she's gone now

#25

(Tw: cursing)

There, ijekiel was greeted with the world tree, he looked around to inspect the area, but instead "hey ijekiel!" Something for someone peeped from behind the bush.

"Whoa!" Ijekiel jumped forward and summoned his sword nearly dropping it. The sword went through the figure. Turns out it was just athanasia, probably summoned to accompany ijekiel on the way.

"Whoa there! Be careful, you might stab me" She joked as the sword was already sliced through her transparent body.

"Ah, My lady! What are you doing here?" He puts away the sword and turned to her, "pardon my discourtesy.." He apologized remembering she was the princess after all.

Athanasia giggled, "no need to be so formal here, call me 'athy' please" She assured him, so it would be much easier, "and to answer your questions, this place is connected between the living and the dead. So it wouldn't be surprising if you see a couple of spirits wandering around" She explained.

To think of it now, the locations of objects always changes, maybe that's why Lucas took time finding the path. But he still didn't understand, the tree was right there..? ".. I see... But the tree Lucas mentioned is in front of us.."

"That's an illusion roaming spirits cause, because of it traps are easily hidden.." She cleared up, making sure ijekiel gets the idea. He nodded and started walking, "my la-.. A-athy, Lucas already said he cleared up most of the barriers for years, first time he got here he took 7 months.." He tried to make athy correct him, as he felt awkward being the most clueless one out of the two.

Athanasia has little knowledge of that, "I guess so? I never really asked to any other older spirits here, it's just uncomfortable for me" She admitted quietly. "It's fine, I was just making myself clear.." After that small conversation, ijekiel had a strong gut feeling to turn around, so he did but now charging a sword.

Athanasia hesitated, and backed behind as she sees ijekiel piercing an underworld ghoul, as she isn't able to do anything. "But," She said, "I don't understand.. They shouldn't be able to..", more ghouls startes to appear around.

Immediately ijekiel recognizes it, he forgot the name but it was mentioned a couple times while at school back then. Handling them wouldn't be a problem, but more started appearing.

"I can't keep killing them, we gotta go!" Ijekiel made a motion to athy letting her know they gotta get out of there, athanasia understood then followed him. Ijekiel can see the tree illusion getting further and further.

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"Shit! I miss calculated." Lucas scurried through his bag hoping to find anything that can help close up the leviathan worlds entrance. After rumbling through his bag to find absolutely nothing that can help him, Lucas can only think the worst that can happen to ijekiel and athanasia.

He had an idea to use the last tree root he saved up, "if I use this, i can go there to help him," He thought to himself, "..but I would die on the way back." Is the only thing he could think for himself.

But if ijekiel dies.. Then she would be disappointed in him...at least that what lucas thinks. At that point lucas was hopeless, "aethernitas.. That damn dog." He mumbled.

There was one option left, which was telepathy, Lucas is unaware of what will happen if he does telepathy with ijekiel in that situation, "well it's better then nothing"

Lucas reached ijekiel easier then expected, "hey kid," Lucas called.

"Lucas! We're being chased by the leviathans" After that one sentence, a sting echoed through lucas's ear, "ack! Ow! Yeah uh.. I know that, don't engage! I'm trying to find a way to close the entrance!"