Kiro continues his way , heading to the Acadia crossing . The way seemed longer than before , the trees didn't look as blossomed as before and not a single bird could be heard singing. The horse was running as fast as it could , ignoring exhaustion . Time passes , Kiro had just reached the Acadia crossing .
"As far as I remember I should head left , I remember that time when Averie told me "
Kiro heads left , continuing his journey to the temple . After a while , Evergreen trees dominated the area . It was strangely cold , Kiro's breath condenses , making small steamy clouds .
"Just as I remembered it ."
Shortly after , Kiro meets a dead end . The path was covered in pines and other evergreen trees .
"Well , I should continue the way on foot "
Kiro dismounts his horse and continues his way on foot . He gets through the evergreen trees and heads straight forward . Suddenly , he hears voices coming from afar . They were fading slowly , while talking to each other , but they couldn't be heard form a distance .
-Bloodlust
Kiro's eyes turn pitch black once again . He now can hear everything coming form the voices:
-I cannot believe that guy gave us a map .
-Don't be so sure that we will find the place with only a piece of paper .
"Vesper told me that there were going to be adventurers here . I don't think they are amateurs , but they aren't professionals neither"
- Look here , just as the map said .
"It would be better if I would follow them , there is a chance that I can't read the map , if I take it from them . I'll take care of them once I find the temple"
-Time leap
The time slows down . Kiro runs towards the adventurers , until he catches up with them . Kiro hides in a bush , then the time goes back to normal :
- I'm sure we are in the right path .
-What makes you so sure ?
-Look here , the map has even that rock marked in it .
-Impressive !
-Quite Impressive .
"So the party consist into four members , two girls and two guys , one of them sure looks familiar ."
-Hey Esco look at that , those must be the ruins .
-You are right Agna , those got to be them .
They head to the ruins , while Kiro continued to stalk them .
- Woah , this temple looks huge .
-The thing is that the totem we are after is located undergroud .
-So It's like a dungeon
-Exactly .
-Doesn't seem bad , well what are we waiting for let's go.
"They really found it . So , it's a dungeon . As far as I know dungeons consist of traps and monsters lurking inside . Yeah I think I can let them clear the dungeon for me , I'll just follow them while remaining silent and unseen "
Kiro follows the party into the dungeon .
"I cannot believe this was a temple or something like that , this place is a nightmare "
-It's really dark in here .
-Light a torch , what are you waiting for ?
"That doesn't sound good ."
Kiro quickly hides behind an object , his black clothes weren't noticed as they were blended perfectly with the charcoal in the ground .
-That's better , Let's move .
Kiro looks at the objects that he was hiding behind and he sees it was the skeleton of a human .
"Unlucky bastard , he couldn't even make it a little further ."
Kiro gets up and follows the party further into the dungeon .
-What's that ?
-It must be a monster , I think it's a goblin .
A small greenish creature comes towards them . It had pointed ears , big eyes , a big nose and it carried a dagger .
-Humans , die !
The goblin charged at the party , just to get killed by Esco with a sword .
-I don't understand how do they think they stand a chance against a full plated armor adventurer , with only a dagger .
-Maybe they got a death wish or something .
"Don't get cocky , It's only the entrance "
They go deeper into the dungeon , then suddenly , an arrow comes form the walls .
-Stay put , this place is full of traps ."
Kiro says silently , not being heard
-Bloodlust
Kiro sees through the walls , poisoned arrows , ready to be launched into somebody .
"Watching this will be fun , I wonder what are they going to do next ."
-I have an idea !
-What is it Zack
"Wait , Zack ? If I'm right , he's that guy who was supposed to protect the councillor , I thought I killed back then . I knew I had seen him somewhere else .
Zack reaches for a rock on the ground and hits the wall , triggering an arrow .
-Hit the wall with rocks , until all arrows are fired .
The party did as Zack said , they started throwing rocks at the walls . Arrows were being triggered and fired . They threw rocks until the last arrow was fired .
-Now it's good to go . Let's move
As they go deeper into the dungeon , they finally see the totem , It was guarded by a gigantic Skeleton wielding a massive sword .
-Is that what I think it is ?
-Yeah , an undead guardian .
Esco reveals himself to the guardian and says .
-Here you big ugly scumbag
They guardian charges at Esco , but he parries , hardly .
-Is that all you got ?
The guardian swings his sword at Esco , but he dodges the Attack .
-I'll would really appreciate a little bit of help here .
-You got it -Says Agna
Both of them fight the guardian fiercely .
-Luna , your turn
-As you say , Enhancement!
The girl starts casting magic on Zack and and then he draws his sword , jumps on the guardian and decapitates it in one hit .
-Good job
-Yeah .
They reach the totem . It was a small stone statue , which represented the skull of an animal .
-This is it , the cursed totem .
-It doesn't look like it's worth much .
-I assure you this costs a furtune .
-It's hard to believe
-We came all the way up here for this , It's finally ours now .
-That's the part where you are wrong .
Kiro finally reveals himself to the party
-Who the hell are you supposed to be .
Zack looks shocked , he had his eyes opened and his jaw dropped .
-It's...it's....It's him
-It's who
-The reaper...