Concept art of the hallway of the "den". Contains left and right side view, an idea for light sources, some details of arcs, statues and patterns and the concept of the flora seen in there.

A very crude detailed idea of the statue's altar. Presented side by side with silhouettes of the statues of "guardians" watching over the bridge to capture the idea of their overall looks.

With #TotemofOath complete, here some concept art for late of the comic - the details of the "den".
As you can see, I can still be... rather impatient for concept art, but I'm working on changing that. It had a lot more details already figured out by then on the script level.
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Kellie: (nudges Ninkoul's elbow) And this time it may not even be constrained by time. Unless that is another wild shot in the dark, hmm? Ninkoul: Ha, ha. I know it was a stretch to say dhat when I had no idea to begin widh! The scene shifts to the collapsed hallway in the Maze, where Kellie and Ninkoul found the secret veil at... Kellie: And about what religious we saw too. Ninkoul: To be frank, I wouldn't be surprised if dhat one has fallen into dhe Abyssal obscurity dhe day Gilarius fell... But who knows. Mayhaps you're right about it... Dhat in dhe future it can become dhe most important dhing for us to know.

Among the ruins, the shelf with a switch and the artifact bedding remains unseen. ... Only gentle music box melody remains hidden in its chamber.

Totem of Oath 72-73
Perhaps, someday... (END)

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Ninkoul smacks his face laughing genuinely while Kellie is shaking the artifact in her hand. Ninkoul: Madwoman. You really pulled it off, and you didn't have to! Kellie: Even if not, I wanted to. By then I knew how much it mattered to you, so... I suppose focusing on that helped a lot in not getting petrified there... So, what will it be, Ninkoul? Ninkoul: Very well. Let me see it. Kellie passes the artifact to her friend. It seems to be a strange ring artifact with a gem in the center, looking almost like an eye shinning in the moonlight.

Ninkoul: Now dhat's fascinating... Kellie: Yeah... especially with how light seems to reflect off it. I wonder what it's for. Ninkoul: ... You know... Dhis looks a lot like an engravement I saw back in dhe Maze. Kellie: Really? Where? Ninkoul: Remembered I mentioned a switched before we jumped drough dhe veil? It had a cavity about dhe same shape as dhis. I dhink dhis artifact fits in dhere. The two start walking out of the field. Kellie: Then when things get calmer there, we should investigate. It could tell us about that knight's oath. Ninkoul: Mmmh... I'll dhink about it. It still might be a mere wild goose chase for us. Kellie: Maybe... Or maybe, based off our experience in the past couple of years, it can become far more important than we give it credit.

Totem of Oath 70-71
The artifact

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Kellie gently places her hand on Ninkoul's arm. Kellie: ... Ey. I agree what you did was irrational, even for you. However, it's easy to see you just wanted to find the truth, as soon as possible too. And because it holds a personal meaning to you, you're not used to handling that the same way you do with other people's problems. You are more prone to acting upon someone else's sake than act for something that matters to you specifically. It only makes sense you'd have trouble navigating listening to your own self for a change. You only stated doing that a little bit recently, after all. Ninkoul seems slightly surprised at the words, his face remains gentle... until he exhales with his usual neutral expression. Ninkoul: ... I blame you and your friends for dhis mindset's instillment. Kellie: (smiles at the response) Hehe... They're a contagious bunch, aren't they?

Ninkoul starts taking his first steps forward, exhaling one more time. Ninkoul: Huu... In eidher case, I dhink dhat's enough of dhis secret alchemy society for me... Kellie: Whueh? You don't want to finish this pursuit? Ninkoul: Dhat pursuit already cost a friend's life before and nearly ours as well. I'm not risking any more for a potential dead end. Kellie smirks at that smuggly, all while placing her hand into her pouch to shuffle through. Kellie: Hu... I suppose that would be a wise choice... Soooo I take it you don't want to know what was inside the statue then? Ninkoul: (Stops in his tracks.) Wait, what? Kellie: What? If you are done with this mystery, then I suppose you wouldn't want to see... THIS? She pulls out an artifact out of her pouch, startling the witts out of the knight. Ninkoul: YOU LITTLE--!! Yet, it dawns on him fast what happened, giving him a smile for a change.

Totem of Oath 68-69
Changes for the best

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The portal area in Memory Valley. The magic of teleportation stone warps into it as both Kellie and Ninkoul pop out of it, panting heavily now that it's over. Ninkoul: Dhat... huff.. was dhe biggest teleportation leap... huff... huff.. we've done by far...

