‘When death isn’t an option anymore and there’s no homeland to burn , left with nothing but a dice for future , will anyone roll the dice?’’

‘‘In front of you lies the tiny possibility to break your chain , will you roll the dice?’’ Canvas remembers the statue-old offer from his friend before they aparted.

His back warms the cold stone wall ; his spine and the wall are hugging each other minutes after Nameless arrived. His eyes warply reflect the figure of Suiyin and Nameless standing right next to each other. He understands his power won’t be useful in this situation of putting an Existence back into their sleep.

…

Nameless frowns , the familiar unpleasant and eldritch scent and aura behind that door is reminding her what happened that day , the day where she can’t return and the day she rolled the dice.

How many years has the Starseeker spent in the endless slumber?

100 , 150?

Everyone has their own answer to this question , official documents and the believers don't have a stone carved , solid answer. Perhaps it doesn't matter; would anyone care how old the brick is in their front yard? Or how old the water they sustain is?

‘‘I can’t seal it by myself,’’ Nameless says , ‘‘but using the power of other Existences is worth a shot.’’

‘‘…Can you use your realm-arts?’’ Suiyin asks , ‘‘Not the animating one , but the other one.’’

‘‘How did you know about it?’’ Nameless says sharply , eyes locked onto Suiyin like her sight is going to tear him apart.

‘‘We are sinners in the mist ,pushing each other forward,’’

‘‘And i am the one who saw it happen in the beginning.’’

‘‘…What are you trying to say with that?’’ Nameless asks.

‘‘How am i going to assure other’s doings if i don’t know their results?’’

‘‘You can see the future?’’

‘‘Half correct , you are as sharp as they said , the one with ■■■. ”

‘‘Did you just…pronounced its name?’’

Nameless’ eyes are open wide , her eyes are shaking with her memories , this man is even more unpredictable than Suiming.

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She lets the oxygen rush into her lungs , her eyelid closes , knowledge and text revives from the grave of her memories. She restlessly shuffles through them , memories close up to her eyes and shrinks in the perspective of her imagination.

‘‘I have an idea,’’ Suiyin breaks the line of Nameless’ thoughts ‘‘we can evocate the Serpent Father.’’

The unpleasant feeling behind that door lingers , not a sign of weakening , like it is going to stay there till the end of the world.

‘‘Do you know the ritual?’’

Suiyin nods , as he nods , talismans rush down from his long sleeves. The brown and yellow papers that are scribbled with unpronounceable letters and symbols form a table with a paper folded snake idol on it.

The air around Suiyin vibrates like thunder as siyuesnese spells come off of his throat like a trolley.

The sky is on a blanket of thunderclouds , with the last five words that he spoke , the ritual is complete.

From the blue-gray cloud the snake or worm-like figure rotates down the remnant of the silver tree like the snake from the otherworld legend.

Nameless tries to spot what is beyond the vision blocking floating water streams , blood rushes down her eyes , at the same moment Nameless opens a small hole on the barrier that seals the piece of that thing and lets some of its power out.

Thunder claps , curves of electricity bounces one after another on the scale of that unnamed otherland wicked snake.

Table of talismans burns in a hue that is not visible to human eyes , whispers and syllables from that thing midair transcends to the red door , in a frame of human eyes , Nameless pulls Fosfor away.

Scale-like objects transcend from the ground , forming an epigraph on the red door , at least that’s what Suiyin can see , from the eyes of Nameless , she sees the atoms and molecules being manipulated and infected from something between dimensions and planes. The color of the place beyond slowly melts away in something unseen.

‘‘How are we going to get it back?’’ Nameless asks , voice trembling.

‘‘Might be a little complicated , but i’ll get the job done.’’ Suiyin responds , his facial expression is the same as Nameless'.

The demand or the need for sealing the Starseeker is contained in the spell Suiyin said before , the avatar of Serpent Father got the job done , at least that is what he expected.

That power…it is not an avatar , not even a part of an Existence…but something more.

The moment he realizes the untouchable truth , his body deforms into a snake-like creature.

‘‘Canvas!’’ he says as his flesh deforms.

Canvas slightly nods , his realm-arts forges a silver line into a clock that surrounds Suiyin.

‘‘Looks like messengers gotta work overtime.’’ he says as the white clock ticks backwards.

Suiyin’s scream scratches Canvas’ ears , maintaining the being of that clock makes him feel uneasy , thankfully it is working as expected.

The worming thing Suiyin became was no more as the clock ticks back to 12 , he now stands under that clock as the unnamable flesh turns into ashes and descends in the air.

‘‘Are you…a Barricade?’’ Nameless asks as she struggles with the madness that intrudes her mind.

Canvas’ lips slightly bends upwards with his face muscle moving , then he opens his mouth:

‘‘What if i say yes?’’