[Location: Focalor, Unnamed Forest]
[11:54 AM, February 28, 134827, AP]
"Were here, welcome to our home Seraphina" Crown said, her voice warm as she swung the door open to reveal the familiar space. The golden light spilled into the room, illuminating the shelves of books, some floating in the air, and casting a warm glow over the cozy interior.
"Oh, this place... it sure brings back nostalgia. The inside is still the same as your homes in the previous cycles. It's still filled with books" Seraphina remarked, her eyes sweeping over the bookshelves and the scattered tomes. Memories from the past cycles flooded back, each book holding a story, a piece of history.
The three of them entered the house, Nepheria already setting to work tidying up the place. As she slowly cleaned up the house to at least make the guest comfortable when they stay at there home.
"I've never asked this Seraphina, do you know what sort of entity even Eve needed to bring you here?" Crown inquired, curiosity lacing her tone. As she remembered that Eve seemed to just leave them alone and suddenly disappeared out of know where.
"To tell you the truth, I don't know. Supreme Commander just appeared suddenly and left, saying that I must protect you two while she's off to somewhere which I don't know where" Seraphina confessed. Her gaze turned inward for a moment, as if searching for answers in the depths of her own thoughts.
"Then what about the 10 Council? Is there anything currently happening that they oversee?" Crown pressed on, her eyes fixed on Seraphina, eager for any scrap of information, that she could use to atleast know where Eve is.
"Nothing much, other than hunting some lunatic essence users who have read the Eternal Book, capturing them, and detaining them so they can't escape and spread what they learned about the Eternal Book" Seraphina explained, a touch of gravity in her voice. As she remembered how hard to kill every single one of the leaders of that lunatic cult.
"Isn't that dangerous? What if they talk about it while fighting you?" Crown voiced her concern, her brows furrowing with worry.
"It's true that it's dangerous, but as long as you don't get to hear the important part, it's practically safe. The lunatics couldn't speak it, not even if they tried. They even attempted to find a way to write it down, but it seems that they can't" Seraphina assured, a glint of confidence in her eyes.
"And are there any still out there, roaming?" Crown inquired further, a lingering unease in her tone.
"There should be a few people who are still out there, but over time, they will all be sealed deep below the hardest prison from the abyss itself, called the Forbidden" Seraphina explained, her voice steady and resolute.
"They're not executed? Or even forgotten?" Crown probed, her concern deepening.
"It's because no one can forget their existence. As long as you've seen them, their existence is deeply engraved in you, even if you don't notice it" Seraphina clarified, a solemn truth hanging in the air.
"Then what about the Eldritch entities? What is currently happening on their side? Is there something noteworthy?" Crown pressed on, her mind reaching out to the ancient, enigmatic beings.
"Well, there should be the rebirth of the First Eldritch entity. Other than that, not much has happened. They mostly sleep unless you enter their territory" Seraphina answered, a touch of reverence in her voice.
"And the consciousness, what about them?" Crown continued, delving deeper into the intricate web of existence.
"Same as always, they are a boring bunch. They don't do anything other than float around, actually. They're rarer to see these days, as most of them seem to have migrated to a certain place, although we don't know where. The 10 council is currently trying their best to find this place they seem to have migrated to" Seraphina added, a hint of intrigue coloring her words.
"There doesn't seem to be anything special that would actually make Eve walk off to somewhere without talking to us" Crown mused, the pieces of the puzzle still eluding her.
"I agree with you, especially on how the Supreme Commander seemed to act oddly. She even threatened me to protect you guys when I asked her why and where she was going" Seraphina said, a sense of bewilderment creeping into her voice.
"It must be something big, so big that she felt the need to step in. But what about the other 99 blessed by the tree? Are they doing something?" Crown inquired, her thoughts racing to the others who shared their sacred bond.
"As for the other 99, there's been no change. They seem to just laze around, actually. There's not much else to do out there, so they always wait for new existence to appear and fight over it" Seraphina informed, a touch of wistfulness in her tone.
"Is there anything else that you think I might need to know?" Crown queried, her gaze fixed on Seraphina, seeking every last detail.
"Let's see... Oh, I think I know. Remember the essence inside you? Although I'm pretty sure you don't remember the signature of that essence, but it's someone we know very well" Seraphina said, a knowing glint in her eyes.
"You mean Eve's child?" Crown asked, a note of realization in her voice.
"Yes, that's her. Although she's not born yet, she pretty much planned this and even made Eve enter this plane of hers. Although I don't know the content, it seems Eve is very serious about it" Seraphina revealed, a sense of gravity settling over the room.
"Then the reason why you think Eve currently left is because she's going to find her Wife?" Crown guessed, her heart pounding with the weight of the revelation.
"That's unlikely, as I saw her lose her balance" Seraphina countered, her voice tinged with concern.
"Then it's likely something else" Crown concluded, her mind racing to grasp the enormity of the situation.
"I'm here, you have no need to do anything stupid like finding me or something" Eve's voice rang out, and suddenly she was there beside them, a presence both reassuring and enigmatic.
"Eve!" Crown exclaimed in surprise, her heart soaring at the sight of her mentor and friend.
"Supreme Commander!" Seraphina added, equally astonished, her eyes wide with a mix of relief and curiosity.