Moments before at the South West Part of the Greater Forest of Aiz
"What to do. All these rules" Eriko thinks to herself after hearing the rules from Issac.
Rumaging through the care package Eriko then looks to a nearby tree.
"Sigh, how long do you intend to not cooperate with me?" Eriko calls out to the girl standing 10 feet away from her.
"Hmph" Walking away from Eriko, Rose Providence enters into the forest herself.
Eriko drops the items she looked through and chases after her "Hey hold on, I am talking to you."
Rose goes about ignoring Eriko's call through the forest sliding and jumping over small hills and rocks "Hopefully the girls remember to meet in the center"
VVRM
A bright light shoots across from behind Rose blowing her hair around.
"Ugh," Rose makes a noise of irritation.
"I told you to wait," Eriko says as she stands in front of Rose face to face with a serious expression.
"What's with that look Twelve Star," Rose says as she makes fun of Eriko's serious demeanor.
"Well, it doesn't help that you overreacted when we got picked" Rose comments.
"Me overreact how dare you" Eriko bounces back with her own response.
The two mages argue with one another within the forest.
"You have been so uncooperative in this stage. You do know both of us need to work together to get past this stage correct?"
"Yes I do-"
Boom! Boom!
The birds and animals run in the opposite direction of the blasts.
"An explosion?" Eriko thinks to herself. "Is it Val? Is he in trouble? Maybe it could be Ezekiel? Maybe I should head off in that direction." Eriko thinks to herself.
"Judging from the reaction of the animals whatever THAT was it's coming from the northern part of this forest," Rose says.
Eriko then positions herself to beam in that direction but stops and looks at the terrain.
"When falling here I didn't have the chance to look at the area where we are testing at"
"Well because we couldn't take our eyes off one another and bickering until we landed"
"But I saved the both of us with my beam"
Rose rolls her eyes.
"Anyways this landscape must be the Greater Forest of Aiz. I just read up on this while I was studying last night. It says that in North East, North West, South West points there are- " Eriko says.
STEP STEP STEP
"Hey," Eriko calls out while Rose again makes their way toward the middle of the map.
"What do you want? I got my own agenda to go with"
"Well I suggest we create an agenda with the two of us"
"Alright, how bout you follow me from behind while I lead the way? Sound good great"
As the two continue to walk towards the center of the forest.
"No, I will not allow this. This ignorance we must work together as a duo to get past this"
The two then look up at the orb in the sky it reads [27 minutes 48 teams]
"A team already eliminated" Eriko spoke aloud.
"That must've been from the explosion from earlier," Rose says.
[27 minutes 47 teams]
"Look another team got eliminated," Rose says out loud. "Hopefully you girls are doing all right out there," she thinks to herself.
"Yes, how about we go to hunt for some rings for ourselves?" Eriko asks.
"We could but as you can see there are no enemies in the area we are in. If anything everyone probably landed in the northern area"
.......
Suddenly the forest grew quiet. The noises of the forest were no more. The animals. The trees have no sound.
"Wait listen" Eriko calls out.
"What There nothing" Rose states.
"Exactly" Eriko summons her rapier. Rose follows and summons her chain whip. As the two stand back to back against one another.
BREEZE
The air in the area suddenly becomes cold as a thick fog begins to form.
"Where is this fog coming from?" Rose says aloud.
The two taking steps now back to back with one another.
"Where are we located?" Eriko asks.
Rose pulls out the compass "It looks to be South. Southwest of the map."
"Oh my, what a tough situation we'll be in," Eriko says as she takes a deep breath.
"Why what is it tell me!" Rose demands as she flings her whip across the fog.
"Out of the 4 Cardinal Points of this map, there are 4 areas that provide tough challenges North East, North West, South West, and South East"
The fog grows thicker as it becomes harder to see. Their vision is blocked to the point the two can't see what's in front of them.
"Since we are in the South West part were caught up in The Fog of Eternal M-"
Eriko gets cut off as she is no longer in the back of Rose.
"Hey, Twelve Star where did you go? The fog of what? Aghh"
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In the headmaster's room at Aurora Saint Academy
"Those two girls are in the South West Portion of the map," Percival remarks.
"What's over there?" Alekzander asks.
"The most challenging mental challenge there is. Confronting one past" Percival says.
"They" ll make it out right? Before the barrier closes" Faith asks.
"I believe so," Luna remarks.
"They have 20 almost minutes," Axel says as Ceaser nods.
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Eriko awakes to find herself in front of a building on a rainy night. The street lights are the key light source.
Eriko sticks her arm out "The rain is not hitting me." She watches as the rain drops right through her.
PITTER PATTER PITTER PATTER
The rain continues to drop.
"Am I outside of the testing area? Where is this." she looks left and right. "This looks familiar. Kubridge?"
A hooded figure then rushes to the building and drops off what seems to be a basket in front of the doorstep.
KNOCK KNOCK
The figure then stays in front of the door for a moment kneeling down and talking to the basket.
The lights of the building flicker on and the mysterious person leaves.
STEP STEP
Eriko slowly walks towards the basket.
"A baby. Wait that hair color and eyes. Purple eyes and rose gold hair. Rose?"
Eriko & Rose
[Location: South West The Fog of Eternal Memories Rings: 2]
Valerus & Bianca
[Location: North East Rings: 2]
Ezekiel & Albeck
[Location:? Rings: 2]
Bella & Lily
[Location: South East Spiders Den Rings: 6]
Suneeta & Jonathan
[Location:? Rings: 2]
Azalea & Jericho
[Location: West Bed of Mushrooms Rings: 2]