Day 24: Story gauntlet

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Everyone entered the Chinese exhibit confused.  They saw no sign of Monotaro as they looked around.  "M̥ͦḁͦy̥ͦb̥ͦe̥ͦ h̥ͦe̥ͦ's̥ͦ n̥ͦo̥ͦt̥ͦ h̥ͦe̥ͦr̥ͦe̥ͦ" added Samael.  "L̶e̶t̶'s̶ t̶a̶k̶e̶ a̶ l̶o̶o̶k̶ a̶r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶" added Vizad.  Everyone investigated the exhibit unsure why they got the alert, but no monotaro.  "ⓖⓤⓨⓢ ⓗⓔⓡⓔ!" Exclaimed Baron.  He got this box out and the others came over.  "ẇһѧṭ ıṡ ṭһѧṭ?" Asked Talia.

Baron got a note removed from it.  He checked the note.  "ⓕⓡⓞⓜ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓓⓔⓢⓚ ⓞⓕ ⓡⓔⓓⓐⓒⓣⓔⓓ ⓝⓐⓜⓔ, ⓝⓞ ⓢⓔⓡⓘⓞⓤⓢⓛⓨ ⓘⓣ'ⓢ ⓑⓛⓐⓒⓚⓔⓓ ⓞⓤⓣ".  He showed them and the others were confused.  " ⓜⓨ ⓚⓘⓝⓖ ⓘ ⓜⓐⓓⓔ ⓐ ⓜⓘⓢⓣⓐⓚⓔ, ⓡⓔⓓⓐⓒⓣⓔⓓ ⓝⓐⓜⓔ ⓒⓐⓜⓔ ⓑⓐⓡⓖⓘⓝⓖ ⓘⓝⓣⓞ ⓜⓨ ⓞⓕⓕⓘⓒⓔ ⓓⓔⓜⓐⓝⓓⓘⓝⓖ ⓣⓞ ⓗⓐⓥⓔ ⓐ ⓢⓔⓒⓞⓝⓓ ⓒⓗⓐⓝⓒⓔ ⓐⓝⓓ ⓣⓗⓐⓣ ⓡⓔⓓⓐⓒⓣⓔⓓ ⓓⓞⓔⓢⓝ'ⓣ ⓑⓔⓛⓞⓝⓖ ⓗⓔⓡⓔ ⓘⓝ ⓗⓔⓛⓛ ".  " ⓦⓗⓔⓝ ⓘ ⓡⓔⓕⓤⓢⓔⓓ ⓣⓞ ⓜⓐⓚⓔ ⓐ ⓓⓔⓐⓛ ⓦⓘⓣⓗ ⓡⓔⓓⓐⓒⓣⓔⓓ ⓝⓐⓜⓔ, ⓡⓔⓓⓐⓒⓣⓔⓓ ⓛⓔⓕⓣ ⓐⓝⓓ ⓘⓝⓙⓤⓡⓔⓓ ⓕⓔⓛⓛⓞⓦ ⓓⓔⓐⓛⓜⓐⓚⓔⓡ ⓑⓛⓐⓒⓚⓗⓔⓐⓡⓣ ⓕⓞⓡⓒⓘⓝⓖ ⓗⓘⓜ ⓣⓞ ⓡⓔⓛⓤⓒⓣⓐⓝⓣⓛⓨ ⓜⓐⓚⓔ ⓐ ⓓⓔⓐⓛ ".  " ⓡⓔⓓⓐⓒⓣⓔⓓ ⓘⓢⓝ'ⓣ ⓐⓒⓣⓘⓝⓖ ⓡⓘⓖⓗⓣ, ⓢⓞⓜⓔⓣⓗⓘⓝⓖ ⓜⓤⓢⓣ'ⓥⓔ ⓜⓔⓢⓢⓔⓓ ⓤⓟ ⓘⓝ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓗⓔⓐⓓ ".  " ⓐⓛⓔⓡⓣ ⓡⓐⓔⓕ ⓣⓞ ⓦⓗⓐⓣ ⓗⓐⓟⓟⓔⓝⓔⓓ ⓑⓔⓒⓐⓤⓢⓔ ⓦⓗⓞ ⓚⓝⓞⓦⓢ ⓦⓗⓐⓣ ⓡⓔⓓⓐⓒⓣⓔⓓ ⓦⓘⓛⓛ ⓓⓞ ".

