Interdimensional Magic Shenanigans Reupload (In memory of Ch3rryblossom05)

2: Suspicions and Foreshadowing

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When Hatter came back to the living room, everyone was sitting in the various armchairs and sofas, including Poldara, having folded up his wheelchair in a corner. Mandara waited for Hatter to sit down and get comfortable before he started.

"I'm sorry to bring this up while you are visiting, but I knew you wouldn't have come if I brought it upfront," Mandara said, "now I should get straight to the point, strange things have been happening for the past three weeks in a particular part of the country that is not too far from here; abnormal weather, disappearances, and reports of strange beings have been coming from near Mount Triverboia ... where the ruins of Father's castle stand."

Three weeks earlier:

It had taken many days of walking to get past the mountain, but Prussia smiled as he began to recognize the landscape around them.

"Three hundred years and nothing has changed," he chuckled, "I wonder if it is just how I left it."

"You still haven't told us where it is," Ussr complained, "and why it is so significant."

"Patience my dear friend, patience," was all Prussia said, earning an annoyed groan from the soviet.

They walked for a while more until Prussia spotted something in the distance, something man-made. With a devious chuckle, the ex-empire led Ussr and Umbra to the ruins of a very large building, a building that looked like it would have been a castle back when it was built.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the castle of Mandoria," Prussia announced dramatically.

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"No leisurely visit ... no vacations ... exactly what I've expected to happen." Hatter sadly sighed interiorly. Sighing was all he was doing since the very beginning.

The entity quietly listened to Mandara.

Of course, he would've come! It is part of his duty as a Void's justiciar to assist and assure one's safety if the dimension or timeline falls under his care, which happened to be the case. And even if it was otherwise, he would still have arrived to grant help. However as Mandara went on explaining, Hatter got confused. Odd weather was part of what he had in mind, but disappearances? Reports about bizarre creatures? Somewhat that granted relief. At least it wasn't what he had thought about in the first place. More shudders ran down his spine. Yikes.

-"I am ready to assist you to resolve this peculiar issue. Do you have a description of the being spotted near the Mount? It would be very helpful. Probably something disrupted the timeline, illegal dimension hopping is the most likely." He placed his hand on his chin while meditating on the plan of action. "I suppose I might need to present myself at the emplacement for further investigations." He added. It was suspicious that all the abnormal activity was concentrated in the very location of the former home of the Mandorian brothers, but without any clues to clarify it, the case was opened for all possible incidents to happen.

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Umbra emitted a loud whistle as the group of entities approached the ruins of what used to be the Mandorian Castle. Of it was left only four half-crumbled walls and only one tourelle, which threatened to break into pieces any second from now. Ivy, moss, lichen...all kinds of plants invaded the space and even a crooked oak grew near the base of the building.

-"Wow, impressive that this old thing still somehow stands. It's in shambles! Let me calculate ... it is now, about 300 or so years old. Great architecture tho."She turned her head to Prussia before smirking. "Was it you who destroyed the castle? If yeah, then you really had a lot of bones to pick with Mandoria and his spawns ... classic Corbin"