Who are We Looking for?

Her name is still unknown to me, something that I don't even know if she'll ever give to me as time goes on. It would be nice to have something to refer to her as instead of just this girl who speaks to me.

Maybe it's not that important to focus on right now so it's best to focus on what we are trying to do here. Finding the important person to wipe out is the priority at hand at least.

To think that this is what I'm going to dedicate my life to is kind of sad, but it's also the best thing I can do to make sure it'll never happen again. No families deserve to go through what me and Amelia did— Even if there are cruel families out there, I wouldn't wish it on them.

"That spell definitely seems strong, will it keep out the stronger enemies that lurk here?" Artemis asks with a bit of concern.

My brain keeps cycling between everything lately and it probably has to do with the fact that I've been able to die without the worry of it being permanent. I fear death still, even if I can come back from it every time.

Having to watch people close to me die has left quite the burden on me after everything happened. I thought that it would just disappear since everyone is alive now but it's eating away at me.

"We'll be fine, we have a strong party." Liora reassures him.

Flashes of the gruesome events play back in his head after she says that, reminding him that they died to mere soldiers not that long ago.

His hand grasping his head before he leans back against the wall. "Yeah, we'll be fine." Artemis agrees as he tries to calm himself down.

Everyone took notice of how he reacted— Amelia was the first one to rush over to him as the others kind of settled into the room.

"Is everything okay Art?" Amelia asks with concern in her voice.

I could never explain the things I've witnessed so far or what happened to them during that fight. It wouldn't make any sense to them, especially how we are alive now.

It's better to keep it to myself for the time being until the time is right to tell anyone about it.

He moves his hand off of his head and just sits down on the floor. "Everything is fine, just a bit tired is all." Artemis answers softly.

I could see that she doesn't entirely believe it right now but it'll pass soon enough, the thought of what bothered me. I just need to focus on the mission at hand that I laid out for myself.

Wiping out the cult of Nyxoria is the main goal no matter what happens right now, even if I have to die over and over again to make it happen.

I don't intend to let this world fall to the goddess of death after giving me something to live for. I'll do everything in my power to make sure we succeed no matter what.

"Then get some rest Art." Amelia gestures for him to lay his head on her as she sits down next to him.

He lays his head on her as the others get comfortable for the time being as well, everyone is a bit exhausted after the fight. It's not been an easy time traveling and they don't tend to take a very long break.

Each time they've stopped it has only been for about a night or two max.

I watched as everyone got settled for the night but I couldn't help but think about what would happen next. Who are we looking for now?

What person is the next target and will there be someone to take their place when I kill them? There's no answers for these questions right now, unless Liora knows and hasn't said anything yet.

She does know a lot about the cult so she is probably the best person to ask about any of this. I'll just wait till morning to ask her about it since we all need the rest.

It's nice that Amelia let me lay on her like this, something I haven't been able to really experience in a long time. We lay in the same bed typically but most of the time it's decently spaced out.

Occasionally I'll find her next to me or cuddled up with me but it's not always the case. Its also more of an instinctive thing I like to believe since we aren't anything special.

I'm just obeying the pact to the best of my abilities until she decides I've done enough for it. The problem is that I don't think I'd need the pact to keep up this kind of protection for her.

She just seems afraid that I'll leave her behind with no way to truly defend herself against the potential danger. At least that's what I've come to think about the whole thing.

He finally dozes off after that final thought and the next morning arrives without any intruders or potential issues. Liora seem to do a good job at protecting everyone with her wall and illusion spell.

I could see a bit of the sunlight shining in through a window but was there always a window here? Last night I didn't seem to pay much attention to the details of the room so maybe it was there the whole time.

It wasn't open at all but it does worry me that someone could've snuck in without us knowing. Everyone else seems to be perfectly fine, probably am worrying about it for nothing.

Everyone seems to be awake now which was good, it meant that they could start planning the next move for today. The cult is well aware that someone is here but they have no clue who it is.

This means that Artemis's party has one advantage for the time being.