The Soul Labyrinth

"Correction my real name isn't actually Tolkalee, but I'll respond to it. Also that thing was a knight?!" He pointed at the door.

The Knight laughed slightly when he saw Hosea’s reaction. “His name is Zeros Charlie if you’re interested. He’s the host of Voided Feast from the 3rd Generation and yes, he still understand what we say and yes, he can indeed see. He’s a hard person to understand as his actual soul is always behind his Knight form” the Knight explained.

"Well, just seeing his figure coming down a dark hallway is slightly unnerving. If you don't want me here I can go," he stepped towards the door.

The Knight looked at his table, seeing his book moved from its original spot…but he shrugged it off as the page opened wasn’t important to him. “Don’t worry, he’s nice…” some sarcasm was present in his voice.

"Okay, well I have someone that I need to find so, I'm gonna have to get," Tolkalee took another step towards the door. "But before I go, I should warn you, some rejected knights that want all the knights dead are going around killing knights, so keep an eye out."

“Got that smart guy…” the Knight said, wanting to ignore Tolkalee.

Tolkalee rolled his eye and stepped out the door. He checked the hall to make sure no one was there before he continued looking around.

Loud, fast and hard footsteps can be heard running to Tolkalee. They were coming from in front of him. The halls in front of him was dark so it was practically impossible to tell who’s running towards him.

Tolkalee grabbed his dagger and got into his fighting stance, taking a few steps to the side. He peered into the darkness hoping to see who was running towards him.

The disfigured figure stopped when he saw Tolkalee, he had Aisen’s and Desmond’s almost dead bodies at hand. He dropped Aisen’s body in front of Tolkalee and placed Desmond’s by the wall. He turned to the dark, from it was a black and white masked and coated figure. “Nice Escape Zeros” the figure said, spreading his arms with a staff in his right hand.

Tolkalee crouched and checked Aisen's pulse, to make sure he had one. Then he stood and walked up next to Zeros. "And just who might you be?" he asked the coated figure, with a threatening note in his voice.

“Oh, an alive one, that’s nice. The name’s Nolan Nemesis” the figure bowed once and looked straight at Zeros. “You’re lucky I’m not wanting you dead yet. If you’ll excuse me, those two are to be ended” he pointed his staff at Aisen then at Desmond.

Tolkalee stepped in the way of the staff and walked forward until it was touching his chest. "I don't think so," he said looking Nolan in the eye. "You'll have to go through me, literally, to do so."

“Challenge Accepted…” Nolan’s staff pierced Tolkalee, phasing through him without hurting him a bit. Nolan was now beside Zeros and sent his body flying towards Tolkalee easily. He aimed his staff at the ground and created a wall of bone swords behind Tolkalee, wanting Zeros’ body to hit him into it.

Tolkalee ducked under Zeros, and slowed time just enough that he know held his dagger right a Nolan's throat. "Better luck next time," he said slashing his dagger across Nolan's throat. Hopefully it would be enough to kill him. But he wouldn't hold his breath.

Zeros’ body was pierced by the wall of swords, he let out a pain scream. Nolan felt the pain on his throat. He turned the staff towards his neck, covering it up with bone bits. “That was smart…” he said before knocking Tolkalee sideways by his legs and sent him towards Desmond’s inactive wings. When Tolkalee was still mid-air, Nolan turned his staff to Desmond’s wings to activate the daggers on it. The daggers were all aimed at Tolkalee.

Shit, Tolkalee thought, he tried a flip that just barely put him over the daggers. He landed on his feet and slid backwards into the wall. He then moved over to Zeros to make sure he was alive. He kept his eye on Nolan, examining him and looking for any weak points.

Nolan made his way to Aisen’s body. “I feel sorry for you…your brother would miss you” he said before piercing Aisen’s heart with his staff. Aisen let out a pained cry before going motionless. Nolan ripped his staff out.

(HOW DARE YOU!!!!)

Tolkalee flipped his dagger around so he held the blade. Then he aimed for Nolan's heart and threw it, with force, speed and accuracy. Though he figured there was only one way to hit him.

Nolan heard the clinking sound the dagger made and reflected it away with his staff. “Close enough…” Nolan sighed. He walked up to Tolkalee and Desmond. He placed his foot and his staff on Tolkalee’s chest, pushing him into Desmond’s daggers.

(Knowing me, you should know that twists are coming. Hint, Aisen’s body hasn’t disintegrate yet)

(You know, Seth told Cassius to keep Tolkalee alive, he's doing a very poor job, just saying.)

Tolkalee grunted in pain, and slowed time again, not stopped, just slowed. He pushed Nolan off of him, dragged himself off the daggers and stood up. He grabbed Nolan turned him around and shoved him onto the daggers. then he let time return to normal. Going down to one knee, blood trickling down his back where that daggers had pierced him. He reached down and picked up his dagger. "I wouldn't try that again if I were you," he said breathing out hard as he pushed himself up again.

Nolan used his staff to distant himself from the daggers, while breaking Desmond’s left wing. Desmond grunted. “That was indeed smart, you remind me a lot of Cronos…” Nolan said to Tolkalee, walking closer to him before disappearing. Appearing again beside Zeros’ body and ripped him out of the wall of swords, making sure that the crimson stains remained. “Beautiful…Cursed Blood…” Nolan exclaimed as he threw Zeros’ body to the ground and pierced his staff through Zeros’ back, making sure he wouldn’t die from it. He pulled the staff back and walked away, leaving everyone in the group in pain.

(Well I mean…Cassius is in Hinata’s hallway so…Shrugs)

Tolkalee threw his dagger at the back of Nolan's head, slowed time, ran forward, grabbed his dagger in mid air, and slammed it into Nolan's back. Too low, he thought backing up. Pain ebbing all though his back.

When the cut was made, Nolan turned back to Tolkalee. “Are you truly making a death wish…?” he asked as the wound regenerated itself. Nolan’s eyes flashed caduceuses like Cassius, but they were pure white and were upside down.

Tolkalee stepped back. "You are not the first person to ask me that," Tolkalee backed up and glanced around. He Threw his dagger at the wall and it bounced off. "And you know, I'm not dead yet," He said as the dagger ricochet off the wall and planted itself into Nolan's shoulder where the other wound had just healed.

Nolan didn’t react to the dagger hitting him. Rather, he ripped it out and threw it back at Tolkalee, aiming for his shoulder. Nolan aimed his staff to the ground and chanted something, creating two skeletons’ hands that lock Tolkalee in place. With the dagger hitting his shoulder, Nolan turned his staff to Tolkalee. “You do live up to your name…Hosea Williams, General of the Wild Warriors and Demon Warrior of the North…”

Tolkalee groaned in pain, and tried to pull away from the skeletons. To no avail. "That's a title, not a name," he corrected. "No one in this hall knows my real name, and no one ever will."

“Oh I see…” he walked closer to Tolkalee. “I’m genuinely interested in your backstory, Mr. Healer of Rothe…though I’ve got to admit…when the patrol group told me they found someone from Htrae, I immediately caught interest as no one from there came here during my time…” the staff was by Tolkalee’s chest. “…and your friend, Seth Dentialgo is already waiting for you…are you not going to struggle to live with him…?” the staff was now by his throat. “Tolkalee Sylali…?”