The Burning Chill...

[Wise Idiot]

A long line of deep footprints is all that could be distinguished on the endless plain of snow and ice. A figure in a black cloak walked against the harsh winds, seeming to be unaffected by the freezing gusts. Under his cloak, however, made a clear reason: both of his arms were ablaze, keeping the chill at bay. Dardae smiled through his thick scarf. Fire jutsu has many uses outside of battle.

He stopped for a moment and looked around. He squinted, the thick snowfall made it difficult to see anything. After a moment, he thought he could hear something in the wind. It was faint at first, but after a few minutes, it started to become more clear. Is that...someone singing? The sound was definitely singing. More specifically, a woman singing. Dardae squinted again, and then he saw a woman in the distance.

The woman was pale, almost white. She wore a flowing blue dress that couldn't possibly be keeping her warm, and had black hair. She looked like she was...beckoning Dardae to come to her.

Dardae raised an eyebrow. "What in the world...?"

The woman then turned and walked off in the other direction, fading into the wind. Dardae shouted, "Wait, miss!" Dardae began running in the direction she walked off in. After a minute, Dardae stopped dead and gasped. Before him stood a huge structure. Dardae took a few steps closer. Several pillars stood before him, each covered in carvings depicting mighty gods and fierce wars.

Dardae touched one of the pillars, and was suprised to discover that it was comepletely made of ice! The whole building was made of ice! Dardae looked at the entrance, and once again spotting the woman! She was beckoning him again with a serene smile on her face. Dardae took a step forward, and the woman turned and went inside the building. Dardae stared at the doors for a moment, then took a step forward.

[InZanety]

*Zane was not too far behind. He was in his Love Elemental form, a spirit being of pure Love, so he was unaffected by the cold.

Zane: Hello friend. Can you point me in the direction of the Nightmare Pillar? It's made up of Black Ice, and has the language of the gods inscribed on it.

[Wise Idiot]

Dardae raised an eyebrow when he spotted the newcomer. He was quite suprised to see him here, to be honest. Why would anyone be out here? He thought about it for a moment and realized he could ask himself the same question. "Nightmare Pillar?" Dardae asked. "I'm sorry, friend, but I don't think I know what that is."

[InZanety]

Zane: Aw well. Thanks anyway. Maybe its in the back of this structure.

*Zane, who has been hovering off the ground cross-legged, floated to a very high wall of ice, blocking the way on both sides. It also has enchanted symbols on it, making sure that noone can get past the wall or blast through it.

Zane: Looks like I'll have to go in...

[Wise Idiot]

Dardae blinked as he watched the man float up the side of the wall. "How are you...?" He blinked again. Where did that ice wall come from? He then took a few steps towards the wall.

"Hey wait a minute! You've got me interested in this Nightmare Pillar thing! Wait for me!" Dardae grabbed some climbing claws from his pack and latched onto the wall. ZAP! Dardae was blasted back by one of the glyphs on the wall. He fell into the snow, smoke rising from his singed hair. "Freakin' OW!"

[InZanety]

Zane: To answer your question, I am a being of the Elements, more like an Angel. My transparency and wings should have gave that away... As for this wall, well, there was a reason why I said that I'd have to go in...

[Wise Idiot]

Dardae stared up at the angel. "...If you knew where to go the entire time, why did you ask me? And for that matter, why didn't you tell me about the freaking wards on the wall!? Would have been alot less painful for me!"

[InZanety]

Zane: I'm only guessing its behind this building. As for the wall, or apparently every wall here, I could've just passed right through it if it didn't have that barrier. Also, why would you take the time to climb that high anyway? It seems like its taller than a mountain.

[Wise Idiot]

Dardae laughed at the angel's apparent lack of knowledge with ninjas. "Bah, ninjas can climb that high easily, it's in the training manual!"

[InZanety]

Zane: Meh, I easily confuse Ninjutsu with Gymnastics... Wait, there's even a Training Manual?

[Wise Idiot]

Dardae smiled up at the angel. "Heck yeah we do! It covers everything a ninja needs! From hiding in plane sight, killing silently, killing silently from a distance, controlling the elements around you, you know, this and that."

Dardae looked up and down the wall for a moment, then a lightbulb appeared above his head. "Oh doy!" he growled as he slapped his forehead. He spun on his heel and whistled loudly. A moment later a black cloud descended from the sky and settled in front of Dardae. Dardae stepped on it and began to rise with the cloud until he was even with the man. "Sup?" he said as he floated in front of him.

[InZanety]

Zane: Ah, now we're attempting to go over it? I'll give you a hint: don't do it.