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Tomoro hesitantly stood at the edge of the gate, observing it carefully. Such an intricate design it had.... and to think, it wasn't burned whatsoever by the heat that enveloped around her. It must had been magically infused with some kind of power in order to not melt. Of course, nobody would ever expect Tomoro to come here. No plants, endless heat... she would die if she stayed to long in here. She knew she normally wouldn't be able to get in through here if she was a human... but was she? Was she really? Lifting up her eyepatch, a small black light seemed to emerge out of it, and the gates opened, creaking and clacking in tune with eachother.

It was her eye that let her in, surprisingly. It did contain pure evil, after all. A fresh burst of flame erupted in front of her, and the fume of smoke and ashes reached her delicate nose, sending her back a few steps. Dear God... I think I'll die in here... Gulping deeply, Tomoro walked forward a few steps, not even knowing where she was going; red and black surrouded her. Completely.

It was then that she noticed a small opening, almost a cave, to the left of her. It looked like it would fit one person. Cautiously, Tomoro got down on her hands and knees, gasping lightly; the ground was so hot! She crawled slowly, heading into the cave, black ashes smearing along her clothes, hands, and feet. She then lay down, curled up in the fetal position, letting the fiery heat get to her senses. Yes, she would lose conciousness. Yes, she would be close to death... but it was better than turning into a puppet.

Anything was better than that, even death.

Seiya stared at the gate,

"It's hot." She commented mildly; pushing the gate with her powers it opened easily before her, a little surprised she walked a little further in.

"So, this is the so-called 'point-of-no-return', what are they so afraid of? It's just a little fire." She continued walking along the path as if she were on a stroll instead of the entrance to hell itself. She whistled and the fire-ridden walls echoed the sound back.

A few minutes later she felt something on her arm, her shirt had caught on fire, putting it out with her sweater she tied it back around her waist and looked back and forthe curiously.

"You would think other people would come here; I wonder if I'm the only thrill seeker around..." She sat down on the ground, mindless of the heat.

So..only people with hearts of pure darkness could get very far in here? Or darklings themselves? Seiya didn't seem to have a problem coming through and she certainly wasn't a darkling...

Evil? ...Possibly...

She had to laugh at that comment, she'd been called a lot of names but was this place declaring her, truly malevolent, she checked her cell phone; it had fallen apart under the heat. Half-melted. She threw it over her shoulder; Seiya'd have to buy a new one now and soon she would be looking for her.

She shrugged, so what if the twerp fried to death in here? It was her own fault for not being a good girl and going to her music lesson as she'd been told.

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It had been a whole two hours since she'd begun walking through here.

At least that's what she thought; he watch had broken a while ago.

"Damn...need a new watch too." Her shoes clicked emptily.

"IT'S HOT! AND BORING!" She yelled, listening to the echo of her own voice.

Seemingly hearing something she rubbed her ears, "Shut up, like anyone asked you, "Oooh, the scary voices say 'BEWARE!', Pssssbh. Whatever."

A few minutes later she squinted against the red-orange glow of flames, a round object nesstled in between a few rocks and and ashes.

"What's...that?"

Reaching for it her fingers touched the surface lightly.

"OW!"

It was hot...of course.

She tried to pick it up with her sweater and suceeded...in getting it a few feet away before her sweater turned to ashes.

Looking annoyed she observed it closely.

"It looks like an egg."

She attempted to pick it up once again ignoring the burning pain which dimmed to a dull warmth a few seconds later.

"I'd better to turn back..." She said glancing at her hands, they'd need medical attention if she didn't want them to scar...

Seiya looked down the path, it was eerily quiet...except for the dull roar of flames, she could have sworn it was louder before...

She hurriedly made her way back the way she came...holding the egg to her chest.

"Well. It's hot." He too looked around. It seemed as familiar as the temple he'd been to before; the heat was the least of his problems then, so he wasn't worried about it now. That didn't change the fact that he felt annoyed at being here, but his curiosity was stronger than his distaste.

Kumizu jumped hearing the gate creak open, thrown back into reality. "Yes, I am sure. I'd like you to show me where you found it." He walked through the area, following Seiya. There wasn't any need for lights; the fire itself lit up everything. The heat would have been unbearable for most people, but he hadn't broken a sweat yet. If you touched his skin, you'd notice it was cooler than normal; however, this extra protection also cost him energy and he leaned on his cane, again, a bit more than usual.

Kumizu wasn't any Darkling, but he had no problem moving deeper and deeper into the Abyss.

((Well, I thought Heero was going to respond, but whatever.

And do you assume my character is a water elemental?)

They had been walking through the Abyss a couple of hours now. The were some doorways, twists and turns, but it was all one central path. The marks on the walls continued, on both sides of them; some places deeper, some places more shallow. Kumizu noticed Seiya had begun to shiver, though with all of this heat he didn't even know. He regretted not having a jacket, or a shirt, or something he could wrap around her. But, there was nothing he could do, just treat her if she got a cold later on. "We've been walking for quite awhile. Are we getting close to where you found that object?"

Just bit further, Kumizu thought sarcastically to himself after fifty minutes. Ten after that, Seiya suddenly stopped. "What's wrong?" She pulled out the object and he couldn't help but stare at it. Something seemed to be calling him, like he needed it. He recognized the voice he used, and in any other circumstances, he would've kept his guard up. Instead, he reached for it, a strange look in his eyes. "May I... May I hold it?" Kumizu knew he would get it one way or the other, even if Seiya tried to hide it from him.

Kumizu practically snatched it out of Seiya's hand. He held it as if it were a sacred artifact, not letting it drop, even if by chance. The man's voice was stronger and coming at him from all sides. He recognized the voice, but when he normally would have tried to get away, he begged for him to speak again.

It soon became clear to Kumizu. He knew what he needed to do before leaving. Holding the item to his chest, he generated a sword in his other hand. He ran at Seiya, slashing at her.

Kumizu's voice had changed, not just his body language. It sounded mixed between his and the one he'd been hearing. "You did the right thing by bringing it to me. Now I'm sorry, but I need to make sure you stay out of my way. You won't take it away from me!" He ran at Seiya, the sword aimed right at her stomach.