She looked confused after Arlo mentioned Orange stone gorge, so he handed over Octavia's journal. She looked unimpressed at first, but the longer she read, the more her expression changed into that of dread. After she was done reading, Arlo began asking her questions but she wasn't responding, she just had a blank stare. It took some time for her come back to her senses and eventually she began responding to Arlo.
"Are you finally back? So do you have any idea about what those creatures are?"
"Those are Chimaera from the demon lord of greed. He was believed to be the strongest demon lord when he was alive, but he died sometime around 400 years ago" said Alfreda with a shocked expression.
Arlo suddenly heard an ear bleeding loud screech in his head.
"ARGH!!!!! IMPOSTER!!! WHO DARES STEAL MY RESEARCH?!?! I'M GOING RIP THAT PEASANT FROM LIMB TO LIMB AND BURN HIS FAMILY ALIVE!!!" Shouted the abyssal voice with the tone of immense anger and unmeasurable killing intent.
Arlo couldn't hear much of what Alfreda was saying because of the abyss' tantrum.
"Anyway I'm going back to sleep, you should do the same since we're traveling further tomorrow"
Alfreda went back to her tent and Arlo stayed outside. He was very intrigued by what the abyss had said and broke his mind over it "Did the demon lord of greed steal something from the abyss? Whatever let me just ask mind myself"
"Are you still there abyss?"
"YES, PERFECT TIMING!! KILL THE PERSON, WHO STOLE MY RESEARCH PAPERS AND I'LL REWARD YOU. ALSO EAT THE RESEARCH PAPERS AND THAT PERSON'S LAB WHILE YOU'RE AT IT. MAYBE EVEN EAT HIS FAMILY ALIVE AS WELL"
"Fine, but my reward will be constant use of your power (Also, aren't you the one who told to only eat 'Nummies'?)"
"CONSTANT USE OF MY POWER? EAT HALF OF THE GOLD YOU MAKE AND IT'S A DEAL"
"How about I just threaten you by eating mummy corpses and take all your power that way?" Said Arlo with a sinister smile.
"ALRIGHT CHILL, I GET IT. I WON'T TAKE YOUR MONEY, INSTEAD YOU'LL HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO COOK"
Arlo didn't even hesitate to answer "Deal, but i want my reward now"
"SO THAT'S HOW IT IS? THERE'S NOW WAY TO BARGAIN WITH YOU IS THERE? IT'S A DEAL, BUT YOU'D BETTER LEARN TO COOK THE SECOND YOU GET OUT OF HERE"
"OH YEAH... THE POWER I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU IS ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF MY TRUE POWER, SINCE THAT'S ALL YOU CAN HANDLE. I'LL ALSO LET YOU MAX UP TO 10% FOR ONE MINUTE A DAY. NOW TRY TO RELAX AS I POUR MY POWER INTO YOU'
Arlo felt his power get much bigger but in return, the voices in the head also grew more in quantity and sound. This was worse on his mind than all previous occasions, his head began to hurt him with unimaginable pain and his mouth began foaming like an animal with rabies. His only solution was to repeatedly smash his head against the floor. Alice woke up from the commotion and rushed over to Arlo as soon as she noticed what he was doing.
"Please help me! Alice, help me EaT tHis RAt, YuMmy!!!!" Said Arlo while on the verge of tears.
The voices gained control over his speech again and some of his movements too this time. He made a fist and was ready to use the abyssal powers on Alice. He threw a furious right punch but stopped it with the left hand that he still had control over. He had to hold his right hand really tightly and the skin began to rip off. Tears of blood were dripping off his face and the pain became even more extreme, he could hold on any longer, so he warned Alice before he would start rampaging.
"Please run!! Damnit I was too greedy this time" said Arlo with a sinister smile.
"hYpoCRite!!! diDN'T yoU wAnt tO kiLL Her?!?!?!?!"
"Shut up!!!!!!!! I'm doing this my own way!!!!!"
Arlo's screaming woke up Alfreda and she saw the terrified look on Alice's face, so she used a bind spell to restrain Arlo.
"HOLY BIND"
"Go back to your tent Alice. Don't worry I won't hurt him"
Alice trusted her and went back to sleep. After she left, Alfreda casted a sleep spell to calm Arlo down. When Arlo opened his eyes, he was in a black room with many purple figures. Was it the abyss again?
"SO YOU COULDN'T EVEN CONTROL THAT MANY?" Said the abyssal voice with a disappointed tone.
"Are we at the abyss again?"
"NO, WE'RE IN YOUR MIND THIS TIME. SEE THOSE PURPLE UGLIES, NOW'S THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME THEIR KING. BECOME A RUTHLESS KING UNLESS YOU WANT THEM TO BREAK YOUR MIND AGAIN"
"So those are the voices? How do i get rid of those pests?"
"IF YOU GET RID OF THEM, YOUR POWER DISAPPEARS. JUST KEEP KILLING AND BECOME THEIR KING BY DOMINATING THEM!!! THEY RESURRECT WHEN THEY DIE, BUT STILL FEEL PAIN"
Arlo thought it looked like fun so he picked up his sword and began the massacre. He stared off with the nearest ones and they got sliced like butter. He expected the rest to attack him, but they began running and screaming instead, so he chased after them and began rampaging "So you're not so tough when meeting me face to face huh? Didn't you guys tell me I was the hypocrite?" He enjoyed every single second of it, killing those purple figures was kinda therapeutic to him, hearing those screams was like music to his ears. it was never about revenge was it? After a while, he came across what looked like a mother holding her child. He killed both of them while smiling and laughing, their screams would have been traumatizing to anyone else, but this was too fun for him. He was slaughtering them for years and never got bored of it, he even came up with unique was to kill them. After it had been 50 years of killing them endlessly, he was sitting on a throne made out of purple figures.