, huh…" I muttered. "I have never heard of that spell before. I memorized the Kozukata Healing Spells at the shrine, and yet, I haven"t seen that one."
"It"s because it"s a spell invented by my love~" Erylle continued to smile. "It"s one of the Romanov Secret Spells."
Romanov. That name is the last name of the Fake Outsider, Yohan Hikari Romanov. She also said that they are lovers, but they seem to be enemies. The more I think about it, the more my brain wanted to explode. So I"ll let it be.
"So, where are we now?" I asked.
"We"re now at the entrance of the Underworld h.e.l.l," Erylle said.
I looked around us, and I can only see endless ways and tunnels. The walls here are still made of flesh, but now it looks rotten and decaying. I can see maggots on some parts of the walls and the floor. The ceiling here is filled with stalagmites in the form of gigantic needles. At the center of the ceiling is something that looks like an a.n.u.s of a chicken. I think that"s where we came from. Yuck.
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"I should have hacked my way through that instead of getting flushed," I said.
"Good solution," Erylle said. "You should have thought of that beforehand. Anyway, quit thinking of trivial matters. Let"s go."
Erylle started to walk at the center path of the tunnel. I have no choice but to follow her.
This girl, she"s irritating me. She acts like my childhood friend in terms of arrogance and smart-aleck reply. Now that I think of it, her name is Erylle Fontaine. Fontaine is the middle name of Amy/Jeannette. Eliseo, who is Amy"s cousin, has the last name of Fontaine. Maybe these three are related. Too bad, Amy and Eliseo are both dead, so I can"t ask them.
The way became darker as we ventured forth. Darkness everywhere. But there was a glimpse of light after thirty seconds of walking aimlessly in this zero-visibility tunnel. It looks like a way out.
After five minutes, we finally reached the source of light: An exit to this disgusting cave.
It was an open field with dark skies, gray clouds, and crimson moon, same to those of Yami. In front of us is a gargantuan black castle that came out from Hogwarts, but way lot bigger. It"s like an endless castle with thousands of floors. I feel like an ant gazing up to a big skysc.r.a.per. This is way overwhelming than I imagined.
"There are several parts of the Underworld h.e.l.l, but this is where we should find Aeternos," Erylle said with a serious expression. "Welcome to the Underworld Prison."
"Underworld Prison, huh?" I smiled. "Please be my tour guide."
"You really seem to be enjoying our trip here in the Underworld," Erylle said. "But sadly, we"ll be wasting much time if I let you see everything in here. We"ll get trapped if we stay too long. So we have to venture straight to our objective."
The blonde Valkyrie started to walk towards the entrance of the Underworld Prison. There are big doors similar to those of a cathedral entrance, and there are dragon-like gargoyle statues that are guarding the said pathway.
As Erylle opened the doors by exerting her full force in pus.h.i.+ng, a loud creaking noise echoed. That sound is similar to those of a horror movie.
"Those upper levels are just for wicked souls that have no powers of a Gate Guardian. Cursed Guardians like Aeternos are kept in the deeper underground of this prison, so we don"t have to waste our time checking the upper floors. Thankfully, the underground has only three floors." Erylle explained.
As we entered the castle, I was awed with what I saw.
There are several wicked souls that are being kept inside sets of dirty cages as if this is some kind of pigpen. Behind those bars are things that I dare not describe.
You want me to describe it?
The prison is full of urine, feces, and blood. There you go. Happy dinner.
And it doesn"t end at that. Those zombie souls had their hands hung at the ceiling of the cage. Some are even chained in the corner. And some are hung upside down. Most souls had their skin infected with flesh-eating diseases, and some are even coughing endlessly that breaks the silence.
For some reason, I just noticed that there are no guards in this prison. All I see are the pitiful prisoners who got their souls corrupted.
As we ventured further, the black hollow eyes of the prisoners followed us. They started to curse and rant, and some begged for their freedom.
"Don"t stare at them for too long," Erylle said with a painful frown. "They are no longer humans. They are Eidolon"s pupae, waiting to become a b.u.t.terfly."
I followed the instructions of the leader as we went downstairs to the underground.
This floor is still the same as above, except that the zombie souls have these crimson eyes with triangle sigils on their irises instead of hollow ones. These prisoner Cursed Guardians are endlessly crying with black blood.
I scanned through the cells, looking for the face I wanted to see. Aeternos.
Cursed Guardians. Cursed Guardians. Cursed Guardians everywhere. They no longer look like humans, and their faces have been deformed, making it hard to identify their characteristics.
But there is one person inside a cage that is different from those wicked Cursed Guardians. Violet eyes with the golden cross sigil. This person is certainly a genuine Gate Guardian.
My mind froze as I saw her face.
I"m surprised to see a Gate Guardian here in the depths of h.e.l.l, but now that I saw her, I"m more mind blown and awed.
I can"t mistake that pet.i.te childlike body similar to a twelve-year-old. She may be dirtied by disgusting dirt, but I can still see her pinkish cheeks. Her familiar golden-blonde hair is stained by blood and mud. She"s wearing tattered clothing that looks like a rag, but something on her made me certain of something.
Those white ribbons on her head… There"s only one person who comes to mind.
"I-It can"t be-!!!" My jaws shook.
I grabbed the bar of the cell as I get a closer look. Now, I"m certain that it"s her. There"s no way I could be mistaken.
"Amy?"