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Shukurai examined the appearance of Daichi the most. Trying to get a feeling of this demon and it's intent. "Daichi needs to learn some manners... It is not right forcing a child to accept a fate he didnt ask for." The small dragon grew a bit in size. Shukurai's black scales sparked with a black and red flame til he was large enough the Ardyn could ride on his back. "Ardyn, just know that fate is a convoluted thing. Be careful delving into the past for you may lose sight of yourself or find something you're not going to like." The dragon turned his head to the boy. Noticing his hands clenched and a new determination stirring in his aura. "I believe in you, Ardyn and hope you find the answers you seek. Now to getting out of here... We need to find something symbolic to an exit. A light, door, gate, etc." Shukurai kneels down to allow Ardyn to climb on his back. After the boy was secure he noticed something on the ground. It looked like a faint trail of dust leading a certain direction on the stone floor. "Hm. Valencia uses a tether to guide herself back from the astral plane. Perhaps this is the same for your subconscious? Should we follow?"

Nero and two of DMC crew heard the woman said about the sickness, this brought their attention as they all looked at her before she got up. "Sickness?" said V, Nero knew what she meant, "I think I know what is she talking about... the infection that Vin's brother was spreading by blood, if blood contacted you, you will become one of infection," he recalled back in Insomnia where he met Vincent and learned about the infection. He closed his eyes and having a deep thought. V was surprised to learn about the infection, then Nico noticed his deep thought, "You okay?" "Yeah, I was thinking about Credo when he was killed," he replied to Nico about death of Credo. He looked at the woman, "I understand about losing someone close to person."

Shukurai raised his head and turned to the boy. "Where is that?" Before he got an answer he heard the quick approach of wing beats. "Vae is back." There was a thud on deck as if someone landed and quickly paced inside. Valencia looked to see Shukurai laying down still but Ardyn awake. She was happy they turned out okay but at the same time she was a bit stressed from earlier. "Awesome! You're back." The dragon smiled. "Yes. No one was hurt. Are you alright?" Valencia sighed and scratched the back of her head. "Not really. Ruin crashed my match with Mitsuki." Shukurai jumped up. "What?!" Valencia shrugged her shoulders. "You were right on your whole theory about how Ruin works. I lost the match but managed to get rid of it." Shukurai sighed and sat back down in relief as Valencia continued. "Also, my ECHO device picked up a stray, broken transmission from Pandora. I dont know how, I'll call it luck, but I think a new Cult of bandits is raising. If so, the Crimson Raiders are in DEEP!" After she yelled that last part she started pacing a bit which was a clear indication she was stressed out. Shukurai sighed as he didnt like seeing her like this, but he knew she was tough and can handle it. "I see... Let's wait for Vincent to return before we discuss further." Valencia agreed and sat down. She took a few deep breaths to calm down.

Aqua finds herself back at ship, so she let go of Vincent and Arigane and stretch her arms. She looked at Vincent when mention a drink and head to the bar. she looked at Arigane as she smiled, "It's been like over 30 years since we last saw each other," she said to him, "I heard you were dead, but how is that possible?"
While three of wolf tribes were on the way, Kiba listens to Takeshi and Mitsuki talking about Ardyn and his connection with Daichi, and how Mitsuki met Daichi's sons and obtained chirasengo despite of different type of demon. Kiba frowned softly, "So he's after his only grandson for some reason, and you and your friends saved him," he said to them to try to make a theory, and learned Mitsuki also wield chirasengo prior of Atticus' sacrifice after he pass it down to her. Kiba was very disapproving to Atticus passing his chirasengo to his daughter, even worse he found out from Takeshi that Karma tricked her. "Yes father, but there is no telling he might come after Ardyn-kun again," she confirmed and feared Daichi might come after Ardyn again, "You are d*beep* lucky Daichi didn't come after you, but I am very disappointing to your late mentor for letting you wield his ability," he replied, yet using his disapproving tone about how disappointing he was. Mitsuki's ears were lowered like a dog knew he or she was in trouble, "But my mentor entrusted me as his living legacy before I became a heroine of the realm and I don't know if Ardyn-kun learned how to control it property," she protested about Atticus' reason to become her living legacy, and possible to train Ardyn how to wield a chirasengo, but she doesn't know if he did learn it. Kiba thought of it as he stopped and think about it, Ardyn was just a child like his kids said. Mitsuki only know Ardyn was woken up from the tube, before she met him. Takeshi looked at his father very stern, "Father, we don't trust that Daichi getting too close to his grandson, just can you at least trust Mitsuki wielding Nanashi clan's signature technique, so she could possibly teach Ardyn and some self-defence," he argued him. Kiba looked at his children for long time, he closed his eyes and crossed his arms before he broke his silence, "That Chirasengo..." he asked Mitsuki, who she lifted her head, "Eh?" "... I heard it has different uses, I also heard the story that is faster than lightning. Are you faster than lightning?" he asked her after he heard the story. Mitsuki shook her head, "No, I only infuse it to my weapons, either spiritual or demonic force. It also mostly react whenever I'm close to malevolent daemonic force," she declined, and explains her ability to infuse it to her weapon, and sense malevolent daemonic force. Kiba widen his silver blue eyes, Takeshi gesture her to head to the ship to check on Ardyn, so she speeds off to the ship, he looked at his father, "There is a possible chirasengo got purified, and her spiritual awareness manifest to chirasengo and grant her an ability to sense malevolent daemon. If it's close, her electricity will react around her," he explains to him about chirasengo suddenly got purified and infused with her spiritual awareness. Kiba placed his finger underneath his chin, suddenly those two smelled the blood, "Lord Takeshi!" Lin called out and jumped down, not only one, but injured Aaron. However Lin was shock to see his partner's father, "What the? Lord Kiba?" he spoken out, but Takeshi spoken out, "We will explain later, but what the h*beep* happen to Aaron?" he asked him and he checked on his necromancy friend, only to find out he's unconscious, but badly wounded. Kiba, who haven't seen Aaron for a long time, check on Aaron and check his tattoo on his right hand, he can smell Darcia's scent all over him caused him to frown deeply. Lin begin to reply, "I don't know, the portal was open and he fell right in. I can smell your grandfather," "Grandfather must've found out he was followed, and use him as a message."
In the infirmity, any one of them with one blink, Joshua appeared sitting on the chair and playing with his phone, but he's reading the text message, "That's funny, I could have told everyone to head over there, but you two really spoiled the fun," he said to Ardyn and Valencia, before he closed his phone and focus on everyone. He gave them a smirk and a chuckle, "Sorry to jump right in, but my friend told me to find Vincent and his group. Speaking of the group..." he apologize and glanced at the door as he got up and head to the door. He opened it to reveal Mitsuki, who startled before she could even knocked. She can sense his aura that was higher than normal human, but similar to Ankhseram. Joshua begin to pat on her head, while he smirked at her, "Howdy Priestess, it was nice to meet you in person."