Deep within the bowels of the earth, within the most damning and silent facility something lurked in the shadows. It stirred, and moved within the shadows with absolute ease. Such light steps it took that even a Hashigaki would have a hard time hearing it, if it so desired. One moment the footsteps sounded like droplets from a tap. One moment it sounded like someone was walking about with high heels. Once again it was silent. A few more steps and it sounded like bells, and a few more steps it sounded like the hiss of a snake. Tip toe. Tip toe. It stirred about in the shadows as it made its way to the elevator.
"Teehee." A children's laugh was heard. "Hoho." The laughter of a jolly older man. "Haha." The voice of someone as mad as a hatter. "Kuku." The laughter of a young girl. It chose its voice as it did its footsteps. Any of the inmates upon this floor thought themselves mad. Some of the inmates cried out at the sounds. The sounds drove some men and women mad as the sounds continued to change as whatever stirred in the shadows played tricks of the mind and of the ears.
Ding. Ding. Ding. The elevator opened up, but the sound it produced was not right as it opened up. The doors did not open up right away, no they were then forced up. A resounding metal creak was heard as the doors were opened up with the strength of a Kyoujouran. Then, then that thing within the shadows moved in. A hand of four digits, four clawed digits ran down the elevator buttons. Despite that all buttons were pushed, the elevator went down, down into the abyss.
The elevator paused and opened up to a floor not recognized. The doors again were forced open, but not by claws but by sheer force of will. The figure stepped through the doors trimuphantly and began to frolic about. The sound of high heels danced across the floor as the shadowy figure made way to a room few knew of.
The room contained twenty boxed items. Twenty artifacts of great and terrible power. Twenty artifacts from the old world. A large brown sac appeared and made a thud. "Kekekeke." The figure laughed in a growling voice as the figure went from box to box and proceeded to take out the various items. Each item found itself a new home in the brown sac instead of the box where it originally rested for countless years.
A poof of smoke filled the air and the thief vanished with something in mind. Something terrible. Something... fun!
"Teehee." A children's laugh was heard. "Hoho." The laughter of a jolly older man. "Haha." The voice of someone as mad as a hatter. "Kuku." The laughter of a young girl. It chose its voice as it did its footsteps. Any of the inmates upon this floor thought themselves mad. Some of the inmates cried out at the sounds. The sounds drove some men and women mad as the sounds continued to change as whatever stirred in the shadows played tricks of the mind and of the ears.
Ding. Ding. Ding. The elevator opened up, but the sound it produced was not right as it opened up. The doors did not open up right away, no they were then forced up. A resounding metal creak was heard as the doors were opened up with the strength of a Kyoujouran. Then, then that thing within the shadows moved in. A hand of four digits, four clawed digits ran down the elevator buttons. Despite that all buttons were pushed, the elevator went down, down into the abyss.
The elevator paused and opened up to a floor not recognized. The doors again were forced open, but not by claws but by sheer force of will. The figure stepped through the doors trimuphantly and began to frolic about. The sound of high heels danced across the floor as the shadowy figure made way to a room few knew of.
The room contained twenty boxed items. Twenty artifacts of great and terrible power. Twenty artifacts from the old world. A large brown sac appeared and made a thud. "Kekekeke." The figure laughed in a growling voice as the figure went from box to box and proceeded to take out the various items. Each item found itself a new home in the brown sac instead of the box where it originally rested for countless years.
"Fuuuun. Time. Yes. It. Is. My. PREEEECIOOOOUUUUUSSSSSS."
A poof of smoke filled the air and the thief vanished with something in mind. Something terrible. Something... fun!