After getting off of the train after the events of the hijacking. Ajax's Kabukimono walk. After days of walking and travels they arrive at the gate of the Hollows.
"UUUUUUGGGHHHHHH! How much more walking is it Rumi? It's been daysssss!" Ajax groans.
Ishida and Ryizen shrug beside Ajax.
"He's got a point. We've been walking for more than 2 days. You said it'd be 2 days y'know?" Ryizen says.
"Okay maybe I was a bit wrong okay? It's pretty hard to navigate this woods and the map alright?" Rumi sighs looking at the map.
Ajax digs his foot into the ground and kicks some dirt out of frustration.
"Okay if you're so upset how about you lead then!" Rumi yells.
Ajax mumbles something under his breath but continues walking.
"Say didn't mast- I mean. Old man Ean say that the Black Hollows entrance had skulls around it?" Ishida says, interrupting the tension.
"Oh yeah on the map there are plenty of skulls on there. Why do you ask?" Rumi says rapidly scanning the map.
"Because I think we've walked straight into it!" Ishida says suddenly stopping.
"Wait really! Woooaaah!" Ajax says looking up at the massive entrance.
"Holy- this is the entrance to the Black Hollows? It's. It's HUGE!" Ryizen says looking.
"You're kidding. Nelazaru Kimmegona's sword. It's in there? It's massive, terrifying even!" Rumi says practically trembling.
The group starts at the massive entrance filled with skulls and bones and the eerie silence that comes from the door.
"Well no turning back now." Ajax says, grabbing the black key out of his pocket and walking up to the door.
"Holy crap if I had known Nelazaru went through all this I wouldn't have come this far in the first place!" Rumi says to herself.
"Hmm how does one put the key? It doesn't seem like there's a slot to put the key in." Ajax says, looking at the door.
"Maybe it's a sign to turn back. I'm getting a bad vibe from all this." Ishida says.
"Man there's gotta be some way to open this door! I didn't come all this way for nothing!" Ajax yells out in frustration throwing the key at the door in the process.
"Ajax you moron what are you-." Rumi begins to say before a loud CREEEK noise rings through the woods.
Another CREEK noise rings through the woods before the door starts to slightly open.
"Oh my god it's opening?" Ryizen says.
Ajax jumps back as the door slowly continues to open.
Then suddenly the door jolts all the way open revealing the inside.
"WOOOAAAH! IT'S SO!" All four of them say in unison.
"Scary!" Rumi says.
"AWESOME!" Ajax says.
"Creepy." Ryizen says.
"Not worth the hype." Ishida says.
"Alright let's go!" Ajax says before Ryizen grabs him by the back of his armour.
"Wait moron. Why would we just rush in there? Who knows what's on the other side? Could be trapped. We need to be careful about this." He says.
"I for once agree with Ryizen. Who knows what's on the other side of that door." Rumi says.
"Yeah it's all good to go through!" Ishida says practically already through the door.
"Oh yeah sweet!" Ajax says wringing himself free from Ryizen and and running through the door entrance.
"We're doomed." Rumi says before following.
Ryizen just sighs before walking after them.
"Woah it's so. Fresh in here. Almost like walking into a fresh bakery full of bread!" Ajax says scoping the environment.
"You're right it is like a bakery. It's so weird. It was like deaths doorway a minute ago. Why is it so lively in here such green Everglades and wildlife." Ishida says, walking alongside him.
"Yeah now that you mentioned it. It does feel fresh and full of spirit here." Ryizen says.
"Unfortunately the map doesn't tell me what goes on here. And mister Ean's said that the caves constantly switches and rotates so there's no telling where we're going right now." Rumi says groaning before shoving the map in her pocket.
"Who cares? Let's go! We're where Nelazaru walked! He started his journey here too! I'm technically walking in the footsteps of Nelazaru Kimmegona." Ajax says beaming.
"For once I think he actually just made sense there." Ryizen taunts.
"Yeah, not like anything that comes out of your mouth makes any sense, shitty swordsman." Ishida taunts back at Ryizen.
"I wasn't even talking to you! Do you wanna get cut that badly!" Ryizen snarls.
"Hey do you guys hear that?" Ajax says stopping.
"Hear? Hear what? There's nothing going on Ajax? Are you losing your mind or something?" Rumi says.
"No I'm not. I definitely heard something. It sounded like a whistle of sorts." Ajax says.
"A whistle huh? Can't say I heard any whistle." Ryizen says.
"Yeah but I did and I don't like it." Ajax says taking his sword out.
"Hey Ajax, relax! There's no need to just take your sword out like that!" Rumi says.
"I know what I heard! Someone's here!" Ajax says.
"Well if Master Ajax says someone's here then someone definitely is here then." Ishida says.
"You're not serious right?" Rumi says, baffled.
"I always did have a bad feeling. Especially after the train rogues tried to hijack the train." Ryizen says eyes immediately on alert.
"Wow nothing gets past you new travelers. Gotta say my whistling always is quiet. Not even many animals can hear it." A voice says.
"Hey what the. Who are you? Show yourself." Ryizen says.
"Woah, so in a hurry to fight. You're a scrappy bunch. Say, I know just the place for you travelers. If you'll follow my voice I'll lead you somewhere safe. And with actually humans."The voice says.
"Oh yeah and why should we even trust you?!" Ajax yells still trying to pinpoint where the voice is coming from.
"You want to find Kimmegona's sword right? Well the way you're going you'll get caught in the tunnel system forever. If you follow me I can lead you to your next camp. Doesn't that sound great?" The voice says.
"Gotta say the voice drives a good bargain. I mean camping out by the entrance of the Black Hollow doesn't seem like a splendid idea. Maybe we should listen." Ishida says.
"Yeah that does seem like a good idea." Ajax says.
"Fine we'll come along but you better not be lying to us. Or I will kick your ass!" Ajax yells.
"And how come we don't get a say in this?!" Ryizen and Rumi say.
"Oh goody then come along. The rest of them can't wait to meet you." The voice says before it starts to whistle off in the distance. This time to be able to be heard.
"Well let's go before we lose em!" Ajax says running after the whistling.
"Gosh why are we always running after that shit head of a leader." Ryizen says chasing after Ajax.
End of chapter