Kellie: Considering how much magic... huff... it took out of both... huff... of us, iand it was an interdimensional jump... huff... I say that's as far as we can make ourselves go too. Imagine how much more it would have taken out of us if others came along! Ninkoul: ... Yeah Ninkoul sighs, mostly keeping his eye contact averted. Ninkoul: Sigh... Trudh be told, we really should have called odhers for some help. Kellie: Really? But you tend to not let people into your personal affairs, like how this one was. Ninkoul: I'm serious, Kellie. All dhat happened dhere was widh more close calls dhan we can afford ourselves. And widh Gleizuret around, dhat's an utterly fatal mistake to make! And dhis didn't have to be like dhat had I not rushed us head first due to my personal connection to it. I let my emotions get dhe best of me. And it's even more unforgiving dhat I did dhat while knowing how terrified you are of Gleizuret after all dhat happened in dhe past. Dhat was unbecoming of me as a knight AND as a lakuzas... Danere*... I should have done dhe right dhing and listened to you back dhen. *Danere - "I'm sorry" in lakuzan, with implication to come from the depth of the heart.

Totem of Oath 66-67
Back under the moon

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Ninkoul: (addresses Kellie mid flight) Forget dhe artifact, we're leaving! Kellie: But Nink- Ninkoul: Take out dhe teleportation stone, NOW! Gleizuret doesn't rely on just tendrils to reach them, in fact it's charging a big attack. Kellie pulls out the stone with a unique symbol, and it's now getting its magic charged.

Ninkoul lands the two of them on top of the statue while they're waiting. However, the charge of Gleizuret's strike is rapidly growing larger, distorting the surroundings. Ninkoul: Dezas, it's going to shoot! The lakuza clasps the magic stone on top of Kellie. The stone gets charged at break neck speed, ready for use. Ninkoul: Mendinio! The stone begins to warp them in a magic dark mist. As the beam gets shot out, the statue's head gets completely shattered.

Totem of Oath Pages 64-65
Escape

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Seeing that Ninkoul is clearing out her path, Kellie summons her wings to fly out of her falling trap. Much to the dismay, Gleizuret doesn't hesitate and thusts one of its tendrils which pierces her wings. The strike disperses them, stunning Kellie in the process.

Ninkoul catches sight of where the tendril hit and doesn't waste a second to swing himself all the way down, using his wings to increase his speed and get undernearth Kellie to catch her.

Totem of Oath Pages 62-63
The beast never relents

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The trembles make the illuminating orb crack at its foundation and shake, until it finally gives out and falls ontop the bridge, crushing it in the process

Gleizuret continues asserting itself within the hall. Ninkoul, who flew into the air to avoid the orb crushing him. A quick scan reveals to him the conflict before Kellie, who's left on the bridge debris falling into the pit, and the destination at the statue. Despite his frustration, his decision to slice through the flying creatures is swift.

Totem of Oath Pages 60-61
Collapse

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Another crushing thud from Gleizuret shakes the temple, making the ceiling crumble little by little. A large boulder falls yet again, landing right on Kellie's grappling hook and breaking its magnet. Kellie tries to slow down the fall, still hitting the floor with a hard thud. She tries to snap out of the stun.

Spotting beasts surrounding her, she extends her hand and engulfs it in magic. The chakram shakes in its place, and shortly after flies towards her. It passes by Ninkoul, slicing right through the creature he's dealing with in the moment. Kellie kicks one that tries to pounce on her and reaches out to grab her trusted weapon.

Totem of Oath Pages 58-59
Struggle

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Ninkoul looks nervous at the sight. Ninkoul: If you are near dhe item, you better grab it now! Gleizuret starts showing its face in the hall. Kellie shudders in horror, only to just barely react to the falling boulders in front of her. Her gaze falls on Ninkoul, who's continued fighting the beasts for now.

A brief pause from Kellie. Then she deeply inhales. Attaching the hook to the rib of the statue, she hops down and lowers herself to the level of the opened cavity. The ground is shaking from Gleizuret's presence and stomping...

Totem of Oath Pages 56-57
Facing the Abyssal

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The beast gets sliced in half by the chakram to buy more time, as the weapon drops to the bridge clanging. Right as Kellie is about to land on the rib of the statues, loud stomping draws her attention.

