Heart of Ice

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The chapter begins with Oscar and Ren going through the cave and entering an enormous open area inside the mountain. They stand on a ledge with a massive chasm before them. Around the chasm were paths along the ledges. A really tall statue stood on the other side.

"What is this place?" Ruby said in awe.

"I don't know, but it's beautiful." Pyrrha said in amazement.

"Whaddya bet we need to get to that statue?" Oscar asked as he sees a panel on the ground and stands on it. The wall behind Ren lowers down and reveals the path on one side.

"Ren, stand on that other switch." Oscar said as Ren stands on the panel on his side. The wall behind Oscar lowers down revealing the other path. Ren speaks Tibetan to Oscar again.

"Huh, it's easy for you to say." Oscar chuckles as they separate and follow their own paths. Oscar climbs up some ledges and gets to a dead end where three large bronze cylinders with bars on them are suspended from the ceiling. He finds a lever on a slightly lower ledge. Another set of cylinders across the chasm lower down. He sees Ren in front of them with another lever.

"Ren, pull that switch!" Oscar calls out as Ren pulls the lever on his side and the cylinders on Oscar's side lower down. "Now we're talkin'." 

"Huh, it's weird how Ren seems to understand Oscar, yet Oscar doesn't understand Ren." Jaune said, thinking.

Nora giggled. "Understand him or not, he's a good partner to Oscar."

Oscar climbs the bars on the cylinders and enters another part of the cavern where some large gears and revolving objects work. He carefully navigates the area as best he can and moves across the mechanisms. He eventually gets back to the path and closer to the statue.

"Finally." Oscar sighs as he pulls another lever on the ledge. Two arms on the other side of the chasm rise up and form a bridge. He sees Ren in front of it and calls out to him. "Ren, it's a bridge! Pull the switch on your side!"

Ren pulls the lever and two more arms rise up and form another bridge in front of Oscar. The wooden structure holding the revolving cylinders in place breaks apart and the cylinders fall onto the bridge.

"Oh, no. No!" Oscar exclaimed as the cylinders crush the bridge and fall into the chasm. "Ah, great. Now how am I gonna get across?" He finds a ladder going down from the ledge and climbs down it. He sighs. "Gotta get over there somehow. Well, guess I'm doing it the hard way."

"Yep. Got to do the hard again." Flynt said.

"He always gets the hardest part all the time." Neon added.

Oscar finds another area with cogs and beams along with some more big gears. He navigates his way through this part as well and eventually reaches another ledge. He sees a single platform sticking up in the middle of the chasm. He finds another floor switch on the ledge and stands on it. Nothing happens but then he sees Ren on the other side.

"There he is. Hey, Ren!" Oscar calls out as Ren stands on the switch on his side and several pillars rise up out of the water below. "You have got to be kidding."

Neo giggled. "This is just not your day, Oscar."

Oscar and Ren jump and climb across the pillars. Ren reaches the platform as Oscar jumps and grabs the edge of it. Ren pulls him up.

Ruby sighed. "Thank you, Ren."

"Good reflexes..." Oscar sighs as the duo both look up at the large statue looming over them. They find two more switches on the platform and stand on them. More platforms rise out of the water, leading to the statue. The statue's face rotates and changes from a normal person-looking face to a creepy, demonic-looking face.

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