[open] Look for the bare necessities~

[oathkeeper]

Who: OPEN OPEN OPEN
What: People teaming up to check out a giant abandoned temple and look for hidden treasure, clues or just want to get into some trouble
Where: An abandoned temple ruin in the heavens
When: June 13
Warnings: TBA
Note: This is a create-a-top-level or open/closed prompts or tag around log (mod approved!) it was first mentioned on this post!


[ Outside the Temple ]

The temple is located deep inside a heavily forested part of the heavens. Outside of the temple is littered with overgrown plants and roots and crumbling rocks and rubble. Most of it seems undisturbed and serene like no one has been this way in hundreds of years. Occasionally monkey and spider spirits can be seen crawling over cracked pillars or hiding in dark corners. Looking around you might find pictures of nameless faces etched into stone or old brass and copper coins under rocks or in the dirt. Beware of pitfalls.

[ Outer Sanctum ]

Immediately inside the temple is the Outer Sanctum which is filled with spots of sunlight. The place glitters with light from the sun trickling in from the broken and cracked roof. Pillars and walls gleam with jewels and precious stones ripe for the taking. If certain gems are disturbed you might hear slight rumblings in the distance or the floor might shake but nothing else of interest happens.

If you stay here long enough you might hear the chirping of bird spirits but there are none in sight. The birds will chatter and whisper in your ear with sing song tunes. Call back to them and they might just swoop and attack you. If killed they turn into sapphires.

[ Left Wing ]

The left wing is dark and many doors are locked or set with traps. Broken furniture litters the wing like a massive fight happened here. Dust settles on everything like a thick fog. If you enter some of the rooms you will find libraries and study halls. Most of the books crumble into dust when you touch them. There are tapestries all along the walls of a young Amaterasu. They can be taken off the walls and do not crumble like the books do. The ones that might catch your eye are the ones depicting her hiding in a cave from dark looming figures.

Dig enough through these rooms and you might find some strange trinkets:

- A branch that shakes when it is going to rain soon
- A jar of yellow ink that slowly turns black over several days
- A small leather book with several names of hafuri shinki inside
- A brass lamp engraved with a map of the heavens in ancient times when lit
- A leather bracer that gives you monstrous claws when worn
- A ring which if you put on you can’t remove but your godly power seems slightly enhanced

[ Right Wing ]

The right wing makes it hard for you to breathe inside. Some sort of shade or haze fills these halls and your head starts to hurt the longer you stay in this wing. The rooms that you find are all open and no door is locked but there are several puzzles to be found. You will find abandoned weaponry rooms and storage rooms. The strangest room you might find is the room filled with opened and empty human caskets. Many jars and old boxes scatter the halls in which some of them are broken some of them are intact.

Dig enough through these rooms and you might find some strange trinkets:

- A necklace with red jewels that seems to slightly enhance shinki borderlines
- An amulet set with a carved carnelian that makes you feel warm when you wear it
- A sealed box with no openings that sounds like there might be bugs crawling around inside
- A pouch with several mix matched diamond and gold earrings inside
- A golden statue in the shape of a praying Amaterasu
- A katana with no sheath that is broken and chipped but has a gold chain wrapped around it

[ Inner Sanctum ]

First you are met with a giant set of sealed doors that seem nearly impossible to open. The doors are covered with ancient characters that are unreadable unless you have a way to decipher it. The doors seem immovable by normal strength or magic and only by god or shinki powers once you are lucky enough to stumble on this fact or have a way to read the doors. Once you find this fact or have a way to read the messages, use a god or shinki power (of any sort) and the doors will slowly crack open to a dark Inner Sanctum.

The Inner Sanctum is one large chamber with several chairs and a large table in the center. There are melted down candles everywhere. Inside you find absolutely nothing else of interest. Hope you didn’t spend too much time trying to get the doors open, Wanderer. But does this mean someone got here before you?

Someone with a keen eye might notice the small box tucked away somewhere. Inside the box is a large glowing amethyst. If it is removed the monkey spirits outside the temple will attack everyone on sight.

[Any questions or ideas? Ping me at michrure! Be creative and have fun!]

