Viola drags Leanna away. Leanna is still stunned by what she just witnessed, and turns her head to Sannet. Sannet stands there alone, clenching her fists. She stares at Viola's back with a dark look. For the first time ever, Leanna felt a chilling sensation from Sannet. It was a sensation she never thought would come from a person like Sannet. Despite the cold distant aura Sannet gives, she is a very kind and caring person, but right now she looks like a totally different one.

The air was chilly, the winds blew past Sannet's body. Her white long hair slowly waved in the cold winds, her hands were trembling a little, and then she looked down onto the ground: "You are going to do it?" The ravager's voice came from behind her. Sannet doesn't move an inch.

"You saw all of that?" Sannet asked, without turning around to face the ravager.

"Just wanted to look after you, if they really wanted to harm your children or not." The ravager answered, she slowly walked up to Sannet and stood right behind her: "She was right, the virus was never real."

Sannet clenched her fists. The ravager didn't say a word and waited for a response from Sannet. But she didn't give her a reply, instead, Sannet turned and looked into the eyes of the ravager. The ravager can see an immense hatred and anger in her eyes.

"You never got used to this are you? Living among human for 20 years isn't quite enough for you to change who you are." The ravager looked at Sannet: "You tried to learn how to be a human so you took care of the children and trained them to fight. And yet... you never actually learned how to live." The ravager then caresses Sannet's cheeks with her fingers: "And it's because of him. You envy him for this... you can do everything better than him and yet... never managed to reach his level."

"Why are you doing this to me?" Sannet looked away and said with an irritated voice: "Why must you constantly bring this up? He is no longer my master... I don't serve him anymore." Sannet frowned.

"And yet, you can't forget what he has done for you." The ravager chuckled: "You never truly forgive him for all those years he has tormented you. You will always carry the burden of this resentment. And... so do i... but it's for my own father." The ravager's eyes flashed.

"Is that what you see in Viola? Someone that is better than you? A worthy foe? So you have to eliminate her for it? She doesn't have your talent... your intellect. And yet... she has bested you in both aspects." The ravager smiled: "How does it feel? Being humiliated by someone like her?"

"Enough... " Sannet looks into the ravager's eyes, with her eyes filled with rage.

"Ahh, and I can sense how you look at this Minka, someone that he loves... You are spiteful that he can start a family so you started your own... just to rub it in his face. You never learned to forget."

Sannet looks away, but then the ravager holds her by the chin and pulls her to look into the ravager's eyes: "Don't forget... Sannet... you have your own goals. Do not let him and that woman cloud your vision... You will get revenge... just wait a little bit longer..." Sannet doesn't say anything, and just looks into the ravager's eyes, with a deep hatred, and anger. The ravager smiled.

Far away from these two, Leanna looks at Viola and asks: "Did you just... did you just piss her off? What is the purpose of making her mad?"

"For fun, duh." Viola shrugs her shoulders: "And because I am right."

"You really just purposely pissed her off? She can really do that to you Viola! Are you out of your mind?" Leanna shakes her head: "Are you crazy or just suicidal?"

Viola looks at Leanna with a very calm face, her face doesn't seem like she was nervous at all: "Don't worry, I will deal with her soon. Besides, this is about saving your girlfriend"

"She is not..." Leanna was about to deny again but Viola cut her off.

"Yes she is your girlfriend." Viola rolled her eyes.

Leanna's face is blushing again.

Viola shakes her head and turns around: "Don't worry about that woman. I have things under control. She's harmless. She won't harm you at all, you can trust her on that."

"No! Viola! I am worried about you! She can really hurt you!" Leanna sighs: "This isn't about my 'girlfriend' , it is about you, I don't want you to die."

Viola turns around, looks into Leanna's eyes, and smiles. She then suddenly pats Leanna's shoulder and laughs: "You are too kind for this world. It is fine, don't worry. She is just angry." Viola shrugged.

"But what if she does it again? I am really worried for you..."

"I can deal with her. Now stop worrying and start thinking of how we should get Minka and your family out." Viola says in a very cheerful tone: "We are on an adventure!"

Leanna looks at Viola with an uncertain look, Viola just smiles back at her. Leanna shakes her head, she really hopes that Viola knows what she is doing. Because honestly... Leanna has no idea what to do in any of these situations, just not long ago she was just a newbie in the army, but now... everything feels so unreal, and she has no idea what she is doing anymore. Leanna has a deep sense of helplessness and hopelessness, everything seems so beyond her capabilities to achieve anything.

