if it did I would find myself hopefully safe and if it didn’t I would return to the location to see what was inside the chest. I just hoped it was the scroll, since I really didn’t want to have to open the other chest. I would know someone upstairs hated me if I had to open the other one.

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Explosion Tags Left: 18

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[The Irredeemable ZaG]

He pushed on the door, it would'nt move, Zag turned the handle again, it seemed to work fine, it was just the door that was'nt moving, the rain ninja sighed, for a second he considered using his jutsu, but then thought it would better be used on a certain thing rather than just a guess and a whim, he also considered blowing up the door with a tag, but since he only had four he decided to be a bit more conservative, and with that he walked over to the next door consecutively (door 2 *surprise*) and performed the same entry movements he used with the others, standing on the knob side of the door, umbrella in his right and his left reaching out grasp the handle, turn it, then push.

((OOC: incontinetally boring i know, but i'm not going to bloody waste all my stuff just on the 2nd floor without a reason))

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Name: Parasol fighter stance
Rank: E
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Description
Special: --
Drawback: --
Description: Simply a way of holding the umbrella with battle readiness, keeping the canopy closed the fighter holds the parasol just below middle and positions the parasol so it points downwards just 20 degrees off being vertical while still being able to quickly grab its handle
Limit: Parasol fighter, must have a parasol.

[Chuunin Examiner 2]

Asato- As the umbrella began poking the chest the door would close. Once you opened the chest, from your safe position of course, smoke would begin to leak out from the chest and into the room. It seemed that the right person had entered this room for the gas effects you not since you have the gas mask on. Inside the chest is a piece of paper though from the room you can't see what it says. Also the gas is still very much in the room though some is leaking into the main room through the opening at the bottom of the door.



Kidate- The door is blown up just like you have planned. Though that isn't the only thing. When you open the other chest and shunshin out the chest blows up. Where the chest use to be is a message.

Why didn't you listen to me?

Zag- This door doesn't seem to open when you push it either. [just to continue] Though when you begin to release your hand from the door knob the door seems to come with your hand as it seems that the door opened by pulling it instead. Though on the other side of this door was a metal door. No handle could be seen on it, but there was an opening towards the top. Not enough to fit through, but enough to see what was inside. Inside seemed to be a parchment though the writing is now viewable from where you are.

-Continue-

[» Comatose]

[ Uh. I'm going to assume that another door appeared or something, cause Kidate/Shibu had originally blown up this door. xD ]

"Hm?!" The sudden expulsion of gas had startled him somewhat, however, he had caught a glimpse of the paper that was within the box itself. A quick hand and nimble fingers managed to snatch the paper from it's treasure chest bedding in a blink of an eye, pocketing the paper and then closing the box. Hopefully, should this smoke originate from there exclusively, it would stop it at the vein of the source. Regardless, he'd quickly shunshin [1/5] to the other side of the room, stopping suddenly, forcing him to slide a length equating to the width of the door, he taking this time to slap an explosive tag on it. Once he was out of the blast radius -- he continuing a bit by running after sliding to the get out of such, he formed the appropriate handseal.

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Jibaku Fuda: Kassei, 自爆札・活 (Exploding Tag: Activate)
Rank: "E" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: The user is capable of activating a different type of Exploding tags. By utilizing their chakra in which they placed upon the tag before hand the user is capable of making the tags explode out forth in a devastating fashion.
Special: Ram
Drawback: ---
Description: A Simple technique where the user performs the Ram seal as they utilize a fraction of their chakra into the very Tag, allowing the tag to explode forth. The tag looks like yellow wordings and is not the familiar red wordings along the tag. Each tag that is used must be done before hand, and this is used as a time mechanism in order to be capable of being used.
Limit: An academy Jutsu that all is capable of performing if they wish to do so.

Shunshin 1 / 5

Exploding Tag - 1 (Five Remaining)

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[▐Shibu]

I would notice the chest exploding, glad I used one shunshin to head out of the room, safe as shit right there. As I walked back into the room, continuing to stay cautious I would look down and read what the text was where the chest used to be. I’d feel some slight smile run across my lips, whoever this CE’er was, he was slick, real slick, kinda funny also. Standing there, retracing my steps I would walk towards the other chest, this had to be the right one, in the end the dude is trying to help, bad ass. Well, I still couldn’t be to sure and with the mass amounts of Shunshin at my disposal I figure I might as well do what I did early. Am I right, yea I’m right well I hoped I was right at least, I didn’t exactly want to get hit with some mass explosion of epic proportion.

Wait, I was over thinking this. As I reached the other chest, of course retracing my steps from the earlier chest I wondered if the CE’er had left something in the other chest, like behind the chest or some text where the chest is now, it mattered not. Not now at least and I would really hope that the scroll would be located in this chest. So placing my right hand against the chest, left having my Katana in hand I would open it and right when I did that I would use the Shunshin [ 2 | 16 ] again and travel with Kage like speed towards the exit and what I was referring to as the safe zone.

[The Irredeemable ZaG]

When Ouda removed his hand from the door knob he at first believed it to be stuck like the other one was, but suddenly the door lazily started to swing in the opposite direction, the rain ninja sighed defeatedly and hung his head low, he was glad no one else was around to see him mix up pushing and pulling the door to open it, after a second of some moaning he rocevered and had a look at what was inside the doorway, surprise to say it was another door, this one was a armoured metal one with a hole near the top, Ouda looked across the doors surface for a handle or some device to open it, he could find none.

He then stood directly infront of the door to look through the opening, on the other side of the door was a room and inside it he could spot a piece of parchment 'Quaint.' muttered Zag, he inspected the opening, there was no way he could squeeze through it without hurting himself, so he had the option of using one of his tags to blow the door apart, or he could be a bit smarter, he activated his comms once again 'Hey, Asato was it, i think i've found the piece of the scroll on the second floor, but i need to borrow your wire to get it, i'm coming down now.' and with that he started descending the stairs to the floor where his team mates occupied.