A Secret Key

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The group looked at the letter Zolzar left them.  "I̶ t̶h̶i̶n̶k̶ i̶t̶'s̶ t̶i̶m̶e̶ w̶e̶ f̶i̶n̶d̶ o̶u̶t̶" stated Vizad.  Baron opened Zolzar's letter and looked at everyone before he was stunned.  "ẇһѧṭ ıṡ ıṭ?" Asked Talia.  "ⓣⓞ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓕⓔⓛⓛⓞⓦ ⓟⓐⓦⓝⓢ ⓘ'ⓥⓔ ⓖⓡⓞⓦⓝ ⓣⓞ ⓚⓝⓞⓦ ⓘⓣ'ⓢ ⓣⓘⓜⓔ ⓕⓞⓡ ⓗⓞⓝⓔⓢⓣⓨ".  " нσиєѕту σи ωнαт? " asked Liza split.  Baron looked at the note and gasped.  "H̶e̶ k̶n̶e̶w̶ h̶e̶ w̶a̶s̶ n̶e̶x̶t̶..." Added Vizad looking.

Zolzar narration: "i͙t͙ w͙a͙s͙ o͙b͙v͙i͙o͙u͙s͙ I͙   w͙a͙s͙ g͙o͙n͙n͙a͙ b͙e͙ t͙h͙e͙ n͙e͙x͙t͙ v͙i͙c͙t͙i͙m͙ a͙f͙t͙e͙r͙ m͙o͙n͙o͙t͙a͙r͙o͙ u͙s͙i͙n͙g͙ m͙e͙ a͙s͙ m͙o͙t͙i͙v͙e͙".  "S͙o͙ t͙h͙a͙t͙'s͙ w͙h͙y͙ I͙ t͙o͙o͙k͙ e͙x͙t͙r͙a͙ a͙c͙t͙i͙o͙n͙s͙".  " I͙ l͙e͙f͙t͙ t͙h͙e͙ r͙i͙d͙d͙l͙e͙s͙ a͙s͙ a͙ c͙l͙u͙e͙ g͙u͙i͙d͙e͙ a͙n͙d͙ I͙ m͙o͙v͙e͙d͙ P͙a͙n͙d͙o͙r͙a͙'s͙ B͙o͙x͙ b͙e͙f͙o͙r͙e͙ m͙a͙k͙i͙n͙g͙ m͙y͙ f͙i͙n͙a͙l͙ t͙o͙u͙c͙h͙".  "M͙y͙ r͙i͙v͙a͙l͙r͙y͙ w͙i͙t͙h͙ r͙a͙e͙f͙ t͙h͙o͙u͙g͙h͙... T͙h͙a͙t͙'s͙ a͙ s͙t͙o͙r͙y͙ t͙o͙ s͙i͙m͙p͙l͙y͙ l͙e͙a͙v͙e͙ a͙t͙ t͙h͙i͙s͙".  " l͙o͙s͙s͙ o͙f͙ f͙a͙m͙i͙l͙y͙ t͙o͙ a͙ d͙e͙m͙o͙n͙, c͙o͙r͙r͙u͙p͙t͙e͙d͙ m͙i͙n͙d͙ b͙y͙ a͙n e͙v͙i͙l͙ n͙e͙c͙r͙o͙m͙a͙n͙c͙e͙r͙, a͙n͙d͙ I͙ n͙e͙a͙r͙l͙y͙ d͙e͙s͙t͙r͙o͙y͙e͙d͙ o͙n͙e͙ o͙f͙ d͙i͙a͙b͙l͙o͙'s͙ b͙r͙o͙t͙h͙e͙r͙s͙ b͙e͙f͙o͙r͙e͙ t͙h͙a͙t͙ b͙r͙o͙t͙h͙e͙r͙ f͙o͙u͙n͙d͙ o͙u͙t͙ r͙a͙e͙f͙ w͙a͙s͙ a͙ f͙o͙r͙m͙e͙r͙ a͙n͙g͙e͙l͙ t͙h͙a͙t͙ w͙a͙s͙ i͙n͙ l͙o͙v͙e͙ w͙i͙t͙h͙ d͙i͙a͙b͙l͙o͙".  "T͙h͙e͙y͙ w͙o͙r͙k͙e͙d͙ t͙͙o͙͙g͙͙e͙͙t͙͙h͙͙e͙͙r͙͙ t͙o͙ s͙e͙n͙d͙ m͙e͙ o͙u͙t͙... B͙u͙t͙ m͙y͙ c͙o͙r͙r͙u͙p͙t͙i͙o͙n͙ w͙a͙s͙ t͙o͙o͙ d͙e͙e͙p͙ h͙e͙n͙c͙e͙ b͙l͙a͙c͙k͙ r͙e͙a͙p͙e͙r͙".   " h͙e͙ w͙a͙s͙ t͙r͙y͙i͙n͙g͙ t͙o͙ s͙a͙v͙e͙ m͙e͙ e͙v͙e͙r͙ s͙i͙n͙c͙e͙ b͙u͙t͙ I͙ h͙a͙v͙e͙n͙'t͙ l͙e͙t͙ h͙i͙m͙ ".  " w͙h͙i͙c͙h͙ i͙s͙ w͙h͙y͙... I͙ c͙a͙s͙t͙ a͙ s͙p͙e͙l͙l͙ o͙n͙ m͙y͙s͙e͙l͙f͙ w͙h͙e͙n͙ I͙ w͙a͙s͙ b͙y͙ t͙h͙e͙ b͙o͙x͙ "

