xxii_thefool: (it still awaits)
Minako Arisato | 有里 皆子 ([personal profile] xxii_thefool) wrote 2015-04-30 06:08 am (UTC)

Meanwhile--

Navigating the maze was tricky enough even with Fuuka mapping for them and relaying directions from outside. Without that guidance, Minako was forced to rely on the make-do tactic of taking every right-hand turn - keeping the wall perpetually to her right meant following it into and back out of every single dead end, but at least it kept her from going in circles without knowing it.

It wasn't a very efficient method, but she thought she was making some kind of progress... at least until she heard the echo of Shinjiro's voice from somewhere out of sight amidst the twisting passageways, and suddenly the longer, more careful path seemed far too slow.

Without pause for second thought, Minako bolted away from the wall she'd been following toward the sound of that startled shout, tracking the direction by guesswork and instinct. Thoughts drummed in the back of her mind with each slap of her feet against the floor - she'd seen for herself already how tough he was, but nevertheless, none of them should fight alone in here, and she was the one who insisted they come tonight, so anything that happened was her responsibility as the leader--

Sound echoed deceptively within the maze, giving precious little idea of direction or distance until the very moment that Minako darted around a corner and the Shadow was simply right there, so abruptly that she nearly skidded to a stop. "Whoa--!"

A quick look took in the sight of it, and Shinjiro standing alone beyond it - one of the big samurai types, and even without Fuuka's scanning abilities to tell them its name and Arcana she knew enough to know it was one of the tough ones, strong and faster than anything with that much armor should've been. This wasn't going to be easy.

First things first-- "Senpai!" Minako called out past the Shadow to Shinjiro, already reaching for her Evoker as she visualized the Tarot card turning over to show the face of the Priestess.

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