" ⓐⓝⓓ ⓜⓐⓚⓔ ⓘⓣ ⓕⓐⓢⓣ... ⓑⓛⓐⓒⓚⓗⓔⓐⓡⓣ'ⓢ ⓓⓔⓐⓛ ⓖⓞⓣ ⓛⓘⓜⓘⓣⓔⓓ ⓣⓘⓜⓔ " read Baron.  "Ⴝტ ႠႬპ ოႩႽႠპRოiႶმ iႽ ႽტოპტႶპ wႬტ ႺტႠ ოპႽႽპმ ႮႲ...." Added Skybrine.  "I̶ s̶e̶n̶s̶e̶ f̶a̶m̶i̶l̶i̶a̶r̶ e̶n̶e̶r̶g̶y̶... I̶t̶'s̶ f̶r̶o̶m̶ p̶h̶a̶n̶t̶o̶m̶, t̶h̶e̶ m̶a̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ d̶e̶a̶l̶m̶a̶k̶e̶r̶ o̶f̶ h̶e̶l̶l̶" added Vizad after studying it.  "ʄơr ɬɧɛ rɛƈơrɖ ɖıąცƖơ ɱųʂɬ'۷ɛ ცɛɛŋ ℘rɛ۷ɛŋɬɛɖ ʄrơɱ ῳąrŋıŋɠ ɱɛ ʂơɱɛɧơῳ ცɛƈąųʂɛ ı ŋɛ۷ɛr ɠơɬ ɬɧɛ ɱɛʂʂąɠɛ" stated Raef appearing.  "ѧṅԀ ṭһıṡ ṭıєṡ ɞѧċҡ ṭȏ ṭһє ȏṭһєя ṅȏṭє... ṭһє ṃѧṡṭєяṃıṅԀ ṡѧıԀ ṭһєʏ ẇєяє ȏṅ ʟıṃıṭєԀ ṭıṃє ẇıṭһ ṭһє Ԁєṿıʟ ȏṅ ṭһєıя һєєʟṡ" added Talia.  "ცƖąƈƙɧɛąrɬ ıʂŋ'ɬ ɬɧɛ ąƈɬųąƖ ɖɛ۷ıƖ ɖɛ۷ıƖ, ცųɬ ıɬ ɱąƙɛʂ ʂɛŋʂɛ" added Raef.  Samael looked in the box.  "W̥ͦh̥ͦḁͦt̥ͦ's̥ͦ t̥ͦh̥ͦi̥ͦs̥ͦ?" Asked Samael pulling out the huge pad of paper.

Baron looked and gasped.  "ⓣⓗⓐⓣ'ⓢ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓟⓐⓓ ⓕⓡⓞⓜ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓢⓣⓞⓡⓨ ⓖⓐⓤⓝⓣⓛⓔⓣ ⓣⓗⓐⓣ ⓝⓔⓐⓡⓛⓨ ⓚⓘⓛⓛⓔⓓ ⓑⓡⓔⓣⓜⓐⓝ".  " h̶o̶w̶ d̶i̶d̶ h̶e̶ s̶u̶r̶v̶i̶v̶e̶? " asked Vizad.  "ɬɧɛ ῳrıɬɛr ცɛɬrąყɛɖ ɬɧɛ ʂɬơrყɬɛƖƖɛr ąŋɖ ʂɧɛ ɖıɛɖ ıŋʂɬɛąɖ" responded Raef.  Baron chuckled remembering how she reacted seeing her name written on there instead of Bretman's.  "W̥ͦḁͦi̥ͦt̥ͦ.... I̥ͦ t̥ͦh̥ͦi̥ͦn̥ͦk̥ͦ I̥ͦ k̥ͦn̥ͦo̥ͦw̥ͦ t̥ͦh̥ͦe̥ͦ m̥ͦo̥ͦt̥ͦi̥ͦv̥ͦe̥ͦ" added Samael.  "ą ცơųŋɬყ ơŋ ცąrơŋ'ʂ ɧɛąɖ" added Raef.  "ⓦⓐⓘⓣ ⓦⓗⓐⓣ, ⓢⓞ ⓐⓛⓛ ⓣⓗⓘⓢ ⓘⓢ ⓣⓗⓐⓣ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓜⓞⓣⓘⓥⓔ ⓘⓢ ⓐ ⓖⓐⓤⓝⓣⓛⓔⓣ ⓦⓗⓔⓡⓔ ⓘ'ⓜ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓟⓡⓔⓨ ⓐⓝⓓ ⓔⓘⓣⓗⓔⓡ ⓞⓝⓔ ⓞⓕ ⓨⓞⓤ ⓑⓛⓐⓒⓚⓔⓝ ⓞⓡ ⓘ ⓑⓛⓐⓒⓚⓔⓝ ⓜⓨⓢⓔⓛⓕ?!" Exclaimed Baron. 