Comments

[missingache]

[Energetic is for when Roxas becomes friends with someone.]

There's an Amaterasu here who is a wolf! I wanted to know if there's anyone here who knows that one.

[toremainbehind]

[Izumo blinks.]

Well, this is my first time hearing of it.

[A slight frown, thoughtful.]

Maybe if we venture in further, we might be able to find something.

[missingache]

[Roxas mulls it over before nodding.]

That's a good idea. I bet she'd be happy if we find something.

[Ammy is a good puppy.]

[toremainbehind]

Are you close to her?

[He'll start walking farther into the room, keeping his pace slow enough in case Roxas follows.]

[missingache]

She's a wolf, so I don't know... she can't really talk, but she was pretty happy when I spent time with her. I showed her how to use a phone.

[Definitely going to follow. Supposed to be sticking to pairs anyways in case of traps.]

[toremainbehind]

That's interesting. I didn't think there can be two Amaterasus in one place, though.

[They rarely see the one living in the Far Shore.

He inspects the room, though, trying to see if anything sticks out.]

[missingache]

She's a different god now, but still... If she's an Amaterasu, then there's gotta be something!

[He's never actually met the other one. Just the precious puppy.

The tapestries look strange.]

This Amaterasu kind of looks like a kid.

[toremainbehind]

Let's hope so.

[Izumo frowns a teeniest bit as he looks at the tapestries, studying them.]

This looks like the one I've met before.

[missingache]

[Roxas perks up at that, leaning in and getting a better look at the one in front of him.]

How? Wouldn't she be older? These things gotta be hundreds of years old!

[toremainbehind]

Appearances can be deceiving.

[But he turns properly to look at it better.]

But it's definitely her.

[missingache]

So why does she still look like a kid... Isn't she supposed to be the 'Mother of us All'?

[Or at least that's what a little blurb he came across said.]

[toremainbehind]

[A thoughtful hum, his head tilting to the side.]

Perhaps she can change her appearance?

[But then he recalls the last time he met her, recalled her childlike personality, and yet it still doesn't exactly add up.]

Maybe we can find more information somewhere in here.

[missingache]

Maybe... she must have pretty powerful magic if she can do that.

[He should meet her someday. Kids are easier to get along with than adults.]

Then lets go further?

[There's still plenty of places to check out.]

[toremainbehind]

She is one of the major gods, after all.

[But he gives a nod and walks in further.

He stops when he hears something fall, peering over as a few pieces of furniture falls apart.]

[missingache]

[Such a high position. His wolf friend seemed happy that at least the other was a nice goddess.

He blinks with a frown.]

Is there something in here with us?

[toremainbehind]

I would hope not.

[Izumo eyes the furniture.]

Perhaps it was just decrepit enough that it falls apart.

[Or so he likes to think, anyway. It wouldn't be far-fetched for some spirit to be haunting them.]

[missingache]

If there is, we just have to chase it away.

[Spirits can be hit by Keyblades. Or so Roxas hopes. It's worked before.]

So no touching furniture. Got it.

[toremainbehind]

[He chuckles, nodding.]

See anything interesting?

[missingache]

[If by interesting you mean small blond taking a tapestry down to look behind it, then maybe?]

Not really. There's nothing on the walls or these weird picture things.

[toremainbehind]

Something should be here.

[Or not.

Izumo approaches one of the furniture and toes it, barely flinching when it suddenly falls apart.]

Maybe we should try a different room.

[missingache]

[No one will mind if Roxas just tosses the tapestry on the floor, will they?

He nods, trying not to sigh. At least there's no spirits in here.]

Or we'll just break more furniture.

[Will they get lucky and something precious falls out?]

[toremainbehind]

[Izumo blinks once, looking at the furniture.]

We can give it a try.

[He might be tempted to burn if it'll help, but he doesn't think it would work out too well.]

[missingache]

[Would a Keyblade work? A Keyblade would totally work. Somewhat casually going to summon one.]

How about I hit it all and then we search?

[toremainbehind]

Sounds like a good idea.

[It's the best they can do in the meantime.]

[missingache]

[Heeeeeeeeeh this will be fun!

Sorry, Sora, gonna be smashing up some of this old furniture.]