CHAPTER 5

[faentasy]

CHAPTER 5

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Almost half of the non-fairy population of Aira Niluc is gone.

Some may be feeling the absence of their fellow participants in this story. Others will stay focused on the wish they want to get. What never changes is that the story goes on, bringing you closer to the end -- and to another chapter. What will it bring this time?

Snow!

Snow as far as the eye can see, a cold blanket covering the new area. Some winter amenities are now available, ready for perusal! But that's not all there's to find: everyone also will find reminders of their homes, of people they know, of happier times.

Of their wishes.

Who will try to reach their wish this time?

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[faentasy]

[There is indeed.

While Yeager is still searching for the way out, from time to time he'll see kids. Thankfully they're not on his path, but they're beyond the walls, obscured by the ice and the jeering decorations. There's no reason to think they're any more corporeal than the girl he saw, though, and the kids don't see each other. All of them have two things in common, though:

One, the oldest he'll find looks about sixteen years old.
Two, they all look just as miserable and afraid as that girl.

When he reaches the forest area he still sees the kids, but it's different, though. They look far happier. Once again he's not finding anyone in his path, it's all through the ice walls, but they really are still running around, looking like normal kids playing around, still without seeing each other.

What a happy maze this is]

[scythegun]

[This is... definitely unnerving, but he's probably in a better position for seeing sad ghost kids than some people here. As long as they aren't his kids, then whatever!! But now that he's been wandering through here... Hmm. Okay, what if he tries to head for the castle-inspired area? Will there be more ghost kids there? It's probably going to take him awhile to figure out where he's going, so anything else noteworthy on the way?]

[faentasy]

[The moment Yeager gets onto the castle area there are no more illusions of any sorts. It's as if this part of the maze is completely mundane, which...given the things seen, perhaps is for the better]

[scythegun]

[Hmm! So it seems it's only the deeper in you go... Well, he's probably going to be asked a thousand questions about it at the meeting, so he may as well check it out now so no one tries to drag him back into the maze later. If he returns to the forest-inspired section, are those ghost kids still there?]

[faentasy]

[When he returns they're not there, but if he goes further inside a bit he'll see one appear in one of the walls. Just a single one, playing around.

Probably would see more and more if he goes deeper into the maze again]

[scythegun]

[yeager's just going to be lost in this maze for all of monday, that's how it goes.

But yeah, of course he's going to keep looking!! How are those kids doing, by the way - are they still acting about the same as before? And none of them have any significant items, right?]

[faentasy]

[You better have cold clothes, Yeager, this maze can't be good for your health, what were the mods thinking.

It seems most of the kids don't have any distinctive items, but indeed! They're acting the same than before. The girl with the lantern is among them, holding it and looking quite happy. She even has toys with her.

Now that Yeager's taking a closer look at the kids, though...he'll notice that, from time to time, kids that aren't human can be seen. They're rare but they appear from time to time, among them a kid with the head of a frog and another with fairy wings -- she seems to be one kid more and looks nothing like the fairies Yeager has seen for a month or so already. Neat!]

[scythegun]

[if yeager dies from frostbite, it's what he deserves tbh

Huh, so there are more than just human ghost-kids here... At least the little girl with the lantern looks happy now!! None of the toys look familiar either, I'm guessing?

If there's nothing else noteworthy about the kids (human or otherwise), he'll head further in to the creepy eldritch-esque section of the maze!! Are there any more sad kids still hanging out in here, or have they moved on to join their friends?]

[faentasy]

[They seem like quite common toys, really.

Ah, there's the kids! Looks like they're the same ones from the forest section -- just that in these illusions they're absolutely miserable. They do vanish around, presumably running into other sections of the eldritch area, if the girl Yeager saw in the middle of the way was any indication they're going all over the place]

[scythegun]

[Huh... So ghost kids are all over the place, it's just that this area seems to be awful for them. Hmm! Well, he's going to keep looking around this area to see if there's anything interesting in the ice or the ice sculptures, or maybe something left down one of the dead ends or something?? Is there anything interesting off with the structure of the ice maze itself this far in?]

[faentasy]

[There doesn't seem to be anything--

...

Scratch that. There's something.

Among the many eldritch carvings on the ice, there's one that's hard to see and probably wouldn't have any significance to most people, but to Yeager perhaps will.

It's a hand. A very inhuman looking hand, with long fingers ending in sharp tips. It's only one single of those among the myriad of carvings on the ice in the eldritch section, but it's hard not to unsee it]

[scythegun]

[Ah. That... Yeah, he recognizes that. If it's just a part of the ice maze then it's probably just an unfriendly reminder of what he experienced... Anyway, is there anything off about the hand? Does it look any different from the rest of the weird eldritch-y ice forms in here or is this the same as everything else?]

[faentasy]

[Fortunately it's the same -- carved in ice and nothing else. A little odd it seems to be quite rare, though -- nowhere else Yeager looks has any of these around.

Does it mean anything? Who knows. But that Yeager of all people is the one seeing it...perhaps that's not as much of a coincidence as it may seem at first glance]

[scythegun]

[Yeah, he doesn't like it!! There are probably things in here that would resonate with the others as well... Anyway, if there's nothing unique about the hand then he'll keep moving! No sense in stopping now. What else does this ice maze hold that could be interesting??]

[faentasy]

[Seems like nothing else stands out.

Well done, Yeager, you're a trooper, yup]

[scythegun]

[Look at how much effort he put in today!!!! Anyway give him another two hours to find his way out, he is never going in this stupid ice maze again!!!!!!]