>>5357209"Down." you reply, looking towards the walls for any opening that leads deeper. "We were led deeper into the darkness and cornered after coming to a round arena like area."
"I see. Well then, deeper it is." Aku says, and dives down into one of the holes in the floor. As he does, you focus your own energy and let your emerald aura blaze up to illuminate the darkness. Aku's flaming eyebrows didn't exactly wholly light the way, so your own aura blazing vastly increases your ability to see. “If you see the platform you're familiar with, let me know.”
“Will do.” you reply, keeping your head moving as you keep your head on a swivel. You look around as Aku swims, heading deeper and deeper down into the rocky cave. As he moves you start to see several more broken Rak'kari bodies, their forms crunched as if grabbed by giant hands. And remembering back to how their ki signatures would suddenly vanish as you were gathering the Rak'kari for the final confrontation, it seems that this was the fate of those you didn't reach in time. The poor bastards. Further and further down Aku leads you, until you suddenly recognize where you are. “What's that?”
“Did you find it? Have you found....” Aku asks, stopping in place and grabbing onto several of the rocks nearby to stop in place. He sees what you see, judging from his voice trailing off as there is, somehow, a giant double door seemingly hewn from the rocks directly into the wall. “Ohhh. Perhaps this doorway is important?”
“It would seem so.” you reply as Aku drifts over, setting you down before shifting into a powerful looking shape. Eighty percent of this form's body is its chest and arms, Aku driving both hands into the doors to try and drive them open. But, to both of your surprise, they don't budge. “Here, let me handle this. HRAAA!!”
With a roar you once more Ascend, muscles swelling as you retake your largest, most powerful form you can reliably take. Then you reach out, both with your hands and with your mind and grab onto the doors with your telekinesis. Then with a roar, you throw everything you have against the sealed doors.
“HRRRAAAA!!” you bellow, pushing with everything you've got. The two doors are incredibly heavy, neither moving while you try and move both. So, instead of pushing against them both, you focus on just one. They lead to the same place, after all, so there's no need to waste energy moving them both. Shoving everything you've got against the right door; you finally feel it beginning to move as it slowly grinds against the ground. Then, once the seal is broken, you feel the door sliding open more easily and you're able to shove it open enough for you and your shield to easily get through. But as you release your telekinetic grip, sighing out from the exertion, you notice an odd light radiating out from the room beyond. Aku sees it first, the two of you sharing a look.
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