It had been several years since any of the god's heard anything about the spider god. Even the Allfather, Odin, had failed in this regard. The attempts of the one who saw all to find out the whereabouts of the spider god were unfruitful. Even after they had visited the 5th heaven, they didn't find any information about the god of wisdom. Ananse seemed to have disappeared into thin air. But now they had found something that belonged the spider god. Even more ridiculous was that they weren't the ones who found her- or rather a trace of her- she found them. The fact that she left something here for them was incredible. It showed her incredible foresight and ability. She was truly a sensor god, and her 'sight beyond sight' must have advanced to an unknown realm to let her guess so accurately what was going to happen in the future. She wasn't a seer, neither was she a diviner. The only explanation to her amazing foresight will be her sensor ability.
"This means-"Forseti looked at Thor as he spoke. The battle god nodded and completed his nephew's statement, "She was watching us all along." It was amazing. All this while they had been searching for someone who was watching them from a distance, and they had no clue. But they were thankful that Ananse was looking out for them. They weren't sure why, but the spider god certainly had her reasons. And they were glad that whatever her reasons were, it had led her to them.
Thor sent his inner energy into the seal. It disappeared once his energy came into contact with it. He opened up the scroll and examined it. The scroll itself was a map, a map that certainly led to what they sought. Along with the map was another smaller scroll. This scroll had been hidden by the larger map, so it was only upon opening it that one would find it. The second scroll was a letter. Forseti joined Thor in examining the map. Initially his brows furrowed in confusion. But after seeing the letter, he seemed to have been enlightened.
Thor was the same. He breathed a sigh of relief upon reading the letter. "That was why nobody has been able to find it. To think that the devilstone is so complex." Even after Asgard had examined this stone for years with the help of the spider god, it seemed that they hadn't truly understood the stone. The letter Ananse had written them was more enlightening than the books in their archives.
Dracula didn't know what was written in the scroll. He wasn't lying when he said he hadn't opened it. He was curious as to what the scroll contained. But his curiosity didn't get the better of him in the time he had been tasked to hold on to it. From Forseti's exclamation that the stranger who had left the parcel with him was involved in Mjolnir's creation, Dracula discerned some very important things. For starters, this elusive figure was as old, if not older than the gods who stood before him. Secondly, from the reaction of the two gods, this person was very important. Their happiness upon realising that the strange being who had come to this mountain years ago was alive, was in no way faked. This also meant that Asgardians were on friendly terms with this figure. This was good news for him. This meant that the seemingly unremarkable being who had come looking for them knew a lot about the Asgardians. This also meant that the words this being had left behind were trustworthy and true. The possibility of their request being granted was very high now. It was this news that caused him to grow truly curious about the figure they had met. This person was cloaked from top to bottom. The person was masked and the cloak was so large that they couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman. It was because of the husky voice the stranger spoke with that Dracula had assumed it was a man. But any strong wielder, especially those in tune with their senses could mask their real voice. From Forseti's exclamation, this person was a woman. It made Dracula all the more curious to see what she had left behind. But he wasn't going to ask the two gods. Right now he wanted something more than anything else in the entire universe. She had told them that it could be done. They only had to deliver her message and then they could make their request to the gods. Although Dracula seemed confident that the information he had was valuable, he wasn't very certain. His confidence came from the fact that she had easily warded off their protective spells and made her way into the mountain like it was her backyard. Added to the fact that when all four attacked they were quickly dealt with. She only spoke a single sentence and they all came tumbling down like a stack of potatoes. That was why he had bet everything on her words. And so far things were going well.
"Did you see what this person looked like?" Thor asked after carefully reading the letter and examining the scroll.
"Unfortunately, I did not. She had a strange mask on. It was red with a strange symbol on it." Dracula shook his head and replied in the negative. None of them got to see the appearance of this mysterious entity. Even though she had stayed with them a while, they still didn't get the chance to see what she looked like.
"This symbol you are referring to, did it look like this?" Forseti drew an image of a strange character in the air. Although he didn't inherit his father's divinity, he still was his father's son. It was simple for him to use the light element to make a few illustrations.
"Yes. That was the symbol." Alucard took it upon himself to answer their question. His response caused the two gods to nod their heads silently. Now they were more than certain that it was indeed Ananse.
The map wasn't complex, but it was still confusing. All the areas marked on the map had been visited by the Asgardians and several other races in the past, yet none of them had found any devilstone. This was the origin of their initial confusion. It was the letter that cleared their foggy minds and shone a bright light in that previously dim area. From what Ananse had left, she stated that devilstone wasn't like other minerals and metals. It wasn't already made, waiting to be unearthed and used by another. The mysterious mineral was special. And as such it had its own creation process. The areas that had been marked were areas that one could grow devilstone. Yes, grow it. Devilstone was derived from a special rock known as 'amber rock'. It was a rare rock found in special places. Although this rock was uncommon, it wasn't impossible to acquire. This rock was in a world that was coincidentally found in the 3rd heaven, which was where the two gods and their team currently found themselves. It made the matter more convenient for them. Though it wasn't really a matter of convenience. You see, although the spider god was willing to help them, she wasn't going to do it for free. She required that they solve some questions on their own. So if they never came to this world, they would have never found such a precious clue. Ananse was true to her divinity. She was true to her title as the god of wisdom and craftiness. Her friends had to be worthy of her help, and Thor and Forseti had proven that they were.
From her note, it was explained that to get the amber rock to grow into devilstone, they required two things. The blood of an origin god was the first of these two things. This part wasn't hard. Both Thor and Forseti were origin gods. They would give as much of their blood as needed to get the stone. The second requirement was also pretty simple. They needed the core of a dark creature. Luckily for Thor and Forseti, they had killed several of such creatures on their way to this world. This was proof that Ananse didn't give her help for free. If they hadn't followed some clues that led them to those dark creatures, they would have lacked one of the key ingredients to make devilstone. And they would have wasted time going back to get it. It was Forseti who had insisted on keeping the cores of these dark creatures. Although he didn't need it, he collected them for the warriors who followed the duo and for those who needed it back home. Wisdom is proven right by its results. In this case, Forseti's actions were acts of wisdom.