The group that was together at the moment had done quite a few things. They had ventured through the void and fought against numerous creatures. They were all different, and yet all the same. They had gotten stronger as they ventured to different ones, but one thing was common. They all seemed to be limitless and were always coming back. They were indeed immortal, to put it bluntly; they died and it seemed like more of them would appear.

Still, there were four dungeons, and they had only been to two. Yuurei had brought himself back to his own gender with his key. It was a bit weird to do, and he probably wouldn’t do it again unless he had no other choice. The one thing he was doing though was that they had come to their next location. The next dungeon was somewhere within Iceberg. It wasn’t easy to find at first, but after going to a few people within the country, they had given them a location. The rumors of a mysterious place appearing out of nowhere weren’t hard for locals to spot.

Yuurei this will never get you what you want. Shuten said to him. Do you think he can find something that can bring us to no longer be in his mind? Leviathan laughed at him.

The Seraphim heard the two of them and did his best to quiet them out, but it was no easy feat. Renji walked by his partner’s side, and Migi could hear everything as well. The two of them were linked as Migi was a parasite using Yuurei to live.

“When do you think you will be rid of those monsters dwelling within you?” Renji asked concerned for his friend.

Yuurei looked at him and smiled at him. It was then he looked straight ahead as they were approaching their destination. He didn’t have an answer, but he would let Renji know that.

“I can’t really give you an answer to that bud. Honestly, I don’t think I can get rid of them, so it’s something I’m going to have to get used to.” He said to Renji.

Soon enough the group would make it to the front of the Icy cave. It looked like it had always been here, but to the locals, it wasn’t here. This was something out of the ordinary for them. He looked at it and he could feel the immense cold and power within there. This wasn’t like the other dungeons, no this was much more dangerous and he knew that the moment he got in front of it.

“Be on guard, and be careful. I think compared to this place, the other two were a mere walk in the park.” He warned them before they entered the cave.

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Kaito and Revy soon had joined them Kaito wearing his signature mask to hide his face and his cloak flaps in the frosted winds of one of his bloods home lands. He had not come here often enough but he knows that, it isn't like his ancestors can smite him from the grave anyways but he walked along the cold terrain like it was nothing Revy on his shoulder in her exceed cat form and Kaito having a small barrier in front of her to protect her from the bitter cold. Kaito looked at the cave that was in front of them and Kaito wondered what might be inside as it appeared to have claimed a lot of victims already. Kaito figures as well as Yuurei had that this one was not a like the last two where they can breeze through it.

Kaito drew his sword and handed it to Revy who then jumped off his shoulder and flipped transforming into her human form landing on the ground and looking at Renji. "You better make sure that you don't slack in this one. Don't let Yuurei's struggle distract you we know more that anyone else our partners are on a different level. Nothing will stop them short of an all creator being that cheats coming for them." Revy smiles at Renji with a laugh as there was no such thing as an all power being that could do such a thing, as well as Kaito is hard to kill as he was fractured.

Kaito gently bopped Revy on the head for her comment. "Don't be talking things into reality." Kaito knows the power of speaking things like that as if it is spoke there is a dimension that it can happen in, and there needn't be such a thing in this world. Kaito takes a deep breath and he follows Yuurei and his companion into the cavern, he was not sure what to expect but he feels that this is going to be a bit tougher for them as the first had small birds and the second had mounted knights how big was the forces in here going to be and would they repopulate the area at the same speed that he had seen the knights and birds from before?

Revy rubbed her head as she followed behind Kaito with a bit of a pouty look on her face from Kaito having tapped her on the head like that when she was just making a small joke how hard it would be to take them down and maybe help Renji feel less worried. She kept Kaito's sword close to herself as she knows that it is the key to her even being able to fight and help them but she did wonder if she was useless outside of having the sword or the shield Kaito use to have. She shook her head and rushed into the cavern so she wasn't left behind.
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Another adventure was in the making it seemed as Elijah was invited to participate in another cavern hunt, this time located in the icy region of Iceberg. The previous time he had a very convenient gate taking him from Fiore all the way to the front of the cavern in question, however this time things were different, with the mountains full barbarians and unwelcoming circumstances the portal could only take him as far as the midpoint and from then on he would have to go on foot. He of course was wearing the warmest clothes he could find made of cotton so they can withstand the cold and a heavy cape to protect him overall. The cold however was an understatement, it was more like an ice age, despite all the clothing and having his limbs as close as possible to him, Elijah could still not get to even a normal temperature let alone feeling warm.

