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You feel weak, your body won't move no matter how you try, and you are falling, away from everything you know and love. Away from everything you need to accomplish. If you could just reach out, maybe you could hold on to it, claw your way back. But it's a useless endeavour, you fall unconscious, and your mind goes blank except for poetry and a familiar voice.

O mother Enitharmon, wilt thou bring forth other sons?
To cause my name to vanish, that my place may not be found,
For I am faint with travail,
Like the dark cloud disburden'd in the day of dismal thunder.

My roots are brandish'd in the heavens, my fruits in earth beneath
Surge, foam and labour into life, first born and first consum'd!
Consumed and consuming!
Then why shouldst thou, accursed mother, bring me into life?

You wake on the ground in a cave, cold, wet, and sticky. It smells of rotting flesh. Your objective is clear, but you can't recall a name or face. Nothing else about your memory of him is changed, but for some reason the name "Vergil" just won't come to you, and you couldn't describe how he looks if your life depended on it. But at least your body starts to respond to your will, slowly regaining enough strength to carry on.

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[By way of an answer, Hades dispels the ward to the south.]

We should have no fear of failure with our combined might.

Can I blink in or break the lock?

[ and yes, totally ignoring that the point is the same - because she's right ]

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Mm. We shall end their suffering and return what is yours.

He still looks incredibly wary of that door. But at least he nods. They should be okay with all three of them, right? Yeah. "If you're sure."

He's brave!! So he leads the way in. He's protecting them. The piles of broken armour have only seemed to increase in the meantime...

She laughs a little. "Unfortunately no, I don't think so. But - I think Hades found the key. My amulet should fit in the door. You can wait for them here if you like, or leave all that with me until you're ready."

[Hey guys we're back miss me?]

[ he has to actually consider it. Waiting here would be nice - this would mean she wouldn't stay alone. But he did promise Vergil he'd come back. ]

I'd leave these with you for now. Take good care of them until we can place them where they belong.

[He will take up the rear.

He's basically got a readied action to separate soul from steel any animated armor that gets too close to the party.]

They did not! Vergil was feeling brave and all but when he steps in and looks at the throne and Angelos, and especially the puddle, he takes a single step back, almost stepping on Lahabrea's toes.

But he needs to be strong. And the Angelos are already moving in just as before. You each need only 1 Perseverance to make it through now that you're together, and luckily Lahabrea has 1 and Emet has 2, so you'll be fine.

Cutting them down is enough, but Emet's less violent approach is probably kinder. Even at this age Vergil can take care of himself pretty well, but the fear of everything in this room is very distracting. Why did you bring the child into his trauma room?

[Ascians are good at things?

He will animate shields to surround both Vergil and Emet. Though when it becomes apparent Vergil is not dealing well with this he'll find himself teleported onto Emet's shoulder without comment.

And mostly Lahabrea will concentrate on keeping crowd control on the Angelos until Emet has drained them all of souls.]

[Is having a room that you periodically go into to re-live your worst memories not a common coping mechanism?

Huh. Strange.

He probably doesn't have his staff of Zodiark, so he can easily keep track and cradle Vergil in one arm until they are all very much not moving and the only color of Vergil's soul he can see is in the little boy.

Well, unless the puddle does, but that's a different problem.]

You kick their asses. Well, certainly not without injury yourself, but it's not about to stop you. They fall one by one, adding to that pile of metal. With each one there's a small blue light that flickers out, and you feel a little lighter. The same colour Emet's Sight shows him, visible to all.

The last one reaches for Lahabrea's head, trying to drag you to the chains and empty suits along the wall. But it's a last ditch attempt, even it falls to your feet. No doubt thanks to Emet. That too, feels good. Being protected, and protecting someone you care for both. Vergil was looking awfully ashamed of himself in Emet's arm, but it makes him feel a bit better too.

The ground rumbles beneath you, not enough to throw you off balance or disrupt anything around you, but it is distinct.

The puddle doesn't have any soul colour in it, but how good at avoiding getting near it are you?

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"Of course. The gate is nearly ready to open. They're in the throne room if you want to meet them. That's just through the library."

That depends.

Is Vergil with them or is he still in the Library?

"He's with them, you're very determined not to leave him alone, aren't you? That's sweet, I'm sure he will remember that even when this is over."

[Well Lahabrea isn't poking it. And has been floating rather than walking for all this fighting nonsense. He's probably not so close to it. Though he will turn towards Emet and Vergil when the last suit falls, actually floating up to hug them both.]

[ Oh no. Called out immediately. He's totally blushing but he pretends he's not totally embarrassed ]

It's nothing.

I'll be seeing you later. Thank you for your company and for keeping care of these.

[ and he'll blink away to the throne room in utter embarrassment before she can reply ]

there's no armour anymore.

Or rather there is but it's all just massive heaps of parts, nothing living.

[He was going to give Vergil to Lahabrea, but after that shake he's feeling a bit protective so he keeps a hold of him.

As for the puddle, the general idea is to avoid it, but he's girthy.]

[ Well he's going to just show up and clap his hands at your great display of teamwork ]

.....Hugs. He's blushing hard, please, grandpas.

"...I think you might be able to use the gate now." Lahabrea will still feel a few small whispers, but anything significant is gone.

And alright well we'll say you've avoided the puddle. But aren't you curious at all????? No? Can't imagine why you'd avoid it.

Ah hello Five.

[He does ruffle Vergil's hair at the blush, leaving him in Emet's arms where he is safe! He is also indeed curious about the puddle. But maybe not with the child here?]

There are still a few things left here, are there not?

[Emet could care less about the puddle, but he does put Vergil down if Vergil wants.]

Welcome back, Five.

Do you imagine you will be needing my assistance?

[He's kind of asking the question to all of them.]

[ he'll also be avoiding the puddle ]

We need the amulet to open the Manor's door, otherwise we can't get in. I'd say the sooner we do that the sooner we can put everything in it place.

[ and then, to Vergil ]

Are you all right?

"There's a couple things, if you're that concerned with it. But it's not a big deal." Oh, wait, it's Lahabrea, a nosy bastard. "But you probably just want to go around looking at everything."

He does climb down, and hugs each of them in turn before taking the amulet off and offering it along with Yamato to...well whoever wants to take either of them. "I'm fine, and if you're going to the house...then you don't need to worry about keeping me company."

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