Yeah you could say that Ichirou replied, picking himself up off the ground after narrowly dodging the section of wall that had come his way via Dato's well timed entrance. Unfortunately however, Dato would begin to understand a bit more of the severity of what they were getting into as the wall seemed to rebuild itself behind him. Ichirou used a nearby wall to support his weight as he gathered himself, recovering a vitality pill and a chakra pill from a pouch on his wait, downing them both quickly just in case things got hairy again.
Ichirou and his newfound ally, as well as the duo approaching the castle, would hear a voice ring out, it encompassed the entire castle. And seemed to be coming from nowhere.
Well well well, Ichirou. the voice chuckled.
Looks like the cavalry has arrived, yeah? I honestly thought I had intercepted your little cry for help. But I guess you were a little slicker than I thought. No matter, you're already aware of what i'm capable of. What you were fighting through is only the beginning, and now with all your little friends coming. It seems i'll have to turn things up a bit? the voice faded out with a maniacal laugh before a red wave of energy spread throughout the entire compound. Altering it extensively.
Masane and Jay would have no doubt met one another at the main door to the castle by now, the huge door taking both of their strength if not more to push open, the size of the door much too large for standard beings, more befitting giants and things of the like. It would be once they had stepped into the main hall that the wave of energy would pass over, and they too would realize the severity of the situation.
All doors and windows would vanish, replaced with just the wall of the construct, any form of contact to the outside was now gone. The entire structure now altered, Stair wells were removed, new rooms were added, old rooms were changed. The hallway that Ichirou and Dato inhabited turned now into a large and empty room. Looking much like the chapel of a church, though it lacked pews or an elevated stage and podium, it was merely empty. Whoever was running this show had taken careful notice of Dato's entrance, and as such strengthened the walls beyond that of Shinobi jutsu, shattering them would be next to impossible.
Ichirou fell upon the floor, the wall behind him having vanished. He cursed under his breath as he sat up, looking around the room for a moment before speaking.
Well... it seems like we're safe for now, maybe I can go ahead and fill you in on what we're dealing with.. though this would have to wait. As the words left his mouth the entire castle became unsafe. Both within the large chapel that Dato and Ichirou inhabited, and the large lobby that Masane and Jay inhabited. Huge knights would crawl from the floors and the walls, Carrying gigantic tower shields and massive greatswords. Grumbles and moans left their motionless lips as they locked onto their targets, 5 of them appearing before both duo's, ready to fight to the death.
Ichirou pulled himself off the floor, looking behind him to see an exit from the room.
Dato.. We have two options, we can try to take these things on in my debilitated state.. or we can try to rendezvous with whoever else it was that answered my calls. They can't follow us through this doorway, course that doesn't mean more wont come after us.. your choice.. Ichirou spoke as he grabbed hold of his right rib cage. He had been fighting endlessly for so long, only to have this happen at the first sign of help. Of course he couldn't expect anything else from this...thing he was here to kill. He dropped his Katana to the floor, already aware that the nearly broken blade would be useless against these constructs.
The large room that Masane and Jay inhabited were much more accommodating to the massive warriors that had spawned before them, huge doorways fit for them to move through, and as far as either of the duo could see, there was no doorway for them to escape through. Of course with further investigation it was possible that there was a way out, but with the Five giants before them it may be a difficult task. The constructs all moved slow at first.. but Ichirou knew in his soul that this wasn't the limit to their capability.. he couldn't lie. At this point, he found himself worried for the lives of himself and those who came to his rescue.
Welcome to the party, friends! the voice rang out once again, laughing as if it was enjoying the little game it had laid out for the intruders.