Not having taken more than five steps he gave up trying to overcome this hurdle alone and decide to call on the angel of flame. If anything he should at least keep me warm enough, he thought as the gold coins burst into light and the peculiar Uriel appeared, with his hooves and four arms and a metallic disk with a fire in it for his head. He hovered near his master as things started to get better and better temperature wise, suddenly Elijah was not in fear of getting a frostbite or his limbs freezing completely and falling off. With newfound strength -despite the angel sapping it already- he managed to get to the entrance of this new cavern with not much trouble as apparently it pays off to have a fiery beast looking bodyguard to scare away potential threats such as frost mana infused wolves and bears and even a band of the barbarians he had heard about roaming the area. None dared come close to him or threaten him and so he was able to join his group right on time as they had already started entering the gaping maw of yet another void terror.

The team seemed to be the same as always, Yuurei with his companion and Kaito the same, thankfully things didn't have to be confusing this time around with them suddenly appearing in female forms, not that the nephilim minded but just for consistency's sake. They both looked skeptical as ever even more so the other angelic being of the group, having seen Yuurei in both forms and in fights he couldn't help but wonder why his own angels looked so dystopian and alien but Yuurei looked like one of those you read in books, with the good looks and all. That however had to be a question and an answer for another time as now Elijah caught up with the rest and after some brief greetings entered the cavern alongside them.

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It seemed like everybody was ready for this. Renji had heard Revy speak to him. He looked at her as he rubbed the back of his head. He wouldn’t dare slack off while Yuurei struggled to get things done. He knew she teased him, so he didn’t take it seriously and smiled at her when he saw her smile. That was when he saw Kaito tap her in the back of her head. He didn’t like that and he would give the man a mean glare from the side. He knew they were close, but he didn’t like it. Still, he would let it go because he knew Kaito didn’t mean anything negative towards it.

Yuurei had seen Elijah had also arrived and now they were truly ready to enter. They would go as a group and they would do this as a group. He didn’t want them to separate just in case anybody needed help. Within the place, it was brimming with light that illuminated the entire cavern. It was interesting, but the place looked like it was a maze, which wasn’t good. The group felt the coldness that this place had represented. If the outside was cold then in here was on a different level. The difference between here and outside was the breeze that shook them to their core wouldn’t exist.

Still, there was danger lurking everywhere. The group had to be on guard as they traversed through this place. He looked at the fork in the road and he rubbed his chin as he was deciding on where to go.

“We should take the right path because it is always right. We also should be on guard because we don’t know what we will be facing in these caves.” He warned the group.

Renji had taken hold of the Staff that Yuurei had always given him. It was very handy, but it was something he didn’t need anymore. Of course, he didn’t complain and he moved around with it in his hand. While moving around, he felt vibration throughout the area they were in. He wasn’t sure what it was at first, but then it would happen.

The introduction from the Voidfrost Hollows would be done. The creatures would drop from the ceiling as if they were icicles falling to the ground. They were contorting until they took shape and roared. Yuurei looked around to see that there was more than one and they were surrounding the group.

“Be on guard they are stronger than the Void Knights.” He could sense the danger from these creatures.

Renji heard his partner, and he knew he didn’t have to hold back. The Exceed would swing his staff as if he had released an attack. The creature dodged the attack without a problem. He was fine with that as he closed the gap between the two and kicked the monster into the wall. Yuurei knew Renji was stronger, and he would bring out his Excalibur, he swung the invisible blade. It cut through a Hollow without a problem, but then another one showed up and tried to attack him while he was killing his friend.

