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Flame, Afro and Dan explored further into the confines of the dark castle, pondering over the strange man Grant, who they had just met. Afro had kept absorbing the souls of the monsters he killed, and gained their abilities as he did so. they also took whatever equipment and weapons they could find about the castle. Dan had acquired himself some armor, which while somewhat old, still got the job done, Flame kept his regular armor, but had acquire some more weapons and took them with him. Afro himself found some red armor, made in the image of two bat wings wrapped around themselves. (lol, Walter Bernhard's armor) and a dark red cape that seemed to come attached to it. all in all, the fact that Someone with Afro's powers was wearing the armor he was wearing was somewhat unnerving. They had discovered a hidden passage up a long winding staircase, to escape from the deep underground dungeons they had ended up going through. They had been going up the staircase for what seemed for ages.
"Huff Huff, Guys, wait up!"
Afro called out from a few feet behind Flame and Dan.
"Y'see, SOME of us don't have mechanical legs!"
Flame and Dan stopped a moment to allow Afro to catch up and catch his breath, then went on.
finally they reached a door, and entered into a very eerie elegant dance and reception hall. There were chandeliers, but they were not lit, and the long hall seemed as if it had not been used in a very long time. there WERE large floor to ceiling windows however, with large heavy drapes tied to each side of the windows, allowing the pale moonlight to stream in and illuminate the otherwise dark room. The trio walked over to a window, and saw just how high up they were. they could see down, but after a while, the castle walls vanished into the darkness. they could see other sections of the castle from there however.
"Creepy ass castle..." Dan muttered.
as they moved away from the window, a white figure in a white ballroom gown waltzed into the room, followed by an elegantly dressed man, also of a white tone. They seemed to pay Flame Dan and Afro no mind, dancing in and out of the physical plane, in the air, through and back from the walls. More soon followed, and the chandeliers lit up, revealing the gold and red room, and suddenly, it was filled with ghostly guests,from butlers, to maids, and phantom tables with non existent food.
the trio slowly turned their heads to look at each other in disbelief, unsure of what to do.
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