Orario, a large city with the Dungeon at its very center. Here Adventurers of the Familia's of the various gods that live amongst them brave its depths. Within its many floors they combat monsters, collect Magic Stones, and collect loot. They then m...
Last time Leo, Pyra, and the rest of the Expedition Party travelled deeper into the Lab. There they encountered a man made monster known as a Sovereign, a strange mechanical being. Barely destroying through the Aegis's power and quick teamwork. The group now finds themselves at a door that the strange man made monster was guarding.
The members of the Expedition Party stood in front of the door that the Sovereign had been guarding mere moments ago. "Are we sure it's safe to enter that room? What if another one of those Sovereign things is waiting for us? Pyra and Leo are exhausted and they were the deciding factor in that battle!" Lefiya said as she doubted it was safe for them to enter the room without regrouping to get their bearings. Leo walked up to the door, studying it closely before looking over his shoulder at the others. "Your logic is sound Lefiya, however I doubt this room would hold another Sovereign. I explored the lower floor of this lab, this is the first encounter I've had with the strange man made device." Leo explained calmly as he continued to study the door.
Gareth stepped forward, a concerned look on his face. "Lad, how can you be certain?" Gareth asked, Leo looking over his shoulder at the Dwarf. Leo noticed that despite all his experience, the veteran adventurer had been shaken by the whole encounter. "While there is no way to say for certain, there is one factor that helps me make an educated guess. The Sovereign is not a monster, but a man made weapon. That would indicate that unlike monsters which merely spawn from the walls of the Dungeon, it was strategically placed here to guard this door." Leo explained as he continued to study the door, preparing to open it. Pyra walked up next to her Driver before gently resting a hand on his shoulder. Leo looked over at Pyra who smiled at him encouragingly.
"I'm with you every step of the way Leo." Pyra said in a supportive tone as she gave the teen's shoulder a squeeze. Leo nodded and was about to open the door, but stopped when Ais walked up to him, stopping on his other side. "We won that battle because you and Pyra were able to break through that thing's defenses. I will go with you." Ais stated in her usual monotone voice, but Leo spotted a ghost is a smile on her face. Lefiya walked up to join the trio, stopping behind Leo. "If Ais is going so am I! Besides, someone has to make sure you don't get yourself killed considering how close you came to it a few minutes ago." Lefiya said in a smug tone, but also could see a teasing smirk on the elf's face. Bete let out an annoyed huff before walking up to the others, joining them.
"Like hell I'm letting you get all the glory for this expedition, weakling!" Bete snapped, but refused to make eye contact with Leo. Gareth looked at the other members of the Expedition Party, his fellow Familia Members before he let a jovial smile spread across his face. "Honestly you youngins are trying to get this old man killed! Can't be helped I suppose, can't let you children walk into the unknown by yourselves!" Gareth said before he joined the group as well. Leo looked at everyone who all in turn gave him a nod, telling him to open the door. Leo turned to face the door, a smirk spreading across his face before he rested his hand in the center of it. The door lit up with a familiar blue light before sliding open. The Expedition Party all filed into the unknown room, ready for whatever awaited them.
???????? The expedition party found themselves in an average sized room, large wires and tubes haphazardly lay across the floor. Strange devices hung from the ceiling, shelves held an assortment of gadgets that none of them had ever seen before. Finally up against the wall, dead center was a desk that had a large red chair next to it, on the desk were two strange rectangular objects resting on top of it.
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