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"Wait," Achaeos stepped forwards, "Stop. There's something very wrong here. Look at the spirits closest to the opening."
As Achaeos gestured, some of the dancing lights closest to the boulder shifted, their shapes warping and their colour darkening intensely. The peaceful, swirling nature of their dance quickly became frantic and enraged, and if they possessed anything approximating a face, it twisted in anger.
It lasted only a moment, before they drifted away again and returned to normal.
"Do not move that boulder!" he yelled, stepping forwards.
Seiji looked over his shoulder, frowning. "But we need to!" he exclaimed, "I can feel it - I know the spirits, and I can feel the pull. They need it open!"
"I don't know what you feel, child, but you are mistaken. Stop at once."
"No!" Seiji shook his head vigorously.
"Do not force my hand!" Achaeos growled, his hand lingering near his katana.
Behind him, Nariko chuckled. "It doesn't look like they're making much progress anyway." she remarked. Indeed, despite the strength of the other two pushing the boulder, it had barely budged. It seemed something more than its own weight kept it where it was. "And are you sure you're right, Aki?" the younger looking kitsune girl stepped forwards, grinning. "Maybe you're just afraid of the unknown. It's not necessarily bad, hm?"
"Wait," Achaeos stepped forwards, "Stop. There's something very wrong here. Look at the spirits closest to the opening."
As Achaeos gestured, some of the dancing lights closest to the boulder shifted, their shapes warping and their colour darkening intensely. The peaceful, swirling nature of their dance quickly became frantic and enraged, and if they possessed anything approximating a face, it twisted in anger.
It lasted only a moment, before they drifted away again and returned to normal.
"Do not move that boulder!" he yelled, stepping forwards.
Seiji looked over his shoulder, frowning. "But we need to!" he exclaimed, "I can feel it - I know the spirits, and I can feel the pull. They need it open!"
"I don't know what you feel, child, but you are mistaken. Stop at once."
"No!" Seiji shook his head vigorously.
"Do not force my hand!" Achaeos growled, his hand lingering near his katana.
Behind him, Nariko chuckled. "It doesn't look like they're making much progress anyway." she remarked. Indeed, despite the strength of the other two pushing the boulder, it had barely budged. It seemed something more than its own weight kept it where it was. "And are you sure you're right, Aki?" the younger looking kitsune girl stepped forwards, grinning. "Maybe you're just afraid of the unknown. It's not necessarily bad, hm?"