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During the story to try and improve their relations with the people of the town the ninja partake in a set of trials for the beings of mythology that the people admire. For the trial of Sheoth they must enter a place called the grove of reflection where they must face their inner insanities. This is a sketch of the inside of the 'grove' as it is called where the trial takes place.

From the Story:
"Why doesn't the metal-skin Zane go first? It will be interesting to see how he does," Chodala expressed politely ushering Zane through the doors into the room before closing them when he was on the other side. Zane was not thrilled with being chosen first but if they were going to go through with these trials to gain some trust among the people here he guessed it was best to get started. He was anxious about what he might face but if this was going to make the people even just a little less aggressive to him than he was willing to face whatever lay in the room. Once locked in Zane checked the door making sure it was locked before looking around. Since he was alone he abandoned his cloak. The room was strange. It didn't look much like a room. It looked like some strange cavern or cave underground. It was large with plenty of space to manoeuvre around. Some of the strange glowing mushrooms that grew outside were growing throughout the room along with some low growing plants. The ground looked to be a mix of moss and dirt with a few puddles and the walls were a mix of stone and large strange roots stretching down from the ceiling. The roots created various places for something or someone to hide in the room. A fog was rolling on the floor and the room felt damp. The room smelt of damp earth and something else, something Zane could not identify. Even though he could not see or sense a light source other than the strange shrooms the room was decently lit. The switch Chodala talked about was behind a panel labelled 'safety switch' by the entry door, the only way into the room. In the center of the room was a standing stone with a strange writing on it. The writing resembled Oni scripts and was glowing slowly fading between a cyan and red color. Zane slowly moved to the center of the room to get a closer look at the stone tightly holding his bow. He couldn't read the scripts; he didn't know the Oni language. He looked around trying to figure out what he was supposed to do. What did they mean by having to face ones insanities? There appeared to be nothing in the room however he could sense an unknown energy in the room though he could not pinpoint where it was coming from. He was worried unsure of what this test was and afraid the energy he was sensing was the Stag. He was alone in a strange room, perfect time for this Stag to try and get him.

Wish to read more you can find it in the Chapter Trials of the Tribunal plus the rest of the story here: archiveofourown.org/works/3489…

This artwork is one of many I created for a story I call Shadows of the Void. They often are visual conceptions of things and entities directly mentioned or used in the story while some are more of background fillers to flush out concepts, locations or events of the story. More of these designs can be found in the gallery related to the story here: www.deviantart.com/robo-birdie… Meanwhile you can find and read the story here: archiveofourown.org/works/3489…

Description
During the story to try and improve their relations with the people of the town the ninja partake in a set of trials for the beings of mythology that the people admire. For the trial of Sheoth they must enter a place called the grove of reflection where they must face their inner insanities. This is a sketch of the inside of the 'grove' as it is called where the trial takes place.

From the Story:
"Why doesn't the metal-skin Zane go first? It will be interesting to see how he does," Chodala expressed politely ushering Zane through the doors into the room before closing them when he was on the other side. Zane was not thrilled with being chosen first but if they were going to go through with these trials to gain some trust among the people here he guessed it was best to get started. He was anxious about what he might face but if this was going to make the people even just a little less aggressive to him than he was willing to face whatever lay in the room. Once locked in Zane checked the door making sure it was locked before looking around. Since he was alone he abandoned his cloak. The room was strange. It didn't look much like a room. It looked like some strange cavern or cave underground. It was large with plenty of space to manoeuvre around. Some of the strange glowing mushrooms that grew outside were growing throughout the room along with some low growing plants. The ground looked to be a mix of moss and dirt with a few puddles and the walls were a mix of stone and large strange roots stretching down from the ceiling. The roots created various places for something or someone to hide in the room. A fog was rolling on the floor and the room felt damp. The room smelt of damp earth and something else, something Zane could not identify. Even though he could not see or sense a light source other than the strange shrooms the room was decently lit. The switch Chodala talked about was behind a panel labelled 'safety switch' by the entry door, the only way into the room. In the center of the room was a standing stone with a strange writing on it. The writing resembled Oni scripts and was glowing slowly fading between a cyan and red color. Zane slowly moved to the center of the room to get a closer look at the stone tightly holding his bow. He couldn't read the scripts; he didn't know the Oni language. He looked around trying to figure out what he was supposed to do. What did they mean by having to face ones insanities? There appeared to be nothing in the room however he could sense an unknown energy in the room though he could not pinpoint where it was coming from. He was worried unsure of what this test was and afraid the energy he was sensing was the Stag. He was alone in a strange room, perfect time for this Stag to try and get him.

Wish to read more you can find it in the Chapter Trials of the Tribunal plus the rest of the story here: archiveofourown.org/works/3489…

This artwork is one of many I created for a story I call Shadows of the Void. They often are visual conceptions of things and entities directly mentioned or used in the story while some are more of background fillers to flush out concepts, locations or events of the story. More of these designs can be found in the gallery related to the story here: www.deviantart.com/robo-birdie… Meanwhile you can find and read the story here: archiveofourown.org/works/3489…