Serenade of Water (Dungeon/Closed)

[Sanada Yukimura]

(OOC: Katsumi. PM me if you want to join.)

After departing from one of the village ports near Kai towards Shikoku, to trade for some extra supplies, Yukimura had passed by a nearby island and spotted a monastery located on it. He had heard rumors of a monastery filled with great treasure... but also great evil. Deciding a small detour wouldn't hurt, as the supplies weren't detrimental for the Takeda faction and he was well ahead of schedule, he would direct his medium sized ship towards the island. After landing on shore and dropping anchor, Yukimura would make his way towards the entrance, before heading inside. This was going to be very interesting...

[Shinomori Katsumi]

{Just gonna pretend that Katsumi has been with Yukimura the whole time}

Since after the whole ordeal with the fantastic four, Katsumi stuck to Yukimura, far closer to him. Takehiro made her nervous, his unnecessary attacks and anger frightening her and reminding the archer of her abusive father. He now petrified her, and Yukimura apparently had his own drama with the man. Since Yuki was one of her few real friends, one she could trust and who had earned her trust, Kat had stayed near him after coming across the man not too long ago. Having nothing better to do, the girl decided to help him with his work for the Takeda. The pay wasn't much, but she felt safe near her friend, and that was what she needed most after the earlier scene.

There had been rumours about a temple, about power and evil; it reminded Kat of Numa castle. Believing in the supernatural now, she was not deterred, having her own power now. Instead she was intrigued, and so she continued to follow Yukimura there, leaving the ship with him and heading towards the temple.

Upon entering, Katsumi gripped at her bow, dark eyes glancing about warily, but with a curiosity as well.

"I wonder... if this will be like Numa... What do you think, Yukimura-san?" she inquired, gaze sliding over to the Takeda soldier.

[Yamabara Shou]

Shou would have been following after Yukimura ship, under instruction from his superiors. It wasn't that Lord Shingen didn't accept some fault for the event leading to antagonising the Amakusa. However others above Shou could not see the fault in the action of their lord, and as such put all of the blame on Yukimura's shoulders. However when Yukimura's ship made a detour Shou cursed to himself. The ship he was on was not heading for the island and he doubt he could convince the captain to change his heading without more money. Shou didn't want that. 

Shou ran and leap off the side of the boat, and started swimming. Eventually he made land fall, and crawled out of the water a soaking mess. Getting to his feet, Shou stamped his way up the shore. Wringing his clothes out as best he could as he walked towards the other man. Only to be shocked by his company. "Ka..." He cut himself off. "Saito?" He said confused only just remembering to use her fake name with other people around. 

"Sorry for the intrusion sir, but some people back home are still annoyed, and don't want you out of sight, I drew the short end of the stick." Shou would explain turning to Yukimura, before looking back to Katsumi. "It's good to see you again, shame I look like a wreak though." Shou greeted her, wringing out more water from his clothes. 

[Sanada Yukimura]

"I would be very surprised if it wasn't. But no matter what comes our way, we'll get through it, together."

Giving Katsumi a slight smile, hearing footsteps come up from behind them, he would quickly whirl around, his weapons in hand, only to lower them as soon as he saw who it was, but that wasn't the surprising part. What was surprising was the first part Shou began to say, only to cut himself off and use the surname of Katsumi's alias.

"Yamabara-san? You know Katsumi-san as well? And I'm not surprised, Oyakata-sama doesn't blame me or my father, but no doubt the other commanders believe it was not Oyakata-sama's fault, but mine, for being young and ignorant, even though I was just as unaware as Oyakata-sama, until it was too late for both of us."

It was clear from saying her name that he too, knew Katsumi's secret, and now it was out in the open. A bitter, twisted smile on his face, now wasn't the time to dwell on the commanders putting the blame squarely on him. If he did, it would cloud his judgment, and end up costing them more than just failing the dungeon. Turning back to face Katsumi, he would give her a nod of his head, before stepping towards the left wing.

[Shinomori Katsumi]

She nodded in agreement to Yuki's words. "You're right."

Katsumi was surprised to see Shou coming up to them, and he began to say her name with uncertainty. To show him it was alright, she shook her head, looking over at Yukimura with a nod. She remained silent as the two talked about Takeda matters, as it was not her place as a mercenary. When Shou spoke to her, Katsumi bowed her head and her brown hues were warm. "It is. And... you look fine, Shou-san."

