Magi - Labyrinth of Magic 6

Another one for you guys. I was hoping to get two chapters out, but I had no idea this one was 25 pages long. :-S Soon, maybe this series will be reserved for one group?




6th Night: The dungeon's center.

Alibaba: Something's dragging my body forward...

It's tearing me apart...!!

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6th Night: The dungeon's center.

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Alibaba: W...what the hell is this?!

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Author's musings. I'd translate these, but they're not particularly interesting. (That and I can only read about less than half.)

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{What is this place? ….I can't see anything.}

{I can't feel anything....nor can I breathe....}

Alibaba: It hurts....I can't breathe!!

FUWAHHH!!

Gaaaasp

Cough

Cough..

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Alibaba: Cough..cough..

Cough..

Aladdin: Ah!

Heey!!

You're finally here, Alibaba-kun!!

Alibaba: F—finally...?!
Aladdin: I emerged first.

See, my clothes are all dry now!

Alibaba: Wow, he's for real...!

We got in at the same time, so how'd he get here first? More importantly, how did time get screwed up in the first place?

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Alibaba: Whoa, the sky is dark, and the ground is red...

Everything changed in a second...

Aladdin: It's pretty isn't it?

Though, although it's pretty and all...I can't help but think I've seen this scenery before..

Hey, c'mon!

There's something great over here too!

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Alibaba: Wh--

What the hell?!

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Alibaba: The rock wall is shining..

And I've never seen those plants before!

that's...

That's...

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Alibaba: That's a dungeon!!

Aladdin: We did it!!

Alibaba: I can't believe we're here!!

I guess that spring earlier must have been the 'starting point'....

Aladdin: Starting point?

Alibaba: Yeah!

I read about it in the famous 'Sinbad's adventure log'....

{Upon entering the labyrinth’s gate, one will fly through a pillar of light.}

{Upon advancing on the correct path, treasures await.}

{Most importantly, it is here that the 'Djinn container' can be obtained.}

{Sinbad's adventure log.}

Aladdin: Oooh.

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Aladdin: Then we can get the treasures we want....

If we find that 'goal' thingy where the treasures are!

But there sure are a lot of entrances here...

How do we find the right path without getting lost?

Huh? Alibaba-kun...

Alibaba: Let's go Aladdin, down this hole!

Aladdin: What?! Why that one?!

(Handwritten- Yahoo!!)

Aladdin: Wait~

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Budel: Huh?

Sir, what did you just say?

Jamil: Don't make me repeat myself....I said I'm going dungeon diving.

Budel: Are you serious, leader?!

Many thousands have made dungeons their graves!!

Going dungeon diving is the same as having a death wish?
Jamil: Well, you aren't wrong...

But those kids from earlier are going into a dungeon...

So if little guys like that can do it, I should have no problem right?

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Jamil: I've been waiting for him....

The time for me to ascend has come.

Guard: Ascend?

Sir, there's hardly any reason for that...

Guys: That's right sir, you have wealth,

Slaves.

And the amount of land you own is second to none.

Yes...my territory is...

Unmatched by no other man in our kingdom....

Jamil: But then,

Why not become the boss?

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Jamil: You see..

I'm not satisfied..

With this food

These women..

Or the land I own!

As long as the king is there, I am still only second!

So if I go dungeon diving..

I'll have the country I deserve!!

Let's go!!
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Alibaba: Maaan! I can't believe we've finally made it here! It feels so awesome!

I'm sure once I get the treasure, the old man is gonna freak!

Right Aladd---

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Alibaba: Why'd you do that?!

Aladdin: Well..

I'm actually kind of scared now...

So how about we go back,

And give this some more thought?

Alibaba: What are you talking about?! Man up and let's go!

You want to get the treasure too, don't you?

Aladdin: Yeah...

But..

What if we die,

Before we get it?

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Aladdin: Alibaba-kun, you said it yourself...

10 years worth of dungeon diving, no one has ever returned from the 'hole of death'.

This is really dangerous,

Especially if we lose our way in the dungeon.

This maze is where our dreams are going to come true,

Right?

So let's take a step back,

And think about this together!
Alibaba: Y---yeah...

You're right~

{It was then}

{That Alibaba's thoughts began to wander.}

{The still unknown contents of the dungeon caused his heart to lose confidence and waver.}

{On the other hand..}

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{Aladdin remained level headed.}

{He had already been one step ahead of Alibaba and waited for this moment.}

{It was during this little stopover after their entrance,}

{That saved..}

{Their lives!!}

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Aladdin: There sure are a lot of holes though~

Alibaba: And they all look the same too....

Aladdin: Alibaba-kun!

Hey look at what I found!

This hole has something written on the wall beside it!

(Handwritten- Here, here!)

Alibaba: Hm? Let me see?

Ah!

You're right!

It's an X!

Aladdin: What does it mean?

Are there any more?
Alibaba: Let's have a look!

Aladdin: This one is an 'o'!

Alibaba: And this one..

….I really don't know.

But it seems like the holes around here all have some kind of mark...

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{30 minutes later...}

Aladdin: O, X, X, O....

There are so many, yet we have no idea what they're for.

Maybe the 'O's are for the correct path?

Alibaba: As if it's THAT simple!

For real, it can't be that simple...

then people wouldn't have gotten lost...

in this place for ten years.

Wait, could it be...

Hey Aladdin!

Find a hole without a mark!

Aladdin: O, okay...?

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Aladdin: Here we go!

This one has no mark on it, but....

Alibaba: All right..

This is..

The correct path!

Aladdin: What?
So why doesn't it have a mark on it?

Alibaba: That's 'cause...

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Alibaba: Hey Aladdin,

We call this a mark, but it's huge and split apart....

So I get the idea that this was drawn by a human.

Aladdin: I, I guess so..

Alibaba: So then, who do you think drew this?

Aladdin: Hmm...

I guess someone else who was here before us?

Alibaba: That's right! It was someone who was in this dungeon ten years ago!

It was the people who came into this very same passage throughout the years!

The first set of people got lost in these dungeons a long time ago made these marks.

Like us, they were trying to figure out which way is the right way...

However, they found both entrances that were right AND wrong.

So Aladdin, tell me. If you walked along and found out that the path you took was wrong, what would you do?

Aladdin: Hmm...I'd go back.

And try another path.

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Alibaba: Yeah! That's what you'd do IF you had to return.

That explains why all the different holes have marks on them.

Whenever you go in one, find out it's wrong, you come back out make a mark and try another.

I think you know where I'm going with this, don't you?!

Aladdin: Yeah!

The hole without a mark by the entrance is the right one!

Alibaba: Bingo!

You get it....?

Hundreds of other divers before us have lead us here.

Because of them, we now know exactly what path to go down....But what now?

Aladdin: Awesome, now we won't have to guess which is the wrong one!

That's leaves one!

The one without a mark!

Which means...

That this entrance is...

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{The right one!}

Alibaba: Let's go Aladdin!!

{Their guess would lead them down the right path, but...}

{What was waiting down the 'right path' is an unexpected death trap....}