"Just don't do anything reckless Viola. Please... I beg you." Leanna pleads with Viola with an emotional voice, she looks at Viola in the eyes with her own filled with tears: "I don't want you to be killed, or get hurt. Please..." Leanna grabbed Viola by the arms, and started shaking her a little. Viola has a surprised expression on her face.

"Fine... fine." Viola says with an awkward tone while patting Leanna's back gently: "Just... stop crying please..."

"I don't want to see anyone else getting hurt anymore, you and Sannet are the closest friends I have right now... I don't want you two to kill each other." Leanna wipes her tears away and says, she's sniffling a bit while she speaks. She tried to stop crying, but it just kept coming down from her eyes. Viola feels a bit of unease at her.

Viola let out a sigh, and hugged Leanna, gently caressing her hair with her hand: "You don't have to worry... I am not going to die. We will find a way to fix everything... I promise you that. We will find Minka and save her from that ravager's evil clutches... we will save your family, and then... save Sannet too." Viola smiled: "I know what to do, don't worry. We will succeed."

Viola continues to hold Leanna, gently stroking her hair. She whispered in Leanna's ears: "We will be fine..." Viola sighed. They both remained in that embrace for some time before eventually separating and moving on with their plans to rescue Minka and the others.

With tears in her eyes, Leanna looked up and smiled: "I trust you Viola. We will save everyone!"

Back in the prison, Minka woke up and felt really tired and hungry. Her head was still aching a bit but the pain had mostly faded away. She is wearing a red sweater, and her head is resting on a pillow. Minka tries to open her eyes and sees Trazyn: "Dad... why am I feeling so... exhausted? I... i..." Minka seems to struggle a little bit to get her thoughts in order, and Trazyn held onto her and gave her some water.

"Don't strain yourself. You just had a long day... that's it." Trazyn smiles gently at Minka.

Minka has a bit of a confused look on her face but she doesn't seem to mind. After resting a little, Minka gets up, she sees her father is looking at her with a bit of worry and concern: "Dad... where is Lea?" Minka asked with a soft voice.

Trazyn hesitates for a little bit: "She... went somewhere..."

"What? Where? Did they drag her away?! Why didn't you stop them?!" Minka has an angry look on her face.

"No, it's not like that..." Trazyn looks at his daughter with a concerned expression: "I... I am sorry... I sent her to save you...You had a deathmark on you." Trazyn looks at Minka's eyes with a bit of guilt.

Minka is taken aback.

"It's... it's ok dad... it's fine..." Minka says with a forced smile, she is happy that her father is telling her the truth: "But... I am really mad at you for putting Lea into this... She is not strong and... she can die by your action. I can't... I can't accept that..."

"Lea is smart... she is more like Nova than she gives herself credit for." Trazyn sighed and pats Minka's shoulders: "Don't worry."

"Dad... are you serious? Leanna is not capable of this..." Minka says with an angry tone: "If you are not going to do anything then... I will."

Trazyn tries to stop her, but Minka doesn't let him touch her: "I will... go... get some air..."

After leaving Trazyn's sight, she immediately summoned the weapon: "Tell me the way to leave this place..." Minka says while holding the weapon.

"Through the dimension that connects all the Minkas. You can achieve... Leaving."

"Show me how."

With a flash of light, Minka suddenly disappeared from the spot, when Trazyn heard the noise she was already nowhere to be found: "What in the world..." Minka's action has already gone outside of what he can expect from her. He never knew that the weapon was capable of doing this.

Minka appeared at an empty dark place, the space there was just so... empty and hollow, but when she forced herself to tab in, her vision had gone clear and she could see the many bubble worlds again, filled with all of the different versions of Minka. But this time, she is not here to see them, she wants to find a way to return to her world and save Leanna.

Minka started running, she doesn't have the time to spare to even look at the bubbles anymore. Minka's determination to save Leanna has ignited the spirit of Minka to move forward no matter what. But after a while, she noticed that there's only different worlds, and she couldn't find the one that she came from. It was like a labyrinth that was full of mirrors. The worlds seem endless, she started running but the feeling of endlessness started to wear her out a little.

"Weapon, tell me a way to go back to our world."

"Not enough data." The weapon replied.

"What?" Minka raised an eyebrow.

"Data insufficient for calculating route." The weapon said: "I've only recorded the required steps to come. But not going back."

