"𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵! 𝘐𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘫𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥! 𝘐𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺!" Chytri almost pleaded, looking to Dante, then to Lady.
"...𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦... 𝘺𝘰𝘶~
"𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵! 𝘐𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘫𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥! 𝘐𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺!" Chytri almost pleaded, looking to Dante, then to Lady.
"...𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦... 𝘺𝘰𝘶~
"𝘊𝘩𝘺𝘵𝘳𝘪, 𝘸𝘦'𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵--" Argos tried to argue,~
"𝘊𝘩𝘺𝘵𝘳𝘪, 𝘸𝘦'𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵--" Argos tried to argue,~
"...𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵. 𝘞𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦." Chytri started, looking between everyone for a moment before settling his gaze on Lady.~
"...𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵. 𝘞𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦." Chytri started, looking between everyone for a moment before settling his gaze on Lady.~
"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘫𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺." Boura scolds, helping walk Mundus over to the couch to force him to at least sit down.
"I cannot rest either-- there is no more time to be wasted."
Throughout all of this, Chytri had been awfully silent, gaze lowered to the floor as~
"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘫𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺." Boura scolds, helping walk Mundus over to the couch to force him to at least sit down.
"I cannot rest either-- there is no more time to be wasted."
Throughout all of this, Chytri had been awfully silent, gaze lowered to the floor as~
...if breaking the curse is not what you all wish me to focus my power on, then what? What is there left for me to~
...if breaking the curse is not what you all wish me to focus my power on, then what? What is there left for me to~
"....what would you have me do?" He posed the question, but neither of his three generals could answer him, so he turned his attention to Dante, Trish, then Nero and Morrison, and~
"....what would you have me do?" He posed the question, but neither of his three generals could answer him, so he turned his attention to Dante, Trish, then Nero and Morrison, and~
Mundus opened his mouth, then slowly closed it, truly at a loss for what to say in response. He glanced to Boura and Chytri, gauging their~
Mundus opened his mouth, then slowly closed it, truly at a loss for what to say in response. He glanced to Boura and Chytri, gauging their~
"𝘕𝘰!" It was the first time Argos actually bit back for once, silencing Mundus. "𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴.~
"𝘕𝘰!" It was the first time Argos actually bit back for once, silencing Mundus. "𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴.~
"𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘫𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵--"
"We do not have the time, Argos. Breaking the curse to restore YOUR strength to~
"𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘫𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵--"
"We do not have the time, Argos. Breaking the curse to restore YOUR strength to~
"𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘫𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺--" Argos tried to protest, but Mundus waved a hand.
"I am out of time to borrow..." He admits, resting a hand on~
"𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘫𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺--" Argos tried to protest, but Mundus waved a hand.
"I am out of time to borrow..." He admits, resting a hand on~
"All... very lofty ideas, and I would advise against each." He huffed out, taking a step back when he felt~
"All... very lofty ideas, and I would advise against each." He huffed out, taking a step back when he felt~
"...I'm sorry... I... do not think I can keep~
"...I'm sorry... I... do not think I can keep~
"...I can no longer keep the gates of the Underworld closed... those in service~
"...I can no longer keep the gates of the Underworld closed... those in service~
"....poorly." He admitted, glancing to Dante, then to Trish lingering in the hall. "....though it--.... pains me to admit, I... am losing this war." He says, glancing down at his hand, noting how much worse the tremble in his body has become.
"...I no longer have~
"....poorly." He admitted, glancing to Dante, then to Trish lingering in the hall. "....though it--.... pains me to admit, I... am losing this war." He says, glancing down at his hand, noting how much worse the tremble in his body has become.
"...I no longer have~
"𝘏𝘰𝘸'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩?" The man asked, his look falling a touch when all he got at first were a few grim looks from Mundus' generals and the king himself averting~
"𝘏𝘰𝘸'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩?" The man asked, his look falling a touch when all he got at first were a few grim looks from Mundus' generals and the king himself averting~
The four demons cleared the threshold, Mundus glancing to Dante when the young cambion didn't so much as gripe about the fact that they were getting~
The four demons cleared the threshold, Mundus glancing to Dante when the young cambion didn't so much as gripe about the fact that they were getting~
"𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘫𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦--" Argos tried to intervene as he always did, but Mundus waved him off with an exhausted snarl~
"𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘫𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦--" Argos tried to intervene as he always did, but Mundus waved him off with an exhausted snarl~