Chapter 172: The Entity
Hearing the ghouls words Alicia couldn''t help but ask, "Whatdo you mean by no one can withstand the terror?"
"Little girl, the Darkness is a living thing. When the fallen god came down to the main subterranean city to recruit people for his army, he had happened to run into a set of old ruins at the connection point between the main city and another smaller city. I do not know how he found this ce, maybe he sensed its energy. But he blew a hole in the wall and walked right into the old ruins. That was when it happened. He seemed to have opened some chambers in the old ruins that housed this entity. It engulfed him causing the fallen gods already twisted personality to grow more twisted. He did not fall intoplete madness but it was enough to turn him more ruthless than he was before." The ghoul exined.
"Wait, how do you know all of this?" ke asked.
"Because I was with the fallen god at the time. But now I understand how much of a mistake that truly was. If I did not follow him I could have just gone to the upper world myself. But at the time I was scared to venture to the upper world on my own. The fallen god had baited youths like me into joining him to leave the Subterranean world and go to the upper world. But when I saw that thing. That ck entity that released what is now called the Darkness, I ran! I ran to this city hoping to escape but it was already toote. The darkness spread too quickly. I had no choice but to hide down here. I sealed the door without a second thought. And no matter how hungry I got I was too scared to open the door to check if things had ended. Now as you can see, I am like this." The ghoul answered.
"So wait, the entity did not escape the old ruins?" Rose was the first to pick up on this. She felt it strange when the ghoul said it released the Darkness.
"Yes, the entity was stuck. There was some kind of weird barrier there. It seemed the fallen god had broken through the first barrier trying to enter the chamber but because the entity had released the darkness he never did try to release the second barrier. The thing that is sealed there is not something people of this world can handle. It is evil incarnate. " The Ghouls'' voice shook as it said itsst sentence as if it had remembered something it did not want to remember.
Thinking for a moment, Alicia decided it was best to bring someone else in on this since this seemed to be way above their heads. "ke, contact my father I want to discuss this with him."
ke nodded his head and took out the bronze mirror. When the image came up, King Augustus, was like always, sitting at his desk reading documents. "Oh, ke Hmm... Alicia?"
"Royal Father, we have something you shoulde check out. Since you are the strongest human in stine, it''s best if youe in person. The thing that wiped out the Subterranean race is trapped within a barrier. It is what released the darkness that killed the Subtereanans." Alicia knew that the Ghoul could be lying but it was better to be safe than sorry. If such a thing was still down here then it needed to be either resealed or destroyed in some way.
"Hmmm Okay. I will contact you all in about twenty minutes. I need to prepare a few things. Find a wide open area while you wait. I will also have Dr. Feanreal, meet up with you." King Augustus knew if Alicia was asking for his help then it must be a serious matter. Especially when it came to something that could wipe out an entire race of people. After asking a few more details and her position in the city he quickly went to get the things he needed ready.
Alicia and her group made their way back to the city streets taking along the ghoul''s head with them. Loeri used magic to keep the head warm so the ghoul would not lose its sanity. About fifteen minutester Dr. Feanreal and a group of researchers met up with Alicia. Dr. Feareal was a young woman in her mid twenties who seemed to have excelled in ancient societies. If it was not for her unkempt hair and sloppy dress, she would be very beautiful.
"Princess! I am so sorry! If I had known you had arrived I would havee to greet you." Dr. Feanreal bowed her head.
"It''s fine Doctor. I don''t care too much for formalities anyway." Alicia smiled and helped Dr. Feanreal up. "Royal Father will be here soon. Once he is then I will exin what''s going on."
"I''m already here." A voice could be hearding from behind the group. Arge magic circle appeared and King Augustus and arge group of knights appeared.
Alicia stared in shock as she pointed her little finger at King Augustus. "My... My..." King Augustus smiled and put his left index finger to his lips. He knew what she wanted to say. He had learned and created his own version of translocation magic.
"Now, that everyone is here let''s get down to business.Alicia, exin to everyone what''s going on and how you acquired this information."
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