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Supernova
- Joined
- Mar 17, 2012
For Fubuki, those sisterly motions, that affection that only Asuka could get away with and showcase meant the world. He already knew his feelings were strange, that a brother shouldn't want to hug his sister for as long as he held Asuka, or that the smell of her even with a strange shampoo that wasn't her usual brand, left him feeling elevated was weird. Yet as she ruffled his hair he knew he would follow Asuka into hell and back. That he would basically do anything for her, even if it was detrimental to his survival at times. He knew he didn't want to go back to the spirit world, but that there weren't any other options.
She was right, they had to go forward with this plan, and they needed Judai if they were going to save the world. But as she left to go be with the rest of the group, his eyes lingered on her, and he knew that his own motivations weren't really about saving the world, that he just wanted to protect and care for his little sister. He felt better about that and could gather his focus, but he knew it would be a long day ahead of them.
For Fubuki walking up to the island wasn't unnerving anymore. He worked there most of the time alongside Asuka and had learned a lot from his time here but the goal of breaking into the spirit world left him wondering exactly where they should take that crossing. He pulled out Daitokuji's old journal looking over notes and thinking things over. "The problem is that the spirit world is actually very big. If we had a week I might be able to pinpoint Judai better in that other world, but since I don't I just kinda have to pull the widest net possible." He opened the box of shadow charms and started to pass each one out to the rest of the group.
"The shadow charms, are finicky tools, they were made in the shadow realm, weaker counterparts too much more powerful and ancient artifacts each one has a fragment of the shadows inside it. As long as it stays on your body you will have some protection from the effects of the other side. However, they were never designed to work together. As for where we can enter the spirit world, there is really only one good option... The place where the shadow realm is the strongest."
Fubuki took the lead but stayed next to Asuka, she was right that right now he needed her support. Taking them to that old long-abandoned dorm. The basement where Asuka had once dueled Titan, and where the shadows lurked constantly. "This is where I was first dragged into the spirit world, where Nightshroud was born." Fubuki trembled for a moment.
Sho broke the tension with a line of his own. "You sure the pool isn't a better option? I don't mind my clothes getting a little wet." He said jokingly, which did get a chuckle out of Fubuki.
Of course, now he had all of the former professor's notes on the spirit world, years of one of the greatest sorcerers' knowledge put into his hands, along with the experiences and memories he had from being Nightshroud gave him plenty of knowledge of how to open the door. He reached out and grabbed Asuka's hand. "Everyone is going to need to hold hands so we don't get lost."
Without missing a beat Jun grabbed Asuka's free hand on her other side, the show grabbed his hand, followed by Ryo who closed the circle with Fubuki. Fubuki closed his eyes, and focused on the pendant around his neck, which glowed in response calling forth the gate to the other side.
Which activated all of the other items. Each member of the group had taken, and immediately each charm tried to reject the others, actively pushing each person apart. In the moment Fubuki lost his grip, and the circle was torn apart as a blinding light ripped through the group and tore each of them away from one another as they fell to the winds of the spirit world.
Only one person seemed to manage to hold onto Asuka, his grip on her was like an iron vice as the two were tossed asunder.
Jun lost consciousness in the fall, but when he awoke he was at the least still wearing clothes that were infinitely better than his previous trip to the spirit world. The ground was lush and warm, and also breathing, as he wasn't really on the ground, he was on top of Asuka. He groaned as he pushed himself off of her, and laid on grass, they were in a clearing, in the woods, but this place didn't have the same tropical treeline as Academy island. It lacked the smell of the sea and was much more inland than the volcanic island's forest.
For the moment he waited for Asuka to regain consciousness, putting her head on his lap so she could at least be comfortable in the moment.