Ch.2 The 2nd General
It's been a few days since Ellis attacked Rex using Duran Rex's own father and it's still too much for anyone to swallow no one knew why for so long Ellis was the most loving and kind hearted person they ever met and they desperately wanted to talk with her at this time the party discusses their next move in the lobby while Dyshana is back in her room bathing her son. Vashtor begins the thought train by suggesting we maybe should ask any towns people if they saw anything earlier that day but Zerva dismisses by stating no people would have definetely found her appearance very odd and would have caused distress among the peolpe. Beatrice then suggests that they could check the pillar on their current continent which Rex adds but are they still reachable from below here while Plum and Reverie say that there's no harm in it since any other idea by this point is better than none. Rex and the others agree and he goes to Dyshana who's still bathing with their son and tells her that he has to make a trip and might be gone for a while maybe even a couple days to which she tells him to return safetly and kisses him goodbye for now and so the group departs for the pillar Mayastia to search for anything about Ellis's behavior.
After traveling for some time the group makes it back to the fifth pillar the one meant for Rex to seal so long ago the seal of the god Mayastia who they defeated and destroyed oddly enough a new entrance at the bottom was visible plain as day the party was cautious of this but still entered and walked along a path towards a large circular chamber similar to where they fought Mayastia. this room was different it was red and volcano-like complete with burnt walls and hot floors but it was designed like a destroyed palace that was once beautiful a room fit for a king and on an altar-like stand was Ellis but now her marks were orange instead of yellow. Rex ran up to her and asked Ellis why did you bring back my father and how and why did you try to kill me!? Ellis turns around and looks at him then smiles with evil intent and begins walking towards him and says why you ask it's simple because I want to ressurect Chaos and bring order back but spirit vessels could prove troublesome so I decided to eliminate the ones of light and replace them with ones of darkness and Vashtor adds that's why you brought back Duran as mere shell of his former self am I correct? Ellis snickers a little and answers yes and no yes he is back and no he's not exactly alive and I didn't bring him back no he's what you'd call a host his soul is no longer in that body instead it's just his desires running on their own his desire to be with his lover again he is to serve as a catalyst. Zerva angered by this revalation then demands to know what she's refering to to which she repsonds with I have no intention of telling you anymore and snaps her fingers which everyone thought meant that Duran was going to attack again but this wasn't the case... instead claded in rusted beaten red armor was Rex's great grandfather Ladius he was back as well and just like Duran he kept mumbling about his wife Valeria but his mumbling was a lot more muffled and less tangible.
Vashtor in particular was enraged his student and the boy who took him in when he lost his memories was now before him a mere shell and empty looking Zerva was also angered his nephew the boy who his sister birthed was now going to be an opponent to them. Ladius then unsheathes his sword and looks at the party with intensity in his eyes and assumes his battle stance Rex suprised even further by this now he had to fight another ancestor responds to the challenge and says to Ladius please forgive Ellis and me for this but I will not allow you to bring any harm to anyone while he says this he sees a tear run down Ladius's face reflecting his soul wanting his body to be stopped Rex knew this before they started their battle. Ladius opens the fight by attacking Beatrice with cross edge only to be countered with a rapid move from Beatrice and is knocked away and he is attacked further by Vashtor and Zerva using cross blade despite damage he recovers quickly and charges up his new attack Storm a darkened version of one of his best skills hurting the party but Rex get's up first and hits Ladius with a skill from his best attacks rage shot while Vashtor follows up with Dark Fear and Zerva with flame mist this combination of attacks followed with an assault from Reverie and Plum casting multiple spells knocks Ladius hard on the ground and sends his sword flying from his hand. however he quickly rises up and grabs his sword only for Ellis to command him to stop I'll handle them she says and the party prepares for another battle but nothing could prepare them for this Ellis pulls out her scythe and immediatly beigns using a new attack Eclipse Storm and dark version of Shine Storm and immediatly the party succumbs and falls to the ground unconscious except Rex who shout's why Ellis you fought with us to create this world why change it back after we worked so hard after you worked so hard!? Ellis turns her back to him and walks towards Ladius and lifts him up with magic and says Rex you could never understand I did fight for a new world but this was not I wanted so I'm going to change it back and warps away with Ladius but now the group officialy felt betrayed Ellis turned on them and they don't understand why Rex and the group after awakening return to the town and the inn but Dyshana immediately sees Rex's injuries and demands to know what happened. Rex tells her that they went to kill a monster but got injured in the process Dyshana believes her husband but she does have doubts.
Meanwhile Ellis returns to an unknown location and meets with Leo alongside Duran and Ladius Ellis greets him with a warm smile and instead of calling him by name she refers to him as my beloved husband Leo then walks up to her and says you're doing great my dear wife and soon our ideal home will become reality all you have to do is hold out a little while longer I know your new power hurts a little but you'll adjust I know how strong you are. Ellis nods her head and walks away while Leo turns around and says to himself who knew that girl would believe me so easily all I had to do was use this face hahaha... thank you Leonhardt Riglan I promise I won't let this body got waste as you and your descendants ruined everything for me this is more than you deserve. clearly this was not the real Leo but how could Ellis tell she was very desperate and who knows what this imposter is planning or who he even is.
At the inn at night Rex layed in bed with his wife and talked with her mostly about the new baby it was going to be eight more months but they were both very excited none the less he waits for her to fall asleep next to him and then begins to wonder about what Ellis said better yet why was her voice weird she didn't seem possessed or controlled in any way and what she said puzzled him it has only been a few years since they finished their journey but already she was acting strange and he believe that she has truly betrayed them it just didn't add up at all no matter how he thought of it. Rex decides to fall asleep as well at least he will always have Dyshana he assured himself and wasn't going to let anything happen to her but he also decides to get Ellis back he wasn't ready nor will ever turn his back on her ever she was a friend and more to everyone when they needed it and she deserved better than this.