Era Of Four Worlds

Chapter VIII

A week has passed since Ceris disappeared.  The detachment searched the entire area: forest, lake, but they never found her.  Daryl, Stella, and Lance were completely overwhelmed.  Daryl's thoughts were only occupied by the fact that he could not fulfill the promises he made to his missing friend.  Stella lacked a friend, and Lance lacked Ceris herself, her attention, jokes, cheerfulness.  They rocked Naeus, his commanders, Lucifer, and this whole war, which has not stopped for 20 years.
After a few more days, Lance decided to go in search.
Lance: Captain Daryl, can I see you?
Daryl: Come on Lance.  Something happened?
Lance: Yes, Captain.  I want to go in search of Ceris.  I'm tired of sitting and waiting for the weather by the sea!  I want to act!
Daryl: Lance, I, too, really want to find her, and you have no idea how hard it is for me.  But I don't make hasty decisions, and ...
Lance: ENOUGH!  SILENCE!  I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU WANT THERE AND WHAT YOU DO!  I WILL GO AND NO ONE WILL STOP ME!  I just wanted to warn you, warned you.  Goodbye, Captain!  * Leaves the room in a rage *

Stella: Lance, what's up?
Lance: Nothing, leave me alone.

* Lance in his tent *
Lance * gathers everything he needs in anger *
Stella: Lance, I know where you're going and I ... I want to go with you ...
Lance: No, you'll be safer here!
Stella: Listen, you stubborn ram, I'll go with you, period.  Ceris is my best friend and I can't leave her.  Plus you need my super hearing ability!
Lance: Okay, so be it.  But to be ready in an hour!  And warn Daryl that he will die if he decides that you are also missing.
Stella: Yes, Sir!) I'll be there in 20 minutes!

An hour later, Stella and Lance are leaving the camp.  Daryl blames himself for an altercation with Lance.  Therefore, he sends Azura, the best archer of the detachment, to the place with them, so that he would be calmer.  All of them are heading to the place where they were attacked by the detachment of Lucifer.

Lance: Azura, you have super vision, right?  Right?
Azura: Yes, that's right
Lance: Search every corner here!
Azura: Accepted, everything will be done now.
Lance: Stella, listen to everything here.  You never know, you will hear something suspicious.
Stella: Nothing special yet.
Azura * notices someone's footprints *
Azura: Hey!  Someone's footprints are here!  Don't look like animal tracks!
Lance: Hooray!  Finally a clue!  Are they leading somewhere?
Azura: Yes, they lead deep into the forest.  As far as I know, there is a former base of Hell.
Lance: Great!  We follow in the footsteps!

A few minutes later, traces lead three to a clearing, where there is an unactivated portal to hell.
Lance: Does anyone have flint?
Stella: Well, I never liked fire, and I carry more primitive resources.
Azura: I had it somewhere, just for such an occasion.  Oh, here it is!
Azura * activates the portal *
Lance: Learn Stella!)
Stella: No time for your jokes!  Is everyone ready to go there?
Lance: Well, I'm willing to do anything for Ceris!
Stella and Azura * look back at Lance *
Also Lance: I mean, she's our friend)
Stella: I'm ready too.  We came for Ceris.  And something tells me that she is in hell.
Azura: And I'm ready.  Although I did not communicate with her much, but she did not deserve it.  And there are no more traces, she is definitely in hell!
Lance: Jump One Time!
Stella: Two!
Azura: Three!
All three: For Ceris's sake !!!