[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Ventus gets no answer except a low growling.

"Good enough for me," he growls back, and unleashes Slowpoke.

This...partially works. Ventus finds himself no longer on the dark beach, but on top of a huge obsidian cage, its door hanging partially open. It has a heavy latch from both sides of the door. All is dark here too, but there's a small circle of light emanating from a red-glowing crystal on a jetblack spear or post, hanging at about eye level. By this light he can see a black, cinder-covered rocky ground beneath the cage, and some shadows moving on the edge of the red light, growling.

Affixed to the outside of the cage, just below your feet, is a strange circle of wood, with a few charred threads clinging to it.

Inside the cage is something you never, ever expected to see: the sleeping form of Shiva, curled up on some cinders as if they were luxurious pillows.

Purple and red swamplights float in the distance. Sometimes they swirl, sometimes they simply bob along.

"What. The. Fuck. " Ventus barked out, immediantly recalling Slowpoke and summoning Apsis and Raphael to his side. Raphael, upon being released, was startled by the gloomy environment they found themselves in, but was even more surprised by the sheer levels of wrath that radiating out of their master. Apsis wasted no time in letting out a horrendously sounding *HIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSS*, clearly warning the being lurking in the shadows to stay back. 

"Raphael," Ventus growled out, getting the attention of his archangel. "Fly into the cage and retrieve Shiva from its confides, and hand them to me. Apsis, reach up and grab hold of the gen torch above us, and yank it free. These creature don't appear to desire wandering in its red glow, so having it on hand will be most...helpful, "  he said, his voice full of barely restrained anger at the sight of his friend held captive. He will not be leaving without her, and he'll get out of this place, come hell or high water.

Order: Raphael will grab Shiva (Checking first to see if it's really her)' and hand her to Ventus to carry, while Apsis will grab the torch and keep hold of it. After that is done, Ven will climb onto Apsis and have her carry them to the ground, with Raphael prepared to Air Slash what ever comes near them. This...is not what I expected, Iron...