>>5172282"They don't need this equipment, if anything can help you or your other siblings, go ahead and take them." you say, again turning your gaze upwards. You aren't sure why, but you can't get over the feeling of being watched. So, as they scavenge from the corpses, you raise your right hand straight up and quickly gather a small orb of energy into your hand. Focusing on that, you draw your arm back and pitch it straight up. The orb radiates light as it flies higher and higher, quickly becoming a smaller and smaller dot of light. And then, when it's barely more than a single pinpoint of light, your orb reaches the ceiling. Judging the distance form your ki orb to you, it's easily over a hundred feet overhead.
Realizing the sheer distance separating you from the ceiling, and having no actual idea what's between you and it, you feel your discomfort growing instead of shrinking. There's a LOT of space in this room, and you can't shake the feeling that you're being watched. Now that you've found the ceiling, you channel even more ki into the orb, swiftly doubling the size of your ki ball. It glows brighter, you sending it towards your left and watch it fly over the uneven rocky ceiling. Yet despite your orb shining even more light, you don't actually <span class="mu-i">see</span> anything up there.
“You guys get everything you wanted?” you ask them, not looking away from your orb of light as you continue swinging it across the ceiling searching for whatever you can just feel is looking at you.
“I think so.” Chilli says, you glancing over your shoulder to see they've grabbed quite a bit. Milha actually took the woman's robes, catching you a bit by surprise, but they all seem to be a bit on-edge as well. Caulifla is holding the giant mace, while Chilli no doubt is holding onto the magical rings. You see them all glancing side to side, no doubt feeling what you are too. So you end your orb, extinquishing that energy and holding your hand out to them.
“Alright, let's get on out of here.” you say, offering your left hand. They all grab on, and for a moment consider trying again to use your Instant Transmission to teleport away. But the creeping dread hovering just behind your neck. You realize that you won't be able to focus anywhere nearly well enough now, and instead immediately bring your right hand to your forehead as you focus on Meloka's ki. Then after a moment's effort you teleport, bringing yourself, Milha, Chilli, and Caulifla to Towa's side. “We found something, well, interesting.”
“What did you-? Milha! Where did you get <span class="mu-i">that</span>?” Towa asks, almost recoiling from the dingy robes her daughter is holding. “And what is that smell?”
“We found bodies!” your and Towa's daughter says excitedly.
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