Usagi felt her head spinning at the mention of reading and school. She hated the thought of anything that had to do with academics. Ew.

Glancing over at Amina, Usagi noticed that she was doing that creepy thing with the spirits again. Goosebumps appeared on her arms as Amina spoke, telling them what the spirits had told her. If Usagi were to be honest, she would say that the whole "communicating with spirits" thing was terrifying. What if they were mean spirits? What if they were old men who were serial killers? 

But if those spirits told them how to help Gloria, so be it. She would do absolutely anything to save her friend. It seemed like this Life Stone was their only chance. Exactly how long did they have to find it and use it to save Gloria? How were they going to use the stone to begin with? 

Before Usagi had the chance to ask these questions, she found herself sinking into the cold, dark shadows.

She could tell that her speaking to the spirits was making the others uncomfortable. She looked at Fuyuko who was more use to her doing than the others and couldn't help but wonder if she was uncomfortable too and was just better at hiding it. The thought made her sad. Before she could allow her thoughts to go too far, Gloria transported them to the temple. 

"There's suppose to be tunnels under the temple somewhere. They aren't really well known to people, so they're probably well hidden," Amina said after she orientated herself from the shadow teleport.

Gloria's body was last to appear after the shadow travel. She felt weak, more so than when she normally traveled by shadow. From her knee down on her right leg was now made of the delicate porcelain material. In addition, her left shoulder was starting to change. She could no longer bend her right leg or more the left arm. She tried to hide the fact that her mobility was becoming limited. She looked up at her friends and giggled. 

"Gloria's shadow didn't hurt anyone, did it?" She was very concerned, fearing that her weak power may have caused them harm some way or another.



Somewhere under this land was a maze of tunnels, a labyrinth of sorts. Just where that entrance was, was something hopefully the spirits of the dead could lead them to.

Sailor Europa

When Gloria started to pull them into the ground, Fuyuko fought the urge to panic. The shadow wasn't hurting her in any way, but it was still unnerving to watch and feel the sensation of.

"No, I just...wasn't expecting it," she said, regaining her bearings. They were at an unfamiliar temple now, but where to start looking for the tunnels? "Should we start exploring for an entrance?"

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Leah stood up and looked around. When Gloria asked if anyone was hurt, Leah spoke up, "I am okay, how about everyone else?" She looked around the room, apparently there was an entrance that would lead them to where they needed to go to find what Gloria needed to change back to human.

"Lets try to find the entrance, so we can help Gloria out." Leah said with a bit of confidence in her voice.

Yuna felt a cold in her leg and now shoulder. Was she losing her sense of life in those parts of her body? Gloria didn't understand, but she knew time was running out. Her finger tips started to grow hard as well as the change began to increase through her body. She mustered-everything she had left so she could connect with the darkness and locate the entrance to the caverns below. 

The thought it Gloria suddenly. "Graves, graves lead to the ground, lets find the grave!"

Usagi shivered, taking in her somber surroundings. They were at some sort of temple, one that was unfamiliar and very spooky. She subconsciously checked to make sure her transformation brooch was still secured tightly on her bow before tuning in to the ongoing conversation. 

She was so worried about Gloria. Who knew how much time they had to save her? Biting her lip, Usagi wondered if moving around and using her magic was costing them more time.

Nonetheless, Usagi nodded her head and searched for some sort of grave in their vicinity. Not far away, she could see the shadow of a tall monument, one that looked to be a large gravestone meant for someone important. "Look over there!" she said, pointing at the distant figure.

Gloria hobbled over with her now stiff and unbendable leg. It was a cript of some sort, a large stone structure. There was a rusted shut door behind the monument, very easy to miss since the land was overgrown by wildlife. 

The girls chipped away at the rust and shrubbery until the door opened. Spider webs and dust emerged from the dark entrance. 

"Gloria thinks this is pretty" she giggled.