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Characters: FF6 cast! (Celes, Locke, Terra, Setzer, Sabin, Edgar, Shadow)
Progress: Ongoing
Summary: Celes wants to see what's at the top of this thing and gets an unexpected surprise at the top! QUEST TIME.
Location: Sinner's Isle / the Citadel of Trials
Date: January 11, 1805
Warnings: TBA



After her visit to Matoya, Celes had a better answer for what she needed to do. It wasn't quite the answer she'd expected, but an answer was an answer. So, once ready for the journey, she'd gathered her companions from home and arranged for an airship to pick them up and take them out to the main island near Sinner's Isle. The Isle itself was too small for an airship to land, so they'd have to take a boat. Once there, the boat ride itself wasn't long, but Celes was quiet as she thought about what might lie ahead of them. The Trials themselves... what would they be like? She didn't know anyone who'd ever heard of these places, let alone ever been. In a way, she and her friends would be pioneers and she rather liked that idea.

Regardless, as she stepped out of the boat and glanced up the long winding path, taking in the volcano and the building up at the top, she wondered if this would be her life for the rest of her time. Would she spend it trying to prove herself? Or would she do some actual good?

Shaking her head at herself, she turned and looked at her companions. "Everyone ready? I doubt this will be an easy trip, but... I asked all of you to come because I trust you all and I think... something's waiting up there. No one's been up yet, so we may as well take the initiative. And..." She stopped for a moment, trying to get herself together again. "Thank you... for agreeing to come."

If no one else had any other complaints or questions, she would turn to look for the way up the mountain. What she could see didn't look too difficult. They'd just have to be careful of any wondering monsters and avoid the lava patches.


[ooc: I vote for party style tagging, no post order, just to keep things going, if that works for you guys, but I'll make sure not to go too fast for you. If anyone has questions, feel free to PM me \o]

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[wanderlusting.livejournal.com]

"Perhaps no one's reached the Citadel yet," Setzer answered with a shrug. "I can't imagine it's an easy climb. Especially for a single person."

True, the monsters weren't yet anything of a serious threat (although bombs were among his least favorite type of enemy) but the climb itself could be a decent enough deterrent, should people prove less than motivated to go the full length necessary for whatever being (or beings) that waited in the Citadel itself.

"Still, there's nothing wrong with taking on the unknown."

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"Or no one's had the desire to do so yet," Celes agreed, looking up at the looming mountain. At the most, it would house a long, winding road full of fire enemies, very strong fire enemies. She both was and was not looking forward to the climb, but she supposed it was part of the trial.

"Let's keep moving. It's not like we haven't done this before."

[ooc: I figure we can probably time skip around a bit and just see how things get? Will probably have a bit more puzzle-like fun in the actual Citadel.]

[heavenslament.livejournal.com]

For her part, Terra did as suggested and kept them alert to enemies along the way. She seemed to enjoy herself; not often did she get to indulge in her Esper side without fear of alarming people. Of course, such a state couldn't be maintained indefinitely, and Terra was forced to revert after a time. She was none the worse for the wear, at least that she would admit. Any exhaustion was worth it, and she wasn't about to be sent back.

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The trip up the mountain was long, but not unexpected. Celes kept the group together as best she could and was grateful for all the help and support her friends were showing. They did have to camp out several times, but eventually, they made it inside the Citadel.

And that was where things got most interesting for Celes. She frowned at the first passageway they entered and sighed. "Looks like a puzzle. I should have expected this."

She walked up to the far side and inspected the pattern on the floor. "I've never seen anything like this before..."

Maybe it was some sort of teleport technology, or it would open up a doorway. She shrugged and looked back to her companions. "Are we all ready?"

[wanderlusting.livejournal.com]

"I'm almost surprised we haven't seen more," Setzer answered with a shrug. It seemed to him that a place called the Citadel of Trials would have more than mere monsters guarding it. Not that he would have asked there to not be monsters. To few, and just anyone would have been able to find the place and he rather doubted that was what whoever'd made the place had wanted.

"Quite ready. Let's see the next hand to be played, shall we?"

[notathiefcole.livejournal.com]

Locke grinned. "This isn't so hard. We should out of here by morning."

Keeping his hand close to his boomerang, he continued with the group ready should anything change.

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Celes shot Locke a rueful look. "Don't tempt it or it might throw something else at us."

She took a deep breath before reaching out to stand on the circle. It glowed brilliantly and suddenly they were all in another passageway. Two more teleportation pads stood on the far side of the corridor, guarded by a rather large and angry-looking behemoth-type. Celes swore under her breath.

"Not only do they give us a choice, but they also give the two choices a guardian."

Readjusting her grip on her sword, she checked up on her companions with a quick backwards glance and headed into battle, striking at one of the forelegs as she dodged a hit from the other.

[heavenslament.livejournal.com]

Terra absorbing all that surrounded them, remained quiet, though she had to agree with Setzer. This place was designed to be a challenge, and their ordeal was far from over. If anything, it was just beginning.

That was proved a moment later by the behemoth-type creature before them, and Terra responded by leaping into the air. There wasn't that much room to maneuver, but she managed just enough to send her Holy missiles after the creature without risk of striking anyone else.

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The enemy was dispatched with relative ease and soon enough the choice of teleportation pads was all that was left to them. Celes approached one of them, looking at it with a scrutinizing gaze, and then she looked at the other. They looked exactly the same.

"Guess we choose one and hope it leads us the way we want to go. Someone might want to start recording the directions we take." Just in case there were more of these options. She really hoped not.

Stepping onto the pad on the right, she let its power wash over them all, only opening her eyes when she felt them land. Upon recognizing their surroundings, she swore softly.

"Looks like I picked the wrong one."

At least they hadn't gone very far. With any luck, the enemy in the second room wouldn't be there again.