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*{{StoryIcon|Ara2}} '''Ara:''' ''What a relief! Still, we should be careful. With everything covered in snow, we won't know where the ice thins out.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ara2}} '''Ara:''' ''What a relief! Still, we should be careful. With everything covered in snow, we won't know where the ice thins out.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ain4}} '''Ain:''' ''I see steel gates. That must be the entrance to the Deep-Sea Tunnel the demon engineer mentioned. I wonder where Aurora is located?''
*{{StoryIcon|Ain4}} '''Ain:''' ''I see steel gates. That must be the entrance to the Deep-Sea Tunnel the demon engineer mentioned. I wonder where Aurora is located?''
*{{StoryIcon|Chung2}} '''Chung:''' ''I think beyond the gates is the sea. Let's advance carefully.''
*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''I think beyond the gates is the sea. Let's advance carefully.''
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*{{StoryIcon|Ciel2}} '''Ciel:''' ''If they never received a message about us, then I guess we'll just look like ordinary folks from Elrios.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ciel2}} '''Ciel:''' ''If they never received a message about us, then I guess we'll just look like ordinary folks from Elrios.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ain4}} '''Ain:''' ''No, we'll look like 'suspicious' folks from Elrios. This IS the Demon Realm, after all.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ain4}} '''Ain:''' ''No, we'll look like 'suspicious' folks from Elrios. This IS the Demon Realm, after all.''
*{{StoryIcon|Chung2}} '''Chung:''' ''I don't know if they'll even listen to us. Demons, as a nature, seem to be hostile toward Elrios.''
*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''I don't know if they'll even listen to us. Demons, as a nature, seem to be hostile toward Elrios.''
*{{StoryIcon|Elesis2}} '''Elesis:''' ''We do not have much time to sort this out with Berthe, or with the Dark El. We have no other choice but to make this work.''
*{{StoryIcon|Elesis2}} '''Elesis:''' ''We do not have much time to sort this out with Berthe, or with the Dark El. We have no other choice but to make this work.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''... And how will we 'make this work'?''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''... And how will we 'make this work'?''
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*{{StoryIcon|Asella}} '''???:''' ''He's... not present. We can't just take your word.''
*{{StoryIcon|Asella}} '''???:''' ''He's... not present. We can't just take your word.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ara2}} '''Ara:''' ''... He's not... here? You mean...''
*{{StoryIcon|Ara2}} '''Ara:''' ''... He's not... here? You mean...''
*{{StoryIcon|Chung2}} '''Chung:''' ''Something went wrong...''
*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''Something went wrong...''
*''Click''
*''Click''
*{{StoryIcon|Asella}} '''???:''' ''You will tell us everything you know, even if we have to force them out of you! Men! Capture them!''
*{{StoryIcon|Asella}} '''???:''' ''You will tell us everything you know, even if we have to force them out of you! Men! Capture them!''
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*{{StoryIcon|Nichel2}} '''Nichel:''' ''Winster was taken hostage by Berthe after you left for Elrios.''
*{{StoryIcon|Nichel2}} '''Nichel:''' ''Winster was taken hostage by Berthe after you left for Elrios.''
*{{StoryIcon|Asella}} '''Asella:''' ''But worry not. We confirmed his safety. He occasionally relays us information he gains through his communication device.''
*{{StoryIcon|Asella}} '''Asella:''' ''But worry not. We confirmed his safety. He occasionally relays us information he gains through his communication device.''
*{{StoryIcon|Chung2}} '''Chung:''' ''I'm glad he's safe... But as hostage? He're really in a precarious situation.''
*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''I'm glad he's safe... But as hostage? He're really in a precarious situation.''
*{{StoryIcon|AS}} '''Aisha:''' ''We should be extra careful. If berthe finds out we're back, Winster might end up in danger.''
*{{StoryIcon|AS}} '''Aisha:''' ''We should be extra careful. If berthe finds out we're back, Winster might end up in danger.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ciel2}} '''Ciel:''' ''He's sending information even as a hostage? I don't know if that's brave or foolish. I assume you checked for the integrity of the information?''
*{{StoryIcon|Ciel2}} '''Ciel:''' ''He's sending information even as a hostage? I don't know if that's brave or foolish. I assume you checked for the integrity of the information?''
