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\\// Dunphëro POV //\\

Watching what had occurred and losing sight of the growing Demi-God that was all but a God in name. How utterly destroyed his family was currently feeling, and how sickeningly apologetic the Seraphim had been while proudly doing his duties. I felt regrettably responsible for this as I calmed Tartarus down forcibly lest they kill the Elf and Hybrids. There was no trace of the Demi-God due to the Seraphim in the dungeon's depths. However, there was still a connection to the Demi-God's soul, one I would use to find them and fix at least this mistake.

Pulling upon the chain that was Cthulhu's connection to him, I noticed something odd. He exists everywhere yet nowhere, throughout time yet not a part of time, it was such a strange thing. However, when I felt the smaller chains branch out from him forming a more concentrated area. I plunged a piece of myself into the out-of-place realm he resided in. My golden chain wrapping around the neck of a white masked individual holding a kitchen knife. Michael as the Demi-God called the individual. This "Michael", however, surprised me by damaging my chain with his knife. A gouged line left where their knife has cut my chain. There was something else… something vile trying to touch my chain, to corrupt it.

Snapping "Michael's" neck with my chain before retracting it, I saw the masked man fix his head and neck as if it were a minor inconvenience. Then the inconceivable existence that now followed the Demi-God, simply backhanded "Michael" into the ground. Whatever was going on there, they probably had it fairly handled. As for the vile pest… my chain pierced a disfigured spider woman's stomach before retracting. Ripping out half of her divinity in the process as my chain squeezed around it. Snuffing it out in its embrace with a squeeze. The goddess glared at my chain. However, she had bigger problems than I.

The Demi-God was ENRAGED at the Goddesses next actions. Deciding this was no longer worth my attention, I paid the cynical Elven Princess a visit. As I should at least finish what I started and offer her and the children a way out. As if they are no longer in danger yet somewhere else, it may inspire the Demi-God to be more efficient and climb faster. Until that point, he should dispatch the Rogue Greek by then.

\\// Siegfried Carter POV //\\

Watching mom setting up another scrying attempt to find dad even after five years, ever since the White God took him. She had become a more dedicated mother and Magic Fighter in these five years, even after Jackal, our now five years old brother, was born. Though for some reason Cecilia made that apparent even with her muteness, she made it clear during bedtime. Her tablet for her work on dad and moms…. Religion texts…. Having a rather ominous section added.

"It who is wreathed in Golden Chains visited the Chimera God's family and offered them a choice. Stay or leave, both choices having consequences that would affect the Chimera and Ice Queen. Leaving ensures no one is to greet the Chimera, and thus a warpath of carnage without thought ensues. The Chimera falls to the mad God, and those who stood with him are erased or banished. Staying, the Chimera is greeted, and the fate of a child is sealed by the Chains of Fate and Law. Upon the loss of one, the Chimera and Ice Queen shall tear the rot of the City of Adventures asunder. Taking those who stand with them and vanishing to lands unknown after resurfacing."

She was so sure today would be the day that happened, her Archaeane senses connected to Umbra let her know this due to Umbra being connected to even dads unlisted abilities, like prophetic dreams. And well… she was right, as suddenly appearing within our quarters in the Division HQ in the post office was an elderly man wrapped in golden chains. And as they appeared. Yet even as my sister vanished through the portal they came from, the old man scoffed and muttered something about Saints. All before looking at me, mom, Jackal, and Lulana as they entered the area of our housing the two of us were in before Cecilia just did something stupid.

"Well this is fine… you will all be coming with me to the surface, NOW. For you no longer need here as the test is finished, now the Chimera just has to climb and escape… but none of you are required to stay here anymore."

Then without a chance to resist the world going dark, with golden chains hitting us all in the face and wrapping around us. It's all up to you sis… don't die…