Chapter 6/7/8: Emerald Forest Parts 1&2 & Players and Pieces

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Omni is casually jogging through the Emerald Forest when he hears the sounds of gunfire and Grimm roars close by. Omni uses Frostbite as a grappling hook to climb a tree, before jumping from tree to tree towards the gunfire.

Omni arrives in a clearing to see Yang and Blake standing on either end of an Ursa corpse. He jumps from his perch on a tree branch, lands between the two girls, and looks around noticing the destroyed trees and Ursa corpses.

Omni: Aw man. I missed all the fun.

Yang/Blake: Omni!?

Omni: Oh, hey guys.

Yang: Where did you come from?

Omni(with a straight face): Mistral.

Omni than bursts out laughing. Yang chuckles.

Omni(calming down): Well, let's go.

Omni starts walking towards the forest temple.

Blake: Go where?

Omni: The Forest Temple.

Blake: And how do you know the right way?

Omni: Trade secret.

Omni than walks off. The two girls look at each other, Yang shrugs and follows the wolf fanus, Blake close behind.

Later, the small group arrives in a large clearing. In the middle of the clearing is a ruin.

Yang: Think this is it?

Omni: Only one way to find out.

Omni, instead of running like his companions expected, tilts his head to the right as if he's talking to someone. A flash and Archive appears over the Young Wolf's shoulder.

Archive: Yes, Omni?

Omni: Hey Arc, is this the Forest Temple?

Archive somehow gives Omni a 'really?' look.

Archive: Let's see, it's a ruin, in a forest, and there seems to be multiple objects inside the ruin. Gee,  I don't know, what do you think?

Omni(sheepishly): It's the Forest Temple?

Archive: Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!

Yang and Blake watch this unfold with amusement, though Blake seems more confused by the talking, floating object.

Blake: Um, Omni? What is that?

Omni: Huh? Oh! Blake, meet Archive. Archive, meet Blake.

Archive: Hello.

Blake: ...hi.

With introductions made, the group makes their way to the Forest Temple.

Once at the temple, the group finds the relics to be... chess pieces?

Omni(staring at the 'relics'): The heck? What kind of relics are chess pieces!?

Yang, ignoring Omni, picks up a white knight piece and shows it to Blake.

Yang: How about a cute little pony?

Blake: Sure.

Yang: That wasn't very hard.

Blake: Well this place wasn't exactly hard to find.

Archive(appearing over Omni's shoulder): For you! I'm the one that did all the searching!

Omni laughs.

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