Aegis Cave

[Namohysip]

Aegis Cave was an eerie, dark Dungeon that still persisted even after Dark Matter’s defeat. While it shrank somewhat, the powers that permeated this place were both ancient and powerful, as were many locations where the Legends had once lived. Brown rocks transitioned slowly into cobalt blue, and then finally to a decayed-royal off-white as one progressed through this layered and labyrinthine Dungeon. ICE, then ROCK, then STEEL, the words in Unown that had to be spelled out, were the keys to passing to each new layer.​

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"Good luck," Maple said after dropping the team off through the portal. When it closed, it was left with just Diyem's heroes and the Charizard in the sky.

...Well, Diyem said awkwardly. Onward. If I go quiet, it means that you may have passed through the distorting force that cuts off my ability to see or communicate with anything within. Tread carefully.

 

[Tanuki]

Zane laid on the floor, the mud and grime drying his fur into a sticky mess. It sounded quiet. Did they win, or did everyone die? Opening his eyes could help answer that, but he could barely tell they were closed. Voices, there were voices. Familiar. He could ask them, but words struggled to jumble into sentences in his mind. "Did we dead?" he finally rasped.

 

[Namohysip]

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"Still nothing."

A small team had been sent to various parts of Cibus to investigate whether it had any adverse effects--well, more adverse than usual--from the Sword sightings. Shield, of course, spearheaded these efforts, and had been going nearly nonstop on missions to investigate old areas that had been touched by Blacklight to see if there was any pattern or relation to Darkwhite's apparitions. So far, nothing has really been found, and Shield continued to scan by aura for anything strange. Meanwhile, Owen was there for his Perceive, which was great and fully-developed for catching details they may have missed in the past. And finally, Cynthian accompanied them as well, for extra support in case things had gotten chaotic.

Aegis Cave was still empty, devoid of Unown or their Regis. It was eerie, aside from the occasional Darkwhite appearance, which only stared at them. It left for a lot of time to talk to fill in the silence.