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Sanctum wanders the halls for a while, until he finds a door that he never noticed before. It looked dark, demonic, forbodding... almost the kind of thing that you would expect to be forbidden to enter. Except... except there was nothing saying he couldn't go in. He knew Pepper had invited them to scour the castle of their own free whim, never banning anyone from any particular room. Curiosity got the best of him. He opened the door, and it creaked obscenely loudly. It was obvious that no one had opened it in a long time because rust was scraping off of the worn hinges in large chunks. Behind the door was an immense spiral staircase. Sanctum took these stairs, up and up and up for what seemed like almost 3 miles. Finally, he came into a room... that wasn't quite a room at all. Sanctum realized this was a tower, a large tower that he noticed jutting out of the side of the castle, one that reached the clouds and its top had disappeared in them. And as he looked out, beauty overtook him and stole the breath from his lungs. The clouds were not dark anymore, but a light, crisp white, nice and fluffy. They were mostly below the room but a few were slightly above, and at times it seemed a cloud would pass through the room itself, enveloping it in a refreshing, cooling mist. Sanctum fell to his knees and touched the ground... and something arose in him. From the bare stone, grass began to sprout where his hands had touched. He concentrated on this more, and still more grass poured out until it overtook the room. Still, Sanctum kept concentrating, and flowers began to bloom in small patches, beautiful flowers that had barely ever seen the face of Earth before. A few small trees sprang to life as well near the edges of the almost open room, for indeed, there were no walls, only columns on the edge the kept the roof aloft. Vines snaked around, some grasping lightly at the trees, not daring to kill or suffocate them, just deciding to live in harmony. Others touched the edge and grew down from there a little, almost afraid to leave the protection of the cloud whisps. Still more clutched the columns, helping to reinforce them as they appeared to crumble at the slightest sound. Pungent fruits began to grow, some from the trees, some from the vines, others on new stalks that burst to life from the ground near some flower patches, and they immediately filled Sanctum's nostrils with sweet smells that seemed to take all his worries away. Sanctum rose to his feet, viewing that which he created, sheerly on accident. Some part of his blood line had allowed him to do this one thing, a thing he had never been able to do before. He nodded in agreement, accepting the fact that he may never be able to do that again. It was here he meditated for a time, and upon descending back to the dark halls, he turned. Surely, he could not keep this sanctuary of escape to himself. He looked up and down the halls, seeing no one was there, and finally revealed his arm, one that had been hidden from view under the fabrics that he donned on his arms. A demonic hand came out, and he used this to engrave two words onto the door. The two words were simply: "Reprieve Sanctum"

A place where, for a time, one could escape the evil and darkness that flooded the castle they called home.

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New sections have been added to the Reprieve Sanctum that one must notice before coming in. The place itself is a circular room, it's diameter roughly equal to that of a football field. The door opens up, and to your left is a large pond dotted with lilypads, one of them so massive you can actually lay up to 3-4 people on it without it sinking. The pond takes up about 1/3 of the room. At the far end of the pond, on the edge of the room, is a waterfall. It is being fed by a unique flower that Sanctum later invented that siphons the water from the pond and pours it back out from the top. Behind this waterfall is a hidden cave where Elec often goes to relax or meditate. Further behind it from there is a Vorpal Rose that acts as a portal to the Fortress of the Guardians, in the Realm of Heroes. Cut into the side of the waterfall is Sanctum's Sacred Grove. It is where he worsphips Adharon, his Druidic God. It is open to be viewed by all except when Sanctum is performing a ritual or meeting with Adharon. A special barrier shields him from view during this time. Nobody may cross this barrier unless specifically invited in by Sanctum.

At the far end of the room, strung up in some trees, is a hammock made completely of vines. It is strong enough to support at least 7 people. Dotting this hammock is the beautiful Elecia flower, which Sanctum invented after a description from Elec. He named the flower after Elec, too.

The bank of the pond is lined with tall grass and pussywillows. There's about 5 feet of open grass before dense trees begin to grow. It's among these that the hammock lies. At the base of the hammock is a clearing, used for training purposes. Other than this clearing and the pond, the room is filled with dense woods that almost block the sky at the other end from view.

I watched him from a distance and followed as he entered. I kept silent never making a sound. I stayed out of eye sight till it seemed he was not a threat to the house. He found the tower I enjoyed coming to. He used the door, but I never have, I would scale down the tower and through a window. I layed there with my back against the window sill. It was a beautiful night.

A voice echoes through the room, "Will solitude and seclusion bring you the peace you look for?"

Ranmyaku comes toward sanctum.

im here chaos

yes sensei

well i can make storms appear anmd i use lightning to teleport as swiftly as possible aznd i can use it as an attack a defense and i can transform it to stop it from hurting s1 kinda like i did with omega saturday

yes sensei

dont worry i wont take it offensivley sensai and yes i know how to do that