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Kaito had sensed the creatures around them he had changed in some way gaining more powers like sensing danger that he hadn't had before, this danger sense was maybe something akin to what Yuurei seemed to have and why he was so good at dodging attacks that the man clearly wouldn't have been able to see coming unless he had such a thing. Kaito had reacted like he would have normally just looking around the area not seeing the danger but sensing that they were some where near by to them, at least the place seemed some whatley lit for them to be able to see but they cold in this place was still strong but Kaito's cloak kept him warm and comfortable so he didn't really have to worry about it as much. Kaito was ready to act if he had to, to teleport members around and help them reposition or to redirect attacks from the enemies, Kaito has a multiple use magic that had a strength in defensive use for himself and team mates.

Kaito seeing the creatures drop from above tapped his temple granting himself mana sight and these creatures have a dense cluster of mana like a core and he wonders if they get hit in that core if they will just shatter but before he can say anything about it they had started to attack and Yuurei had started to counter attack them. Kaito out of reflex appeared in front of the one that was going to attack Yuurei from behind even though he knows full well that Yuurei can defend himself Kaito was there and gripping the creature with his hand in it's chest there he crushed the core and the one shattered. Kaito feels that was far too easy and that there must be more and as if on cue a few more came from inside the maze looking for them but Kaito senses something bigger from the other side of the wall that is setting off his danger sense like someone holding down the horn on a mana car.

Revy moves to the front lines with the sword Kaito lets her use and it turned to fire as it makes contact with the few extra creatures that had come running at them. She can tell that the sword is having an effect on them but it didn't seem to be as strong as the usual attacks that it did. so either they were tougher or there was something wrong with the sword that she was using or maybe the sword wasn't seeing her as worthy to wield it. Kaito started using his magic to swap around attacks and people to make sure that they all stay safe as long as he can as the creatures seemed to not like that they were in here and were not all targeting one person but were using a form of pack tactics and trying to find the weak link in their team to pick them off first then work their way up and Kaito thinks that Revy might be safe with the sword he was not so sure about the summoner in all of this, so he was going to make sure to keep an eye out on them.
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Once Elijah appeared on the other side of the portal the cold hit him like a thousand bricks. Originating from two countries that never really knew harsh winters and were mostly on the warmer side, the nephilim wasn't used to this kind of frigidness. He clung even closer to Uriel whose flames didn't seem to be able to keep a big area warm, resulting from his summoner probably not being too strong yet, but he would have to make do with what he could for now.

Not long after they entered the battle had already began, with the creatures falling from the ceiling of the luminous cavern and appearing from the multitude of corridors that connected to this central area, bouncing around and spinning like a certain hedgehog before unfurling their metallic limbs and assaulting the group. As always the two high ranked mages and their companions already threw themselves in the fight shattering and destroying the void monsters either with brute force or precision. Watching how their enemies were resisting or outright avoiding attacks made Elijah gulp in momentary fear as he was realizing he was no match for them. As if Uriel sensed his master's distress, his beacon's fire changed to a brighter color igniting courage and bravery in the nephilim's heart and dispelling the fear that would have grasped him firm if not for this intervention.

He patted Uriel's right bottom arm as a sign of gratitude before observing for a few seconds more how his team fought and how the creatures reacted, it would be essential to learn their patterns, strengths and weaknesses as they seemed to be of a high enough rank to give the others some problems. He did have a solution in mind as just simply observing them would probably have taken a good while before comping up with all the information needed. His hand reached for his chest as coins appeared momentarily before bursting into light and summoning Gabriel. The white and golden armor clad angel belonged to a higher order than a lot of the other angels Elijah could summon and so he knew the cost for having him appear would be greater than the others. Luckily, he only needed him for one spell that could help everyone in the team fight better and smarter as he was the messenger and this time he would transmission information on the enemies patterns directly to the groups minds. "In a moment you'll have incoming info on those monsters, hold out until then." he said surprisingly not having to raise his voice at all as the cave echoed and carried his words to his teammates without much trouble.

The angel held out his left hand in front of him as his crystalline lantern appeared surrounded by golden patterns, the clear crystal core gave off a dim light as the spell was being prepared and moments later followed by a bright shine before golden laurels made from angel feathers appeared hovering on top of each member's heads. "The knowledge has been imparted, may you be victorious." Gabriel said to Elijah through telepathy, never before did he hear the other angels speak or to be more precise their fragments, he had only heard the seraphim themselves speak to him when he was talking to those of demonic descent and that was a painful experience, but this time it gave him a fuzzy feeling, like when someone that likes you and cares about you messages you back. With that, the angel dispersed as Elijah couldn't maintain the connection for long but thankfully the information that was given to everyone still remained in their heads and they hopefully could have an easier time battling.