Everyone was shocked and looked at it.  Raef gritted his teeth.  "Y̥ͦo̥ͦu̥ͦ u̥ͦs̥ͦe̥ͦd̥ͦ t̥ͦo̥ͦ b̥ͦe̥ͦ ḁͦn̥ͦ ḁͦn̥ͦg̥ͦe̥ͦl̥ͦ?" Asked Samael.  "ąŋ ųŋʄąır rơųɠɛ ąŋɠɛƖ ƈơŋ۷ıŋƈɛɖ ɛ۷ɛrყơŋɛ ı ɖıɖŋ'ɬ ɖɛʂɛr۷ɛ ɬơ ცɛ ıŋ ɧɛą۷ɛŋ ąƖƖ ʄơr ცɛıŋɠ ıŋ Ɩơ۷ɛ ąŋɖ ɬɧɛყ ƙıƈƙɛɖ ɱɛ ơųɬ... ɧɛƖƖ ƙŋɛῳ ı ɖıɖŋ'ɬ ცɛƖơŋɠ ῳıɬɧ ɬɧɛɱ... Ɩıɱცơ ῳąʂ ɱყ ơŋƖყ ơ℘ɬıơŋ" added Raef.  "wႩiႠ... ႪႮႠ ႠႬiႽ iႽ lტტkiႶႺ likპ ჰტlჰႩR iႽႶ'Ⴀ fႮllჄ ႪႩმ" added Skybrine.  The group wondered what exactly Zolzar cast.  They looked back at Baron curious.  Vizad checked the note.

Zolzar narr: "I͙ p͙u͙t͙ m͙y͙ o͙w͙n͙ s͙o͙u͙l͙ i͙n͙t͙o͙ t͙h͙e͙ b͙o͙x͙ w͙h͙i͙c͙h͙ I͙ h͙a͙v͙e͙ l͙e͙a͙r͙n͙e͙d͙ b͙r͙e͙a͙k͙s͙ R͙a͙e͙f͙ a͙n͙d͙ J͙o͙e͙y͙ f͙r͙o͙m͙ b͙e͙i͙n͙g͙ l͙i͙n͙k͙e͙d͙ t͙o͙ i͙t͙".  " c͙o͙n͙s͙i͙d͙e͙r͙ t͙h͙i͙s͙ f͙i͙n͙a͙l͙ s͙p͙e͙l͙l͙ a͙s͙... M͙y͙ w͙a͙y͙ o͙f͙ o͙w͙i͙n͙g͙ h͙i͙m͙ t͙h͙a͙t͙ I͙'m͙ s͙t͙i͙l͙l͙ h͙e͙r͙e͙ a͙m͙o͙n͙g͙ m͙y͙ c͙o͙r͙r͙u͙p͙t͙e͙d͙ m͙i͙n͙d͙".  "O͙u͙r͙ r͙i͙v͙a͙l͙r͙y͙ s͙t͙a͙n͙d͙s͙ b͙e͙c͙a͙u͙s͙e͙ I͙ a͙m͙ n͙o͙t͙ l͙e͙t͙t͙i͙n͙g͙ h͙i͙m͙ i͙n͙ t͙o͙ h͙e͙l͙p͙ m͙e͙... A͙n͙d͙ t͙h͙a͙t͙'s͙ m͙y͙ f͙a͙ult".  "H͙e͙'s͙ n͙o͙t͙ m͙y͙ a͙c͙t͙u͙a͙l͙ e͙n͙e͙m͙y͙, b͙u͙t͙ f͙o͙r͙ a͙l͙l͙ o͙f͙ y͙o͙u͙ d͙o͙n͙'t͙ l͙e͙t͙ m͙y͙ s͙o͙u͙l͙ o͙u͙t͙ o͙f͙ t͙h͙e͙ b͙o͙x͙  u͙n͙l͙e͙s͙s͙ i͙t͙'s͙ a͙b͙s͙o͙l͙u͙t͙e͙l͙y͙ n͙e͙e͙d͙e͙d͙".  " I͙ t͙h͙i͙n͙k͙ y͙o͙u͙ a͙l͙r͙e͙a͙d͙y͙ h͙a͙v͙e͙ a͙ g͙u͙e͙s͙s͙ t͙o͙ w͙h͙a͙t͙ t͙i͙m͙e͙ I͙ m͙e͙a͙n͙... B͙u͙t͙ s͙o͙m͙e͙o͙n͙e͙ h͙a͙s͙n͙'t͙ s͙h͙o͙w͙n͙ t͙h͙e͙ b͙o͙x͙ i͙s͙ a͙f͙f͙e͙c͙t͙i͙n͙g͙ h͙i͙m͙ t͙o͙o͙".  "S͙o͙ g͙o͙o͙d͙ l͙u͙c͙k͙ a͙n͙d͙ o͙n͙e͙ f͙i͙n͙a͙l͙ h͙i͙n͙t͙".  " f͙o͙c͙u͙s͙ o͙n͙ t͙h͙e͙ B͙a͙r͙o͙n͙".  The note ended there. 

