Without further delay the group gathered in front of the shrine. "This is it, no turning back." Marco said as he placed the Seraph Key in the key hole.
Suddenly, a bright light coming from the shrine blinding everyone. It lasted for 30 seconds before anyone could open their eyes again. When they did, they realized that everyone is scattered to the edges of the cave standing in tall pillars over looking the whole cavity. In the center is still the Mayan Pyramid but the way to the center, which was previously a flat plane is now covered with pillars and rocks of varying sizes.
Then a loud voice rang for everyone to hear. "THERE ARE SEVEN OF YOU BUT ONLY ONE DAGGER. WHO EVER WIELDS THE DAGGER WILL INHERIT ALL MY POWER. ONLY ONE WILL BE CROWNED THE DRAGON EMPRESS SUCCESSOR."
'Empress? Did I hear that right?' Doubted Silver.
Everyone looked around and observed who are next to them. They found out that they are all separated with equal distances to the center. They tried to jump down but a barrier is keeping them from moving.
Silver Nellie Lara
Dagger of Xian Bradford
Grylls Slade Marco
"No one is around, but I wanted to ask. Why is he speaking in a language we can understand?" Silver said in no one in particular.
"Shut up Silver! I told you to not ask such obvious questions!" Remarked Lara.
"Huh? You can hear me?" Asked Silver.
"We can all hear you." Marco replied. "It looks like these pillars are connected with communication runes, so while we are here we can talk to each other. The question is how do we get out from here."
Then slowly but surely everyone's pillar started to sink. "If I guess correctly, it would be when this thing lower us to the ground." Said Silver while again wearing his detective hat and pipe. Whether he conjured this or not, no one knows.
"No shit, Sherlock!" Grylls.
"The question then is, who gets the dagger?" Silver asked innocently.
Everyone fell Silent only the sound of the platform lowering can be heard.
"I guess there is no reason for me to stay hidden any further, seems you have all been suspiscious of me after joining the group. Of course it will be me Himiko Trinity-Kudou, the 3rd in line of our Trinity family, who will be the sole Successor of the Dragon Emperor. Timed Poison activate."
"Urgggghhhhhhh.. what is thiiiiissss... help me... Somebody help meeeee!!!!! It hurrtttsss." Silver shouted in agony and distress.
"Niyahahahahaha... Die all of you die from misery. Niyahahahaha-" Then she stopped. She felt something wrong. Only Silver's suffering voice and her own laughter is breaking the silence. She looked at everyone looking at her with funny looking face.
"What is this?" Everyone is fine even Silver who was moments ago screaming in agony.
"?" Silver/Lara/Grylls/Bradford/Slade/Marco
"Oh sorry, do I need to do it again?" Asked Silver innocently. "Ouch it hurts... ow ow.. help me.. pleasee!"
Nellie now Himiko gritted her teeth hard. She was just made a fool by everyone and by a kid, no less.
"I've known from the start that the Trinity family will put a spy on us. So I was always beeb guarded." Marco simply said. They let the Naga snake bite them on purpose so Grylls can use Survivor on both him and Slade.
"We recently learned of us being poisoned without knowing where and when. We can only deduce it came from the food we eat." Lara seconded.
Bradford look at Grylls on the other side of the pyramid. 'Was the prickling earlier because Grylls put the poison out from my body?' "Thanks, I owe you one."
"You're welcome." -Grylls.
"No matter, I'll just kill everyone of you and take the dagger myself." Himiko angrily spat.
"Since we have come this far. Might as well end this facade. Slade, stop or kill anyone who stops me from getting that dagger." Marco commanded.
"A billion each head." Slade priced his request.
"Done." -Marco.
"I'll pay you double! No triple!" Himiko chimed in.
"Sorry, mercenary's code." Slade declined.
"Silver, Grylls. I know I am asking too much of you but we need them to not get hold of the dagger. If I am correct, the world as we know it might be destroyed by that dagger."
"As the future Hunter King, how can I ignore a hunter's request." Silver cracked his knuckles.
"How can I deny such request from a lady." Grylls answered. "After all, I owe you my life."
"?" Bradford. 'I'll be here and be invisible guys. Don't mind me and you do your thing!'.
"Hey Bradford! Which team are you in?" Asked Silver innocently.
Bradford cried inside hearing his name got called out. 'You effing little shit! Why drag me into this?' "Don't mind me, I'll be here minding my own business. I don't want to get hold of the dagger anyway!"
"YOUR HUMILITY TOUCHED ME. YOU SHALL BE THE BEARER OF THIS DAGGER UNTIL THE TRUE HEIR GETS A HOLD OF IT HIMSELF."
Everyone watch as the dagger float from the top of the pyramid to Bradford's hand.
"?" Silver/Lara/Grylls/Himiko/Slade/Marco
"What. The. F." (°¤° )Bradford
"Get off! Get off!" Bradford tried to shake it off from his hands but it stuck to him like gum on a table. *chills* He looked around and everyone is staring at him with scary eyes.
(*-* ) Silver/Lara/Grylls/Himiko/Slade/Marco.
"Ehem... It won't come off." Then the communication rune died out as silence takes over the group and they watch their selves lower further in to the platform.
Eventually everyone can no longer see the others.
"THE CHALLENGE HAS BEGUN."