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*{{StoryIcon|Asella}} '''Asella:''' ''Plus, if Aurora is discovered, it will be dangerous for Winster and Haivan as the hostages.''
*{{StoryIcon|Asella}} '''Asella:''' ''Plus, if Aurora is discovered, it will be dangerous for Winster and Haivan as the hostages.''
*{{StoryIcon|Add2}} '''Add:''' ''(Is Haivan known as a hostage here?)''
*{{StoryIcon|Add2}} '''Add:''' ''(Is Haivan known as a hostage here?)''
*{{StoryIcon|Chung2}} '''Chung:''' ''Then... Is the soul fragment in this area already in Berthe's hands?''
*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''Then... Is the soul fragment in this area already in Berthe's hands?''
*{{StoryIcon|Asella}} '''Asella:''' ''No, The path to the soul fragment is heavily guarded. There's no report of anybody approaching the area.''
*{{StoryIcon|Asella}} '''Asella:''' ''No, The path to the soul fragment is heavily guarded. There's no report of anybody approaching the area.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ain4}} '''Ain:''' ''I thought you ceased all activities under Mr. Dog's suggestion?''
*{{StoryIcon|Ain4}} '''Ain:''' ''I thought you ceased all activities under Mr. Dog's suggestion?''
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*{{StoryIcon|Add2}} '''Add:''' ''If it goes out that there's a traitor, the son of a leader at that, the situation could get out of hand in a second. Since there's no eyewitness, it makes sense that she'd want to keep it under wraps as the one in command.''
*{{StoryIcon|Add2}} '''Add:''' ''If it goes out that there's a traitor, the son of a leader at that, the situation could get out of hand in a second. Since there's no eyewitness, it makes sense that she'd want to keep it under wraps as the one in command.''
*{{StoryIcon|Nichel2}} '''Nichel:''' ''You're not wrong... But that's not the only reason. The situation became quite... complicated after you left.''
*{{StoryIcon|Nichel2}} '''Nichel:''' ''You're not wrong... But that's not the only reason. The situation became quite... complicated after you left.''
*{{StoryIcon|Chung2}} '''Chung:''' ''You mean after we left for Elrios.''
*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''You mean after we left for Elrios.''
*{{StoryIcon|Nichel2}} '''Nichel:''' ''You know I've just returned after handling the situation in Rigomor, right? After you left, Rigomor was under tight surveillance under the White-Ghost Army.''
*{{StoryIcon|Nichel2}} '''Nichel:''' ''You know I've just returned after handling the situation in Rigomor, right? After you left, Rigomor was under tight surveillance under the White-Ghost Army.''
*{{StoryIcon|Rose2}} '''Rose:''' ''('Being monitored'... was it?)''
*{{StoryIcon|Rose2}} '''Rose:''' ''('Being monitored'... was it?)''
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*{{StoryIcon|Nichel2}} '''Nichel:''' ''Thankfully, no. Plus, it didn't seem like those watching us were particularly enthusiastic about their job either. They kept Rigomor under watch for a while, then one day just retreated after telling us they'd 'allow us to live down here as long as we stay there'.''
*{{StoryIcon|Nichel2}} '''Nichel:''' ''Thankfully, no. Plus, it didn't seem like those watching us were particularly enthusiastic about their job either. They kept Rigomor under watch for a while, then one day just retreated after telling us they'd 'allow us to live down here as long as we stay there'.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ciel2}} '''Ciel:''' ''What? That's unexpected. I thought they were holding the whole village as their hostage. What changed their minds?''
*{{StoryIcon|Ciel2}} '''Ciel:''' ''What? That's unexpected. I thought they were holding the whole village as their hostage. What changed their minds?''
*{{StoryIcon|Chung2}} '''Chung:''' ''Does Asella think Haivan was somehow involved behind the soldiers retreating?''
*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''Does Asella think Haivan was somehow involved behind the soldiers retreating?''
*{{StoryIcon|Nichel2}} '''Nichel:''' ''... We have two reasons to suspect that way. First, the soldiers that left Rigomor were immediately placed to look for portals.''
