>"A great many things in our lives these days are dangerous; if that is also true here, it will be no different than the rest. We have fought and prevailed against mighty demons. If we now face inner demons, then let us show them the fruits of our practice."
>Descend!
>Your bravado finally manages to coax a grin from Kiku, albeit a rather small one. She nods only once, and for lack a better option, the two of you drop straight down until the ugly yellowness below you. As you pass into the cloud of color, you make sure to keep a hold of Kiku's hand. Reassuringly, you feel her doing the same thing.
>As Kiku predicted, this time you experience something different as you make your way down. The sensation of entering the yellow is more like passing through something solid this time, and your vision is clouded by the ugly color. You feel something almost solid surround you, like thin water.
>Abruptly you feel a sharp lurch and the yellow ends. You blink your eyes and shake your head, trying to clear the cobwebs. You find yourself in a very dark, narrow corridor with darkly stained wood walls. The corridor runs to the north and south. It seems vaguely familiar, but it takes you a moment to identify the architecture. It looks very much like the hallway in the Tiger shrine, only much more narrow. This corridor also has no doors to be seen, no decorations on the wall, and the place is deathly quiet. The air feels as still as a graveyard at midnight. Kiku is no longer next to you, but you can still sense her this time. She seems to be farther down the hallway in front of you, but you cannot see her through the darkness ahead.
