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Chapter 20 - The Temple of Sorori

Ramui's old crew enter the resently opened door as they enter they find the area is illuminated and there is no dust in sight, additionally bubbles varying in size some being as massive as 20 feet in diameter are floating in place mid air. The bubbles reflect things like a mirror creating a fun house effect. As the group goes deeper. "I'ma murc yo ass" said the shadow facing behind the group. The group turns to find a 30 something in some sort of ceremonial robes and a duster. "This spells trouble" said Mulligan. Ramui continued on ahead not noticing the robed dude. "Hey, Umbra your good at reading this stuff" Ramui said as he observes some sort of ancient writing carved into a slab above and alter. "I found this too" he says picking up a pen from the alter. "Don't touch that" a frail figure said emmerging from a dark corner of the room.

"What are you doing here?" inquires Umbra "this place is abandoned" "We live here" "Why here?" asks Karl. "To make way for Sorori's return" "S-S-Sorori" stuttered Karl. "The child of Siamite?" questioned Umbra. "Looks like we got our selves a couple nut jobs" added Mulligan.

Ramui feels something wash over him but ignores it. "Aight I'ma show the group" he said waving bye as he walked out joining back up with the group. "look, I found this pen thing on an alter, their is wierd writing there you might want to check out" Ramui calls to Umbra. "The area is populated be careful" Umbra called back "I know I saw a guy" Ramui responded. When the group looks back to the robed guy they find he has completely disappeared. "You talking to somebody?" asked Ramui. "I was" Umbra responded "now where could he have gone" "IN THERE MORONS" the shadow pointed to a bubble "DO I HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING" the shadow began punching Karls back. Mulligan flips through his deck again "Huh... now isn't that interesting" as he pulls another card summoning the dude they were just talking to. "That is interesting" confirmed Umbra. "I'm not supposed to be here" he said "Our work is done" "What work?" piped Ramui. "You" the dude pointed to Ramui "Sorori shall live with you until he can be reborn once more" "Shit am I cursed?" asked Ramui. "Yes" the dude said before stabbing open his stomach to die.

Karls eye's turn black as he starts chanting incoherently. "It's you this time" Mulligan gestured to Ramui. Karl stops "Fine, what's the word" Ramui asked "Jump!" Karl replied. Ramui jumps. "NOW alright I can work with this" the shadow dissappeared into Ramui's. Chainsaw noises can be heard as the shadow erupts from Ramui's stomach to causing shadow balls to fly out landing on Karl and the robed guy healing them of all injuries. Ramui lies down covering up his stomach so the guts stay in "Hurry" he said. Mulligan pulls something from his deck fixing him. "Show me these writings" said Umbra. The group picking up the robed guy move to where Ramui came from. "This is an amazing discovery, the Children of Siamite are still alive in these tools and Sorori is linked with you since you grabbed the pen" Umbra clarified. "Take it back I don't want some Siamite goon inside of me" Ramui tossed the pen to the robed dude who begins laughing. "It doesn't work that way you can't simply give a Childs tool away" "Maybe, we could learn something" proposed Umbra "try asking it something" "Naw let's just leave" said Ramui. "Probably a good idea, we don't accidentely want to get involved with bringing back the Children" added Mulligan "Besides it may already be to late" he mutters. "Since we know this information, we should be doing everything we can to prevent the second rise of Siamite" mentioned Karl. "I suppose your right..." The robed dude grabbed Umbra's head. "If I can't disappear in peace I might as well be more use to Siamite" said the robed guy as Umbra passed out on the ground. The group picks up Umbra and makes a hasty retreat.

Outside the temple they attempt to resuscitate Umbra with Karl's shadow. And it works sort of. "Was there any information about how to stop the children from returning" asked Karl. "Well that's not very nice, their family might miss them" Umbra responds "The Children of Siamite" clarifies Ramui. "Huh huh, what's a Siamite" "Mulligan?" Ramui asks. "Let me see" he looks through his deck. The space around them begins to distort becoming granular as a glitchy figure appears before them. "Sor *static* come *static*". The group minus Umbra sences a phenominal aura coming of the figure. "Every *static* in place" "Friend or Foe?" asked Mulligan. The figure moved closer revealing it to be a powerful demon. "W we need to run" said Karl. They group runs away and ends up looping back where they were before. Ramui sticks his hand behind him and it appears ahead of them. "*static* I don't have much time" The group prepares for battle Ramui teleports behind the figure. "I *static* already made plans for our return" "Move" Karl speaks. The figure is the first to move becoming damaged. "Fine *s* meet again" and space distorts even more scattering the crew across time and space. I noticed the pen follows me wherever I go now.

"If it isn't to much to ask I would appreciate if you could help reunite me with my friends and defeat the Children of Siamite once and for all" "Hmm... so your mask is a bluff then?" asked Zemeki "A deception, if people knew the truth they would freak out and run away" Ramui responds. "Please I have spent a lifetime looking for them and narrowed down Umbra to the Pharoah's Palace" "Is An Umbra?" asked Aisha. "She lost all her memories but yes" Ramui responded.