Vanish

Good day to you all, I realized what I needed was inspiration, so I decided to take things slow and play around with ideas and read to get some ideas more

also, you might see some difference in writing style, or shift in how some character refers to others

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Bell's POV

It had been a month since Master's disappearance which worried me, though I was confident she would be fine in the dungeon the increasing doubt inside me only grew more as the Loki famillia returned to the surface without her.

"I'm sorry but we separated on our own after the 30th floor" Is the word from Fin's mouth.

The news shocked everyone who knew Xian-san, and now The Hostess of Fertility became more solemn including all the adventurers who loved Xian-san's company, they knew firsthand the danger inside the tower and they didn't doubt she died a painful death.

Approaching The Hostess of Fertility I saw Ais-san standing in front of Hostess of Fertility mindlessly looking at the door

"Ais-san what are you doing here" I went to greet her and she turned to who greeted her.

"Ah, Bell, it... nothing" Seeing the little solemn eyes she had I instantly knew why.

"Is... it about Xian-san?" Ais-san eyes widened a little, I knew I had correctly guessed it by her reaction.

"Don't worry Ais-san, Xian-san is strong im sure she is out there... alive" The last word that came out of my mouth was quieter than I expected.

"Thank you for the reassurance Bell" Ais-san smiled, making my heart beat a little faster.

Suddenly the door of Hostess of Fertility opened revealing Ryuu-san who had a tired expression, contrasting the usual stoic expression she always has.

"Bell and Ais, looking for Xian still?" Instantly knowing my intention I scratched my face in embarrassment.

"W-was it that obvious"

"Everyone who knew Xian as a friend or a server kept knocking on our establishment asking about Xian's disappearance," Ryuu-san said in a tired voice.

"It has gotten to the point where Mama Mia kicked anyone who constantly asked about Xian's disappearance" She messages her temple.

Ais-san suddenly opened her mouth.

"Ryuu, our Loki famillia is recruiting anyone strong to participate in a search for Xian"

The news surprised me and Ryuu-san.

"Is your famillia that close with Xian-san?" I asked

"No, it's just the people who knew Xian started to accuse our famillia of abandoning Xian in the dungeon, Fin would usually ignore or clear out the misunderstanding but with us being the strongest famillia yet can't protect one lady they doubted our words, and dragging our reputation to the ground," Ais-san said with a hint of annoyance in her voice.

"I-I see, then if you're looking for Xian-san, I want to join" My serious declaration was returned with a disapproving face.

"No, you're still Level 3, I can't let you join" Ais-san shook her head.

The news of Bell reaching Level 3 shocked everyone, beating Ais's record by miles ahead.

with the influence of Xian's training his demeanor when in battle is always serious, far-fetched from the innocent smile he shows on the surface.

Due to this trait, the gods renamed him "Blazing Snow", Blazing referring to his serious demeanor in the dungeon and fire magic, Snow refers to his white hair and the counteracting demeanor between inside and outside the dungeon.

Usually, Bell would be happy about this achievement but it's all thanks to Xian teaching and without her to acknowledge the effort, he felt a little lost.

Even after getting praise from his goddess and party members celebrating it with a party, without Xian there, it felt a little unsatisfying.

The one chance Bell is going to see Xian is to join this party, and he will join no matter what.

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Inside Xian's mindscape

Dodging the incoming projectile I retaliate with my own, and followed through with initiating a close-quarter battle.

'Second, the rivers of blood under the blood moon.' Violent clashes were delivered with all deflected by Kirion.

Time does not exist in this plane, Days of months, or years, it is all irrelevant within this plane of existence, I cannot tell how much time has passed.

My battle with my mirrored self has continued for a long time.

In Constance, my style and Kirion's style changed to take advantage of each other, creating a counter to each counter we create. A vicious tug of war with one miss-step spelling death to us.

Noticing a glint in Kirion's eyes my senses became more alert, and suddenly a barrage of bloody projectiles formed launching itself at me.

"Die!" Multiple voices cried.

Changing my stance to a defensive one I deflected many of the projectiles but with the constant assault from Kerion, I failed to deflect some, and ultimately injured me.

Stomping my foot down a dome of ice formed shielding me temporarily.

"Coward!" Kirion assaulted my barrier, chipping away at the ice and stabbing my sword to the ground, several ice shards burst outward, and Kirion summoned a blood shield to protect themselves.

The battle continued on, and the upper hand always shifted between us, hundreds of surprise attacks had been used already, reused from old battles and created during the battle.

Stomping on the ground once more several ice swords raised and flew to Kirion to follow through with my dash signaling another assault.

Kirion expecting another clash raised their sword.

'A will to cut anything' My ice sword swung down and met the blade of Kirion.

Kirion suddenly sensing danger tried to back off but it was too late, the blade was met and Kirion's blade was sliced through.

Suddenly an immense pain rose from the depth of my soul, as if it was sliced in half.

"ARGH!" Kirion themself screamed in pain as the mindscape cracked, from the damaged Kirion.

"Why!" Kirion's gaze locked onto me with hatred.

"Our battle has dragged on for long enough, even if I defeated you, you will still haunt my very soul" A taste of metal assaulted my tongue as blood dripped from my mouth.

"To all the souls who want to depart into heaven, then do so" Kirion froze before clutching its head and screaming.

"Apologize!, Redeem yourself, Are we truly free?" Multiple voices came out of Kirion's mouth.

"Free yourself from the prison of my blade, I.. apologize for trapping you in the chains of my sword" After a second of silence, a huge amount of souls flew out of the damaged Kirion

"No- No! Our revenge is not over!" Kirion frantically said

A wave of weakness assaulted me as I tried to support myself with my ice sword.

"Why- Why! WHY!" Kirion turned to me, there are still millions of vengeful souls residing in Kirion, not wanting to let go.

"Your revenge does not involve the innocent soul that wanted to go to heaven, our battle is that of our own, no one else" I distanced myself and brandished my blade

"Innocent? OUR battle involves everyone you mercilessly killed!" Kirion picked up their blade once more and the blade magnetized itself to the sword albeit cracks from the strike were still visible.

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Honestly not much going on I feel like, I need more inspiration and think about how to write the expedition of Bell looking for Xian, so the next chap might take a couple of days, if I don't laze around that is