"No! Damn it!" Minka slapped her forehead and fell to the ground, she let out an angry grunt, she then took a really long deep breath to calm her nerves down: "We are here to save Lea... don't let anything stand in our way...there has to be a way... I am sure of it... but... where..."

Suddenly, a voice came out of the void, Minka turned to where the voice was and saw someone. She immediately stands up and readies herself. That person came over and bowed a little to her: "Welcome esteemed guest, I am the custodian of this labyrinth." That person is wearing a white robe but the voice sounded female.

"Who are you?" Minka frowns.

"You may call me custodian, it's the role I played and have to play, I am not permitted to be any other. You see, I am an artificial construct, designed by an entity to manage and protect this labyrinth." She bowed again to Minka.

"Can you take off your hood? I can't see your face." Minka asked, but then she realized that her request sounds very weird: "Ugh, it's weird asking that from a machine but..."

"Yes I am a machine, a construct with a personality but not a soul, if you can call me that... It will be great if you do. You seem to have a bit of confusion about my appearance, please allow me." She took off her hood and the face of Sannet appeared under the hood: "Better?"

"Sannet?"

"Sannet... that was my ward during ancient times." She smiled at Minka: "My old name was: Trazyn the infinite."

"You are dad? Like a girl version of him?"

"Esteemed guest, I am my own entity and do not bear any connection with Trazyn of your world. I was created by the C'tan and serves to protect the labyrinth, however the creator died a long time ago. But I was instructed to guide any travelers here so I was able to meet you. But my role was just a guide." She explains: "I was given a name to better serve my purpose."

"Then... Can you show me the way? I need to find the path back to my world." Minka said.

"That... is beyond my capabilities, my purpose is just to guide the lost here, i can only tell you to trust the path and it will bring you to where you belong, that's my advice." She smiles at Minka.

"But... but..." Minka suddenly grabbed Custodian's hand: "Please... tell me where to go..."

"I am afraid I cannot. But I was able to at some point, until one day I lost the guiding compass that I had. That compass is a precious artefact." The custodian explained while looking into Minka's eyes.

"Is it still around?" Minka asks, with a little bit of desperation.

"It should, I do recall not a long time ago. Some people also wandered into this place, soon after I couldn't find it anymore." The custodian said while looking up, it seems that she is reminiscing about that day.

"I will help you to look for it." Minka says with a very confident voice: "And then you will show me the path?"

"You are offering to help?" The custodian is a bit surprised.

"Yes!" Minka said with an even more determined voice.

"I see, I shall follow you to look around then." She bows to Minka again, but with a happy expression this time.

Minka has a weird feeling from looking at her, but then she decided not to think too much. They started walking, it looks like there is an endless amount of path, but they were able to walk through the worlds, they came to a world where there were no people. Minka sees a town that looks just like the town she is from, but she is the only person there. The sky was pitch black, with a weird yellow line on top of the town. There is no sun, the sky looks like the sun is gone, and it is cold. Minka shivered a little when she first saw the scene.

"Don't linger too long... Any world is beautiful on its own. We should only observe and not interfere." Custodian said while holding Minka by her shoulder, she was looking at Minka with an amused expression.

"Right." Minka says while turning around, they leave the empty world. Minka saw many more worlds that had been desolate and devoid of any signs of life. Those places made her feel uneasy, and they started to see more and more of those types of worlds.

"Damn it!" Minka suddenly heard a familiar voice, and when she turned around, she saw an injured Leanna. She holds one of her arms and looks like she's in pain. She is holding on to her wound while clenching her teeth. Minka was so shocked at first and wanted to call for her, but she remembers that it isn't their Lea, so she stopped herself from making any sound.

"So... are there a lot of people who can travel to this place?" Minka asked in a low voice.

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"Yes. In fact there are quite a few people that come and go every day. But I can't always detect them all. Sometimes, there are those that I am not able to recognize."

Minka frowns at the response: "Then, we can't be too careful then..."

"Indeed, there may be other Minka out there that have lost their way too. Maybe we can find it together." Custodian says in an excited tone.

They suddenly stopped their movement, because a Minka just got out of her world bubble bathed in blood, the Minka fell to the ground and looks exhausted, Minka just stands there in shock while the Custodian runs to that Minka, she checks the condition of that Minka and she saw a gaping wound on her chest: "She... she is dead." The custodian says and sighs.

