"So the bare basics, that is good at least." Leucite said with a small nod as they walked through the hallway, mindful to stay in the exact center and not stray too near the edges where the angry dark figures pressed against the wall. "You are correct. Corrupted Senshi cannot enter here without an officer present, and even then, they should not stray too close to the edge - lest they be pulled in and torn apart."
It cemented what he'd already half felt. That senshi magic was the purest evil - if the angelic youma were so ready and willing to tear any senshi they found to pieces. Meanwhile, non-magical humans like himself and other officers - imparted their powers by the divine hand of Metallia - were able to bend Youma to their will as God intended. Not that he spoke of such things aloud - not knowing if Reinerite was a believer - and not wanting to risk alienating her. Stibnite had taught him that very few people actually cared about their divine mandate - so he had just come to assume that he was one of a very small few that saw the the youma for what they truly were.
Angels. Terrifying and powerful - but in the end, less than man. Bearing no free will of their own - only instinct and the will of their creator and those he had empowered over them.
"There is so much more to the Rift than that," Leucite said as the end of the tunnel slowly came into view. "The Rift is where we gather some of our stronger crystals - usually for energy gathering and other such things. Had you been well enough to attend the field exercise, you would have been able to gather some yourself. Though, perhaps it was better that you had been ill - we ran into some unforeseen complications."
Mainly a Swarm and it's Hive. They had been quite the interesting specimen of Youma - which Leucite felt might warrant further study. He put a pin in that thought for a later day, however, as they broke through the end of the hall and out into the Rift itself. Leucite took a long breath, before reaching into his sash and removing the Rift Crystal Rosary it stored there.
Holding it up in front of Reinerite to see he smiled. "For example, I crafted this from crystals here in the Rift... It took seven days to find all the proper materials. There is no natural food or water here in the Rift, so if you are going to stay for awhile, I would advise for you to pack provisions." He said with a small nod.
"Not that I would advise staying out here for a prolonged length of time alone. The youma here are for the most part feral. They will attack you for invading their territory - or try to consume you like they would anything else. This is their world - their home. We are but guests in it. We are stronger - and when the time is right you may come here to seek one out and bend it to your will to claim as your own. As I did with Iudicael here."
He motioned at the canine youma, which had not left his side the entire walk. It seemed alert, on the look out for any incursion into their space as he motioned for Reinerite to follow him deeper into the Rift. Past where she had been shown on her first trip - further out, towards a large uneven outcropping that was dotted with small purple crystal formations in places. Leucite climbed to the top of the outcropping, moving as far as he dared toward the edge before turning around and motioning for Reinerite to join him.
"Come on up, and witness one of the best views of the Rift." He said, offering a hand to help her up if need be. Once she was atop the outcropping, she would be greeted by an expansive view of just a small portion of the Rift - what was visible to them from there. It's many canyons and crevasses and mountains of stone and crystal.
"Welcome to the Rift, Lieutenant."