"T̶h̶a̶t̶ m̶a̶k̶e̶s̶ s̶e̶n̶s̶e̶ t̶o̶ e̶v̶e̶r̶y̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶" added Vizad.  "ṅȏṭ ṭȏ ṃєṅṭıȏṅ ṃȏṅȏṭѧяȏ һѧṭєԀ ɞѧяȏṅ ғяȏṃ ṭһє ɞєɢıṅṅıṅɢ" added Talia.  Everyone was worried a bit.  "L̥ͦe̥ͦt̥ͦ's̥ͦ n̥ͦo̥ͦt̥ͦ f̥ͦo̥ͦc̥ͦu̥ͦs̥ͦ o̥ͦn̥ͦ t̥ͦh̥ͦḁͦt̥ͦ" added Samael.  "fტეႮႽ ტႶ ႠႬპ RპViVႩl?" Asked Skybrine.  Everyone nodded and left the exhibit.  "ɖơ ıɬ ıŋ ɬɧɛ ɠɛŋıɛ'ʂ ɬɛɱ℘Ɩɛ... ɬɧąɬ'ʂ ῳɧɛrɛ ɬɧɛ Ɩąʂɬ rɛ۷ı۷ąƖ ơƈƈųrrɛɖ" added Raef.  Everyone headed there and went in before gathering together.

  "O̶n̶e̶ q̶u̶e̶s̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ t̶h̶o̶u̶g̶h̶.... W̶e̶ s̶t̶i̶l̶l̶ d̶o̶n̶'t̶ k̶n̶o̶w̶ w̶h̶o̶ t̶o̶ r̶e̶v̶i̶v̶e̶" added Vizad. Everyone frowned and were thinking.  "lპႠ'Ⴝ RႮႶ ტff ႠႬპ liႽႠ ტf პVპRჄტႶპ მპႩმ ႩႶმ მპႠპRოiႶპ ႠႬპო" added Skybrine.  "ⓢⓞ ⓕⓘⓡⓢⓣ ⓣⓞ ⓓⓘⓔ ⓦⓐⓢ ⓡⓗⓔⓐ ⓦⓗⓞ ⓗⓐⓓ ⓡⓔⓜⓔⓜⓑⓔⓡⓔⓓ ⓔⓥⓔⓡⓨⓣⓗⓘⓝⓖ, ⓝⓔⓥⓔⓡ ⓛⓞⓢⓣ ⓗⓔⓡ ⓜⓔⓜⓞⓡⓘⓔⓢ, ⓐⓝⓓ ⓛⓔⓕⓣ ⓣⓐⓟⓔⓢ ⓣⓞ ⓗⓔⓛⓟ ⓤⓢ" added Baron.  "Ԁяѧɢȏṅṡƿѧяҡʟєẓ ẇѧṡ ṭһє ғıяṡṭ ɞʟѧċҡєṅєԀ, ѧṅԀ һє ԀєṡєяṿєԀ һıṡ ƿȗṅıṡһṃєṅṭ" added Talia.  "H̥ͦe̥ͦ d̥ͦi̥ͦd̥ͦn̥ͦ't̥ͦ g̥ͦe̥ͦt̥ͦ t̥ͦo̥ͦ d̥ͦo̥ͦ m̥ͦu̥ͦc̥ͦh̥ͦ" added Samael.  "S̶e̶c̶o̶n̶d̶ t̶o̶ d̶i̶e̶ w̶a̶s̶ s̶p̶e̶c̶t̶r̶a̶ w̶h̶o̶ c̶o̶n̶f̶e̶s̶s̶e̶d̶ h̶e̶ w̶a̶s̶ t̶e̶r̶r̶i̶f̶i̶e̶d̶ t̶o̶ d̶i̶e̶ a̶g̶a̶i̶n̶" added Vizad.  "ⓗⓔ ⓗⓔⓛⓟⓔⓓ ⓞⓤⓣ ⓐⓝⓓ ⓢⓐⓥⓔⓓ ⓢⓐⓜⓐⓔⓛ ⓘⓝ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓟⓡⓞⓒⓔⓢⓢ ⓦⓗⓔⓝ ⓗⓔ ⓓⓘⓔⓓ ⓐⓣ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓗⓐⓝⓓⓢ ⓞⓕ ⓓⓔⓐⓣⓗ ⓢⓗⓐdow ⓦⓗⓞ ⓢⓝⓐⓟⓟⓔⓓ ⓜⓔⓝⓣⓐⓛⓛⓨ" added Baron. 

