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Chapter 66 - The Magician's House

With the small child heading to help treat the injured Twilight the attendants continue with the Carnival attendant.

"So how do you explain these masks?"

[Naraku]

"Aren't they Clowns who work here?"

[Carnival Attendant 8]

"No I don't believe so, you see our Clown Masks are red, those are blue, It wouldn't be one of our people."

[Carnival Official]

"Red! Blue! What does the color of the mask matter when people have gone missing?!"

[Carnival Attendant 3]

"You should have been watching each other if you were this concerned. It is a Maze after all."

[Carnival Official]

"MAZE! A child's mother is missing, and you're chucking it up to a MAZE!"

[Isha, Grabbing the Carnival Officials by the collar]

"I'm going to need you to let go of me sir."

[Carnival Official, pulling his arm off]

"As I've said there's nothing we can do at this time, they could still be in the Maze lost. You are however welcome to speak to our Ringleader about your grievances, she's located north near the top of the hill."

[Carnival Official, leaving for his post]

"WAIT HERE! What about our injured brother!"

[Crystal, pointing at Twilight and the Small Child]

"You could always take him to the medical team, they are located near the Fortune Teller, a little more east from here."

[Carnival Official]

The Official leaves with more people cursing his name, unwavered in his responses. Dumbfounded the team and a few attendants began to move the injured Twilight, those who needed medical attention were right behind. With a few left in case someone was to actually still be in the Maze.

Arriving at the medical tent the group of attendants and the team begin to barge their way in. Entering a small 5 person team tent they brought twilight to the bed.

"What do we have here?"

[Carnival Medic 2]

"Our friend was attacked in the Maze."

[Obitiga, moving away from the resting Twilight]

"It doesn't seem like he's that injured."

[Carnival Medic 1]

"How long has he been like this?"

[Carnival Medic 2]

"At least 30 minutes."

[Carnival Medic 2]

"Hailen do you think you could use one of your recovery spells on our guest here?"

[Carnival Medic 1]

"Sure can Dr. Z!"

[Carnival Medic 2]

"What about the rest of you, how are you doing?"

[Carnival Medic 1]

"Fine, we don't need any healing."

[Carnival Attendant 8]

"We do!"

[Random Carnival Attendant]

A few Carnival Attendants get into a line, getting treated one by one by the third Carnival Medic. Stepping outside to talk, the team and the Carnival Attendants are greeted by the stare of a woman across the Carnival. It was weird as if she had something she needed to tell them but couldn't muster up the courage. With her disappearing into a small blue bricked building the group began to discuss their next moves.

"So who should go to the Ringleader?"

[Carnival Attendant 3]

"I volunteer, there's too many unanswered questions."

[Carnival Attendant 1]

"I'll join you."

[Carnival Attendant 2]

"Be careful, we might need your help later."

[Naraku]

"What should we do?"

[Isha]

"We could all check out the next attraction."

[Obitiga pulling a flier off a post]

"Looks like the closest is the Magicians and the show is about to start."

[Obitiga]

"Do you think it will be safe?"

[Crystal]

"Well unlike the Crystal Maze I haven't heard any rumors."

[Carnival Attendant 15]

"We should be safe."

[Obitiga]

"What about Twilight and the Small Child."

[Crystal]

"I think we can trust the medical team for now."

[Naraku]

"But someone should stay here just in case."

[Miike]

"I am fine with doing that, I'm a grandmother now. So I have a lot of experience with children."

[Carnival Attendant 10]

The groups begin to split up. Hoping that they wouldn't be going through the same thing again the team passes through the small attraction and games. It looks like they had unknown games to everyone such as "Whack a Mo", "Euk Euk Woo", and "Jar breaking". The games weren't hard, Euk Euk Woo was all about throwing an axe to hit a moving target. These small creatures, they even made a sound and had blood. Though the Carnies we talked to said they were fake. Whack a Mo was new though it seemed you used a hammer to smoosh the head down of a creature back into a whole. Who would have known it could be so much pleasure. Crystal, Obitiga and Naraku couldn't resist. Jar breaking is kind of self explanatory but it was the most rewarding, they gave more gemstone to pay for stuff with. Obitiga almost didn't leave till he was pried off.

The team stayed their course heading more towards the east hoping to arrive at the Magicians House at any minute. With the lightpost turning off and old, and less and less of them being off in general. They arrived at a pitched black brick house. Outside was one Carnival Official all dressed in black. He even had a small top hat.

"Welcome weary travelers to the Magician's House. Inside you will find the show of your life. Where you will be put to a spectacular disappearing act. Watch as the Phafru Triplets show off magic never seen before by the school of Shosioma Academy's standard. They are the three top Dark Bishops of our Carnival!"

[Carnival Official]

"I guess we're here."

[Obitiga, stopping with the crowd forming around the Official]

"Dark Bishops, huh, hopefully nothing similar to the Clowns is going on from here."

[Naraku]

"You do know Dark Bishops are the next strongest type of Void Magic Wielder there is right?"

[Crystal]

"What does that have to do with it?"

[Obitiga]

"A Dark Bishop isn't something to make fun of, it is rumored they can even bring the dead back to life."

[Naraku]

"We should definitely be wary of this showing."

[Crystal]

"And here you would think this carnival would lose its dark side."

[Isha]

"I guess the Carnival official lied to us."

[Miike]

"We're going to have to go in and find out."

[Naraku]