Phantasia: The Princess Knight 172 The Entity

Hearing the ghouls words Alicia couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean by no one can withstand the terror?"

"Little girl, the Darkness is a living thing. When the fallen G.o.d came down to the main subterranean city to recruit people for his army, he had happened to run into a set of old ruins at the connection point between the main city and another smaller city. I do not know how he found this place, maybe he sensed its energy. But he blew a hole in the wall and walked right into the old ruins. That was when it happened. He seemed to have opened some chambers in the old ruins that housed this ent.i.ty. It engulfed him causing the fallen G.o.ds already twisted personality to grow more twisted. He did not fall into complete madness but it was enough to turn him more ruthless than he was before." The ghoul explained.

"Wait, how do you know all of this?" Blake asked.

"Because I was with the fallen G.o.d at the time. But now I understand how much of a mistake that truly was. If I did not follow him I could have just gone to the upper world myself. But at the time I was scared to venture to the upper world on my own. The fallen G.o.d had baited youths like me into joining him to leave the Subterranean world and go to the upper world. But when I saw that thing. That black ent.i.ty that released what is now called the Darkness, I ran! I ran to this city hoping to escape but it was already too late. The darkness spread too quickly. I had no choice but to hide down here. I sealed the door without a second thought. And no matter how hungry I got I was too scared to open the door to check if things had ended. Now as you can see, I am like this." The ghoul answered.

"So wait, the ent.i.ty did not escape the old ruins?" Rose was the first to pick up on this. She felt it strange when the ghoul said it released the Darkness.

"Yes, the ent.i.ty was stuck. There was some kind of weird barrier there. It seemed the fallen G.o.d had broken through the first barrier trying to enter the chamber but because the ent.i.ty had released the darkness he never did try to release the second barrier. The thing that is sealed there is not something people of this world can handle. It is evil incarnate. " The Ghouls' voice shook as it said its last sentence as if it had remembered something it did not want to remember.

Thinking for a moment, Alicia decided it was best to bring someone else in on this since this seemed to be way above their heads. "Blake, contact my father I want to discuss this with him."

Blake nodded his head and took out the bronze mirror. When the image came up, King Augustus, was like always, sitting at his desk reading doc.u.ments. "Oh, Blake… Hmm... Alicia?"

"Royal Father, we have something you should come check out. Since you are the strongest human in Alastine, it's best if you come in person. The thing that wiped out the Subterranean race is trapped within a barrier. It is what released the darkness that killed the Subtereanans." Alicia knew that the Ghoul could be lying but it was better to be safe than sorry. If such a thing was still down here then it needed to be either resealed or destroyed in some way.

"Hmmm… Okay. I will contact you all in about twenty minutes. I need to prepare a few things. Find a wide open area while you wait. I will also have Dr. Feanreal, meet up with you." King Augustus knew if Alicia was asking for his help then it must be a serious matter. Especially when it came to something that could wipe out an entire race of people. After asking a few more details and her position in the city he quickly went to get the things he needed ready.

Alicia and her group made their way back to the city streets taking along the ghoul's head with them. Loeri used magic to keep the head warm so the ghoul would not lose its sanity. About fifteen minutes later Dr. Feanreal and a group of researchers met up with Alicia. Dr. Feareal was a young woman in her mid twenties who seemed to have excelled in ancient societies. If it was not for her unkempt hair and sloppy dress, she would be very beautiful. 

"Princess! I am so sorry! If I had known you had arrived I would have come to greet you." Dr. Feanreal bowed her head. 

"It's fine Doctor. I don't care too much for formalities anyway." Alicia smiled and helped Dr. Feanreal up. "Royal Father will be here soon. Once he is then I will explain what's going on." 

"I'm already here." A voice could be heard coming from behind the group. A large magic circle appeared and King Augustus and a large group of knights appeared.

Alicia stared in shock as she pointed her little finger at King Augustus. "My... My..." King Augustus smiled and put his left index finger to his lips. He knew what she wanted to say. He had learned and created his own version of translocation magic. 

"Now, that everyone is here let's get down to business. Alicia, explain to everyone what's going on and how you acquired this information."

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