Minka gulps, that can be her if she didn't take action...

"Is there a way more efficient way of looking for the compass? Maybe there's some kind of alarm system? Can you tell if it's here?"

"I'm not sure..." The custodian shakes her head and stands up.

"Wait, didn't you make that thing? You don't know how to detect it?" Minka is a bit irritated.

"Well, it wasn't exactly made by me..." The custodian looks away in embarrassment and mumbles.

"Huh?"

"Someone called the Archivist putted me in charge of this place... because he said that if i don't do that i will get killed..." The custodian then continues in a lower voice: "Not that he really cares... that asshole."

"What did you say? The Archivist?" Minka is shocked: "Who in the world really was him?"

"I... don't know much. But... he is powerful... and... evil..."

Minka has an uneasy look on her face, then she hears something that is like a whipping noise: "Huh?" Suddenly her ankle is grabbed, and Minka lets out a yelp in shock. When she turns, she sees a version of herself dressed like a succubus. That Minka has a very seductive and evil smile on her face, Minka was surprised and didn't really know what to say, then suddenly she is being dragged down: "Ahhh!"

"Minka!" The custodian rushes forward and grab her, she started pulling her back to help her to get free, Minka grabbed the custodian's hand and tries her best to get herself freed, she tries to pull away but the strength of that succubus is too strong, Minka got dragged over, and the succubus just licked Minka on the cheeks, she felt really disgusting.

"Well, hello there my love, aren't you a bit more bold and fierce this time... heheh. How about you let me have a taste of you." That Minka then started licking her fingers and made have saliva drooling down her chin while staring into Minka's eyes: "Ahhh, your body... is just too perfect." The succubus is about to reach for Minka's breasts.

Minka slaps her hand away with her other arm: "No way!" Minka says while still struggling. But suddenly she felt something warm and slimy wrapped around her arm, when she returned to her senses, she had already broken that succubus's arms off of her body: "Ewww!" Minka gets up and backs off, the custodian gets shocked by that action.

"What are you doing?! You just took her arm!" The custodian asks with a concerned tone.

The succubus screams in pain and immediately recovers the lost limbs. Then she rushes towards Minka: "Oh! Oh! You are really angry! How daring!"

Minka didn't wait and kicked the succubus away, she got hit by a knee kick to the abdomen and she spitted out some blood. Minka didn't give her any more chances, and broke her neck with another kick. Minka just stood there, trying to process what just happened.

The Custodian went up to that succubus Minka and checked on her: "You just killed her!"

"What?" Minka was surprised, then she looked down and saw that Minka's neck was twisted at a very wrong angle, blood was also leaking down her mouth and she was lying on the ground lifelessly:" What?... I was just trying to protect myself." Minka is shocked, she had never killed another Minka before, it's really strange and a bit heartbreaking for her.

"Minka... are you alright?" Custodian looks at her with a concerned expression.

"I... am fine..."Minka's breathing is ragged, and she starts to tremble a little."

"I know it's a bit wrong to say this... but Minka... you are strong!" The custodian said in an excited tone: "Do you have super strength or something?"

"What?" Minka shakes her head: "I just did the basic martial art... I guess the training paid off after all..."

"No amount of training can make you do what you did!" The custodian seems really excited: "I wonder what would happen if I ate some of the things you eat?"

"Are you out of your mind? Stop asking weird questions and start looking for that thing! It has to be around here somewhere.." Minka says with an impatient voice, she is feeling a little bit overwhelmed by this entire ordeal, but she has to focus, Leanna needs her.

"Ah...right." Custodian looked down at the ground with a little bit of sadness on her face, but she didn't say anything else.

Minka felt bad about yelling at her, but she can't think of any other way to comfort the other right now: "Sorry about that, I am just a little bit on edge at the moment, that's all."

The custodian gave Minka a little nod, then she stood up, her eyes lit up for a second and then she suddenly spoke out: "The compass!"

"What?" Minka gave the Custodian a look of disbelief: "You found it?"

Custodian nodded again, Minka walked up to Custodian with anticipation: "Where?"

Custodian pointed in a certain direction: "Follow me!" The Custodian said as she walked forward. Minka followed after her, and the two soon disappeared into the depths of the Labyrinth.

It seemed like they were walking forever, but eventually Minka noticed a small dot of light coming from the end of the labyrinth, which slowly began to grow brighter as they got closer to it. When they approached it, they noticed a small floating orb was at the end of the pathway, Minka looked at it in amazement: "Is this what i think it is?" Minka said with a hint of excitement in her voice.