Gleizuret is coming in. Kellie is frightened, losing focus and thus having her wings disperse. Kellie: Niiiiiiiiiiink, we have a problem! Ninkoul takes a brief reprieve to see what's happening.

Totem of Oath Pages 54-55
It's here...

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Kellie summons her butterfly wings to move in the air and return to her destination. Then, she notices something.

The summoned beasts reshaped after being dispersed. Kellie: Dezas..! Kellie rushes to the statue, only to get disrupted by another flying beast.

Totem of Oath Pages 52-53
Aerial maneuver

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The grappling hook magnetizes to the statue, yanking Kellie off the ground. Her feet land on the stone, and she begins to run on top to ease the movement upwards. Yet, one of the summoned creatures sweeps in flying, grabbing her hook's wire and dragging her along in the air.

As the wire is getting pulled in, the summon prepares for the slash. Kellie takes out her chakram to retaliate to its strike, finishing it up with slicing through its misty tail as soon as she comes to its level. They are left in a freefall.

Totem of Oath Pages 50-51
Disruption

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The duo watches the appeared creatures slowly surrounding them. Kellie: Are these some form of summons? Ninkoul: Nodhing makes me dhink odherwise. Except dhey're summoned by dhis temple. I'll stall dhem, you make your way up dhere and find out what's in dhat opening? Kellie: On it. One of the summons finally leaps towards Ninkoul, aiming to pounce on top of him.

Ninkoul waits with summoned magic until last second to slash through the misted creature, triggering the fight with the pack. In the meantime, Kellie turns her attention to the statue and shoots out her grappling hook towards its top.

Totem of Oath Pages 48-49
Stalling for time

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The duo is staring towards the opened mechanism. Kellie: Why would they place it so high up? Ninkoul: I'm as puzzled as you are. Perhaps, it was dhat valuable for dhem? Kellie: (she looks uncomfortable after a second.) I'm... getting a strong sense of deja-vu. Do you remember that story of how one of the ruins shifted and moved as soon as it was disturbed? Ninkoul: Yes. And it's fair to assume dhe same would happen here. CREEEAAAK An echo of strange creaking fills the hall. Walls above the statues reveal hatches, which open to release clouds of missed out.

The mist clouds surround the statues and enter inside them. After all of it disappears, the statues' eyes flash up, and misty versions of themselves crawl out of the stone to descend on the duo. Ninkoul: Except we may be seen as raiders by dhis place!

Totem of Oath Pages 46-47
Intruders

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Mist breaks out from underneath the statue, forcing Kellie to hop away backwards to avoid any danger. Ninkoul instantly reacts by summoning his armblades. The black feline hovers her hand over her chakram in the meantime.

The two stand prepared, waiting for surprises. What they discover first upon the mist's dissolve is the absence of the cavity which the totem was put into. Then, clunking noises come out from the statue, and the heart shaped cavity on its chest opens up.

Totem of Oath Pages 44-45
Awakening mechanism

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Kellie scans the statues carefully, until she finds an opening at its very bottom. Kellie: If the oath belongs here, then it must go into the cavity in the platform. Ninkoul: In dhat case... Let's not keep it waiting, shall we? Ninkoul passes the totem to Kellie.

Slowly, Kellie approaches the platform while Ninkoul is cautiously looking behind them. Once the totem is neatly placed inside the cavity, a pause occurs... until clunking noises begin to echo through the hallway. Clunk... clunk... clunk... clunk... CLICK

Totem of Oath Pages 42-43
The totem's place

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Ninkoul: (Baffled at the sight) I... don't recognize dhis figure! All dhe sources I've researched and not a single one spoke of anodher celestial entity like dhis! Kellie: Hmmm... From what we can make out from this pose and equipment... I'll take a wild guess and assume that he could be a knight. Ninkoul: ... I think you're onto somedhing. Ninkoul summons the oath totem out of his magic to have it out with them. Ninkoul: Dhis totem led us all dhe way here. Royal knight is dhe highest rank for a soldier in Gilarius, an oadh totem, dhis statue... Kellie: It all all comes together into one big picture. Ninkoul: Precisely. Dhat entity must be a knight! And if dhat were dhe case... What would be his oadh?

The scene briefly shifts back to the hallway where the invisible portal is at. The portal begins rippling and sizzling, letting through vantablack tendrils and mist coming out of them, which brings withering to the plants around. Gleiruret's head finally follows suite....