[Yamabara Shou]

Shou was surprised that not only did, Yukimura know Katsumi, but like him, Yukimura was someone that his friend had confided in about her gender and true identity. Shou couldn't help but wonder how they knew each other, but didn't ask. Yukimura however seemed to take his being followed much better then Shou expected. Maybe that was because Shou didn't much like the idea himself, that he felt the man should be more annoyed. Shou looked down to his dishevelled clothes, but smiled at Katsumi when she hesitated over saying he looked fine. "Thank you." He replied simply.

Shou would follow after Yukimura. "What is this place?" He asked. He had some vague idea, but unlike the other two hadn't equated the temple to being like Numa. However he could tell Yukimura was somewhat wary of the locale, and as such was on guard himself. One hand ready to go to his sword if it was needed, while his other was ready to pull forth daggers quickly. Shou wished that he had been more prepared. Wet clothes, and slightly tired from swimming to follow didn't bode well. Good for him that he was used to pushing himself though bad conditions and tiredness. 

[Chosokabe Nanami]

"But cap'n! This don't seem like a good idea!"

~* Nanami's men were pleading with her, but the pirate princess merely laughed heartily as she stood at the forefront of her ship, hands on her hips.

"Do you think rumors of a haunted temple can shiver my timbers?! I'll waltz in there and prove everything wrong!"

She leaped from her ship to the sandy banks below, losing her footing upon landing and falling onto her booty. Wincing a bit as she stood up and rubbed her butt, she stood up straight and acted tough again.

"You yellowbellies just stay up there! I'll go this alone!"
"But cap'n..."
"I'll be back in a jiffy!"

~* Getting her cannons at the ready, she ignored the protests of her men as she headed for the monastery. Entering the doors, however, she would see three other people there.

"Oh... uh... hello."

[Takeda Shingen]

(OOC: Stats LOCKED. Participants LOCKED. Items LOCKED. Put your stats in your next post. Left Wing begun.

Objectives:

1) Pass through all of the traps without losing a single member.
2) Obtain the Daimyo's treasure and bring it back to the start.
3) You must make it back to the entrance to be successful.

Good luck.)

As Yukimura approached the left wing, the door would rip open, pulling all four of them inside with a wave of dark energy, and the door would quickly seal off behind them. Just like in Numa Castle, if they looked, it would be covered with a dark void of energy that they could not bypass, and it seemed they were now in a large hall, with waterfalls flowing down from openings set high and well out of sight along the walls of the hallway, pools of water hidden in shadows flowing on either side of the pathway, noticeable only by the sound of the waterfalls emptying into the pools, and a treasure chest across the room!

[Sanada Yukimura]

"A monastery rumored to be filled with great treasure... but also great evil, much like Numa Castle is Satsuma."

Before he could take a step towards the left wing, he would turn at the sound of footsteps coming up from behind them, and turning his head, would see a young female pirate enter into the room. Pulling his dual jumonji yari off his back out of sheer instinct, when it was apparent the girl wasn't here to attack them, he would lower his spears, though continued to keep his guard up.

"Hello. Have you come to investigate this temple as well? You may join us if you wish."

Regardless of if the girl agreed or not, once he had taken a step towards the left wing, having expected to be pulled in just like at Numa Castle, he would land on his feet upon entering the room, noticing the resemblance to Numa Castle, but this one differed in the waterfalls and the pools of water running along the side of the hallway. Placing his spears back onto his back before falling to one knee and slamming his hands onto the ground, closing his eyes and focusing, Yukimura would take in the entire area of the room, and if there were any traps, he would pinpoint them without any trouble, allowing him to direct whoever decided to tackle the traps without ending up in harms way.

"Shall we get started? Who is going to venture into the hallway to get the chest? If there are traps, I'll detect them, and if you are about to trigger any, I'll let you know."

[OOC: Yukimura's stats:

Str: 27 (62)
Dex: 33 (60)
Con: 30 (136)
Wis: 33 (50)
Spr: 30 (43)]

[Shinomori Katsumi]

{Str: 20 (45) | Dex: 40 (116) | Con: 20 (48) | Wis: 37 (64) | Spr: 32 (55)}

Katsumi remained silent as Yukimura explained the location, her excellent eyes searching warily. Despite her power, she would always be on edge. It was not wise to let one's guard down. Hence when another appeared, Katsumi lifted her bow some, ready to aim and fire if necessary. Dark eyes rested on this pirate girl, head tilting to the side as the merc looked her up and down. She didn't appear to be any trouble, but one could never be sure.