*{{StoryIcon|Nichel2}} '''Nichel:''' ''... We have two reasons to suspect that way. First, the soldiers that left Rigomor were immediately placed to look for portals.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ain4}} '''Ain:''' ''And they wouldn't have prioritized looking for portals unless they had someone who knew the location of the soul fragments like us.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ain4}} '''Ain:''' ''And they wouldn't have prioritized looking for portals unless they had someone who knew the location of the soul fragments like us.''
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*{{StoryIcon|Elesis2}} '''Elesis:''' ''I don't hear anything. Maybe it's too faint for us? Rena, can you hear anything?''
*{{StoryIcon|Elesis2}} '''Elesis:''' ''I don't hear anything. Maybe it's too faint for us? Rena, can you hear anything?''
*{{StoryIcon|DyB}} '''Rena:''' ''Not at all. I don't even sense a presence...''
*{{StoryIcon|DyB}} '''Rena:''' ''Not at all. I don't even sense a presence...''
*{{StoryIcon|Chung2}} '''Chung:''' ''Are you sure you hear a voice? Can you understand what it's saying?''
*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''Are you sure you hear a voice? Can you understand what it's saying?''
*{{StoryIcon|Nichel2}} '''Nichel:''' ''Yeah, hold on... If god exists, why did god make us beasts that slander, plunder, and murder others.''
*{{StoryIcon|Nichel2}} '''Nichel:''' ''Yeah, hold on... If god exists, why did god make us beasts that slander, plunder, and murder others.''
*{{StoryIcon|Elesis2}} '''Elesis:''' ''... That's bleak.''
*{{StoryIcon|Elesis2}} '''Elesis:''' ''... That's bleak.''
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*{{StoryIcon|Add2}} '''Add:''' ''That description makes it even more terrifying!''
*{{StoryIcon|Add2}} '''Add:''' ''That description makes it even more terrifying!''
*{{StoryIcon|Aegirp Soul}} '''???:''' ''Is this the only life permitted to us? Life is too long to be tainted with the stench of blood... Thre must be another way. I searched for so long to find my answer.''
*{{StoryIcon|Aegirp Soul}} '''???:''' ''Is this the only life permitted to us? Life is too long to be tainted with the stench of blood... Thre must be another way. I searched for so long to find my answer.''
*{{StoryIcon|Chung2}} '''Chung:''' ''Is this...!''
*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''Is this...!''
*{{StoryIcon|Laby2}} '''Laby:''' ''Oh! Laby can hear it, too! Not sure who's saying it... But the voice sounds sad and heartbroken...''
*{{StoryIcon|Laby2}} '''Laby:''' ''Oh! Laby can hear it, too! Not sure who's saying it... But the voice sounds sad and heartbroken...''
*{{StoryIcon|Zero}} '''Zero:''' ''Though, I don't know why we can hear it all of a sudden.''
*{{StoryIcon|Zero}} '''Zero:''' ''Though, I don't know why we can hear it all of a sudden.''
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*{{StoryIcon|AS}} '''Aisha:''' ''... Just us two? Alone?''
*{{StoryIcon|AS}} '''Aisha:''' ''... Just us two? Alone?''
*{{StoryIcon|Add2}} '''Add:''' ''...''
*{{StoryIcon|Add2}} '''Add:''' ''...''
*{{StoryIcon|Chung2}} '''Chung:''' ''I'll cover your back, don't worry. Just follow their lead.''
*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''I'll cover your back, don't worry. Just follow their lead.''
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*{{StoryIcon|Lu2}} '''Lu:''' ''This sounds familiar.''
*{{StoryIcon|Lu2}} '''Lu:''' ''This sounds familiar.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ciel2}} '''Ciel:''' ''Is that where the voice is coming from? That foggy thing over there.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ciel2}} '''Ciel:''' ''Is that where the voice is coming from? That foggy thing over there.''
*{{StoryIcon|Chung2}} '''Chung:''' ''I think so. I don't think it was visible earlier. It seems like it's becoming clearer by the moment.''
*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''I think so. I don't think it was visible earlier. It seems like it's becoming clearer by the moment.''
*{{StoryIcon|Add2}} '''Add:''' ''I... don't get... what... they're talking about...''
*{{StoryIcon|Add2}} '''Add:''' ''I... don't get... what... they're talking about...''
