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The fresh smell of ice clashes with the odor of the tainted Meguro River. This purity and pollution compete as you continue to step downwards on the magically created ice stairs and take a glimpse of what is beneath the bridge. It's a chaos of pipes and wires under the clean, paved upper bridge deck. If there's something that should not belong to a mundane bridge, it would be here in the shadows, where it is difficult to access for anyone normal.
You stare hard at the shadows; the nearby lights of Tokyo provide some tepid illumination, but it can only do so much. Then the Mask shivers; you feel the trembling as it hangs around the neck. You had forgotten about this Relic. Last time it had reacted because of the Wyvern. Will the Mask reveal its name and powers?
<span class="mu-r">Warnien...</span>
Oh, that's new! You didn't hear that when it was on the table, so it must be a power that only shows up if the Mask is on your person. You quickly tie the Mask with the leather thongs and properly equip it. Are you in danger? Now on high alert, you scan the area until something in the darkness glints. The Mask continues to shiver as new sounds fill the air.
The sound of battle and shouts! That blinking light must be the entrance to the domain, and it is growing ever brighter. It reminds you of the light of an oncoming subway train exiting a dark tunnel. Your brain catches up with a realization; oncoming usually means something is directly coming at you.
<span class="mu-s">"LIGHT OF AVALON!"</span>
A white beam of energy sizzles into existence just as the icy platform beneath your feet dissipates at your mental command. Gravity takes hold and pulls you downwards as the blinding heat passes overhead. You make the mistake of raising a hand to shield your head; your fingers and hand ache in pain instantly as the energy beam passes overhead. It is a relief to hit the cool water of the Meguro River and leave behind the searing heat.
When you swim upwards to the surface, the fading path the energy beam took dissolves into nothingness. You heard that attack before. On the very first day in Avalon some twenty-five days ago. It is the Knights of the Round Table.
Cath Palug, Team Feline (minus one dead), the damn knights and you.
It's going to be one hell of a mess when you get in. You summon another ice platform and scramble on it to climb back towards the entrance. Your hand aches; a quick glance shows the skin is red from being so close to the beam but is otherwise fine.
You tap on the Mask.
"So.... Are you going to declare yourself and tell me your abilities? I know you can warn me of danger, but how about an explanation of how you really work and the rules governing you?"