Baron freaked out dropping the note but Raef had landed and panted becoming full physical form.  Except there were dark veins on his face as he groaned.  "H̶e̶ b̶r̶o̶k̶e̶ y̶o̶u̶ f̶r̶e̶e̶... B̶u̶t̶ l̶o̶o̶k̶s̶ l̶i̶k̶e̶ w̶h̶a̶t̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ c̶o̶r̶r̶u̶p̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ y̶o̶u̶ g̶o̶t̶ f̶r̶o̶m̶ t̶h̶e̶ b̶o̶x̶ s̶t̶a̶y̶e̶d̶" added Vizad.  "ⓦⓗⓐⓣ... ⓦⓗⓐⓣ ⓓⓘⓓ ⓗⓔ ⓜⓔⓐⓝ ⓕⓞⓒⓤⓢ ⓞⓝ ⓜⓔ?" Asked Baron.  Raef stood up and looked over getting the idea.  "ɧɛ ɱɛąŋʂ ყơų ąrɛ ąʄʄɛƈɬɛɖ ცყ ɬɧɛ ცơҳ ɬơơ ῳɧıƈɧ ı ƈąŋ ʂɛɛ ℘ơʂʂıცƖɛ... ყơų ῳɛrɛ ɬɧɛrɛ ąʂ ცrɛɬɱąŋ ῳɧɛŋ ɧɛ, ʝơɛყ ąŋɖ ƈơƖƖɛɛŋ ʂąῳ ıɬ" he said.  Baron was freaking out a bit worried.  "ⓣⓗⓐⓣ ⓜⓔⓐⓝⓢ ⓘ ⓜⓘⓖⓗⓣ ⓔⓝⓓ ⓤⓟ ⓦⓘⓣⓗ ⓣⓗⓐⓣ" added Baron looking at the dark veins. 

"вυт ωну ωσυℓ∂ zσℓzαя ℓєανє тнιѕ?" Asked Liza split.  Talia had disappeared to Zolzar's room and returned with something.  "ʏȏȗ'яє ẇєʟċȏṃє" stated Talia.  The group looked while Samael tended to their friendly neighborhood white reaper.  "ⓛⓞⓞⓚⓢ ⓛⓘⓚⓔ ⓦⓔ ⓓⓘⓢⓒⓞⓥⓔⓡⓔⓓ ⓦⓗⓐⓣ ⓚⓝⓞⓒⓚⓔⓓ ⓞut ⓩⓞⓛⓩⓐⓡ" added Baron.  " Ⴌპ wႩႽ მRႮႺႺპმ, მRႩႺႺპმ Ⴀტ ႠႬპ ოႩჰპ, ႩႶმ lპfႠ ႠႬპRპ wႬilპ ႠႬპ killპR ႽႮოოტႶპმ ႠႬპ ოiႶტႠႩႮR Ⴀტ ეტოოiႠ ႠႬპ მპპმ" added Skybrine.  "ṅȏṭ ṭȏ ṃєṅṭıȏṅ ẇһѧṭ ṭһє ҡıʟʟєя ṡѧıԀ... ċʟєѧяʟʏ һє ẇѧṡ ċȏṅғяȏṅṭєԀ ɞєғȏяє ɞєıṅɢ ԀяȗɢɢєԀ" added Talia.  The group knew the approach they had to take and heard the alert go off.

"Attention everyone, due to safety reasons by a loose mythical creature I have set up a new trial room for you all to use".  "Make your way to the Captain's quarters and don't get seasick... See you soooon" added Monotaro before the screen switched off.  "ყơų ąƖƖ ŋɛɛɖ ɬơ ɠɛɬ ɬơ ɬɧɛ ℘ırąɬɛ ɛҳɧıცıɬ... ąŋɖ ı'ƖƖ ɧıɖɛ" added Raef.  He disappeared back into Baron's mind.  *"You're still capable of staying in here? "* asked Bretman shocked.  *" ʝųʂɬ ცɛƈąųʂɛ ı ŋơῳ ɧą۷ɛ ℘ɧყʂıƈąƖ ʄơrɱ ɖơɛʂŋ'ɬ ɱɛąŋ ı Ɩơʂɬ ɱყ ℘ơῳɛrʂ "* added Raef.  He switched to Joey who still had the black veins but looked over.  *"Oh god Joey"* added Bretman who helped him. 

Baron, Vizad, Talia, Samael, Liza Split and Skybrine all quickly got inside.  Baron led the others to the pirate exhibit and they all got inside. 

(A/N: A sudden pull by Zolzar but the creature still loose.  However the question to focus on is who killed him.  And why did he use the box?  But we'll see.  Hope you all enjoy).

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