"And it seems it'll be ending fast for all of us..." Shirigume replied.
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At the same time, in the very vault where it was placed for safekeeping, the hourglass began to glow brightly and bounce about the small space, growing ever more violently, until it soon landed hard on its side, and shatters the glass. In an instant, a misty ball of green light bounced out through the safe walls and flew about the area, picking up speed as it circles and then shoots out of the room, across hallways and past several folks before disappearing around the corner...
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Red was still in his bath when he senses and later realizes what was wrong. He jumped up and roared in a fit of fury...
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Back in the room, Roscoe's ear perked up, and figured out something just went amiss elsewhere...
And Charlie's ears also perked. "How about that? I think your kid just popped up somewhere in the bathhouse..."
Kura and Shirigume turned in surprise, and Kura nodded. "I feel him too. But how'd you know that too?"
"We guardian angels can tell if a lost spirit is calling for help. I forget I have it some of the time..."
Kura looked back at Roscoe and glared. "And he knows something..." the kirin holds the hilt of his sword.
Roscoe returned the gaze and makes ready to draw his...