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[b][u]The Tower: Group C[/b][/u]

As soon as the door slammed shut, they were enveloped in silence.

Xan was sprawled out on the floor, muscles aching and worried thoughts spiraling out of control. She pushed herself to her feet and slid into a defensive stance, waiting for the doors to fly off their hinges. However, the walls weren't smashed to bits and everything remained calm. The bearon's growls, the skittering of multiple feet, and Oren's own snarls were gone. The only thing that remained, was the sound of their breathing.

"They vanished..." It was almost impossible to believe. Xan closed her eyes and listened intently but all traces of their enemies were gone. She made her way towards the closest guilder, Lute and offered him a hand. "Thank you," she huffed before pulling him to his feet.

Lucien was a little farther away. The summoner was on his back, eyes screwed shut. "Are...are we in heaven yet?" He asked through gritted teeth. Slowly, propped himself onto his elbows then got to his feet. "You guys okay!" He reached down to yank the cleric up then hopped off to help Dylan. "Ugh, my back..." 

Compared to the tospy-turvy world outside, the tower was relatively normal...

The first floor was completely empty thought there were several doors that lead to who knew where. The tower was much bigger inside than it was out, and when one looked up they would see a soft, neon green glow. A giant staircase led to the next floor.

"What now?" Lucien looked around, eyeing the checkered tiles. They had a lot of red on them, in fact, the walls had red smeared on them too. "Heh, I bet the people who built this place like red."

"We find the others," Xan frowned, the thought of marching headfirst into the unknown without a solid plan was frightening. "Is everyone capable of moving forward? We can't head outside...the only option is up." She waited for them to respond then began walking up the stairs, the next floor was frighteningly quiet as well.

"Soooo, we're just gonna keep climbing, yeah?" After all the craziness, they had finally been given a break. 

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[b][u]The Tower: Group Two[/b][/u]

"Hell, that was too close." Atlas was huffing and puffing, both hands on his knees. "Is everyone still breathing?"

He glanced at both Moira and Syed then moved on to check on Aria, Lisette, and Kapi. Everyone was alive...that was good enough for now. Something inside his coat began to shake and he looked down to see a worried Isaac, sniffing at Kapi's direction. He gave the little hedgehog a pat on the head then frowned.

What had happened to the giant wolf and skeleton and why weren't they breaking in? It was too quiet...

"Dr. Dream's office is on the top floor." He stated before glancing worriedly at the door. "We don't have time to spare, let's go." Atlas led them up the stairs and into a hallway of paintings, the painting's eyes never left them. "Is it just me or does it feel like we're being watched?" Everything felt off, but the paintings themselves did not move, only their eyes did.

The magician resisted the urge to shudder and focused his eyes on the staircase on the other side of the hall. "The lab should be on the seventh floor."