He sort of feels for them but alas, now wasn't the time to think of such thoughts. Around ten in depth, he had reached solid ground to which a lone torch lit his way. Shichiro was almost convinced the man might have been a creature himself back then with how long they've been walking in the dark. Either way, he could now see better with the aid of light from the torch. There was an old, wooden door in front of him and he proceeded to open it, peering inside of what could possibly be lying in wait. A few rows of corpses could be seen, with yet another stairwell at the epicenter of the room, with a large sarcophagus pushed over to reveal an even deeper stairwell. Shrugging his shoulders, Shichiro let out a, 'Meh' sounding sigh as he walked further into the graveyard. Walking around the area, he could now pick up on the sounds of whispering. As they traversed further and further, the whispering had soon quickly become wailing of sorts, angry shouting and screaming. At first it was off putting but later on it just became mildly annoying as they continued to travel downward. The surroundings had also begun to change as they walked, no longer being a flat, dirt path but now a more rocky and cavernous like appearance had begun to take form. This wouldn't be a bad place to hang out if it wasn't for the stench of rot and the fact this was a graveyard. Around this point in time, he remembered being told a story once upon a time. A story about something called the tree life. Listening to it, he was told about three worlds, one guarded by a bird which was presumably a god. The earth land which he assumed was the realm the pair are currently inhabiting and the underworld where a serpent had managed entities that do not belong in the earth land. He went back to his room to clean himself up, check himself for wounds and grab a bite to eat from the diner right under the inn he was staying in. He decided to get something cheap but filling so he can feel full without breaking his wallet. He would also liked to have something along the lines of soup with a lot of meat in it. He knew what he wanted now, he decided to order a large pork cutlet bowl of ramen with extra cutlets in it and enjoy it.
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