Twilight of the Gods

"We could go nearby to the mansion and see what we can see," Astarte suggested.

"We're not going to be able to have a good night's rest are we?" Noct asked, disappointed.

"What do you suggest then?" Atae asked Lilith.

*Lilith sighs & turns to Mortal.*

L"Just tell Senthose that I'll be by tomorrow. We can deal with it then."

E"Perfect, we'll go with you."

L"No, they've already come after you once. It's possible they'll go after the other FullBringers. You should stay behind, & make sure nothing goes wrong in the living world. Try to figure out if they know anything, while you're at it."

"Then I believe I shall return to Las Noches," Astarte said, turning and opening a Garganta leading to the throne room.

Mortal nodded, "Guess I'll follow along." With that she walked through Astarte's garganta.

Sab waved goodbye to everyone, then followed Mortal.

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Noct smiled and put an arm around Euryale, "Good, morning... That leaves us the night."

*The throne room is essentially empty. Only Daisy is standing near the throne, with Scyllu & the gorilla Hollow whispering in the far corner. No one is sitting on the throne.*
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E"We have guests to entertain, though."

"We already entertained them, and fed them. I'd say our hosting duties are done for today," Noct said.

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"Daisy, where is Senthose?" Mortal asked.

E"Noctis...what do you guys want to do? Play cards, watch TV, talk about geology?"
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Daisy<Likely in his chambers. Not that I know where those are.>

"You are less than helpful..."

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Noctis stared down Atae, "I... am fine doing nothing if you two want to do something alone..."

Daisy<I can't find him if he doesn't want to be found. You would know more about what is bothering him than I would.>
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E"Nonsense, we'll have plenty of alone time. We wouldn't want you to think the living world is boring, now would we?"

Noct continues her stare down, "No, no, really... I've had fun today, you should relax with Noctis."

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"It isn't about what is bothering him, it is about knowing where he is."

Astarte looked at the two obviously suspicious Hollows in the corner and frowned. She wished that it was within her rights to kill them before they officially turned against Senthose.

*Euryale steps in front of Noctis.*

E"What do you like to do?"

L"Why don't you just start with a tour of the house?"
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Daisy<Presumably, you wish to speak with him, & presumably, wherever you went, this mind-altering human, & what is bothering Senthose now are all relaed.>

Mortal frowned, "Uh, um... what does that have to do with where Senthose is?"

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"I like--" She felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned to see who it was and found Noct staring at her in the way as before, only this time her eyes were glowing silver. Atae let out a small squeal, "I like sleep! I'm fine sleeping!"

Astarte closed her eyes and took a deep breath, extending her senses as far throughout Las Noches as possible in an attempt to find Senthose.

Daisy<If you can't tell me, then I certainly don't know.>

*She senses nothing. Nothing, you hear me? NOTHING! Well, several Hollows spread throughout the castle...but nothing else. NOTHING!*
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E"Noctis, stop, you're being rude! Let's just start that tour."

*She spreads her arms out.*

E"This is the yard."

L"You sure?"

E"Yes."

L"Okay, just checking."

Astarte turned to Mortal, "I do not feel Senthose's Spiritual Pressure anywhere in the castle. This could be because he is not here, or he is somehow hiding himself."

Noct let out a sigh, and walked over to Euryale's side, "Fine, tour."

Atae let out a small sigh of relief.

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"That sucks," Mortal said, quickly feeling like this was becoming pointless. "Why don't we just head home? Not like we can find him..."

*A Garganta appears behind at the throne. Senthose simply walks through it & sits down as it closes.*

"There is no need to locate me. I am here."
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L"Hey, what's in the back of your house?"

E"A back road. Come on in."

*She opens the door & begins pointing out rooms.*

E"As you can see, this area to the right is the living room, with the kitchen to the left. Back in that hallway is the bathroom, plus our bedroom, which also has a bathroom. The door to the right used to be a guest bedroom, but I had to sell the bed like, forever ago, so now it's just...a room. Then there's the basement, but it just houses our electricity & heating."

"Oh good, that makes things simple," Mortal said, "Where were you?"

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"You know, I think the basement is one of our least explored rooms."

"Least explored?"

S"In my chambers."
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E"Well, it's not very romantic, or even pleasant. It's dingy, gross, & kinda creepy. We're thinking about having it finished, though."

"We'll be sure to get down there once it is fixed up."

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"Uh, alright..." Mortal thought for a second, "What was I going to tell you?"

"The Soul Reaper, Lilith, says that she will come to Las Noches tomorrow," Astarte spoke for Mortal. "I believe she intends to help you clear up the situation with the mild-altering human."

"Oh yea, that," Mortal said.

E"Well, that's the house. I don't know...do you want to see any part of it in more detail?"
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S"Excellent. In that case, I should be able to kill him soon."

*He glances up as Scyllu & the gorilla Hollow leave the room.*

S"Scyllu is certainly intelligent enough to be the ring-leader, but the 2 of them together have nowhere near the power required to claim ownership of Hueco Mundo. Either they're working with someone else, or they have a different motive entirely."