Demon continent Alsace in the year 237 in the 9-month Lilithum on the 31st day after the shattering of the empire.

Again she was washed over by a wave of Arcane energy, she had trouble holding on and not being washed away by it. She had to wrap herself around one of the sculptures, but still, she had problems and was glad when it was over and she could rest for a short moment, but no sooner had she regained her strength than the next wave came and she had to hold on again to the same sculptures that had just saved her life.

A few moments after this, the next waves came over her and she hardly had time to rest, instead, she had to see that she was not washed away. Tighter and tighter she wrapped herself around the statue to avoid being swept away by the arcane waves.

To her, it felt like infinity in a hallway full of idols and runes that shone with a light and seemed to set the stage for the Arcane Energy, only showing her the vast amounts of Arcane Energy that was being moved here.

She was certainly too late and they would have fought each other before she got to them, she could only hope that none of the Gods would notice or they would have a problem. The gods didn't like free titans and certainly not a Basilisk.

Just when she thought she wouldn't make it and would be carried away by the waves, the intensity of the waves subsided and she sank down the idol like a wet piece of rope. Where she lay for a few minutes, trying to regain her strength.

Slowly she raised her head and looked around the corridor again, but could see no one and hear nothing, no matter how hard she tried. The rats that had been chasing her must have been caught by the waves and washed away. But that wasn't her problem and she couldn't stop herself from being happy that the rats had been caught by the arcane waves. Now all she had to do was find her charge, and she hoped that he was still alive. She didn't want to imagine what would happen to her if the great mother found out what happened to her newest protégé.

So she continued her way into the depths of Arkan, her form illuminated only by the glowing runes on the walls and ceiling towards an uncertain future.

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He passed through a long great corridor, which was illuminated from one side by the light of the stars of the still reigning night, the time of Anongisher. Daughter of Lilith and Asmodus and ruler of night and dreams. Through her two eyes and thousands of smaller eyes of varying colors and sizes, always watching over the demons of Alsace. Never blinking, never inattentively seeing everything.

Abraxas silently prayed to her that she would watch over him and also over the princess and that she would send him a vision, that he could see through her eyes what was going on in the jungle that ruled the center of Alsace and that before he had to answer the king and queen.

To his regret, however, she did not grant him this honor, he could only wait and after his conversation with the two rulers go to a temple of Anongisher and ask for such a vision from one of their priests or priestesses.

Meanwhile, under the guidance of a servant of the Palace, he had come to a large double door, which, he knew, led to the meeting room of the two rulers, in which they held certain discussions that did not require the throne room.

This room, unlike the hallway, was lit not only by the eyes of the Anongisher but also by normal candles, even here in the palace the magical lights had not escaped the Arcane Flood, although it had sufficient protective measures.

The two rulers stood with their backs to him and looked at the city, which lay in darkness before them, illuminated only by the light of Anongisher's eyes and by the occasional flickering of fires and torches. The window in front of which they stood looking out at the city gave the two of them an impressive view of the city and the immediate surroundings of the city. Without turning to him, Justinian asked. "Could you tell us something about this flood Chancellor?" He pondered for a few seconds how to answer this question he had already imagined various scenarios in his head and had answers ready accordingly. But it seemed he was taking too long for the two of them because they turned to him impatiently. "Well?" Justinian paused for a moment, during which it seemed to occur to him that he was not talking to just any minister, but to the immortal chancellor. "Please sit down and excuse us for calling you here so late at night." Said Theodora who seemed to have noticed this before her husband. "Thank you, your highness." He smiled thankfully at the two before sitting down. He didn't mind if they forgot who they were talking to from time to time. It amused him immensely when it happened to them and the brief moment of realization was like pure happiness for him what he could eat. This is why he always used to smile when something like that happened to them, but he could see in Theodora's eyes that she never trusted him completely and probably never would trust him completely. Not that this was a bad thing, it was better for the rulers of the Demons not to trust anyone too far not even a servant of Lilith who came from a completely different millennium in which the Demons still had a great empire.

