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Ami stared into the crowd, trying to find the enormous Native American she'd followed here. It seemed strange that he wouldn't stand out in the crowd, but then, there were tons of people. It was easy to get lost.

Especially when she was so short. She wished she could just summon Junpei to clear the crowds, but once again she was weaponless. Actually, on her way here she had contemplated the fact that in this weird alternate universe, she had actually merged with him. That would explain the fishbits and the abrasively cheerful attitude.

"Dakota you little s**t, when I find you ..." she growled. If he was the reason their mission ******** up, she would gladly put his name down on the report. No ******** were given.

Elliot stepped through and saw the tower that rose in front of him. It seemed to stretch forever into the sky. He felt dread. But more than that, he felt a call and found himself walking towards the tower.

He knew what lay ahead.

The Tower rose above him, and Thackery smiled, lost perhaps in a memory of a different time or a daydream of a hopeful future.

Though he world was crumbling above him, he felt that everything was beginning to come together. He solved the problems of his own kingdom, his own people, and now The Voice had seen his skill. Now it was time for him to be recognized for his merits.

Now was the time to be crowned the True King.

The Voice was unquestionable, the one single, most absolute entity in this world, so he did exactly as he was told. He'd always done exactly what he was told - that would make him the most perfect creation, after all, wouldn't it?

And oh, the glory that would come with being the most favorite of all the children, the honor that would accompany being the True King instead of the Reflection!

It called, and he obeyed, no more than an empty lapdog.

[exit]

The problem with Erebus letting Tomoko go first was there was then a barrage of others heading through the door as well.

And Erebus wasn't the type to shove his way through. Nope. He let them go first helplessly and when finally there wasn't as many people blocking the door, he made his way through.

Well, dammit. He hoped that Tomoko was alright.

[[Exit]]

((Entering for both Tori and Adiyan))

Tori was curious when she had finally gotten to the base of the voices tower and wondered if there was anything she could learn besides just being a fragment. Looked around to see that there were others here too. It was no surprise at all but Tori did look around to see if she knew anyone or at least to the ones her true self knew. Still determined to not to being a blank book but to having a little something in said book for others to read. Seeing no one in near her Tori continued on her way up wondering if she could really make any difference.

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Adiyan was really nervous when he had entered as there would be no exit for him to escape out of. He did have to wonder how long it would take him to the top and what would he encounter on the way. Smiling a little as this was going to be a grand last adventure, Adiyan thought as he continued on forward.

((Exit for both to Floor 1))

Ami surfed through the crowd, pushing past larger bodies and panicking faces. She looked up at the sky, watching it crack and blister, falling to pieces above her. Did that mean something was going wrong in this universe? What of her real body?

She noticed Lex- albeit in ... stranger clothes- staring at her. Did he recognize her then? Was he awakened too? She only knew of Ryan, Kat and Dakota- two of which were now dead, one of which was now missing. The possibility that there were other awakened hunters was viable. She'd seen Candace, Jerry- a few others in that dream.

Ami's run came to a hault, stopping somewhere near Lex, but head flicking back and forth between him and the tower. "Lex, have you seen Dakota?" she asked, somewhat panicked. "He just took off like that- I ******** swear to God if he's in that tower..."

Ami's eyebrows knit in frustration as Lex began spouting some medieval speech. It was a little funny, but her mind fit the pieces together. Green kingdom, probably, and he was a fake that didn't know his true self. Not to mention he was calling himself Alexei.

"Yeah. Whatever you want to tell yourself," she said quickly, brushing him off and running straight past him. It was annoying seeing people she knew, but knowing they were nothing but enigmas in this world. It was rather lonely, actually, feeling as though she and a handful of others held the fate of many others.

She searched around in the crowd for a time, but eventually she came to the conclusion that Dakota must have gone up the tower. That little s**t- what was he hoping to achieve?

One last look at the cracking sky. They were running out of time. Without another glance elsewhere, she headed into the tower, braid trailing behind her.

[ exit ]

((Entering))

A tall, imposing spire reaching into a cracked and broken sky. Yeah, this was going to end well. Maybe Evan should have taken the easy way out...but no, he was tired of that. For once, he was going to do something for no one else's sake but his own, and he would see it through to the end.

((Exit))