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Yuurei didn’t react to the creature behind him; the reason behind this was because he knew Kaito was and had intervened. He moved forward to what was ahead of him as he had cut down another one of the creatures nearby. Renji had looked at the area around him trying to figure out what to do next here. When he spotted the group of Voidfrost Hollows, he kicked off the ground as he rushed toward them. He dodged one and brought himself to the middle of the group.

The Hollows looked at the man who had cornered himself. They were all gathering toward him ready to attack him and end his life. Renji had known this was going to happen, but he was prepared for this. He wouldn’t have gotten this close if he didn’t have a plan. He would thrust Zelretch into the air and with that, a pulse of pure light mana would shoot out violently around him and would slam into every Hollow that was in its path. The creatures didn’t know he could do that, and they would feel the blow from the attack as he took them out.

There was one remaining, but he could see it from Yuurei’s vision as the man had been looking at his fight. It was then he pushed forth to the creature still standing. It had also moved to Renji, so the two of them had met and Renji would smack the crap out of the Voidfrost Hollow with the staff, cracking it and destroying it before it could do any damage.

Yuurei had gained knowledge of what those monsters could do, and their patterns. They were indeed stronger than the others that they fought that was for sure. Still, it was good to have information like this, and he would use it to his advantage. The Seraphim had pushed forward and to the next group of Voidfrost Hollows that he himself found.

He would strike one down with Excalibur and while he did that another had come from behind again. It seemed like they were more attuned to helping each other out. He had dodged the attack as he sidestepped away from the creature, before pivoting his right foot, turning around, and striking the creature. He cut that one in half as more was moving straight to him. He had a smirk on his face, this was battle and it was something he had enjoyed more than anything.

His eyes moved around quickly, scanning through the battlefield. His necklace brought forth the vibration and allowed him to know how many creatures were moving toward him. It was soon he crouched to avoid the swing of another Hollow, and right there he would lead with a counterattack, thrusting his blade at what might have been the creature’s heart. As quick as he stabbed, was as quick as he pulled the weapon out.

There were more creatures on their way. One thing he did notice throughout the battlefield was that these Voidfrost Hollows had dropped a specific thing when they fell in battle. Their body had dispersed but one thing had remained. Yuurei figured this thing could be of value, so he would let it be known to the group.

“We might not need to look for any treasures here. It seems like these monsters are dropping things that we could probably earn some cash with. So, don’t forget to pick them up.” He said to the group.

Renji heard Yuurei and nodded as he saw them on his end as well.

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Kaito went forward in a swift pace and reached in a portal and a strange sword appeared in his hand as it came out but it seemed to pulse with his magic. The blade seemed like it was from a different dimension but still belonged to Kaito rather it was this dimensions Kaito or another ones. Kaito went straight toward more of them wanting to test this sword out on something and it seemed to change modes as Kaito swung the sword one mode broke the hard shell of the creature while the other seemed to make the blade do magical damage instead of physical damage. Kaito knows whose sword this is but he wouldn't tell anyone just use it and then return it when he was done but for now it would serve him and do what it can to help Kaito with a sword that was a bit different than his normally strong sword.

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Revy saw the weapon and she knew who that weapon belonged to but how did Kaito pull it out of the portal. She stayed on her toes and followed after Kaito who was fighting the icy monsters that were ahead of them and Kaito seemed to get use to the weapon pretty quickly as it was almost like this weapon was a part of him. Revy was striking low on the monsters bringing them down with their weakness and Kaito waved his hand and a cloak like his own appeared on Revy heating her up and stopping her from freezing her. Revy was surprised that Kaito had realized that she was starting to freeze up a bit from being in here and that she needed to get help. Kaito moved on as he kept swapping the mode that his weapon was in as there were more coming and he needed to make sure that the weapon stayed on top of the changes.

