The sun was setting on another day of work. Alberto was looking over his latest creation with a sense of pride. This statue was going to be his first one to head to Orsha. With this, his statues could now be found in every corner of the kingdom. It was definitely a cause for celebration. However, before he could do that there was a knock at the door. "I wonder who that could be at this time?" Alberto said talking to his statues.

When he answers the door, he is greeted by a beautiful woman with long black hair and sharp blue eyes. "Hello. Do you go by the name Alberto Botero?" She asked plainly.

Weakly, he nodded "Yes that's me."

"My name is Eloise Arreola. I may look like a plague doctor but for a time I studied the ways of Dievdirbys. A saw a few of your Giltinė statues and found them fascinating. Could I come in?"

Happy for the attention, Alberto welcomed Eloise into his home. "Come right in. I just finished my latest work"

Walking into the workshop, Eloise walks around the hut. She pauses in front of each statue examining them carefully. "It's strange, neither Tesla nor Zenoa taught me how to carve statues like this." She said picking up one of the statuettes.

"They're just afraid to try something outside their comfort zone" Alberto said in a mocking tone. "I'm sure once other Dievdirbys learn how to recreate my work, they'll come around."

With a few steps, Alberto got uncomfortably close to Eloise. Their arms touched as he looked at the statuette she was holding. "You said you use to be a Dievdirbys right. Why don't I teach you how to craft them? The world could always use more sculptures of Giltinė." He says trying his best to sound suave.

"Even if it means harming others?" Eloise said somewhat angrily. Taken aback, Alberto began to step away from the plague doctor. "W-What do you mean?"

"You have no idea the suffering your statues are causing, don't you?" Eloise said. Her hands squeezed the small statuettes to the point of cracking it. "These statues attracts monster and drains people of their life force. My guild mates, they've…." Eloise trailed off as she dropped the statuette.

"Well that's not my problem." Alberto says plainly, without a hint of empathy.

"What?" Eloise said somewhat puzzled.

"I'm just a sculptor. I just want to make the most beautiful statues I can. All I need are my statues!" He shouted.

"So there's no way to convince to sway you from this path?" Eloise asked.

"No! These are my life's work. And I'm not going to let anyone stop me." Before he could continue, the door to Alberto's hut was kicked open

"It doesn't sound like he's going to co-operate Lady Eloise." Priscilla said as she marched in. Her plague mask pulled up while her flamethrower was already primed.

"Who the hell are you people?" He yelled before being shoved to the ground by the third and final plague doctor.

"Have you finished checking the perimeter Nicolas?" Eloise asked as she retrieved her weaponry from Priscilla.

Pulling up the beck, Nicolas replied. "There were a few statues in the back hidden in the forest. They've all been destroyed. All that's left are the ones in here."

Alberto gasped in disbelief. "What!" he shouted. But the three largely ignored him.

"Good work Nicolas. Let's escort the Dievdirbys to the authorities. Priscilla, I'll leave destroying the rest of the statues to you." Eloise said.

With a playful salute, the young plague doctor replied. "Aye Aye Ma'am!"

Alberto was in a state of shock. He managed to stand up only to continue looking at the floor. Suddenly Nicholas grabbed his arm and began pulling him out of the hut. "Mr. Brandenburg told us everything. That you asked him to help spread these demon statues around the kingdom. You'll have a lot to answer for when we get back." Nicholas said not knowing if Alberto was absorbing the message.

What's going to happen to me? Alberto thought, his mind lost in a haze. However, he soon heard a loud pitched screaming coming from the back of his workshop. Lifting his head, Alberto's eyes widened in horror at what he saw. Priscilla has already started burning his statues. Instead of cracking wood, all Alberto could hear was wailing and crying.

"Save us Alberto!"

"Don't let us Die!"

"Don't you love us anymore?"

In a state of disarray, Alberto squirmed wildly in Nicolas' grasp until he could escape. Reaching into his pouch, he pulled his chisel and charged at Priscilla. "Get away from my statues you wench!" He shouted furiously. However before he can reach her, Eloise pushed Priscilla out of the way. In a single thrust, Alberto embedded chisel deep into the woman's chest. A bolt of dark energy shot through the chisel into Eloise's body, opening the wound even wider.

