Rocks Underwater [Celestial Arms]

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The girl made her way to the Isle of Thule at her own pace. Having had to use public transportation in order to get there, it took a little extra time. Something like a party boat was going on, but she didn't really care much for it. She had a mission to do, and by Jove, she was going to do it. Well, whether she really wanted to or not was up for question, but hey, it was something to get some experience along. Now that she was here on the island, she needed to look around for the fountain thing. Yep. Finding a fountain. On an island. Riveting exploration journal entry there. Find the fountain rocks, Bentley Bear! Or something stupid along those lines. Whatever. Royah would find the rock, then leave without much else in the way of exploration. She should stop thinking to herself, and just get moving.

Leaving the dock behind, the shaman started to go inland. As she did, she eventually found nothing. Not a single thing was worth finding here. No real big things to see, save for a temple thing off in the distance. Might be worth checking that out sometime soon, but for now, she had an island to look over. Or she could head right to it. That would make things go by a bit faster, since the likely scenario was that the rock and fountain were both at the temple. Shrugging to herself, the girl decided that she might as well get a move on from here. Making her way over toward the temple, she thought about everything that had happened beforehand in this questline thing. It was slightly infuriating how she had happened upon the rock on her own, but she had still found it.

The sages didn't seem all that helpful, and were rather vague about everything. Go search an island, an entire landmass, for a rock the size of a dust mite. But, before then, she needed to find a fountain, on an island, which held the rock. She grunted slightly, as she continued along the path. There had to be a better way to travel. A train, or something. Cars. Motorcycles. Anything. Walking everywhere would be a bit of a pain in the rear, despite the girl being very active and constantly moving around in the real world. She shrugged, though, since this was just how things were for now. All this aside, she continued to make her way to the temple that she had seen off in the distance. She would get there soon enough, though, and would have to do some more looking around to find the rock. Sighing, she trudged forward.

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Before much more time passed, the girl had come about halfway between her target and where she started on the island. While on the boat, she had heard other adventurers speak about this questline, and learned that whatever rock she had to find was on the bottom of the fountain. Also, the fountain allowed people to breath underwater, as it was a magically enchanted fountain, or something along those lines. Royah had heard this information from girls, possibly even younger than she was, so she didn't know what was gossip and what was not. She tuned them out of her mind after a little bit of time passed, since they likely wouldn't matter that much to her from then on. Ignoring them for the rest of the ferry ride, she went about thinking of her own stuff. She needed to level up her crafting class.

But that wasn't the point. Eventually, the girl grew closer, and heard only the sounds of the waves on the shore nearby, and the wind. This place was rather nice. It was quiet, which she enjoyed every so often, and it was still rather warm, despite it being fall by now. The warmth was nice, though she didn't mind any type of weather. She would need to get some kind of heavier cloak, which she could use during the winter months, in case it got to be very, very cold sometime here. She didn't know the weather patterns of this world well enough yet, since she hadn't paid much attention to it. Either way, this place was very nice, and she very much enjoyed it. If she ever got a decent amount of money, perhaps she would try and come here and make a house or something of that kind.

All that aside, though, Royah found herself at the base of the temple. It looked Mayan for some reason, in how it was constructed. Lots of steps. No other way up. So, Royah began to climb the stairs. It looked like it would be a long way up, but she certainly had the mentality to go all the way up. The sun was still high enough up in the sky that she could see each and every step. As she climbed, she decided not to look behind her at the view yet, since she might want to actually savor the view for whenever she reached the top of the steps. She loved scenery, and she wanted to save that all for herself whenever she got to the top. Oh, speaking of which, she was at the top. Thinking about scenery made it seem like the climb took no time at all. Sure, her legs were a little tired, but she shrugged it off. She turned around, to see the world before her.

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The ocean expanded far beyond what she could see, and the sun lit it up so perfectly. The shimmering waves, the gentle breeze, and the sounds of seagulls made the entire thing all that much enjoyable to her. She stared, wide-eyed and enthralled at the show before herself. Taking in a deep breath, the shaman inhaled a good bit of the ocean air, warming her from the inside out. She loved this smell. Despite not living anywhere near the ocean when she was in the real world, she still loved to go and visit it from time to time. Not really to do much swimming, but more the sights, smells, and sounds of it. So many things to enjoy about the water and all that it was. She had a smile running on her face, that extended from cheek to cheek. She was happy here. She really liked it here. But, all things had to move forward. Closing her eyes and nodding, the girl turned back around and looked into the rest of the temple.

The temple didn't have much, except for the fountain thing in the middle. The rest seemed to be just destroyed. But, even still, she remembered what those two girls on the ferry were talking about on the way over, as they had mentioned that the fountain held the rock in the bottom of the water. So, she walked over to the fountain, and looked down into it. It was very deep. Though, she did see a shimmering thing down in the bottom of the water, and figured that that would have been the rock that she needed to look for. Royah began to remove her armor, going down to just he basic clothing that everybody had been given as soon as they entered the game. Not her underwear, mind you, but a shirt, pants, and sandals. They were slightly baggy on her, but she didn't mind it. So long as it covered her up entirely, so nobody who walked over could see her female parts. She was still a girl, after all, and didn't like having guys stare at her girly things. Without much other thought, she jumped into the water.

Royah began to swim through the fountain, breathing in and out normally. She had heard that one could breath in this water, and chose to believe it. Enjoying the feeling of both swimming and breathing at the same time, she took her time getting down to the bottom of the water. Eventually, she reached the rock, which read the [Pebble of Philosophy], and snatched it up in her hands. She then turned around, kicked off the ground, and began to swim back upward, until she would eventually reach the surface of the water. Once she left the water, she began to put her armor and such back on, after having thoroughly dried herself off. Having long hair in this kind of a situation did not help. She looked back at the fountain, nodding, before she began to leave the area.

But, she was somehow kept back. Confused, Royah began to charge forward, running her arm into what she could only explain was a force field. This confused her even greater, as she very quickly began to wonder why such a thing was happening. She looked at the [Pebble of Philosophy] still in her hand, and noticed that it had started to glow powerfully. She heard a voice, and then a flash of light, and then... Nothing.

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