Board Thread:Land of Earth/@comment-24937485-20151211201307/@comment-24937485-20151213192407

“What’s with you being this happy and content after just dooming us to spend 12 hours stuck on this side before the winds subside…. Baka.”

Ren gave the kid a friendly ‘bonk’ on the noggin which could leave a short-lasting bruise. Even though Ren was very gentle, in her terms, the exerted power was still enough to knock Bolt off his feet. Meanwhile a strong wind started to build up and almost tore the food cart from the ground. As if by magic the roped kept it in place and the old chef didn’t seem worried in the slightest but just kept on cooking.

While gently shaking Haruka to try and wake her up, Ren sighed and shook his head at the boy… smiling as he shook his head while talking to the youth.

“Well. I guess you couldn’t really help it. By the way, my name’s Ren. Haruno Ren. You’re that Hyuga, Bolt, right?”

If Haruka hadn’t woken up, Ren would carry her on his back, as he stood up and turned away from where they had come. There was only one other route which led around the slope behind the flat part of the mountain they currently stood on. And without further ado Ren began walking it.

It only took a few minutes before he reached the other side and walked up on a wooden platform held by a thick chain. The wooden 5 by 5 platform was suspended in the air and began swaying side to side a bit as the winds began to pick up even on this side of the mountain. The chain was held up by a mechanical device that was manned by a roughed up man who missed two of his fingers. After everyone had gotten on the platform, Ren would nod towards the man they called ‘fingers’ and the group would be lowered down past on a rocky the steep Cliffside. After a few hundred yards, which were surprisingly calm, just over halfway down, they’d be able to properly make out the light-brown tones of the ground below them. The land below that ran between the feet of the mountains, it was barren and covered in many unusual rock formations, but it was home to a number of unique locations and areas and surprisingly, quite populated, which proved as some lights turned on in random places in the distance. It was about 07:30 now and the day had begun for most Shinobi.



Then… with a sudden ‘SLAM’ the platform smashed into the Cliffside as a furious wind  had pushed their ‘elevator’ like a piece of paper. A few sections of the platform broke off and the group was now left standing on only a 3 by 3 yard platform which didn’t look like it could take much more. And then… another wind was looking to set in. There wasn’t much time left and they still had agood hundred yards to go before reaching the ground.