"Ahhhhhh!" Eloise screamed as she tried to retain her balance. The pain was too much and began to fall forward.

"Lady Eloise!" Nicolas yelled as he ran to catch the falling plague doctor. "Eloise! Please stay with us!" He cried working frantically to stop the bleeding.

Unused to the sight of blood, Alberto stepped backwards leaving behind his bloody chisel. "I-I just wanted you to stop. It's your fault for coming here" He shuddered.

"How dare you, you little punk!" Looking up Alberto could Priscilla with her flamethrower pointed directly at him. Putting his arms up to protect himself, the Dievdirbys was engulfed in flames. He let a howl of pain as he tried to stumble out of the hut away from his pursuers.

"You're not getting away that easily" Priscilla yelled as she chased down Alberto. Nicolas dragged Eloise out of the burning hut as he watched the two run off.


Alberto ran through the forest still on fire. Afraid for his life and with no place to go, he simply ran. Looking back he saw Priscilla chasing after him. Letting out a gasp, he tries to speed up. Though in his panicked state, Alberto tripped over a rock and found himself tumbling down a hill into a puddle of mud.

Crawling out of the mud, Alberto collapsed on to his back. Exhausted, he looked up at his hands. He winched at the smell of burning flesh. Not just his hands, his arms were covered in blisters and third second-degree burns. Just moving his fingers caused him unbearable pain. Letting his hands fall to the ground, tears began to stream down his face.

"Why? Why is all this happening to me?" Alberto cried. "All I wanted to do was make sculptures people would love. This isn't fair!"

"Indeed, you seem to have been through a lot Revelator, or should I say Alberto?" Working his way onto his knees, Alberto looked up to see a pale looking man with light brown hair that had a white streak. He wore a monocle over his left eye, while a strange cross tattoo covered his right eye.

"Who are you? Are you here to kill me?" Alberto asked. His will to live fading with every passing second.

"No far from it. I go by the name Beholder. I've actually come on the behest of Miss Giltinė"

Alberto's eyes widened once he heard that name. "Gil…tinė?" He said

"Yes. It seems she's very taken with your recent work. Miss Giltinė would like you become her personal sculptor. You'll be provided with a new workshop and everything you need to continue making your sculptures. I believe an opportunity like this would be preferable to being burned alive as a heretic"

Is this real? Alberto thought to himself. Even his object of obsession had acknowledged him. He was saved. Even if it meant giving up his humanity, he would be able to continue his work. Before he could accept, there was a crash behind him. Looking back, he saw the pig-tailed plague doctor from before.

"Where the hell do you think you're going? You don't think I'd let you get away with what you did to Lady Eloise!" Priscilla yelled as she charged towards Alberto.

"Be gone girl. This matter no longer concerns you." Beholder says. With a simple wave of his arm, he summoned of wave of demonic energy. The surge collided with Priscilla sending her flying into a tree. Before she lost conciseness, she saw Alberto take the strange man's hand and leave in a beam of light.

When she awoke, Priscilla found herself lying on a soft bed in what looked like a hospital room. Outside her window, she could see the Klaipeda city square. Trying to sit up, Priscilla flinched as a sharp pain stabbed her shoulder. This didn't help throbbing headache she had.

To her right she heard a voice "I'm glad you're awake. I was worried we'd lost you as well". Turning she saw Nicolas by her bed side reading a book.

"Augh, what happened? Priscilla asked holding her head

Closing his book, Nicolas moved closer to Priscilla's bedside. "When I went to find you, you were alone in the woods. You have a mild head wound, a few broken ribs but no internal bleeding. We're currently at a hospital in Klaipeda. The Order of Orme has already sent doctors to look after you and Lady Eloise." He said.

"Lady Eloise? Is she alright?" Priscilla asked frantically.

Nicolas' expression sank after hearing the question. "She's in the other room. I managed to stop the bleeding back at the hut. But by then, she'd already lost a lot of blood. Worst still, the chisel that pierced her chest was oozing with dark energy. Even when the wound heals, it'll leave a corrupted scar. Best case scenario, she'll be extra sensitive to dark magic. Worst case…" Nicolas pauses not wanting to finish the thought.