Kaito started channeling his magic through the weapon and hitting the shell of the creatures and making it crack and fall apart. Kaito keeps on them and cutting them to pieces with them as they seemed to be stronger to physical damage but magic seemed to work better on the monsters that were here in the cavern that they were in as the maze stretches on in front of them and he wonders if there was really a way out at the end or if this place is warped and they would just end back up at the beginning again if they do reach the end or if they would end up split up and have to all be fighting alone in this place. Kaito was focused but at the same time he was going to not worried about it as they would have to face that if there was an end to this place that they could even reach.

Revy focused herself and kept fighting even if she was feeling like they were barely making ground on this place as she was needing to keep proving herself for what she was and what she was doing. She knows that she didn't have to do it but she wanted to keep going cause she was the companion of Kaito one of the strongest mages that was something that she needed to live up to and never let fade from her mind.
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Elijah looked around as the battle raged following Yuurei's instructions to search for things that dropped from the enemies. He spotted it, shining in all its metallic glory, such a small fragment that if gathered in enough numbers it could reward them with a small fortune, this time the goal would be to defeat as many of them as they could it seemed and not to locate their nest, although the nephilim couldn't help but wonder where they as endless as the hordes they had to deal with before? If so couldn't they just fight till their mana would run out and gather as many of them as they could? Maybe there was also a bigger chunk of those metallic/crystalline fragments awaiting them in the depths, who was to say that this wasn't what willed them to life, then it could also prove to be valuable research material, he wanted some answers and he would have them but for now he had to focus on the fight.

His entire team was as always very reliable, they could easily handle the onslaught of enemies but Elijah would provide them with support shielding and buffing them when they needed it, it was the least he could do as the debilitating cold tried to freeze his entire body. He was constantly losing energy while having Uriel present on the battlefield but it was his sole solution to the bitter frost. If so, then I'll just have to stay by his side while fighting, he thought as his face brightened up thanks to his idea. The angel obeyed before he even issued the command and kneeled before him allowing Elijah to stand on his shoulder. He didn't know if the image of him on top of a four armed angel looked ridiculous or cool but at least he could be a bit more useful now.

The flaming angel went on a rampage punching anything that stood in its way and blasting it with spheres of fire, creating explosions that caused them not only to flinch but also knocking them back preventing them from harming his master. Elijah was pleased with the outcome, he continued pouring more and more energy into the angel and allowing him to cast pillars of fire or even immolate enemies with pyrokinesis. He didn't want to show off, he couldn't after all as he was surrounded by people and their companions whose level far exceeded his but he wanted to at least have a good taste of fighting, the other times he would just sit back and provide support, this time even though it was due to the need of staying warm he was in the battlefield himself and not hiding behind his friends.

Suddenly a crystalline spear flew right past him, his gaze quickly following it to see that it has heading directly for Revy "No!" he exclaimed and before he managed to say another word Uriel grabbed the spear midair and shattered it into pieces. The nephilim was in awe of how the angel had connected with him, maybe it was the amount of mana and energy he was pouring into him or maybe it was a sign that his powers were becoming stronger allowing his summons to gain some form of intelligence or emotional bond. Whatever it was it would certainly prove useful in this fight. The next moment would prove this usefulness further as Elijah was still turned towards the Exceed when one of the creatures tried to attack him only to get punched in the face, if it actually was one, and end up making a dent in the cave wall.

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This was an all-out brawl at this point. There was no need to find a location of any hidden treasure, and honestly, he was pretty sure that they still could. He figured it would be less of a burden for Elijah, so that was why he didn’t bring it up. Instead, he focused on killing as much as could, so there was a lot that they could bring home with them.

He could see that there were a lot more creatures coming, he was fine with that and when they were rushing together, he decided that it was best to take them all out. They had gotten into a formation that looked like they would trample someone repeatedly to their death. It was what he wanted though, all of them to gather like that. He knew that Renji wasn’t in the way, and it was the same for everyone else.

When he was in the clear, he looked over to the Voidfrost Hollows and his visor started to charge up and it would shoot a beam of light mana that had gone from arcane to light due to Renji. The beam of light would shoot straight toward the monsters as they been evaporated in an instant. There were only one thing remaining from them all and it what was what they were collect.

