Cloud continued to watch carefully, until he saw a strange coffin surrounded by ice - "I suppose that's the seal of Vandre Schnee?"
"Yes, but that ice..." - Lyutillis said in terror as she took a good look at the situation.
"It's being corrupted by a dark aura..." - Meiru muttered seriously as she gritted her teeth - "Now I understand..."
"What?" - Shea asked, confused by the situation.
"This is why Vandre didn't want to be released from his seal" - said Meiru as she clenched her fist so hard that she started to release blood - "This is his last glimpse of control over his decisions, because he knows that if he gets out, he will become a monster."
Meiru could feel how Vandre's magic was out of control, and the corruption of that strange aura was wreaking havoc on his mind, in other words, his old friend had ceased to be a [person] and had transformed into an [abomination]"
Lyutillis looked at her friend and asked if there was a way to use her [Restoration] magic to be able to restore her friend's "humanity".
"I'm sorry, Lyu-chan, but the level of corruption went too deep" - Meiru replied regretfully as she looked hostilely towards the hole, in the direction where the aura of the monster that wished to free itself from its seal was - "My magic also has a limit, and Van-kun exceeded it..."
Lyutillis let out a heavy sigh as she mourned the loss of one of her old friends.
"There's still a chance to save him, I mean, there's still a glimmer of consciousness left inside him, which means it's possible for you to restore his mind" - Cloud replied seriously - "Maybe his body is off limits, but that doesn't mean all is lost".
"You're right, I can still keep at least a part of our friend" - Remia replied as she nodded with a slight relief, because she didn't like the idea of having to face her friend, even if it meant releasing him from his suffering.
"Maybe it's because I don't know him directly, but I think that far from prolonging his pain, it's better that we end this one quickly, so at least he can go with the people left behind" - Yue said while looking at the two liberators, and ignoring their hostile looks - "You know I'm right, in fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he took his own life when he regained consciousness".
Lyutillis and Meiru were silent because they could not deny the vampire girl's words, though that did not mean they would change their minds. They would save Vandre from his suffering, as for what would happen after that, well, that would be Vandre Schnee's decision, they just wanted their friend back.
"Yue, put a barrier around the seal, I want you to use the amplifying stones to keep it intact" - said Cloud seriously - "Shea, you better get out fast before things get complicated".
"Ok" - nodded Shea as she took Remia in her arms and took a long leap to the other end of the room, the place where the teleporter seal was. The two women stepped on the astral glyph and disappeared in a matter of seconds.
"Well, that will give us less to worry about during the battle, although I'd like one of you to create a platform so that we can retreat quickly from the labyrinth if things get out of hand" - said Cloud seriously.
"Done" - replied Yue as she used her ice magic to create a few platforms.
"Let's go" - Cloud said seriously as he jumped onto these to carefully descend into the abyss.
The group continued to descend as they listened to Vandre Schnee's maddening laughter, admittedly a little disturbing.
"Do you want to go back, Shizuku?" - Cloud asked with concern when he noticed the black-haired girl's uncomfortable expression.
"No, I can't stay behind all the time," replied Shizuku as she gritted her teeth, "These are the situations that make people evolve, overcoming adversity is something I have to do if I want to stay by your side."
Cloud accepted the red-eyed girl's decision, only to look around, and notice how they were all just as determined to accept this battle alongside him.
The blond took a long breath until he noticed how he could see the ground, though he didn't risk it because this could be an illusion, a mind game of the creature that was breaking his seal, after all, this was his speciality.
Yue nodded when she sensed her beloved's intentions and placed a small pillar of ice on the 'ground', only to frown when she noticed how it fell, proving that the blond boy's hunch was true.
Cloud frowned slightly as they continued downwards, until they again reached a place where they could see the ground.
Yue again placed a pillar of ice on the ground, and this time it didn't fall, proving that they had finally reached the right place, though this caused Cloud a great deal of discomfort, and he stopped his companions. He quickly released a powerful magical breath against the ground, only for it to shatter with the greatest of ease.
"Impossible, my magic should have detected that this floor was fake..." - Yue said apprehensively, worried about the reason for this failure that could have caused the death of her group.
"That thing must have directly interfered with our senses" - Meiru replied with a cold face.
"I agree, it's possible that that thing could not only affect thoughts, but also neural receptors" - Cloud added, surprising the girls - "What, can't I know terminology that appears in our biology books?"
"No, it's just that we hadn't gotten to those chapters, and I was surprised that you studied so far ahead," Kaori replied honestly.
"Neural receptors?" - Lyutillis repeated as her eyebrow twitched slightly because she hadn't heard of that terminology.
"I promise I will inform you about that kind of words when we leave here, now we have much more important problems than curiosity about our world's information" - said Cloud seriously.
"You're right, sorry for distracting me" - Lyutillis replied as she concentrated on the ground and noticed how the ground despite the attack that broke it open, still looked solid, even on the part that was broken.
"Let's keep going down" - Cloud said firmly.
Yue continued to create ice platforms, until they reached the ground for the third time, only this time there was something different, or at least that's how it felt instinctively.
"We've arrived" - Cloud muttered seriously as he noticed a huge door that seemed to be surrounded by numerous chains.
[I thought I'd have more time with my little tricks, though I see I'm wrong, I suppose I should have expected it from an irregular.]
Cloud didn't respond to hearing this booming voice.
[I suppose you've come to see me released?]
"No, we've come to make sure you're going to die once and for all," Cloud replied hostilely.
[Die? Don't make me laugh, irregular... I can feel your enormous latent power sealed inside you, though it's a pity you can't demonstrate it to the full. If so, I'd be a little afraid of you, but with your current restricted power, you're nothing more than an insect that can't see past its nose].
Cloud was silent as he clenched his fist.
[Why don't you just run away now while you have the chance? After all, your enemy is the bastard who stole the heavenly throne of this world, at least with that you'll manage to complete your purpose in this world and without suffering before my power]
Cloud frowned slightly, not because he felt that his pride as a dragon had been hurt, but because he could sense the "honesty" in this monster's words. It was obvious that he was fully aware of his abilities and his chances of coming out victorious, which at the same time was starting to worry the blond a little.
"Cloud, that thing is trying to get inside your head," Tio said as she put her hand on her beloved's shoulder, "If he was as strong as he says, then he wouldn't have told us about our chances of defeating him, he would have simply stayed silent to give us a surprise and enjoy our despair at discovering the truth."
Cloud's eyes widened when he heard this as he felt a growing irritation at how that thing had gotten into his head so easily by playing on his desire to keep his group safe.
[You fool! I see you didn't accept my kindness for being happy to be released from my prison, well, this doesn't change things at all, I simply have to destroy them as they sink into despair]
Cloud narrowed his eyes as he watched the place begin to shake as the sound of chains breaking could be heard over and over again.
[I'm going to enjoy devouring your mind after slowly breaking you, irregular...]
"Let's see if you have the power to do it, monster," Cloud replied as he strengthened his mind.
The girls quickly walked behind the blond and prepared for battle as they saw the last chain break, being followed by the sound of the huge doors slowly opening.
[Freedom! At last I am free to plunge the world into desolation!]
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