Nahla felt the sharp bite of the cold as the world around her shifted into dark shadows and ice. Blinking as she tried to stare out into the sudden darkness, Nahla found herself standing in a vast, silent hall made entirely of frozen stone. The air was thick, stale, almost as if no living soul had breathed here in centuries, and maybe that was true. Faint glimmers of light shimmered from the icicles far above, casting the walls in shifting shades of blue and silver, causing unsettling shapes to dance across the floor. Taking in a slow and steadying breath as she felt the cold on her tongue, Nahla looked took in the area and smiled.

A quick glance to her side brought her a wave of relief. Her guildmate Ryuuji was there. She knew about him but hadn't the time to interact with him, she wondered how he got sucked into this,  but she didn't wonder too long as him just being there was enough for her. Her two usual companions, Amon and Ashna, weren’t with her this time, and though she missed them, she was grateful not to be completely alone. A gentle warmth hummed beneath her skin, radiating from the marks on her cheeks. Her father, the god Set, was watching over her, his silent strength running through her veins, a quiet reminder to walk without fear. She smiled softly, feeling his warmth, a comforting anchor in this place of cold and shadows.

The hall stretched out before them, endless rows of towering stone pillars etched with strange, ancient runes. The walls were lined with old, broken shields and rusted weapons,most likely from battles long past, now frozen in time. Strange symbols scratched deep into the ice seemed to follow her gaze, their meanings lost on her, but whispering of forgotten gods and restless spirits. Each breath fogged and frosted in front her, disappearing into the oppressive silence. The weight of that silence pressed down on her, thick and heavy. Somewhere beyond her sight, buried deep in the shadows, she sensed the presence of the draguar, a creature bound to this place, forced into eternal sleep. The relic they were looking for was the only thing holding its fury in check. Without it, the beast would wake, and even her father’s divine influence might not shield her from its wrath.

Nahla moved forward, her boots crunching softly against the icy floor, the sound echoing almost unnaturally in the stillness. She looked over to her guildmate hoping he kept pace beside her. " Hopefully we find this relic sooner rather than later. It's so creepy in here, and this cold is making it unbearable. I hate the cold..."   Any noise felt out of place, almost like the walls themselves were listening.  " I don't think we should split up.. But it would probably be faster finding the relic if we did right? What do you think? " Her words were soft, a whisper as if she were trying to lessen the noise she made, as if she was trying not to awaken the creature they needed to appease, or any creature for that matter.

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Ryuuji had heard the tales and had come here willingly as he wanted to face this creature that everyone else had seemed to have been scared of he was going to test himself and how far he can push his body, he wants to see if he can push the limit and see just how much his skin could take as well if anything could break his barriers. He was not one to just sit idlily for a long time so he entered the place and he started stretching and he could hear voices on the wind but that didn't bother him as he was looking to face what ever might be in here and with how tough he was to hurt he had no fear in doing so as he was not one to listen to the rumors and be scared he was excited to hear these things as he was not a push over and he was here to face it had on.

He saw the woman seem to appear as well but she was not seeming to be part of the test, he could see that she looked at him like she knew him but he had no idea to who or even what she was as she looked kind of strange to him. "Hello there I am Ryuuji of Fairy Tail I am going to handle this just stay behind me." He had started walking off without even waiting for her reply as he was not worried about anything that was in here and he wasn't going to let himself back down and be walked over or let the woman behind him get hurt as he doubted that she was really here for a fight as, as far as he could tell she was unarmed and that was not something that he wanted her to be doing just going around and risking her life as she was probably easy to hurt and would probably bruise.

He put a body shield on himself so if something fired magic at him the body shield would handle it. Being in his own world he hadn't heard her question about if splitting up would be a good idea as he was not here for chit chat he was here to find and fight the creature that people were scared of to see if it could even fight him or harm him. He made a few extra eyes of his head in case of traps or trick hallways that are hidden till you pass them as a depth perception trick on them. He would just keep walking and not look back toward the woman if she followed him great if she didn't then he was not responsible for her cause she didn't stay behind him like he had told her to do.

Ryuuji turned down random hallways as he went Ryuuji was not the brains of the team he use to have with his wife as he was the meat shield so solving mazes was not his thing he was going to just keep going down halls and hitting dead ends till he finds his way to the end of the maze as nothing the maze had to offer was probably going to hurt him or that is at least what he thinks for the time being.
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