Totem of Oath Pages 40-41
The statue

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Kellie looks around and at the knight as she ponders on what was told to her. She eventually places her hand on his arm, getting his attention. Kellie: I'm sorry about your friend... I can't imagine what it was like to learn about rhis fate befalling him. And... We'll do our best to make sure this doesn't repeat. Ninkoul nods quietly. Ninkoul: ... Come, we should solve dhe mystery of dhis den. It's dhe least we can do now. Kellie: For sure.

The two resume their walk down the hallway. The orbs and patterns illuminate more and more, until revealing a unique discovery at the end - a large statue of an armored individual. Kellie: I think we've found who that "cult" worshipped.

Totem of Oath Pages 38-39
At the end of the hall

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Ninkoul: Do you see how it doesn't sit right? It's like somedhing's in plain sight, yet unseen due to some trick. Maybe me being a lakuzas makes me see dhrough dhings like dhat, but... If someone else can see it, dhen it can't be overlooked. Flashbacks to what happened in the past, including Ninkoul discovering more information with a wolverine acquaintance. Though it seems something happened, as when he was doing his research, he had an unexpected visit... Ninkoul: Dhe problem was... Whoever was investigating dhese leads even before me... met dhe fate of disappearing widhout a trace. Crash of things falling over. In the end, all that was left of the wolverine are burnt papers and a destroyed room.

Kellie is looking at her friend in horror, realizing the implications. Ninkoul: I happened to have had a friend, who was helping me widh dhis research, going missing like dhat. And dhat pushed me to keep digging. Sadly, by dhe time I gained a new lead, I got dispatched to return to my clan... And dhe rest is history - dhe tragedy befell Gilarius, dhe slaughter of dhe lakuzas except for just a couple of us, dhe eternal slumber spell... Never found out what happened to dhat friend of mine eidher. Perhaps, dhat "cult" assassinated him for joining dhis quest, maybe it was worse. Even widh all of dhem gone now, I don't know what else I can expect upon finding dhe core of dhis mystery. Kellie doesn't rush to speak up. In fact, she ponders on it quietly, processing what she has learnt.

Totem of Oath Pages 36-37
Personal strives

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Ninkoul rubs his eyes sighing. He looks out towards the walls, leaning against the rails. Ninkoul: To start, I want to emphasize dhat all I said about dhe alchemy was completely trudhful. Kellie: I know. You were going off what you knew this whole time. You're also too bold and sincere to say any flat out lie. Ninkoul: (annoyed.) Yeah, yeah, dhat's why you and odhers scold me when I'm not delicate enough. Anyway... Researching it wasn't anydhing out of dhe ordinary - just anodher part of Gilarian culture which I was invested in. Reading books, exploring practices widh dhe experts - all was part of dhe course for my enlightment dhat would aid me in contributing for future generations, like all lakuzas should. Yet dhe more I dug into dheir practices myself... dhe more I noticed somedhing bizarre. As the knight continues his tale, Kellie quietly leans against the rail in front of her. The pressure from her braces makes it start cracking, drawing Ninkoul's attention. Kellie wasn't fast enough to stop leaning, as the rail gives in underneath her, but Ninkoul manages to grab her by the shirt.

After both are back to standing straight, Ninkoul resumes the story. Ninkoul: My own research made me stumble on writings and symbols dhat didn't line up widh dhe fundamentals I'd learnt by dhen. Dhe symbol we followed was indeed dhat of alchemy, but dens and illusions were never spoken of in dhis field, not even once. It was as absurd as saying dhat fire is just like water in substance! I began investigating, comparing all notes and leads dhat I could find. Digging dhrough it made it look more like somedhing branched out of dhis field into some form of own values and even beliefs foreign to dhe alchemy. Kellie: ... I heard the term "cult" being referred to when groups with such attributes are mentioned. Ninkoul: Hmm... Dhat would be accurate. You can guess dhat it made me try and go as deep as I could. Asking most people resulted in statements such as dhe misalignments being mere errors... or dhat some of dhem had gone delusional. But sometimes... dhey spoke as if dhose sources I found didn't exist at all. Kellie: Didn't exist? While being under their noses the whole time?

