Gunter began his response by revealing Joshua to be yet another Penumbral member. She hadn't met him before and based on Gunter's following words she never would. She was shocked to learn Tomoe had enough power to create a crater that large. She was even more shocked to discover he had killed Joshua, and that crater was the man's final resting place. Her hands instantly flew to her mouth to cover the gasp of shock that followed. She was stunned beyond words. Another Guildmate dead. The killer? They old Guildmaster! Why? Why was Tomoe doing this? Before she could respond or properly react...
Anyway, let's get going!Gunter and Kratos were already heading into the church, leaving the teen werewolf and her six-tailed fox behind.
"What... wait... hey, wait for me!" Rinni called, scooping Winter into her arms and chasing them into the scary as hell building. It was dark, decrepit, falling apart, and full of spider webs. The dark didn't bother her, of course, as she could see everything perfectly. Her nose scrunched up at the musty smell of death and mold. The dust caused her to sneeze at least three times. She watched a spider crawl across its web, the sight causing her to shiver and run up to stand beside Kratos.
In front of the party stood... or rather floated... a ghost dressed in priestly garbs. He wasn't too friendly, nor was he entirely happy to see them. In fact, he was screaming at them to get out. Without much warning nor provocation, the spirit tossed a few books toward Rinni and Kratos. Kratos easily swatted the book away, Rinni however had three books toward her way. She sidestepped to the left dodging the first. She then leaned to the right as the second hurled past her head. The third she blocked by throwing one arm up defensively causing the book to fall lifelessly to the ground. She clicked her tongue in annoyance.
"Hey! What the hell did I do to you?" she demanded, annoyed that Kratos only had one book thrown at him.
Rinni watched as Gunter dispatched the ghost with his sword. It exploded into dark smoke and ectoplasm. Gross. But, were they really all as easy as that one? They really had no idea exactly how many ghosts were in this place, nor all their strengths. That was, after all, the first of many. Still, Gunter expressed his disappointment and Kratos made his disdain obvious by countering that Gunter gives the ghosts too much credit. Rinni looked toward the two as they talked among each other, not really acknowledging her presence at all. Were they always this way?
Well, it was mostly Kratos who chose to ignore her. After browsing some books, Gunter turned toward the girl and voiced his concerns for her wellbeing. He proceeded to ask if she was pissed at Tomoe for putting another Penumbral Guard member into the ground. In this sense quite literally. She thought about the crater outside that rested not too far from the church. Had Tomoe slaughtered Joshua on his way to join herself and Gunter? She shuddered at the thought, realizing more and more how dangerous Tomoe had become.
"I'm fine." She lied.
"I'm more curious than pissed..." More like terrified.
"I really would just like to know why he's doing this. But... I'm afraid to hunt him down to ask him. If he's killing Penumbrals... he might try to kill me on sight."I'm glad to see that you're not letting that beast inside you control your actions"Don't worry about that. I'm fine. Besides, you and Kratos are here with me. If I show any sign of losing it, you can knock me down a peg or two." She said, half-jokingly, emphasizing it with a cute giggle.
She then caught the scent of a hotdog among the musty orders of the building and old books. She looked toward the source of the smell. Kratos was casually eating a hotdog.
"Kratos, where on earth did you get that?" She pointed toward the half-eaten hotdog. When he responded by simply saying he 'found it' Rinni simply stared in confusion.
"Found it!?"When Kratos proceeded to inform Gunter that he may have found something to eat, Rinni looked even more appalled by this beast of a companion that Gunter kept in the company of.
"But... you JUST ate! And I really don't think it's a good idea to..." And he was gone.
"...split... up... okay then..." She sighed in annoyance.
Placing Winter onto the ground so she could be more useful in combat (kind of hard to use a bow with a fox in your arms) the girl followed Gunter down into the catacombs. It was obvious at this point that nothing she shared an opinion on mattered to these two. They'd just ignore her and do as they please. That was the curse of being young... and a female.
As they entered the catacombs, a spider dropped down in front of Rinni's face causing the teen to squeal and run up behind Gunter crashing into him from behind in a panic. She encountered humans, werewolves, a lich, and now ghosts. That was nothing for the adventurer to handle. Spiders? That was a different story. They terrified her to no end. She now debated which was scarier... Tomoe or spiders?
Spiders.
Definitely.
The catacombs were worse than the church up above. Musty, filthy, broken, and filled with various spirits. Some aggressive and others not so much. Rinni wasn't against the concept of helping a spirit pass over without a fight. She spotted a child spirit in a corner crying and approached, squatting down to speak to the child.
"Hello there. Please don't cry. I'm here to help."Without warning, five evil spirits grabbing Winter and tossed the small creature into Rinni's arms then proceeded to toss Rinni into Gunter. After making not so pleasant nor planned physical contact with the man, she blushed in embarrassment and gave a nervous laugh.
"I... meant to do that. You know... for uh... science." She excused lamely. Then to show she wasn't a total loser, She used her Pocket Dimension Ring to summon her bow and proceeded to fire five arrows, rapidly destroying the angry ghosts who, like the one upstairs, exploded on impact.
[WC: 1,359/2000]
- spells:
Name: Arrow Shot (x 5)
Rank: C (+1 D-rank Weapon Master)
Mana Cost: 25
Requirements: Arcing Bow
Type: Offensive
Element: Lightning
Range: 20 Meters (+5 Sharpshooter)
Cooldown: Instant (-1 CD Sharpshooter)
Duration: Instant
Effect: The user holds the bow steady with one hand and begins to pulls the string with their other hand. As the string is being pulled back, a 30 centimeter arrow of mana begins to materialize. The user then releases the string and shoots the magic arrow at the aimed target.
Mana: 2,200 [Now 2,075]