"Great. Here it is."

He passes Reiuji a knife, and then pulls out a black seal. It had the image of ten silver towers trapped within a golden sun on it's face.

"This is the Seal of Odin, proof of your Associateship and identification as an agent of the Conclave. It is yours."

He passes it to her.

(D: I only have one hand. Does the seal stick on my clothes or something?)

(Yep!)

Rei takes the knife and stabs it through her skirt. She then sticks the seal on her third leg.

The Conclave officer nods approvingly.

"Well, with that out of the way, all you need to do now is to await our word. I've taken up much of your time. Thank you for your hospitality."

"Too bad I can't get started now." Rei says. "But, oh well."

The man smiled.

"If I know the men at the Heralding Department, they'll have alerted you already."

Rei appears back in her realm and looks around for any wildlife or monsters.

There was nothing as far as she could see. However, the Realm was vastly unexplored, and there were no doubts as to the potential of the Hell to contain a multitude of beasts.

Reiuji first sets out to explore the underground areas of her realm.

Reiuji was in a dilemma. Did she want to take one of the tried, safe routes into the True Hell of Blazing Fire, or would she prefer an experimental - but possibly more valuable - entrance to the extreme areas of her Realm? Both had their perks - relative safety (in exchange for a relatively mundane experience) or risk and danger (in exchange for the possibility of considerable treasure)?

The dangerous way, obviously. What good is exploration if you know the path you're taking?

In which direction was Reiuji searching for an entrance?

South. Failing that, West.

To the south existed a semi-mythical entrance to the inferno below.. it was the Mouth of Lokode, and it was said to contain the souls of every traitor and heretic ever to wander the Hells. It was the temple of Lokode, an interesting figure in Reiujic lore..

Reiuji enters the Temple of Lokode, and looks around, first and foremost looking for anything that might be trying to kill her.

There was only a simple, wooden icon within the temple; some sort of Sky Goddess worship. There were stairs leading downwards, and Reiuji found herself standing on a simple prayermat. It was stiflingly hot within the cave.

Reiuji carefully picks up the icon and inspects it. If there was anything obviously special about it, she would carry it with her. If not, she obviously wouldn't. Either way she heads down the stairs.

It was too heavy to carry, being made of solid stone and wood.

Down the stairs sat a man. He was young, with a pale, gaunt face; his eyes were sharp, and his nose straight.  His hair was wild. He smoked a long, thin stick - the stench was unpleasant - and was dressed in various shades of red.

"Hello," said the man, eye Reiuji. "You are the Goddess of this place?"

"Yes, yes I am the goddess of this land." Reiuji says, smiling and bowing at the man.

"Ah, good." He stood up, held his hand out to Reiuji. "My name is Parv, short for Parvermanstensas, and I am the guardian demon of this place. For two decades I've watched this temple. It would be good to have some company.."

"You've been down here for twenty years?" Reiuji asks, obviously shocked. "You need to get out more."

The man - with rugged hair and strange features, as if he were being seen in a mirror - smiled thinly.

"Unfortunately, madam, I have not had a choice in the matter. I am afraid, also, that I cannot let you enter below."

"Why, and why not?" Reiuji says. "And how are you going to try and stop me if I do decide to go downstairs?"

"I will probably have to kill you," said the demon, sadly. "Which is something I don't want to do. It has been so long since I have seen such a mortal beauty. Forgive me."