who stole your heart and the key?

[steelmyself]

In the dark, you taste something sweet and tart on your tongue, almost like apple but not quite: pomegranate juice, out of nowhere. A hint of something metallic accompanies it.

You fall down.

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[steelmyself]

"What was what?"

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[autorejoin]

[ Saber raises an eyebrow. ]

You're kidding me, right? You're way too into that damned sword if you didn't hear that noise.

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[steelmyself]

He just shakes his head, bemused. "It's definitely fine here."

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[autorejoin]

"It's definitely fine" is the kind of phrase someone says right before everything goes to shit.

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[steelmyself]

"Hey, I know you think that's what happens because of movies, but trust me, it's just fine here."

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[autorejoin]

[ Saber rolls his eyes expressively. ]

Man, fuck the movies. That's personal goddamned experience.

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[steelmyself]

"Whatever."

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[autorejoin]

[ Mockingly: ]

"Whatever."

[ Saber waves a hand in the kid's direction in disgust. ]

If you're going to damn yourself to a hell of your own making, I'm not going to stop you. But don't say no one warned you.

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[steelmyself]

He makes an annoyed noise and just goes back to pulling on the sword.

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[autorejoin]

[ Saber ditches the guy and starts examining the crack in the ground. Are there any rocks on the ground nearby? ]

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[steelmyself]

Sure, there are some pebbles and stuff. Nothing too huge.

The crack is just barely wide enough for a person to fit through, but it widens up ahead. A dull red glow comes from deep within, as does the scent of brimstone. Right above the crack, a ragged red banner flutters, bearing an indecipherable symbol in gold upon it. That marking is oddly alien in this place.

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[autorejoin]

[ He glances at the banner curiously, then drops a pebble down the crack. ]

Down, down, down she goes...

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[steelmyself]

The crack isn't outright vertical, just downward-sloping; the pebble rolls down it for a while, then comes to a halt. It doesn't seem to have reached any fathomless pit or anything, at least.

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[autorejoin]

Huh. Not as interesting as I thought.

[ He walks over to the banner and traces the pattern of the foreign symbol. ]

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[steelmyself]

There's something vital and powerful about it, but it also seems very out of place here, for some reason.

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[autorejoin]

That's unusual.

[ He shrugs, then heads down that crack. ]

Might as well see what's down here....

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[steelmyself]

You squeeze into the crack. Before you, the ground slopes down...