Takumi's Secondary Magic Training Thread (Private)

Dirt crumbled from beneath his hiking boots, causing the young man to nearly slip off the trail as he flailed wildly to regain his balance. Without his exceed to pull him up, if he fell off the trail he would fall to the ground far below. Regaining his balance, Takumi took one good look at the ground and gulped. No way would he survive that fall. Shaking his head to rid himself of the image of his body crashing onto the rocks below, he began moving forwards. He wasn't going to fall, he'd be fine... right?

The slayer grunted as he lept over a large boulder in the path, stumbling once his feet hit the ground. He nearly pitched off the edge again, but managed to avoid that by falling backwards rather than forwards.  He was here on Thunder island searching for something. Late one night, as he was drinking in the tavern, he had overheard conversation telling of enchanted rings strewn about Thunder Island. Instantly intrigued, he had decided to explore and see for himself if this was the case.

It was said these rings bestowed godly powers upon their master, which had only served to pique his interest. The slayer stood up and dusted himself off, and kept moving, towards the cave where it was said the greatest of the rings could be found. The ring said to represent Jupiter, a god Takumi could closely related to, as the God of lightning. As he continued on, his eyes fixed on a dark hole in the earth up ahead. The cave!

The young man started running as soon as he saw the cave, all caution abandoned at the prospect of being able to find a magical item as powerful as this one. Not hesitating for even a second, Takumi plunged into the black yawning mouth of the cave.

Twas nearly pitch black in the cave. Takumi could hardly see, even with his enhanced senses. His sapphire eyes scanned the cave, searching for any clues as to where to go next. He could see nothing but more blackness, rising up to meet him as he stepped furthur into the cave. Sparks of electricity were literally flying from his skin as he looked around, brought about by his combined excitement and anxiety. As he continued to scan the walls for a clue, the blue sparks helped to lessen the blackness of the cave.

Takumi brushed his hand along the walls of the cave, searching for any unusual markings or indentations of any kind that would indicate something was there. As his fingers gently traced the walls, a raised marking caught his eye. It was a lightning bolt, one of the most common symbols of Jupiter. He lightly pressed on it, wondering why it was there.

To his surprise and astonishment, as he did so a doorway began opening up in the wall, just big enough for him to fit through. He examined the doorway, somewhat cautious, not knowing what awaited him. Would darts shoot at him as he stepped through the doorway? Would the door slam shut, trapping him?

The only way to find out was to go through, wasn't it? Takumi stepped lightly through the doorway, carefully avoiding disturbing anything as he entered the next room. Nothing happened as he did so, prompting a relieved sigh.

But then, a weird rumbling started. The floor had begun to crumble beneath his feet! Seeing this, Takumi bolted forwards, praying to god this was the right way and that he wasn't making some horrible mistake. His feet hardly touched the ground as he ran faster and faster, determined to stay ahead of the crumbling floor, which was nearly upon him now.