"This is it!" The Custodian said in an excited tone, her eyes also began to light up. Minka walked towards it. As Minka got closer to it, the Custodian spoke once again: "The Compass! It's the Compass!" She exclaimed.

"Alright, then let's grab it and get back." Minka reached out and grabbed the compass, then she felt her vision starting to fade away and her consciousness starting to slip into the void. Minka just felt herself sunk into the darkness, and then nothingness.

Minka wakes up again and found herself surrounded by... nothing, she is sure that she has opened her eyes but the scene in front of her is just pure darkness: "Huh? Where... am i?" Minka starts to panic a little: "Custodian? Custodian, where are you? Can you hear me?" Minka looked around frantically trying to find some sort of familiar object, or anything that would make sense.

There is nothing to be found though. She continued to panic as she began to scream for help: "Shut it. You are too annoying." Suddenly, Minka felt that the space she is in has gotten darker, it has gotten really cold and she suddenly felt her limbs going numb: "What... is this..." She wanted to scream but she couldn't open her mouth, and she was too weak to make any kind of noise.

"Wait... you are that kid. You are the Minka that brought back my daughter." A voice spoke into her ear. It sounded very sinister.

Minka's whole body trembled in fear: "Archivist?" Minka muttered out, as she tried her hardest to not cry.

"So... it is you..." The Archivist spoke out, Minka felt like it was whispering straight into her brain, but she couldn't turn around or do anything for the matter. Minka started to shake even more violently: "Kid, listen. You touched the compass that is supported for the custodian. But that idiot girl brought you to it, that was her mistake."

Minka wanted to say something back but her mouth was not obeying her, she started to breathe more heavily as she felt something was about to happen.

"I gave her one job and she managed to fucked it up. I guess it is within expectation that Monika left her too. She is useless and that is her problem." The Archivist let out a sigh, but his words didn't match with the way he talked, Minka could tell that he is suppressing his anger and frustration right now.

"What do you want...?" Minka managed to squeeze some words out, her body was still paralyzed and she couldn't do anything other than lying in the void.

"Well, since we have the time. Why don't I tell you what is happening right now? I, the Archivist, are dying. Well, in a sense that I will be dead if this compass is destroyed. But there is another problem..." The Archivist explained the situation.

"I don't want to listen..."

"Shut it brat, just listen to what i say. I can end you at any time I want. I need your body, but I haven't programmed yours to accept my consciousness. So this is why I am being nice to you at the moment."

"Fuck you, let me out! Custodian helped me!" Minka's fear has slowly turned to rage. She couldn't help but let out all the rage that had been bottled up inside of her.

"No one is hearing you." The Archivist laughed: "The compass will only allow my voice to be heard when someone holds it, this is how the system is." The Archivist explains: "Now, do you want to get out of here or not?"

Minka was silent for a few seconds. But she knows she has no choice, if she wants to leave, she must do as the Archivist says, because there's nothing that she can do on her own. But... complying with the Archivist is a huge breach of her personal morals: "Fuck you." She finally replied in a firm and steady voice.

The Archivist chuckled: "What a brat, well, i can't really blame you. You have your own sense of pride. But know that it's futile. If you want to survive, listen to my advice."

"Listen to me, Archivist. You are begging me to bring you back to the outside world. You are desperate. You are desperate because you know you can't go on without using my body." Minka said with a hint of amusement in her voice: "I will listen, but only because I can feel how far you've fallen from what you once was, you are pitiful. Not to mention your pathetic attempt at being evil." Minka laughs out loud: "You are pathetic, Archivist."

The Archivist doesn't respond to Minka, instead he continues: "Well, to sum things up. Your friend is trying to stop my daughter. But let me tell you something. She will die. My Minka will pull her spine out. You can't save your friend, even if you want to, you won't get out of this labyrinth without my guidance." The Archivist chuckled: "So, think again. Who is holding all the cards?"

"What? That... doesn't sound possible..." Minka started to feel the coldness of the void even more, and the feeling of the Archivist's voice in her head is making her even more uneasy: "I am not afraid of you Archivist, your bluff is pointless. I don't believe a single word you said."

"But you do, don't it? You believe what I said is true, deep inside of you. You believe it because you can feel it, it's in your gut." The Archivist chuckled: "Now... be a good little puppy and listen to me... otherwise your little friend will have a spine out of her mouth soon enough."

