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 Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:23 pm
Luke nodded some, kissing Kaya's hand. "Always good to ask him." he said, pulling his wife closer, wanting a kiss from his desert queen.
Kuro laughed and flopped down on the mattress, feigning insult. [color-silver]"Indeed! I feel so dirty! Ugh! Just how dare that woman!" he said before smiling at Madden, then looking to the temple they had stopped to visit.
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:30 pm
Maria wrinkled her nose. "Gross," she muttered before hurrying off to find Jethrow. Kaya laughed and leaned into Luke, kissing him.
Madden laughed at Kuro, and then looked at the temple as well. This one was newer, but still crumbling. It looked less aboriginal, with its weeping willow out front and the dark stones of the building.
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Riding_The_Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:32 pm
Luke laughed as well before returning the kiss he wanted.
Kuro smiled and looked to Madden. "Shall we go explore this temple?" he asked, motioning towards the temple.
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:36 pm
Madden smiled back at Kuro and stood, taking his hand and glancing at the temple. She was rather excited to explore this one, after the events of the previous day.
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Riding_The_Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:39 pm
Kuro smiled and held her hand, leading her into the temple. Oh what wonders awaited them in this one? Kuro could only speculate!
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:40 pm
Madden immediately veered off towards the old gardens. They had clearly once been well-kept, but ivy and wildflowers had taken over the flower beds, but she found a little door in the side, covered by ivy.
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Riding_The_Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:55 pm
And Kuro was right behind her. He wondered where she was going and what lurked in the gardens. He opened the tiny door for her, careful to unwind the ivy so it didn't break.
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:56 pm
But as soon as Madden snuck into the door, it slammed shut behind her. She gasped, trapped in the dark, and put her hands against the door, trying to push it back open to get to Kuro.
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Riding_The_Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:00 pm
Kuro gasped as the door slammed shut. He could hear Madden struggling on the other side. He wasn't going to lose his love. And for the first time, he transformed. His other form was a glistening silver, something to put the purest silver ore to utter shame. But that gloriously furred wolf ignored its beauty and favored to start digging furiously under the door, trying to tunnel to Maria.
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:06 pm
Madden was reaching for the door when a chill went up her spine. She turned and gasped again, putting her hands over her mouth. There was a ghost there, a sad looking girl who glowed as brightly as the sun. "All tests must be completed. You've only gone through two." She disappeared and Madden frowned. Then, as a digging noise started outside, something fell out from beneath her. She screamed, as she disappeared through a trap door.
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Riding_The_Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:08 pm
Kuro paused, hearing Madden scream and he dug faster until he forced himself under the door, looking for Madden. His coat was utterly ruined but he didn't care. He changed back, still covered in dirt before seeing the pit she had been dropped into, And without a single thought except to save Madden, he jumped down the hole as well.
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:13 pm
Madden landed on something soft, but she didn't particularly want to know what it was. Standing, she brushed herself off only to see the hole she'd fallen through close, and lock. Which meant that there was now something blocking her from the hole she'd fallen through first. How would Kuro ever find her? She glanced around, to find that she was in an underground garden. It was lit by some sort of blue moonlight, and the flowers were somehow flourishing. There was a young man tending to a rosebush, and when he turned, she found that he looked just like the ghost that had appeared to her above. "He will be tested as well," the ghost said before disappearing.
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Riding_The_Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:18 pm
Indeed the trap sent Kuro to the start of his trail. Of course the first thing was a test of speed. Poisonous darts shot from one side of the corridor to the other at intervals. And he had to run through them. Kuro only growled. He wasn't going to play around. He slowly took off his boots, coat, ruffly shirt, and slightly poofy pants. All had been lined with weights. Underneath were quite the skin hugging clothes as to keep them out of the way of his royal clothes that was his secret training. He was strong and the fastest at Mesilici. The wolf prince crouched down as a sprinter would in preparation for a sprint. He waited, timing it right before becoming a blur, dashing to the other side of the hallway of deadly darts. He then proceeded on to face his next challenge.
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:24 pm
Madden walked over to the rosebushes that the ghost had been tending. She reached for a large bloom, only to p***k her finger on a thorn. She stared at the blood pooling on the tip of her finger, before her vision blurred. She sat down, then fainted. While she lay there, her breathing slowed, and her heartbeat began to move sluggishly. Then, a team of ghostly servants came and lifted her up, placing her in a glass coffin. They then sealed it, making it impossible to break into. This fairy tale had no magic wake-up kiss...
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Riding_The_Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:29 pm
While Madden was imprisoned, Kuro went through hell. He had to avoid blades swinging from the ceiling, fight ancient guardians, and barrel through the toughest of walls. But still he persisted in his search. Soon he came to the garden, every breath heaving from his chest, just a testament to what he'd been through. As were the three large claw gashes across his left eye. Thankfully it had skipped over his eye entirely, leaving marks on his forehead and his cheek, but his eye untouched. He entered the garden, looking around, panting hard. "Madden! Madden!" he called desperately, wanting to hold his love again.
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