Temperance felt something slightly different about their second shadow-traveling trip- it actively felt like the shadows were trying to tug her away, force her off of Zephyr. They were colder than before, more... sinister.

She took a slightly gasping breath as they emerged from the shadows, keeping a tight hold on his cuff when he fell. It was almost pitch black down there, so she sort of stumbled with him before she released his sleeve. She took in a small breath, reaching for her bracelet and promptly pulling it off her arm.

The band of silver; almost too quickly to see, expanded into a bow that seemed extremely lightweight- as if made of solid cloud- and emitted a slight glow. She held it out in front of her to observe her surroundings.

Zephyr leaned heavily against the rock and closed his eyes, his vision swimming. That had been even more draining then he imagined- coming down here... it was like the shadows were actually alive and they wanted to steal Temperence away. Even he shuddered a little in the cold, cold atmosphere, taking a moment before lifting his head and letting his eyes focus. He had amazing night vision, just a perk that came with being a child of Hades, so he could tell there was nothing around right here. As he heard a slight metallic sound he turned, surprised to see a bow and arrow just... appear. Well, he didn't have that trick in particular, but one of his daggers extended into a sword. It was good enough. He was excellent at sword fighting, the best in the camp.

Tempe took a stray glance at Zephyr, looking him over for a few moments. "Do you need a minute?" She offered quietly, glancing around by the faint light of her bow. There was no immediate danger so far, and she figured they had a moment to spend for him to calm down. She shifted slightly on her feet before walking toward him, kneeling at his side and glancing up at him.

Zephyr shook his head slightly. "I'll be fine." He answered, a steely, determined look in his obsidian eyes as he glanced around. "We should go find where the three items are. If I had to guess, they wouldn't be near Cronos, actually. He's too smart for that. If we can get in and out unnoticed, I'll get us back up to the top." He stated, climbing completely to his feet and closing his eyes for a moment. "I think we have to go this way." Zephyr announced, gesturing towards... well... the darkness... towards their right.

Tempe titled her head at him skeptically, but stood when he did nevertheless. "I mean; that makes sense. I'll follow your lead, I guess." She nodded, letting her bow rest idly at her side before she started walking ahead of him. "Somehow I feel like us going unnoticed is extremely unlikely. I'd say he probably already knows we're here." She said, her voice soft in the expansive darkness, as if she didn't dare speak any louder and wake the terror nearby.

Zephyr nodded a little, his footsteps silent on the rocks as he crept forward. With his enhaced vision it was easy to see where he was going. The breathing sounded like it was roaring in his ears, yet he didn't even know how. Wasn't Cronos, like, in a million pieces? He flinched as something sounded like it was crawling nearby. Zephyr slowly took out a dagger, which slowly grew into a sword. He then continued, on edge, tense, and nervous. Soon he came to the place he was heading towards- a giant, deep cave.

Tempe's vision was better than the average human- but mainly in bright atmospheres. Which... was not this. So she was basically in the dark, both literally and figuratively. She still managed her way relatively smoothly over the uneven stone ground, glancing at Zephyr warily as he unsheathed his sword. She felt calmer than he seemed- which was strange, to her. She had made her peace with this strange darkness already. She walked with him toward the cave quietly, observing it in almost silence. She approached quietly. "In, I'm guessing?" She asked quietly.

"You're guessing right." Zephyr murmured, his own quiet voice getting even quieter. He glanced around warily before walking forward, completely silent. "Its going to get darker, you good?" He asked, knowing someone who spent all their time under the sky wouldn't have the best night vision. As he spoke he moved farther into the cave. The breathing was quieter, which meant Cronos wasn't IN this cave, but he was probably near by. Or was PART of him in here!? STUPID CHOPPED UP CRONOS. Zephyr tried to breathe shallowly, the stench KILLING him. Hades might come down here and pass out from the disgusting smell, so he was on the limit. As they went further into the cave he heard a low rumble. That was NOT Cronos. Paws.. nails... TEETH!? Two glowing red eyes appeared. +Of course they'd have a FLIPPING GUARD WHAT THE HELL+ Zephyr thought, leaping to the side as the giant feline animal dove at him, jaws snapping viciously. It's claws were like 6 inch long razor blades extended for the kill. It then whirled on Temperence.

"I don't have any other choice except to be good." Temperance shrugged, continuing in quietly. She was just short of gagging as the already horrifying stench got stronger, shaking her head and pushing through with a small exhale. She halted when she heard the rumble, lifting her bow slightly and glancing at Zephyr. The next few moments were a blur, and she whipped an arrow out of essentially nowhere as she got a clean shot, firing when the beast turned it's head and sinking one through its eye. She backed away, deeper into the cave, tilting her bow and firing again.

The cat-like beast that was bigger than a Clydesdale screamed in agony and anger as it got shot in the eye. It leapt at Temperence, slashing wildly at her. Since everything was shadows, Zephyr shadow jumped onto its back and stabbed his sword into its shoulder. The beast roared and threw him off- but he lost grip of his sword and lost it. He flew against the wall, hearing a crack as pain exploded in his shoulder and back. he scrambled back up and shadow jumped quickly back, grabbing his sword in enough time to be chucked off again. The beast quickly whirled to Zephyr and made a quick swipe. He was too slow and its claws were too fast- the sharp blades ripped across his chest. He immediately felt body welling up, but he couldn't stop now. He lurched forward and expertly sliced his sword across its paw.