He sighed with relief when he saw them disappear and he looked around to see if there were any more around him. It was then he sensed danger from the side. He saw it coming, and he could tell that there were more being produced around him. They were being spawned even close to him than they were before. They would attack him, and he would dodge the attacks as he motioned his helmet off and changed to his Golden Helmet.

It was then he used that to predict their movements and avoid them with ease.
While this was happening, Renji was fighting his own battle. The Voidfrost Hollows had come after him in pairs and because of the power he had gained from Yuurei, they would also meet their demise. He would punch and kick them with ease as the Voidfrost Hollows would be destroyed as he ran through the battlefield.

He knew not to stay in one place and honestly, he didn’t need to. At the time, he was just trying to gather everything they needed in this place. He was picking up the items, which was something he used to do with his Santa bag in the past. This was second nature to him, but at the same time he could fight. That was the difference between then and now.
Renji would see two of them rushing toward him and they would both try to smash into him. He stopped his run, and he pushed back before they could harm him. When they crashed, he had pushed forward to them, and he would drop the staff onto the ground really quick before slamming them against each other and destroying them both. Another would attack him, but he had crouched to avoid the attack.

While doing that, he grabbed the staff from the ground, and he would rise slapping the monster with the staff from below. It had done a lot of damage, and it was because of the power he was wielding. When he landed his hit, the creature cracked from the impact, and it was destroyed then. He saw the thing fall to the ground, and he picked it up without a problem.

“I wonder how much we’re going to get for all of this. Do you think this is the last dungeon that we could go into, or will there be more for us?” He asked curious to see what the others would think.

Yuurei heard him and he would think about for a second. While thinking about it, he continued to dodge the attacks that were coming in his direction.

“I don’t know, but we should think that this is the last dungeon for the time being. After that if there is anymore, then we should tackle it of course.” He said to Renji.

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Kaito and this new sword started clearing creatures and then it happened more came as Kaito followed the walls of the maze and he wondered if the space in it were going to keep getting more confined till they are fighting these large monsters in a small area were dodging would be a near impossibility for them. Kaito just sweeps the cores he is collecting up into his dimension and wondering how many of these it would take to buy a whole country if they were to push forward and him gain some form of power in one. Kaito knows that he has no real want to take over anything but for how many of these things cores they were getting this could maybe make such a thing possible for them. Kaito defends against the strikes of another one with the sword that had clearly been well taken care of and sharpened to make the most of the damage that it can do.

Kaito saw as the others fought in their own ways but he felt above them for some reason his danger senses flashing off and on as he dodged attacks perfectly as if the attacks were far foreseen in the future and Kaito was just simply doing practiced moves for when and where the strikes would hit. It was a bit weird to see as it was nearly like a dance and the sword seemed to work as fast as he was changing forms from one side to the other of the forms that it had. Kaito unleashed another beam attack and it tore through a group of them their core dropping from them and going straight into a portal to his dimension. He wondered if there was even a point to all this violence or if it was just a bunch of random things that are happening and he was just at the core of it all. He wonders if maybe he doesn't belong in this dimension, if he might be the core issue to this world, had someone messed with his fate and he was here is that why he had been cursed was he the nail that sticks out to be hammered down?

Revy keeps fighting with the sword that Kaito had given her, the element of the sword changing with every swing of the sword that happened that made contact with the creatures of this maze rather they were giant or small she was going the best that she could she knows she is no where near the master she serves or her friend and his master but she can do this if there was something that she had to prove she was going to prove it and make everyone know that she was truly the companion of one of the strongest of the ones that walked this planet and she was not going to back down from this fight as there was a lot that she can do and that she would do in the future as she was someone that was going to make her self useful no matter what it was that she would do and who would see her.

Kaito saw what had nearly happened to the others as more of those things came but Kaito wondered where they were really coming from was there a mana source that they were feeding off of and forming as well or were they all just coming back reborn from the maze itself. There seemed to be more questions than answers for him as he was looking to find an opening for them or a sign of which of the turns were the path forward through the maze marking the right wall in case this maze had some kind of magic or power to disorient them and make them lose track of the way they are going Kaito knows that he shouldn't be so worried but he wanted to take the extra steps just in case they were already in a trap from the second that they had walked into this maze in the first place.
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