"Damn it! It's my fault. If I'd just been paying more attention I could have roasted that bastard." Priscilla yelled punching the bed.

"No. This falls on me" Nicolas replies, trying to comfort his guild mate. "I'm the one who let go of the captive. If I'd just held on tighter, he wouldn't have has the chance to attack."

"We're both pretty useless aren't we?" Priscilla quipped with a downcast gaze.

"I wouldn't say that. I'm still alive because of you two." The two hear from the doorway. Looking up they see Eloise by the door way in a hospital gown. Despite being on her feet, she was supporting herself on the wall. Stumbling into the room, she sink into the first chair in the room.

Before Nicolas and Priscilla could ask how she was feeling, Eloise got down to business.

"Nicolas, did you finish destroying the rest of Alberto's Statues?" She asked trying to put up an authoritative tone.

Nicolas cleared his through before answering. "Yes Lady Eloise. I had two of the other guild members assist me with burning the rest of the statues and the hut to the ground. I'm also getting reports that the other guide members that they've found and destroyed most of the other statues"

Seeming to relax a bit, Eloise let out a sigh of relief. "It's good to hear a bit of good news every now and then." She said gentle rubbing the bandage over her chest wound.

"But Alberto is still at large." Priscilla added with a look of shame. Within moments, Eloise was on the side of her bed and pulled the young plague doctor into a comforting hug.

"There, There" Eloise whispered into her ear, rubbing the back of Priscilla's head. "If he shows up again, we'll deal with him." She said. Relieved, Priscilla sunk into Eloise's embrace.

Nicolas smiled as he saw his two comrades' spirits begin to rise. However, his was still disquieted. Beholder… He thought to himself. Nicolas had heard the name a few times from adventurers who had traveled Gate Route and the Seir Rainforest but he was still shrouded in mystery. But if what Priscilla heard was true, then there was only one place Alberto could be.


Deep underground, Beholder was walking through the halls of an ancient fortress. The location wasn't on any map known to man. The cold interior was illuminated by braziers and the odd out cropping of efflorescent fungus from the wall. He was on his way to report the results of their most recent experiment to Miss Giltinė. Once he reached the Demon Goddess's chamber, Beholder was somewhat surprised at what he saw.

Giltinė was posing in the centre of the room. Sitting on a small metal stool, her wings were folded in as she hugged her scythe against her face. Across from her was a wooden block hiding the sculptor currently carving out her image.

"If this is a bad time I can return another time, Miss Giltinė." Beholder said as he motion to leave the room.

"No need Beholder. What business do you have with me today?" Giltinė stated, trying to maintain her poses.

"Yes. I just wanted to report on the latest experiment using the Revelator's statues. The statues Alberto created were able to drain enough energy to create mini Kruvina. However, they would need a bracken to concentrate the energy. We also found that in rare cases, humans that prayed to the statues started to undergo a sort of metamorphosis. Either transforming into demons or showing demon like traits." Beholder concluded.

"Hmm, these Revelators are more useful then they appear. I should see if there are others that can assist in my plans." Giltinė said giving Beholder a small grin.

With the final strikes of his chisel, Alberto took a step back and let out a deep breath. "There! Miss Giltinė, I've finished the statue you requested." He said with a fair bit of pride. In an instant Giltinė stood up and teleported behind the young Dievdirbys. Leaning forward, Giltinė grin grew wider.

"It's a shame that those other humans couldn't see the beauty of your work. But I can. You have nothing to fear here. You can sculpt to your heart's content. I'll make sure your statues reach every corner of this world." She whispered into Alberto's ear.

Filled with a new sense of purpose, Alberto turned to bow to his new mistress. "Thank you Miss Giltinė. I have so many sculptures I want to create."

"Well you've better get started. You are dismissed for now, Revelator" Giltinė replied.

As he left, Alberto gave Beholder a bow before leaving. Beholder looked over the Revelator. Despite his high spirits, Alberto looked more haggard than ever. His arms were covered in bandages that did a poor job of hiding his burns and scars. What stood out most was the look in Alberto's eyes. They were empty and soulless. It was clear that he was nothing more than Giltinė's plaything now.

However Beholder thought as he walked up to Alberto's latest sculpture. "He does do good work."