"Ԁєѧṭһ ṡһѧԀȏẇ ʟєṭ ṭһє ṃȏṭıṿє ȏṿєяċȏṃє һєя ẇһıċһ ʟєԀ ṭȏ һєя є×єċȗṭıȏṅ" added Talia.  "H̥ͦe̥ͦḁͦr̥ͦt̥ͦb̥ͦr̥ͦe̥ͦḁͦk̥ͦe̥ͦr̥ͦ ḁͦn̥ͦd̥ͦ h̥ͦḁͦr̥ͦt̥ͦḁͦt̥ͦt̥ͦḁͦc̥ͦk̥ͦ h̥ͦḁͦd̥ͦ t̥ͦh̥ͦe̥ͦ

s̥ͦt̥ͦr̥ͦo̥ͦn̥ͦg̥ͦe̥ͦs̥ͦt̥ͦ s̥ͦi̥ͦb̥ͦl̥ͦi̥ͦn̥ͦg̥ͦ l̥ͦi̥ͦk̥ͦe̥ͦ b̥ͦo̥ͦn̥ͦd̥ͦ, s̥ͦu̥ͦp̥ͦe̥ͦr̥ͦ

h̥ͦe̥ͦl̥ͦp̥ͦf̥ͦu̥ͦl̥ͦ, b̥ͦu̥ͦt̥ͦ t̥ͦr̥ͦe̥ͦḁͦt̥ͦe̥ͦd̥ͦ l̥ͦi̥ͦk̥ͦe̥ͦ p̥ͦr̥ͦe̥ͦy̥ͦ" added Samael.  "ცąɖცơῳʂƙı ąƖʂơ Ɩɛɬ ɬɧɛ ɱơɬı۷ɛ ơ۷ɛrƈơɱɛ ɧıɱ ɬɧąɬ ɱąɖɛ ɧıɱ ɧųŋɬ ɬɧɛɱ ɖơῳŋ ცųɬ ყơų ƈąŋ ơŋƖყ rɛ۷ı۷ɛ ơŋɛ... ı ɖơŋ'ɬ ɬɧıŋƙ ɬɧɛ ɧąrɬʂ ῳıƖƖ Ɩıƙɛ ცɛıŋɠ ʂɛ℘ąrąɬɛɖ" added Raef.  "ⓞⓚ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓗⓐⓡⓣⓢ ⓐⓡⓔ ⓞⓤⓣ ⓕⓞⓡ ⓣⓗⓐⓣ ⓡⓔⓐⓢⓞⓝ, ⓝⓔⓧⓣ ⓣⓞ ⓓⓘⓔ ⓦⓐⓢ ⓘⓝⓕⓔⓛⓘⓧ...ⓗⓔ ⓕⓞⓡⓒⓔⓓ ⓗⓘⓢ ⓓⓔⓐⓣⓗ ⓓⓤⓔ ⓣⓞ ⓖⓤⓘⓛⓣ" added Baron.  "E̶l̶i̶s̶s̶a̶ d̶i̶d̶n̶'t̶ d̶e̶s̶e̶r̶v̶e̶ t̶o̶ d̶i̶e̶, s̶h̶e̶ w̶a̶s̶ f̶o̶r̶c̶e̶d̶ t̶o̶ b̶e̶ a̶ b̶l̶a̶c̶k̶e̶n̶e̶d̶ b̶u̶t̶ m̶o̶n̶o̶t̶a̶r̶o̶ d̶i̶d̶n̶'t̶ c̶a̶r̶e̶" added Vizad.  "Z̥ͦo̥ͦl̥ͦz̥ͦḁͦr̥ͦ h̥ͦḁͦs̥ͦ