"No... I won't..."

"Are you really sure that I can't make you listen to me?" The Archivist asked.

Minka fell into deep thoughts, but the answer is always clear: "Fuck you..."

"What a brat, fine then, just know that this is your fault, when your friend dies, it is all because of your selfishness, it's a pity..." The Archivist sighed.

"She's not... going to die." Minka tried to fight the feeling of hopelessness that has started to grow within her: "No... She is going to live."

"No, she isn't." The Archivist laughed out loud: "You know you are not getting out of this place, unless you let me into your body... then, maybe there is a slight chance that you can save your friend, and i can bring you back to where you are supposed to be... what do you say kid?" The Archivist's voice is full of confidence: "Just a little bit of cooperation is all I am asking from you. Just a small step. All of it will be over soon..." The Archivist let out a long sigh, Minka could feel the anger, frustration and sadness that the Archivist felt as he said that: "If you are willing... you can do it."

Minka wanted to yell at him again but the Archivist just sighed again: "Kid, think again. Is it worth it? Is it worth your pride? Your ego?" Minka remained silent as the Archivist asked these questions: "Are you willing to let your friend die just to protect your ego? You are better than that..." Minka wanted to scream back but nothing came out, she was so mad and frustrated: "Let me into your body, and let us return to where we are supposed to be. If you can do this, then the problem will be solved, your friend will live... and... you can be back to your normal self... it's a win win..."

Minka felt tears rolling down from her eyes: "Stop..."

"What? You don't want your friend to live? Are you really that selfish? That's petty?"

"No!" Minka yelled out, she couldn't take it anymore. Minka felt that she had no more choice, and that is when she realized what is happening right now. That's why the Archivist was trying to trick her... he is trying to manipulate her, Minka understands all of it... But Leanna's life is on the line... She doesn't know what to do right now.

"No... no... no... please, help me... Custodian... Custodian... please..."

"So? Will you do as I say? You know... it is all your choice at the end of the day..." The Archivist sighed: "What will it be, will you choose the ego, or your friend's life?"

"I..."

Minka found herself back into the void of darkness. The feeling of the cold made her shiver, Minka could only look around as her body felt paralyzed, she looked up but couldn't do anything. Suddenly, Minka's vision came back. But she can't control her body, she is only watching everything unfold through her own eyes: "What... happened? Where am i?"

Minka noticed that the compass was in her hand. The Archivist suddenly let out a sinister chuckle: "All I needed was a gap of your mental will..." Minka felt something cold entering her mind. And then all of her vision and sensation returned. Minka tried to scream but couldn't even speak: "What a nice body... Such strength... I feel like I can do anything..." The Archivist is in her body now, Minka felt her own body moving against her own will. She wants to fight back but there is no way, she feels so hopeless, so powerless, so scared, so confused...

"Minka?" The custodian's voice can be heard in Minka's ears: "You have awake!" The Custodian smiled and then frowned when she realized Minka's face was weird: "Minka?" The Custodian touched her face but Minka just moved her head to the side: "Wait... this feeling... master?" Custodian backed away.

"Yes... I am back. This body... is mine..." The Archivist spoke in an arrogant tone.

Custodian looked at the Archivist in Minka's body in shock. She opened her mouth to speak but she didn't know what to say. The Custodian is also feeling confused and lost at the moment. She stood there with a confused expression on her face as Minka was getting up.

"Show me where my daughter is." The Archivist said to Custodian in a firm tone, it sounded really arrogant: "Do you understand me? My patience is growing thin..." The Archivist said.

Custodian didn't speak. She bows and takes the compass over and activates it. The Custodian seems really sad. She walks towards the way, and the Archivist follows behind her.

Custodian opens her mouth to talk: "You can't do that..." Custodian said in a quiet tone: "You are... hurting the owner of that body... this is... wrong..." She looked back to the Archivist: "This is not the way, master..."

The Archivist slapped the custodian on the face: "Don't make me angry... you little fool...The only reason I haven't killed you is because you obeyed my order."

Custodian started trembling in fear. Her eyes started to tear up. The custodian couldn't look at the Archivist, her vision blurred by her tears. She shook her head and kept walking. The custodian led the Archivist to a path, there is a world at the end. And they are getting closer to it: "There it is..." The Custodian said quietly.

"Good." Archivist smirked.

