Waiting
Seeing Loki fainted, Finn went to help her off of Freya and carried her to a couch. No one heard what Freya said, but whatever she said, it was a shocker.
Everyone waited outside for Bell. They heard the same screams and anguished cries. That continued.
Minutes went by, an hour went by, but the screams and cries continued.
Then all of the sudden, the noise went away. It was quiet. Their curiosity was overwhelming but their self control won out.
They continued to wait for Bell to come outside. He did not. More time went by again, minutes, another hour, ...
Trying to keep everyone from going crazy. Finn started talking about the Knossos and what had to be done. At the same time, they would also need to check on the catatonic Lefiya. It was a disaster all around.
First, they received a report about the green meat. Apparently, it continued to seal the opening to the Knossos, but it did not further spread either. Nobody could figure out what was going on inside.
Second, they discussed the mural of Nidhogg that they saw. Finn also remarked that the 6 women in the mural matched the number of demi spirits connected by the ring of light.
Third, Loki brought up the issue of what they discovered in Dionysus' wine cellar. She ordered Raul and Annakitty to get Hermes and go investigate the Demeter family home.
At that point, Freya redirected the conversation back to the power of the enemy.
Freya "Ottar said the Revis demi spirit was beyond a level 7 monster. Can there be more of the same?"
Finn "There is another figure, Ein, whose face is always behind a mask. We just do not know how many jewel fetus there are"
Finn "This green meat is strange and it attacks on its own"
Loki "It seems the 2 gods' power and the dead adventurers were harvested to create something horrible"
Riveria "We should send scout parties to investigate what they can."
Raul "The Ganesha familia continue to watch the areas by the entrances.
Finn "We need to send a party to monitor the 12th floor entrance and the 18th floor entrance."
- Two Hours Later -
Raul and Annakitty reported back.
Raul "We went to the Demeter familia home. It was completely empty. Except in the basement, there was a smell of blood with a message written in blood - Become extinct, Orario. I will open the path to the underworld - apparently from Enyo"
Annakitty "Hermes thinks there is a Demeter Familia hideout in the Beol Mountains to the north"
Loki "Go investigate with the Hermes familia. It feels like we are being led to a conclusion..."
They talked for about another 10 minutes. As they were wrapping up, Bell opened the door.
Coming outside, Bell was unable to look Loki, Riveria or Freya in their eyes.
Bell looking down "Ais is more stable now. But the problem persists"
Riveria "What do we do now?"
Bell looking down "I am not sure. I cannot do any more at this time. I will continue tomorrow"
Bell did not seem to want to talk about what happened. No one dared to ask for details. Loki did not want to know any details. With Bell exhausted, Airmid led him to a spare room in the hospital to sleep. Afterwards, they went to check on Ais. Bell said the problem was still there but at least she was no longer screaming in pain and anguish. They were not sure if she was sleeping or unconscious, but they would leave that until the next day. But the dark aura persisted.
With that, everyone went home to sleep with Bell, Loki and Riveria staying in spare rooms at the hospital overnight.
Before leaving, Freya checked on Bell. Freya did give Bell an update showing a shocking jump in magic stats:
level 5
strength: 86
endurance: 81
agility: 93
dexterity: 79
magic: 351
skill: argonaut, ox slayer, love
magic: firebolt
development ability: luck, abnormal resistance, escape, magic resistance
- Back at the Twilight Manor -
Finn, Tione, Tiona and Gareth checked on Lefiya. But she was completely unresponsive to anyone. She just sat there in a complete daze.
With no choice, Tiona changed Lefiya to her sleeping clothes and put her to bed.
