Mind Reality of Eclipse

Understanding The Netherworld ~ Chapter 78

"Sorry for the delay... are you all okay?" Shez asked. Marianne looked over and noticed how bruised up Shez was. She walked over to him and immediately started healing him.

Marianne sighed, "You need to be a lot more careful!"

"I know! I know! I deeply apologize for what happened..." Shez replied. Marianne shook her head as the other heroes walked into the mansion. They realized how much was wrecked. It wasn't a pretty sight.

Marianne asked, "Is that Chrom and Alear?! Are you two okay?"

"We could be doing a lot more better but I think I'm doing we'll manage," Chrom replied. Marianne nodded as she continued healing Shez. Alcryst looked around through the books that were kept in the library and somehow stumbled across a book they left behind.

Alcryst muttered, "I may have found something but it probably doesn't mean much..."

"What do you have in store, Alcryst?" He showed them the book and the heroes all stood there in shock. It was none other than a book regarding the entirety of the Netherworld. "This is... so incredible!"

Alcryst asked, "You think so? I just saw it and saw it as important."

"Yes! This is a whole book which is dedicated to the Netherworld! This is an incredible find! Where did you get this!?" Kirby asked. Alcryst then showed where he found it in the library. It was directly next to where the scrolls were but it was there... by itself.

Alear laughed, "This is so great to hear! I'm so glad we can use this to find more information about the Netherworld!"

"You're right! I'm proud to find this out myself!" Alcryst replied with a smile. The heroes all nodded their heads and they brought the book upstairs. They looked through the book and learned more information about how to get to the Netherworld.

A spell would need to be casted in order to enter into the Netherworld. By doing this it would allow you in but it would be hard to find a way out. At the same time, learning how to enter and leave isn't very hard as one would believe it is. You can enter using one spell and exit using another spell. You are unable to use the same spell even if you really wanted to.

"So... what's that spell?"

"Apparently it's a spell that can only be casted by those who are insanely powerful. But if you are able to cast both spells you can freely travel through both worlds without any problems. You also don't need to have any experience with spells, just enough strength and energy to do so," Alcryst explained. The heroes walked over and started reading both spells.

They didn't seem that hard, but still some of them were nervous to think about the spell. Yet Alcryst and Chrom were determined to learn the spell.

Alcryst thought, "What if I am not worthy to use the spell? This is such a stupid idea to think about..." He looked down at himself and took a deep breath. There was nothing he was able to do, he was just scared. But Chrom walked over and got ready to learn the spell.

"This will come in handy when they travel to the Netherworld. I will be able to learn this and by that way we can get to them," Chrom replied. The heroes all nodded in agreement as Chrom started to review the spell. Meanwhile everyone was busy trying to see if they could get the scrolls back.

Alcryst sighed, "If Byleth and his crew have the scrolls... they have more information about both the Netherworld and the Crown of Zerus. This is crucial to know."

"Yep, if they know more about the Crown they will find out how to break it out of its 'prison,' this is what fears me the most," Shez responded. Alcryst nodded as he took out a sheet of paper.

Alcryst explained, "I know this isn't much but I have a sheet of paper of information based on the information I learned from the scrolls. I was afraid I lost it but thankfully I still have it. It's not a lot but..."

"Alcryst, I don't know how many times I need to tell you that your work is fantastic. You always downgrade yourself but try to respect yourself more! You are more than capable!" Kirby cheered. Alcryst smiled at him and took a deep breath.

Alcryst sighed, "Alright, I'll try to appreciate myself a little more then. But I can't guarantee it."

"You attempting is more than enough," Alcryst smiled at the heroes and then took a deep breath. He showed the paper as the group reviewed the paper together.

Alcryst pointed out the details that were worth mentioning in the sheet he had. About the details of the Netherworld. The backstory and those who roam the lands. "Here, there's a lot to know about the Netherworld." The heroes took notice of what Alcryst had pointed out. Suddenly they heard something in the distance. They took safety controls and looked around.

Chrom walked up the stairs and smiled at everyone. "I figured out the spells and casted them. Very easy to cast but very hard to close off."

"W-What have you already casted the spells?" Chrom nodded as the heroes stood there in disbelief. Alcryst looked at Chrom with some worry in him, he was scared that the spell could turn against them. "Is it really true you know how to?"

Chrom explained, "I was able to close them and open them very easily. But I saw what was inside the Netherworld. There was no sign of life in there at all... it was all black and white with floating buildings. That was just the glimpse I had."

"That's... that's crazy..."

"It's a very unique place on its own. But we need to be careful if Byleth were to ever travel there. We also need to know when he'll be going," Chrom explained. The heroes nodded.

Alear walked over and pat Chrom on the back. "You did so much Chrom, take a break and get some rest. As always, thank you SO much for all your work." Chrom nodded as he went back into his room. The heroes all smiled at one another knowing that they were able to travel to the Netherworld together without too many issues.

Alcryst sighed, "I'm still nervous... Byleth could be thinking of something to use against us..." The heroes nodded but Alcryst just felt like he had to do something more than this. That he would need to find a way to deal with this on his own. To help the heroes.

He walked up to one of the rooms and sat down in it. He took a deep breath and put his head in his knees. Afraid of failing, but he had to press forward. He had no choice, he was going to deal with Byleth on his own. He couldn't have the heroes deal with him, he was being targeted and he was going to handle him on his own.