ḁͦc̥ͦt̥ͦu̥ͦḁͦl̥ͦl̥ͦy̥ͦ b̥ͦe̥ͦe̥ͦn̥ͦ t̥ͦh̥ͦe̥ͦ m̥ͦo̥ͦs̥ͦt̥ͦ h̥ͦe̥ͦl̥ͦp̥ͦf̥ͦu̥ͦl̥ͦ

d̥ͦe̥ͦs̥ͦp̥ͦi̥ͦt̥ͦe̥ͦ h̥ͦo̥ͦw̥ͦ m̥ͦu̥ͦc̥ͦh̥ͦ h̥ͦe̥ͦ ḁͦn̥ͦd̥ͦ R̥ͦḁͦe̥ͦf̥ͦ h̥ͦḁͦt̥ͦe̥ͦ

e̥ͦḁͦc̥ͦh̥ͦ o̥ͦt̥ͦh̥ͦe̥ͦr̥ͦ" added Samael.  "ṭяȗє... һє ҡєƿṭ ʏȏȗ ıṅ ċȏṅṭяȏʟ, ѧıԀєԀ ȗṡ ѧ ʟȏṭ, яєʟȗċṭѧṅṭʟʏ ṭяȗċєԀ ẇıṭһ яѧєғ ғȏя ȗṡ, ѧṅԀ ṃȏṅȏṭѧяȏ ċѧʟʟєԀ һıṃ ȏȗṭ ʟєѧԀıṅɢ ṭȏ һıṡ яıԀԀʟєṡ, ṭһє ṡƿєʟʟ ѧṅԀ һıṡ ċȏṅғєṡṡıȏṅ" added Talia.  Everyone nodded a bit. 

"ႩႶმ liჰႩ ႽႲliႠ ႺტႠ ႬპRႽპlf პჯპეႮႠპმ fტR ႬპR Ⴖპპმ fტR RპVპႶႺპ" added Skybrine.  Everyone frowned a bit and looked at the crystal.  "B̶a̶r̶o̶n̶.... I̶t̶'s̶ u̶p̶ t̶o̶ y̶o̶u̶" added Vizad.  Skybrine gave him the crystal and Baron nervously took it.  "ƈɧơơʂɛ ῳıʂɛƖყ, ąŋɖ ʝųʂɬ ʄơƈųʂ ơŋ ɬɧąɬ ℘ɛrʂơŋ" added Raef.  Baron took a moment and thought over everyone.  *"ⓣⓗⓔⓡⓔ'ⓢ... ⓞⓝⓛⓨ ⓡⓔⓐⓛⓛⓨ ⓣⓦⓞ ⓦⓗⓞ ⓓⓔⓢⓔⓡⓥⓔ ⓐⓝ ⓔⓐⓡⓛⓨ ⓡⓔⓥⓘⓥⓐⓛ.... ⓑⓤⓣ ⓦⓗⓞ ⓓⓞ ⓘ ⓖⓘⓥⓔ ⓘⓣ ⓣⓞ ⓜⓞre?"* he asked himself.  He recalled everything about both before nodding. 

"ⓘ ⓚⓝⓞⓦ ⓦⓗⓞ ⓘ'ⓜ ⓟⓘⓒⓚⓘⓝⓖ" added Baron.  He closed his eyes and focused on that person.  The crystal was seen cracking with light spilling out of it before it shattered to pieces around everyone and one blue spirit light was seen escaping the location and disappearing somewhere.  Baron opened his eyes.  Raef focused and listened to the spirit whispers before nodding.  "ɬɧɛ ơŋɛ rɛ۷ı۷ɛɖ ῳıƖƖ ɱɛɛɬ ყơų ąƖƖ ąɬ ɬɧɛ Ɩơƈąɬıơŋ ῳıɬɧ ℘ąŋɖơrą'ʂ ცơҳ" added Raef.  Everyone left and ran there. 

(A/N: A bounty on Baron but someone is back.  Question is who did he choose?  And who's the mastermind?  It'll soon all be revealed.   But hope you all enjoy).

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