s a c r i f i c e [Lynn and Lily]

[Dolorous Amber Tangerine]

Dolly couldn't sleep much last night she wasn't looking forward to going back down to the abandoned library. She had horrible dreams of what could happen. All of them ended up with someone dieing. She also didn't even know if the information would be down there.

Dolly sighed walking through the new halls. She wore black gloves, each with a piece of onyx in the palm. She also carried a large bag for carrying books. Dolly arrived at the point where the wood turned to stone as she waited patiently for Lynn and Lily. She thought back to the elements. Time, space, illusion, nothingness, and chaos. Her mind teemed with what each of them did.

[Lily-Mae]

Lily-Mae frowned slightly as she pulled her burnt orange scarf tighter around her neck, to keep the heat in. She wore a pair of dark jeans, black ugg boots and a black sweater. She had taken what happened to Dolly seriously. Anything could happen from this point on. Were the answers really worth getting harmed, or potentially being killed over? She had brewed some potions for the adventure as well. Some, easy ones, making three of each and stashing them into her large over the shoulder bag along with an assortment of wands.

Her hair was in a bun at the nape of her neck and she had a slight purple color under her eyes. You could definitely tell that she had gotten little sleep the night before. The elements had haunted her. Every time she closed her eyes, she had awakened from a nightmare. One that would have scared almost any other person off. The wounds that her mother had given her on her arms were ripped open in each dream. The only thing that confused her was that when this had happened a bright light had appeared and had protected her. It was strange. She shook her head as she rounded the corner. Almost colliding with Dolly.

"Hey," she said through her scarf, pulling it down as soon as she realized that it had muffled her hello. She leaned back against the wall behind her, peering into the out of bounds area. Her bright blues eyes shifted back to Dolly. "I have had some crazy dreams about what we are about to do," she said. Her voice was like a soft bell being rung in the dead of night, or so it seemed in the hall.

[Lynnwood Snow]

Lynn had been shaken awake by dreams.

Nightmares were nothing to be afraid of, usually: indeed, all dreams meant something, whether it was an inner fear, or a sight of things ahead. All of Lynn's dreams had been of torture, until he had spilled his secrets to those he wished to keep them from most. They had all recoiled in horror, vanishing into the shadows...

You keeping steady, Boss?

The huge Greyhound gazed up at Lynn with misted eyes, wavering insubstantially. The inner voice awakened Lynn from his walking slumber and he turned to nod at his temporary companion. Not a true spirit guide, the giant dog was a friend from home, a childhood companion named Lobo. Hopefully, he'd be able to keep Lynn safe from any spirtual dangers.

"I'm fine." Lynn said, patting the dog on the head. "Let's go."

It wasn't too hard to find the two girls when Lynn was awake: they were down the next hallway, and Lynn strode up to them, his favorite tarot cards tucked easily in his hand while a piece of chalk rested in his pocket.

"Evening." he said, nodding to each of them. "Sorry I'm late. Are we ready?"

[Lily-Mae]

Lily-Mae's small pale hand unraveled the burnt orange scar and shoved in within her over the shoulder bag. She turned, slightly startled towards Lynn. She had been so raveled in her own thoughts. Was she really ready for this? She had done some research since about the whole out of bounds area and others accounts of what happens here. She would be ready now as much as she would be later.

"Evening, Lynn," she replied in her Australian accent, "I am ready when you are." She forced herself away from the wall and waited to see what Dolly and Lynn would do. She did a mental inventory of all the objects inside her bag. Everything was labeled just in case Dolly or Lynn had to grab an emergency bottle from her bag. She was ready for almost everything at this rate.

[Dolorous Amber Tangerine]

Dolly looked at the two of them arriving. She sighed heavily standing up fully. She gave a yawn. "I think we can go." She said pulling out a large piece of paper that seemed to have been folded many times before. "Follow me." She said beginning to walk through the cold and empty halls. However they didn't seem empty at all. She could feel it. A thick layer of spirits in the air. She took a breath stopping feeling oxygen being cut off. Dolly swallowed and started breathing again. "Ok let's keep moving."

They arrived at the doors after a long while. She sighed. "Here it is." She said pulling out the key to the lock and sticking it in already feeling the pressure of the spirits built up behind the door. "Ready?" She asked quietly.

[Lily-Mae]

Lily-Mae moved behind Dolly, following her steps carefully. She was ready for almost everything. Lily-Mae's bright blue eyes shifted around the halls, nervously. She could feel the pressure in the room. She was acutely aware that spirits were around and that some of them weren't good ones. She frowned slightly as she stopped walking as Dolly had than continued walking. It felt as though the air was heavy and thick.

Her hand shifted through her bag and brought out several rings. She easily placed a ring on every finger, but her middle one. This would even further help her to channel her powers. She nodded her head and than realized that Dolly was facing the door. "I am if you two are," she said with a raised eyebrow. Behind this door was a lot of pressure. Enough to wreck the place. She could feel a strange presence. The same one she had felt in the entrance, when she first met Diane. She glanced around, searching for a pair of piercing pale green eyes, but found none.