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"Does it have something to do with u... With the daughter of Sappho and Sia?" Asked Theodora, he had noticed the small mistake, even if she had immediately tried to hide it. "I can't rule that out completely, but I have already arranged for her to be found and returned to her parents." He paused for a moment and looked out the window in the direction of the Red Star. He didn't know how he knew, but he was sure it had something to do with Cali and then there was the last report from Lilith's Kiss that one of the imperial troops was heading for that very red star, not to mention that one of Lilith's troops had been killed and the others had run into trouble. He really hoped that he could assemble an army that would pacify the Lost Land and bring this former territory back home into the Empire.

"So you don't know what could have caused this flood?" The king now asked him directly. "No I can only speculate something I don't do by nature, I could only suggest to your majesties that they get a priest or priestesses of the Anongisher and ask for a vision." The king only mumbled something before rising from the couch on which he had taken a seat next to his wife across from him to walk to a side door. Abraxas suspected that he was going to send word to a servant there, who would do exactly what he had just suggested to the two of them.

"Then I guess we can't do anything but wait for now, or would you like to move up the interview scheduled for tomorrow now that you're here for once?" "That would probably be best, for now, it will certainly be some time before an Anongisher believer arrives here."

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Divine Room of the Three Supreme Gods

A large room without walls with a roof that seemed to be supported only by pillars, their bases disappearing into the mist that covered the floor. In this room stood a large round table. From the center of which protruded a globe, Arcane. Around the table, in such a way that all the chairs were placed at a distance of a third of the table surface from each other, three chairs were distributed.

From one moment to the next, Yasamaq manifested itself in this space. Closely followed by the overall form of the three sisters. Both were sitting in their chairs when the last deity also appeared and it was as if she had never even appeared in the room, but had been there all along.

"So why the sudden summoning?" Ini'Äigi asked into the room. Yasamaq seemed to wonder this as well, casting a questioning glance in the direction of Yerek'uyrer the overall form of the three sisters. The latter, however, raised her hand and a small black figure with many colored lights appeared in front of them and slowly took the form of a woman dressed in black, which seemed to be studded with various small stones and a veil that covered her face. Faintly, the outlines of closed eyes were visible, as others which could be eyebrows and a mouth.

Ini'Äigi and Yasamaq looked at each other questioningly until they returned their gaze to the figure of the little young goddess. "Tell them what you told me."

In a quiet little voice, which seemed no louder than a whisper, the young goddess began to tell. "I have witnessed the flare of a titanic battle and the subsiding of one." She opened her eyes, and as when she spoke, Glistening Starlight fell upon the three supreme gods and the room. Only this time, an image materialized above the table and all could see an Arcane Storm begin to form from which enormous waves of Arcane Energy were released into the surrounding area. How the storm seemed to get worse and worse and then slowly fall under someone's control until finally it was no longer there and nothing but a city, which had previously been inhabited by the forest, shone again in its old glory.

"And what is this supposed to show us? That it was two Titans fighting with each other? Don't make me laugh, you have all the Titans locked away, there are no free Titans, it will only be the Demons who rediscover their forgotten heritage." Which Ini'Äigi punctuated with a laugh. "But please if you think it is a titan you should act accordingly. If -" She pointed with one hand to the image still hovering before them all. - "this is enough evidence for you. Tell Anongisher, guardian of the demons, were you also there and felt it, or was it just the arcane energy accumulated over centuries, which the demons extract from their captive Titans, discharged after all this time?" All three supreme gods were now looking at Anongisher. A Titan and then a free Titan was a serious threat to the system they had installed. And they all did not want to sow hope or fear among the other lesser gods.

Anongisher could only shake her head. "No I'm unable to enter Arcane without full moons," she said."I still thank you for telling me about it and you can be sure of my gratitude, yet you understand that I must ask you to swear this must not circulate true or false." Again Anongisher nodded and began to recite the oath. "By the three Sisters of Yerek'uyr, I swear that I will tell no one of this." A light surrounded her and chains of that very light wrapped around her limbs.

"With this, you may go." The young goddess just bowed deeply and was gone.

"I do hope that we are pulling in the same direction here and that we will solve more such incidents of a similar nature to this one and the others." With that, Yerek'uyrer disappeared and only Yasamaq and Ini'Äigi were left in the room. "Then I too will get back to work for once." With which Ini'Äigi also disappeared.

Briefly, Yasamaq wondered if they weren't all missing something and what it was that Ini'Äigi was working on? Hopefully, everything would continue as before without this annoying titan, with which she also disappeared.