Author's note. I understand your criticisms. But the reason I nerfed the Hunter is because he is not fully connected to the Dream anymore and he is in the Waking World. I understand why you would want the Hunter to retire but I need him for future arcs. I completely understand why you would want me to write more, but I really can't without losing the purpose of the chapter. Don't worry about the Hunter being weak right now. I have a plan to get him back to former strength. I also plan on giving him some more Bloodborne weapons and explain more of how he was taught. Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this chapter.

Malcom forgot to ask Bell what Syr looks like. He only thought about that after he finished eating. He slaps his face. He starts sprinting towards the direction where Bell ran off. Unfortunately for him, it was towards the arena. The reason this is a problem is in the fact that Bell is short for his age. He bumps into a pair of Amazonians. He quickly says an apology and runs off.

Tiona looks at her sister and says, "Wow, what a dick."

Tione asks "Hey isn't that the guy Aiz says smells like the moon?"

"No, probably not," Tiona replies. Malcom had overheard their conversation and was glad they didn't recognize him. He had been sprinting away when he heard the conversation happen.

Aiz POV

Goddess Loki said she had a meeting she had to go to and that she wanted me to go with her. I agreed knowing I could talk to her about the strange skeleton I saw afterwards. We were on our way to the Hostess Of Fertility, when I saw the moon scented man run by calling himself stupid. Goddess Loki didn't comment on it, so I chose not to. Loki walked over and sat down at a table. There was a Goddess already sitting there. She was quite beautiful but that was not why I was there.

"So who is this, Loki?" The Goddess asks.

"Oh this is my Aiz," Loki responds. "So what did ya want to talk about Freya?"

"I just wanted to talk, it has been a while," Freya says with a smile.

"That's a buncha shit and ya know it," Loki responds with a grin. Freya's smile turns malicious.

"So you figured me out so early," Freya says. "I will admit two people have crossed my eyes."

"You'll go after anyone. It doesn't matter if they're young or old, boy or girl," Loki responds.

"That's harsh, I do have standards," Freya responds. "The two souls that drew my attention are quite unique."

"Oh, yeah. Could ya describe them? Ya know I can't see souls," Loki responds.

"One of them is clear. The person who owns is weak but has immense potential to get stronger. The other is a blood red. Their soul occasionally has black attempt to over take it, however. I was concerned the red one would attempt to affect the clear one, but instead it makes the clear one more beautiful. One thing I noticed about the red one however is that it is similar to Aiz's soul," Freya says with a smile that should not belong on her beautiful face.

"What do ya mean by it being similar to Aiz's soul?" Loki asks with a raised eyebrow.

"While the colors are vastly different, the souls look nearly identical. Unfortunately both of the people who I'm interested in are already in a Familia," Freya sighs after speaking. Loki knew Freya would raise hell for whatever poor Familia had those two adventurers.

"So how is your Familia going?" Loki asks.

"Sorry I have to go, something's come up," Freya quickly says walking off.

Ahem* "Goddess Loki," I ask.

"What is it Aiz?" Loki asks me.

"I saw a strange skeleton this morning." I say.

"Where was it?" Loki asks, confused.

"It was in The Twilight Manner this morning. When I looked at it, it disappeared," Aiz says.

"That's strange. Oh well, go enjoy Monsterphilia Aiz," Loki says. I could tell she wanted me to leave so I did.

Malcom POV

'Shit! Shit! Shit!' Was all I could think. I have no clue where Bell went. He disappeared into the crowd when I saw him last. I ran into the arena when I heard a scream. Monsters had busted out! I rushed away knowing these were middle floor monsters. There were many I didn't recognise but I did recognise the Silverbacks and Hard Armorderds. Despite me being easily 6' 3" I knew those Silverbacks tower over me. I heard a scream and saw a Silverback chasing Bell and Hestia. When I looked behind me I saw the other Silverback. I sprinted to an area I knew nobody would get hurt at. I had to kill this thing.

Aiz POV

I killed another monster. "So how many are left?" I ask.

"2 Silverbacks," Tinoa responds. My eyes widened. Those Silverbacks would kill any level ones. Tione, Tiona, and I rushed off. Hopefully we're fast enough to save them.

Malcom POV

The Silverback was still following me! This bastard really wants me. "Fuck!" I shout. I had run into a corner in an alley with no way out. I grabbed the staff from my back and quickly changed it into the scythe's handle. I knew I needed it. "Ugly bastard, aren't you?" I asked aloud, taunting it. It worked unfortunately. The Silverback punched me and launched me into a wall. I got out and sprinted forward. I jumped and released a brutal downwards slice. It blocked with its hand. It screamed when I chopped off its middle finger. It swatted me into the wall again. I grabbed a brick and chucked it into its eye. I ran around and slashed the back of its knee to force it down.

It roared loud enough to blow me back catching me off guard. It punched me in the gut, sending me sliding along the ground. It stomped on me. It punched me. It kicked me. My body was beaten and broken when I saw a bell I thought would have disappeared fall out of my pocket. The Old Hunter's Bell. When it fell, it rang. The Silverback suddenly exploded in a wave of blood.

"Unacceptable," a voice I recognized said. I felt the scythe I had been holding suddenly disappeared. "What will you do when your weapon is taken, Hunter?" The voice questioned. I felt a new handle be forced into my hand. I heard the ring of a bell and my injuries were healed. I recognized the Saw Cleaver in my right hand and Eileen in my left. I looked up and my breathing hitched.

"Lady Maria?"

Author's note. Sorry for the cliffhanger. If any of you are wondering how Bell's fight against his Silverback is going to go. Practically the same as canon. He'll just have a bit of an easier time. Anyways thanks for reading and please give CONSTRUCTIVE criticism.