The Flow of Arcane: Myths Comes To Life

A Bounty to Collect

Tyrik and his current group of friends were conducting research in locating The Mines, which belonged to Jacob Waltz, yet there was very little success regarding this matter. One problem that was present was regarding the "Old Military Trail."" which the riddle spoke of. As with the age of time, the exact trail that would grant a means of using 3D Map Imaging had been corroded by nature. Resulting in the trail being damaged beyond repair and no longer featured on modern-day maps, even with the internet's vast database of information. Another detail that had made things difficult was simply the vague riddle itself. The complexity of it made figuring out other clues to assist with narrowing down the location too few, even nonexistent beyond the Military Trail within the wording. Of course, the secondary clues within the riddle mentioned were the "Northen Facing Canyon" and the fact that at sunset, light from the sun would shine throughout the entrance. However, that would be too time-consuming to even find a possible location...

'Then again...' Tyrik began within his thoughts as a possible method to help with their efforts came to mind, 'Recalling what Khonsu had said, Amaterasu was the current aspect of The Sun. Could it be possible to... Call for her assistance?' He pondered before turning to Red Son as he worked on his research based on the data he had collected from the crime scene regarding the Wraith that was present. "Hey, Red Son. Think that we could call up Amaterasu? The riddle did state that the setting sun would shine through the mine's entrance." Tyrik explained with no idea how to explain his thought process if he even had one to begin with.

Raising an eyebrow, The Demon Prince showed interest in Tyrik's little idea. "Thinking that she could be able to point us in the right direction? Well, I can see why you would think that. However, Amaterasu would not be able to assist regarding that matter. An Ascept can't just simply leave their post to deal with matters like this. Her role is too important for abandon out of the blue." He explained before getting his idea based on the details. "Although, Nadruk's Wraith do emit a radiation akin to Gamma Energy that Midgardians managed to weaponize..."

"Wait... Are you saying that Marvel Comics wasn't wrong to say that Gamma Energy is basically Hell Magic?" The Draconian questioned with utter disbelief at this detail yet was greeted by a gesture from Red Son to state this wasn't the case.

"Gamma Energy is more like artificial Hell Energy to be more accurate. The Midgardian Scientist, Paul Villard, had accidentally stumbled upon this during the 1900s before it was transformed into one of Midgardians' most deadly weapons during The Second World War. Thanks to the efforts of Enrico Fermi, Midgardians figured out how to refine Gamma energy into Nuclear Energy. This form of energy is toxic to even the most powerful demons, Mythics, and Divines alike thanks to the process." The Demon Prince explained further as he began to use his tech to scan for this form of radiation to pinpoint The Wraith's movements. "Nadruk uses his katana, The Blacken Lazarus, to create the magic needed for his spell, which creates his Wraiths. Yet, since it doesn't exactly belong to him originally, he had a hard time trying to fully incorporate this magic into his being." Red Son finished off as he began to shout in triumph at his success. "Got a trail on Bernt!" He declared with a smile.

Time passed, and the team was now on the hunt to find the Wraith, but unknown to them. A Trio was following behind them, consisting of June Malbec, Ginkaku, and Kinkaku. However, they tried their best to remain undetected for now as the presence of both Athena and Red Son did make things complicated for them. June was not happy with this; she hissed in anger as she saw the Demon and Olympian walking alongside her bounty. "Great... How are we gonna pull the Princess away from the others? Also, why the hell are members of The Ethereal Council even here?" Questioned Ginkaku in frustration as he crossed his arms to express this.

"It may have to do with recent activity from one of Asura Princes... Heard that Nadruk has been quite busy on Midgard lately... Though, I have no idea why that is. A lot of things have been weird since Midgard rediscovered their Arcane Crystals." Kinkaku added on as he began to wonder about these arising rumors regarding the growing events on Midgard surrounding the Mythic Underground.