Custodian clenched her hand into fists as the tears rolled down her cheek. The Custodian tried not to make eye contact with the Archivist as he walked closer to the bubble world: "This... is... her... world... " The Custodian said softly.

Archivist stopped in front of the custodian and then grabbed the Custodian by her neck and pulled her in close. The Custodian can feel the breath of the Archivist on her face. The Archivist leaned in closer, his face just an inch from hers: "I know exactly what you are thinking, my little Custodian. I know everything." The Archivist grinned, Custodian felt disgusted but couldn't move her body, it's like something was stopping her, and she can't think straight either. All she wanted to do was to scream and cry, but nothing came out of her mouth.

Suddenly, the Archivist punched through her body and ripped out her heart. Custodian's eyes widened, and she collapsed to the ground with a loud thud. Blood poured from the hole in her chest as she struggled to breathe.

"Ah, such a disappointment." The Archivist sighs: "You were thinking of using the compass to guide me to another world isn't it?" The Archivist sighed in annoyance and crushed Custodian's heart with his hand, blood dripping down from the palm of his hand as he spoke to her unmoving body: "Pathetic." He shook his head. Then he went to the right world and stepped in.

The Archivist took a long deep breath as he stepped through the portal into Minka's world. He arrives at the house where Trazyn and Emilia are held captive. The Archivist smiled at the scene before him: "Hello again, Trazyn... "

Trazyn frowned: "I don't know who you are, but you have some nerve to speak to me that way. You are clearly not Minka." Trazyn said. He stood up from the sofa he was sitting on. Trazyn's face changed from one of boredom to one of rage.

Archivist laughed out loud and shook his head in amusement. The Archivist didn't bother answering Trazyn's question as he walked closer to the sofa Trazyn was standing beside: "What happened? Seeing someone you know? Just so you know, Minka is gone... now there's only...me."

Trazyn stared at the Archivist for a moment, his expression filled with confusion, but then his expression turned into that of anger: "Get out of my daughter's body you bastard!" Trazyn yelled, and punched the Archivist on the face, but the Archivist just grabbed his hand with ease. Trazyn couldn't break free, and he looked at the Archivist with wide eyes as he realized what was happening.

"Don't worry... I am not here to kill you, yet." The Archivist smiles at Trazyn, then he punches him back to the couch and breaks his left arm. Trazyn let out a groan in pain but couldn't say anything back as he looked at his left arm in fear.

"Minka.... Please... not like this... i can't..." Trazyn couldn't say anything else. He stared at the Archivist with the look of hopelessness.

"Dad... what happened?" Emilia is about to get out of her room.

"Honey, don't get out until I tell you to." Trazyn yelled as loud as he could. Emilia didn't come out.

"Awwww... how touching... the father is so caring..." Archivist chuckles and grabs the knife on the table, and walks towards Emilia's room: "She's a little cutie, isn't she?"

"Don't you dare touch her!" Trazyn roared, green light began emitting out of his body. His necron staff appeared in his hand.

"Oh, are you going to kill me?" Archivist smirks, his eyes glowed bright yellow as he stares at Trazyn.

"Get. Out." Trazyn gritted his teeth and tried to calm himself down.

Within a split second, the Archivist dashed behind Trazyn and punched him on the back of the head. Trazyn was caught off guard as he was thrown to the floor with his back against the couch. He gasped for breath, his body began to twitch, his hands trying to grab anything close by as he struggled to stand up: "Just stand down, I won't kill you or Emilia... I have so much to do." The Archivist said in a cold and cruel voice.

The Archivist then broke the seal on the door easily: "Well... what a nice girl you got there Trazyn, too bad your other daughter is... useless. Maybe she's not that important to you..." The Archivist smiles as leaves the room.

Hearing the talking is gone, Emilia gets out of the room looking really scared and worried, she rushes over to her dad and helps him to sit on the couch. Then she noticed the arm was broken, she gasped and started tearing up: "Daddy..."

"Emilia..." Trazyn smiled at his daughter and rubbed her head. He sighed, "It's fine..."

"Dad... was it sister?" Emilia looks at the door that has been broken, she is crying right now.

"It's not your sister. Something bad had happened." Trazyn says.

"I am scared..." Emilia cries, and hugs her dad tightly.

Trazyn doesn't know what to say, so he just hug back: "It's okay...Dad will protect you." He strokes his daughter's hair gently and kisses her on the head.

"What can we do...?"

"Pray."