Totem of Oath Pages 34-35
The truth

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Kellie finally speaks up, drawing Ninkoul's attention as she approaches it more assertively. Kellie: With the way you speak of that, it's like you thought of this possibility from the start. In fact, your behaviour about this entire affair has been too spontaneous, especially for you. When we discovered the symbol, you instantly disregarded your strategic way of thinking, prioritizing posthaste investigation. Assuming you knew nothing about this off "alchemist" matter, if it can even be called that... She crosses her arms, confronting the lakuza up front. Kellie: Gilarius and the relics we find have always been about being secretive, with puzzles and traps keeping the wrong people at bay. That knowledge alone is enough to deduce that one must not go into its depths without being prepared first. And I can draw only two conclusions from all I've seen, including your behaviour. That this place is all about deception over convoluted puzzles... and you've beem on this trail before. Ninkoul's expressions shifts somberly as he listens in. Kellie: Whatever you learnt about them must be deeper than your duty as a lakuza. Something that touched you personally to not let anyone else come with us. So tell me, Ninkoul... Am I correct?

Silence surrounds the two as Kellie awaits for the answer. Only guardians are watching over them. Finally, Ninkoul inhales through his nose. Ninkoul: Very well. I should have spoken of it sooner dhan I originally intended. Dhe discovery of dhe symbol indeed clouded my judgement. Kellie: I'm all ears. After all... She points towards the orb above their heads which illuminates most of the pathway. Kellie: THIS "full moon" isn't going anywhere either. Ninkoul: Hrrm... Right.

Totem of Oath Pages 32-33
Not what it seems

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Upon Ninkoul's touch the magically charged hallway flares up rapidly, opening up the view at a very long and tall standing pathway. A large orb above their heads illuminates the area alongside the patterns.

The duo walks down the stairs taking in the sights. The peculiar part in the hall drawing attention is the standing statues of beasts staring them down... Kellie: Now THIS looks like a sacred place... Ninkoul: Agree. Dhough it doesn't really make sense. Kellie: What do you mean by this? Ninkoul: See dhere? Dhose statues to watch over us? It is common for sanctuaries of our goddess, dhe Lady, to have dhese but... None of dhem resemble her Children like lakuzas. In fact, I've never seen dhese species before... And I'm not sure how to feel about dhe implications of all dhis... As she listens in, Kellie raises her eyebrow at him.

Totem of Oath Pages 30-31
So this must be the "den"...

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Kellie: Is it getting harder to see here, or is it just my eyes struggling to penetrate this darkness? Ninkoul: No, it certainly isn't just you. (He swishes his tail in front of Kellie.) Grab onto my tail so we wouldn't separate. The feline clasps onto the lakuza's tail, albeit she digs into his scales. Ninkoul flinches a little. Ninkoul: You know you still have sharp claws, right? Kellie: Agh, sorry... I'm still a little jumpy. The two proceed to walk in silence. As the darkness envelops them, the click clacking of the heels is the only echo accompanying them...

The click clacking gets louder. Kellie: The sound is beginning to travel further. Could it be a temple? Ninkoul: Eidher dhat, or it's a hidden alchemist establishment. Maybe an academy, or a laboratory for dhe "enlightened". Hard to tell which one exactly. Suddenly, one the steps Ninkoul makes onto the floor causes illumination, travelling through patterns in the newly discovered part of the area. Ninkoul: ... We're finally in magic charged chambers. The knight kneels down to reach his hand out and touch the patterned floor, enveloping his hand with a fraction of his magic.

Totem of Oath Pages 28-29
The hallway

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Look around the area shows many statues of the same nature: a cloaked figure holding up an orb. Ninkoul: Dhere is a lot of dhem positioned across dhe corridor and share dhe same details. But somedhing is missing in dhem... Kellie: ... No symbol we're looking for. Ninkoul: Precisely. So eidher dhis place is older dhan dhe symbol itself... Kellie: ... Or this location was never an alchemist "den."

Kellie pulls herself up to get back on her feet after her moment of reprieve. Ninkoul: Are you sure you're ready to go already? Kellie: Thanks for looking out for me, but as you mentioned back at the inn, we may be constrained by time. And if there is any chance for this... thing.. to get its mug here, then reaching the end of this place must be our priority. Ninkoul, despite mild frustration expressed in quiet clenching of his fist, nods in response. The two proceed to walk deeper into the "den", going down the corridor. They reach its narrower pathway, through which the echo becomes more apparent and the area gets only darker...

