It took a little bit for Pele to wake up. 

Her eyes and limbs were heavy, and exhaustion tugged at her mind constantly.  Eventually, though, she managed to get her eyes open, blinking rapidly and yawning loudly. Next to her she felt the warmth of Ekhi, her golden pelt glowing.

She was in a small room, with no furniture.  The wall right across from her was made completely out of mirror, giving her a glimpse at herself.  She was wearing the same clothes as when she left, her black leather jacket, red tank top, black mini skirt, gray leggings, and dark red, worn out, old sneakers.  Her short, orange hair was a mess, wrapped around her horns and standing up straight.  Her markings were the same as ever, warm to the touch, and her red eyes looked tired.

Gingerly, Pele stood up, leaning on the wall for support. To the left of her was a door, and it opened when she twisted the knob. She entered into a hall with seven doors on the sides of the hall. At the end of the hall was a door carved out of what appeared to be enchanted crystal, with gold trimmings. It seemed to glow with power, and Pele felt herself drawn to it. With each step towards it, she felt as if she was growing stronger, more aware. She felt as if she could do anything, if she just willed it. Ekhi followed next to her, rubbing her face against Pele's hand. 

Pushing the door open, she was met with six pairs of eyes on her, each sat in a seat, with one left over. The seat was in between a pale, silver haired beauty with black eyes, and a tannish, winged boy with white hair and blue eyes.  She sat there, and the others continued to stare at her. 

"It seems fire has arrived."  A tanned, golden blonde boy with pointy elf ears stated, giving Pele a warm smile.  The blue hair girl with seaweed green eyes next to him nodded, waving a webbed hand at her.  Gills were visible on her neck, and she had a powerful, blue scaled tail that curled around her leg. 

"I'm Pele."  Pele stated, her eyes wandering around the white tiled room.  "I'm Tapio."  The smiling elf boy stated.  "I'm Ezili."  The girl with gills said, looking thoughtful.  The silver haired girl spoke next.  "I'm Crypt."  She wore a lacy, black dress like that of a doll, and seemed familiar, for some reason.  "I'm Shu."  The winged boy stated, looking at Pele strangely. A light blue skinned boy with silver horns spoke next. He had long, light blue hair and eyes. "I'm Frost." He smiled, in a friendly way. "I'm Glitch." A girl with bright yellow eyes and short black hair stated, sounding less than friendly.

It was strange, as they all seemed so calm.  Pele herself was a bubbling mess of half-baked fears and worries, though she tried her best to hide it.  Looking weak couldn't benefit her in any way, not with others watching.
"It seems you've all met." A voice came from everywhere stated, making Pele jump.