The merc did find it curious though that this one was openly a woman, and Katsumi bit down on her bottom lip a little, holding back her questions and curiosity. They were inappropriate and so the disguised female continued to not say a word.

Although it was not as though Katsumi would have had time to ask anything, as they were pulled into a vortex, very much like at Numa Castle. It was less of a shock this time, and upon entering the new room, Katsumi had her bow drawn, ready for anything. She caught sight of a treasure chest a ways away, and immediately suspected traps. Like at Numa, there was simply no way it'd be that easy.

Putting her bow on her back, Katsumi stepped forward and looked up at Yukimura, replying, "Yukimura-san, my ability... it is best suited for such. I can be in and out within moments..."

A long jump supported by wind to the very end, grab the chest, and a single push and gust to jump back. Sounded simple enough, as long as she didn't fuck it up. Right?

[Yamabara Shou]

(OOC: Str20/38 Dex30/69 Con 22/55 Wis 30/47 Spr 30/39)

Shou didn't particularly like the idea of another Numa, when Yukimura mentioned it. He had nearly died a couple of times in those halls. The knight in that strange place, impaling him with the sword that he now used, was not a pleasant memory. It was one that would probably make most not want to use the weapon, however it was strangely suited to Shou's skill set. As Yukimura went to  seemingly touch the ground in order to detect traps, Shou would turn to the new comer that had joined them. "Could you watch my back please miss?" He asked politely before turning back to the path that lay ahead and Katsumi. "I'll keep a eye out as well, just in case their is something that cannot be detected by Sanada-san's methods." Shou would tell her, as the mercenary he called a friend stepped up to proceed forwards. 

Shou would then focus on the room, the intimidate surrounding around him becoming distance and unseen or noticed. His eyes would scan along walls and ceiling. In amazing detail, looking for anything that could be seen as a trap. While he didn't know what Sanada-san was doing exactly, his methods were not guaranteed to notice all traps.  Numa had clealy had mystical forces at work, and those would not necessary be detectable by vibration, hopefully they would be noticeable by sight if that kicked off, and he could warn Katsumi if that occurred. 

[Chosokabe Nanami]

~* Before the pirate-clad girl could respond, they were all pulled into a strange rift, and Nanami looked around wide-eyed as her new group all found themselves in a new room. Noticing her new companions spoke to her, and seemingly un-freaked-out by all of this, she assumed they had been in this kind of situation before.

"I... yeah... I'm here for the same reasons..."

~* She nodded, gripping her cannons tightly. At the other man's request to watch his back, she would lift her cannons up at the ready just in case something weird popped out.

"Don't worry, I'm a good shot."

~* She was curious about what everyone was doing, and what their plans could be, however.

[Takeda Shingen]

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[Takeda Shingen]

Thanks to the combined efforts of Yukimura, Shou, and Nanami, Katsumi would make it to the Daimyo's chest unscathed and unharmed, and make it back without a single hitch. As she made it back to the entrance, the void would open right back up and the same dark energy from before would pull all four of them forcefully into the entrance area, knocking them to the ground again, but they would be safe.

The left wing would seal off with a loud roar, the darkness erupting into a beam of light. Once it was gone, a large steel door was left in the way, and if they tried to get past it, it would be impossible.

[OoC: Left Chamber complete. PLATINUM awarded. Use the next round to decide if you will continue the dungeon. Daimyo chests remain locked until the dungeon is completed.]

[Sanada Yukimura]

"... Alright. But be careful Hiroshi-san."

While Shou asked the newcomer to their group to watch his back, Yukimura would detect any traps in the ceiling and walls that could potentially hit Katsumi, since the traps on the ground would not affect her. With their combined efforts, Katsumi would manage to reach the Daimyo's chest unhindered and unharmed, and once she made her way back to the entrance, all four of them would be pulled out of the left wing and it would seal shut behind them with a steel door in the way.

"Excellent job Hiroshi-san. Shall we tackle the right wing now?"