Chronos walked through the backdoor of the backdoor of the bar, Reece raising an eyebrow before following, as did everyone else.
As they exited the bar, the world was completely changed. It was white, everything white with only the shadows differentiating it. The place was filled with stairs, some on the walls and cielings, some weirdly warping other directions.
"What the…-"
The further they looked the more complex the place became, it was a corridor with no absolute direction. Chronos began walking up the stairs, the group questioning to follow or not.
As they walked, mannequins could be seen walking up the stairs, even the ones on the wrong side, it was such a strange sight, though there was a vague feeling felt from it.
"This world is a.. special place. I'm sure you know that this is all a fake alteration, and I don't have real feelings, but this place makes me feel human it makes me feel something, but I don't know what it is..."
Chronos said, looking down, the others frowning. This was a world made by Uvie's imagination, perhaps she was representing herself without realizing it.
"That's.. a sad way to exist…"
Kiara mumbled, Chronos nodding as they comtinued through the collidor. Suddenly the collidor shifted, rotating as everyone looked around in shock, though they didn't fall, instead staying footed on what was now the wall.
"There are four real people in this world besides you guys. Uvie, Aku, and Morell."
Reece's eyes widened to know that Morell might be real, smiling slightly. Nico on the other hand raised an eyebrow, questioning.
"That's 3, who's the fourth..?"
Chronos looked back at him, placing her finger to her lip as she didn't answer, leaving everyone confused.
"You'll meet them eventually, it's best not to spoil things."
She giggled, suddenly stopping and placing her arm forth, everyone else walking into her arm, as right in front of them was an edge falling into an empty void.
"Careful."
Chronos then opened the door to her left, gesturing them to come in with her as she walked in. The door shut behind them, as they were now in a small library.
"This is whe-"
Blood splattered everywhere as Chronos recieved a knife to the gut, gasping before falling to the floor. Everyone was surprised, readying for a threat to approach, as past the bookshelf walked out Morell.
"That was close.. To think my sister was almost alive again."
Morell giggled, Nico gritting his terth as he reached down and pulled the knife out of Chronos, throwing it at Morell.
"Oop..!"
Morell caught the knife with ease, and dashed forth nearly instantly, as if she teleported, pinning Nico to the wall with her hand on his shoulder, her fingers sharpened into claws.
Reece was startled as she rushed to the two of them, trying to pry Morell's hand off, as Nico struggled around. Morell wouldn't budge a bit.
"Calm down, Morell..! He just didn't expect you to do that so suddenly..! He doesn't know about Chronos or anything..!"
Morell smirked, tilting her head as suddenly Nico was sent through the wall, Morell dusting off her hands. Everyone looked through the hole in the wall in shock. They were high up in the air, the city below as Nico was plummeting to the surface.
"Morell, what the fuck..! He's gonna die..!"
Reece grabbed Morell by her wrist, the two locking eyes as Reece tensed up angrily, trying to restrain her, but with all her strength Morell only flinched.
"Aw, this is cute.. You're trying so hard, don't rupture a vein now..!"
She shoved Reece to the floor, Bennett quickly helping her back up as Morell looked out the hole, her arms crossed.
"That young man is just fine. He's tougher then you guys think he is. I concur if you all fought him at the same time at full power he'd win with just his fists."
Reece growled, going to throw a punch at her. Morell grabbed Reece's arm, and with just her thumb, she snapped it in half.
"Ah, fuck..!"
Reece cried in pain, holding her arm as everyone was in shock. Morell and Reece were the best of friends, why would she ever do something like that..
"Morell, we're not your enemy.."
Evan approached, his hands held out as he tried to reason with Morell. She glanced at him, holding her finger up before Evan suddenly bursted into purple flames, screaming in agony and struggling around as he fell to the floor, the flames disappearing a second later.
"Well, I'm not killing you, am I..? I say I'm being pretty tame.."
She lifted Evan back up, his skin now burnt, though he was stil alive, tears falling from his ashy eyes. Bennett slowly reached into his back satchel, Kiara realizing this as she approached Morell.
"You seem to have a sort of dark magic.. mine's quite similar, if I could show you."
Morell looked down to Kiara, slightly intrigued with this dark magic she claimed to have, leaning down with a smile.
"Go on.. show me."
Kiara smiled back, before suddenly emitting a flashing light of purple, blinding everyone. With Bennett's eyes he could see through this, taking out a flask as he threw it at Morell, smirking.
"What is this..?"
The light cleared as Bennett's mouth was let agape, staring at Morell as she had caught the bottle, her eyes wide open as her eyes glowed purple.
"I have special eyes too.. Piety."
Bennett stumbled back in shock, falling down with his back against the wall. Morell read the flask, a slight surprise in her expression, followed by a frown.
"Holy water.. You think that I'm a devil..? That I'm evil..?"
She wanted to break the flask, but instead tears fell from her eyes. She dropped the flask as everyone looked up at her in confusion, he frown growing as she looked down.
"I'm not evil.."
She said in a quiet whisper, raising her hand as her ring glowed a bright purple, the group teleporting to a different dimension, the sun a bright fiery purple as the ground reflected and rippled like water.
The breeze was non existent, it was cold, nobody could breathe, though they didn't have to either. Morell stood in the near distance, a stone throne forming below her as she sat down.
She frowned, her hair messed up as her hair covered her face. She brought her hand out, five beams shooting out her fingertips as they shot into their heads, though not damaging them, instead altering their minds.
Morell raised an eyebrow as, it seemed one, Bennett was missing. Her mouth slightly opened as she titled her head, then shrugging.
"This will do…"
Down in the city
Nico's hand heated up as he was plummeting to the ground, emitting an explosion to stop the impact. He then landed, breathing heavily to what just happened.
"What wa-"
A sword was suddenly met to his neck, his eyes widening as he flinched back, his body shaking as a familiar voice was heard.
"Stay down, ringbearer."