It was hot and humid in the forest. The sounds of every creatures could be heard as easily as in an open plain. birds humming, bugs buzzin. The flight of animals moving trough the bushes. The wet and muddy ground, it had probably rained the day before. The sky was still grey, for what the young men could tell from what he saw trough the thick branches and leaves over his head. He had been traveling for 3 days already in the deeps of the forest. From Thanatos to here had been a long journey, there was a place in these woods where he wanted to go.
As odd as he would look right now, in his clumsy clothes, which were slightly too big for him in order to cover for his thin body, he was getting tired. All this walk wasn't easy as a breeze but he knew his goal was close. Hearing the crickets, he knew nightfall was coming, but it wasn't the time to stop, sleeping in the woods was a bit risky after all, even if he could defend himself. At the very least, he didn't wanted to get soak again from the rain. As it was reigning present and howering in the skies. Tonight would be more of a storm then a gentle rain.
Adjusting the bag over his shoulder, he kept going, his hair falling over his face, his black eyes turned forward, there was still a long way to go. Pressing on, his feet eventually just kept moving by themselves as he grew more and more tired. He would only pause to drink some water and eat a bite or two of the remainings of his rations. The map he had bought never mentionned the temple was so far in the forest. He frown a little, swiping away the sweat on his forehead and kept going.
Only has the stars were making their way into the sky that the young man finally reach the foot of the temple, a gigantic lot of stairs awaiting him to get to the door. Taking out a torch to lit his path, he let out a sigh and started graveling the stairs, one by one, if that wasn't determination, he didn't knew what it was.
Steadily climbing, he reached the door about 5 minutes later, at the end of his lungs and took a few minutes to pause. From what he had gathered, there was a circular chamber in the middle of the temple, filled with magical energy, something he could use to summon a powerful being from the spiritual world.
These circles would usually fit with there environnment, so there was no garantee as to what he would be summoning, but it didn't matter to him, he wanted to experiment this for himself. Watching out for traps and using his smaller summon to survey the place, he manage his way trough the temple without too much problem. Except from some minor cuts and light bleeding, he got in one piece to the center of the temple. The place was a lot like the old tale temple, built like a pyramid with a high roof and a gigantic circular room as the center. The whole place was built on rock and stones, with many statues of ancient divinities and mystical lore creatures.
Would one of them appear before him tonight? Walking slowly toward the center, his footsteps reverbating trough the place, he pick up his stuff and started getting ready for the ritual. Tracing the circles and magical words on the ground, the candles which he lit one by one with the right words. Chanting and calling to the spiritual world. His voice was warm and certain and as the ritual was taking place, he grew more and more excited.
At the end of his chanting, the circle started to shine with a bright light and he could feel the magical aura of the being coming here....but which one was it?
