A few days later...
Damiax: "Marc..."
The three have arrived at the body of Marc at the end of the Fungi Layer.
Dante: "Looks like this guy can hold his own."
Cereza: "Most likely a former hunter."
Damiax takes a scrap of his tunic, putting it with pieces of Jesh and Halen's tunics.
Damiax: "(tearing up) We were all the same in his eyes. Worthless."
Cereza: "Older siblings?"
Damiax wipes away his tears.
Damiax: "We can't waste time. The Passage Layer is a maze that very few know the right path."
Damiax heads down the stairs.
Dante: "(sarcastically) His father sounds like quite the charmer."
The remaining two follow.
Meanwhile...
Dyane: "I can feel his presence."
Dyane stands in front of a large statue of a mole and raccoon, with the stairs and lone torch in the room to her right.
Dyane: "Damiax..."
Meanwhile...
Luke: "Finally!"
Luke can see the staircase towards the final layer.
Dyane: "One of the last Metama..."
Luke then finds Dyane and the statue waiting for him.
Luke: "So that's where you hid the Mark of Sight."
Dyane's eyes develop night vision as she walks towards the torch.
Dyane: "This time you won't get away."
Luke books it over to the statue.
Luke: "I've already done it three times."
Luke is almost at the statue when Dyane puts out the torch.
Dyane: "You won't do it a fourth."
Dyane dashes towards Luke.
Luke: "Sorry to take away your advantage so soon, but..."
Luke touches the statue, burning the tattoo of a raccoon into his side.
Luke: "I kind of need to win."
The new tattoo glows as Luke transforms into a raccoon.
Dyane: "No, you need to die!"
Dyane grabs Luke's tail before swinging him around like a reference to a popular video game and throwing him into the wall.
Luke: "(in pain) That one really doesn't feel too good."
Luke switches to his snake form.
Luke: "I'm waiting for round two!"
Dyane books it towards Luke.
Dyane: "I'd be glad to!"
Luke isn't moving.
Luke: "(in head) I'm waiting for it..."
Dyane is above Luke.
Luke: "... now!"
Luke digs his fangs into Dyane's right shin as she tries to rip him in half.
Dyane: "(in pain) Wh-What?!"
Luke changes back into a raccoon and dashes away as the venom works its way through her blood.
Luke: "Nice try."
Dyane's eyes return to normal as she falls to the ground.
Dyane: "(weakly) What are you waiting for?"
Luke walks up to Dyane.
Luke: "I'll let you think about your life while my venom pumps through your body."
Luke walks over to the torch to reignite it
Luke: "Just one question."
Dyane: "(weakly) I won't answer."
Luke uses two stones to reignite the torch after changing back.
Luke: "You said one of the Metama."
Luke begins to walk down the stairs.
Luke: "Did you mean it?"
Dyane says nothing.
Luke: "Then I'll go kill your old man myself."
Luke walks down the stairs...
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Metama: Signs of the Third Heart
FantasyBook #2 in Metama series Dante and Cereza weren't alone. A third Metama named Luke was able to escaped since he was away from the village hunting at the time. He had returned to find his home ruined, family dead, and overrun by Transi. He had deemed...