Totem of Oath Pages 26-27
Into the darkness

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Ninkoul quietly clenches his fist during a pause, waiting for Kellie to start calming down. Ninkoul: We won't be slain by Gleizuret. We're far from it, so we're fine. Your fear is completely natural, and you reacted great to it, believe it or not. Remember dhat we're not in dhere anymore, alright? Kellie nods. The lakuza pats her shoulder. Ninkoul: Take your time. We'll proceed once you're ready. He gets up, now using the opportunity to assess their new location properly.

The sight of the abandoned tall hallway is looming over their heads, with statues lined up in rows. Ninkoul: Hmmm... Somedhing's strange about dhis place. Kellie: ... How strange are we talking? Ninkoul turns his attention to Kellie, realizing that she's listening in. Ninkoul: Take a close look at dhe statues here.

Totem of Oath Page 24-25
A momentary reprieve

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Kellie is trembling, her hands are shaking. The vision of the creature from the library lingers in her mind. Kellie: I... I thought Gleizuret was going to get us... It was r-right there... right... in front of us... What if it gets hrough the veil?! We're trapped here for it to reach! I... I don't... not again... Ninkoul springs up to his feet as the feline's mind unravels.

Kellie: I-I d-don't want it to..! Her mind is stuck on the vision of Gleizuret launches itself... That's when Ninkoul's snapping of the fingers gets the cat's ears to flick, her attention starting to be brought back in. Ninkoul: Ey, ey, ey, Kellie. Despite that, she's still having a hard time to calm down. Ninkoul kneels in front of her, his wings spread around as he lowers her arm braces from sight. Ninkoul: Kell, listen to my voice. Your fears are spiraling. Look at me. Come on, you're strong. Look at me. Kellie, after struggles to focus and overcome her dread, finally lifts her head up to have eye contact with her friend. The lakuza remains calm as he keeps talking. Ninkoul: Listen to me. You have to breadhe, alright? Deeply, take it slow.... We're not in dhat library anymore. Deep in... Kellie slowly starts inhaling and exhaling. Her conscience is gradually grounding itself back in reality. Ninkoul: ... And out. Dhat's right. Keep going...

Totem of Oath Pages 22-23
Terror from the beast

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The purple light shinning on a penumbra of strange ruins. By the debris, the rippling effect akin to the fireplace's magic starts forming, before spewing Kellie and Ninkoul out of it.

Kellie and Ninkoul collapse on the floor, just flown out of the portal. Ninkoul looks shaken up. Ninkoul: Dezas, dhat was too close for comfort... He shakes his head to ward off anxiety, before looking around. Kellie is crawling her way to the sitting position. The view before them resembles that of a dark corridor with a high ceiling. Ninkoul: I don't dhink we're in dhe Maze anymore... And if we are, it is still possible dhat... The knight stops his line of thought, his focus shifting to Kellie who has started to pant heavily, trembling.

Totem of Oath Pages 20-21
The other side...

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Ninkoul looks up at the high shelves where he found the strange setup. His wings spread, and he flies up to the mystery button and presses it. Nothing seems to happen. He notices that one of the books is a lever and pulls it. Something clicks. A section in the bottom of the shelf slides open, revealing an embedding of a strange shape. Ninkoul: Come on, what is dhis?!

Books start dropping to the floor from the quakes of large footsteps. Kellie looks over, seeing shadows of tendrils finally peeking from around the corner. She's starting to panic and back away... Her foot doesn't bump into the fireplace. In fact, she loses her balance and has to hurriedly recover it. Kellie: MYAAARGH! The fireplace ripples instead of her making contact with stone and flames. After she stands straight, the feline realizes that something's up with it. A single poke of the fireplace proves that it may be just an illusion. Kellie: Ninkoul, we must go now!

Ninkoul: What? But dhere is a switch here! Kellie: Just get down here before that thing gets us! The entity's head starts to show in its shadow, stomps getting much louder and shakier than ever before. Ninkoul clenches his fist, frustrated, then hurriedly flies over to Kellie. The cat doesn't waste a second to grab him by the arm and pull him into the rippling illusion of the fireplace with him. Just when the two vanish, the entity's tendril strikes the floor in the area they used to stand in...

Totem of Oath Pages 17-18-19
A way out to move forward

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Due to how pages are layered in terms of story, Totem of Oath will be posted in 3 pages tomorrow! Then we'll be back to the usual 2s.
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