*{{StoryIcon|AS}} '''Aisha:''' ''Oh! Maybe it's like the spirit we saw in Varnimyr? Like, they have unique abilities that only allow certain people to see or hear them!''
*{{StoryIcon|AS}} '''Aisha:''' ''Oh! Maybe it's like the spirit we saw in Varnimyr? Like, they have unique abilities that only allow certain people to see or hear them!''
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*{{StoryIcon|KE}} '''Elsword:''' ''Glorified? How so?''
*{{StoryIcon|KE}} '''Elsword:''' ''Glorified? How so?''
*{{StoryIcon|Nichel2}} '''Nichel:''' ''Something like, when everything started to go downhill, the White-Ghost King rose with dignity, and single-handedly saved the people. It's... quite different from her perspective. She seems... burdened... from responsibilities. She always sounded like the perfect ruler from the way the elders portrayed her.... Like she was born to be a ruler.''
*{{StoryIcon|Nichel2}} '''Nichel:''' ''Something like, when everything started to go downhill, the White-Ghost King rose with dignity, and single-handedly saved the people. It's... quite different from her perspective. She seems... burdened... from responsibilities. She always sounded like the perfect ruler from the way the elders portrayed her.... Like she was born to be a ruler.''
*{{StoryIcon|Chung2}} '''Chung:''' ''It couldn't have been easy. Even when Hamel faced unforeseen problems, my father never betrayed his feelings to those under his command. He believed that if those in command falters, those who follow would also falter. He seemed undaunted. Even though inside, he was the one that was most conflicted when the people of Hamel were in pain...''
*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''It couldn't have been easy. Even when Hamel faced unforeseen problems, my father never betrayed his feelings to those under his command. He believed that if those in command falters, those who follow would also falter. He seemed undaunted. Even though inside, he was the one that was most conflicted when the people of Hamel were in pain...''
*{{StoryIcon|DyB}} '''Rena:''' ''I suppose the story Nichel heard of the White-Ghost King, was a side she portrayed as the leader of her people.''
*{{StoryIcon|DyB}} '''Rena:''' ''I suppose the story Nichel heard of the White-Ghost King, was a side she portrayed as the leader of her people.''
*''Whhhoooossssh...''
*''Whhhoooossssh...''
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*{{StoryIcon|AS}} '''Aisha:''' ''Heh! You just got lucky! Besides, I still think a phoru is stretching it.''
*{{StoryIcon|AS}} '''Aisha:''' ''Heh! You just got lucky! Besides, I still think a phoru is stretching it.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ciel2}} '''Ciel:''' ''In any case, now we have a soul fragment, and learned how she came to trade with Northern Empire. Everything worked out unexpectedly.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ciel2}} '''Ciel:''' ''In any case, now we have a soul fragment, and learned how she came to trade with Northern Empire. Everything worked out unexpectedly.''
*{{StoryIcon|Chung2}} '''Chung:''' ''Since we've arrived in the Demon Realm, my impression of demons keep changing.''
*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''Since we've arrived in the Demon Realm, my impression of demons keep changing.''
*{{StoryIcon|Add2}} '''Add:''' ''I just want to know what that device was. The Demons from Rigomor also said they 'found' the portal... But we still don't know who put the device there, why, or even what the device is for.''
*{{StoryIcon|Add2}} '''Add:''' ''I just want to know what that device was. The Demons from Rigomor also said they 'found' the portal... But we still don't know who put the device there, why, or even what the device is for.''
*{{StoryIcon|Elesis2}} '''Elesis:''' ''Hm... Maybe we'll find out when we find the other fragments. Let's rest here, then head for the next soul fragment.''
*{{StoryIcon|Elesis2}} '''Elesis:''' ''Hm... Maybe we'll find out when we find the other fragments. Let's rest here, then head for the next soul fragment.''
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*{{StoryIcon|KE}} '''Elsword:''' ''Me too. But how come Add and Aisha didn't hear the voice earlier? They were crying that they didn't want to hear anything, only to hear it the moment Lu told them it was the soul fragment of the White-Ghost King.''
*{{StoryIcon|KE}} '''Elsword:''' ''Me too. But how come Add and Aisha didn't hear the voice earlier? They were crying that they didn't want to hear anything, only to hear it the moment Lu told them it was the soul fragment of the White-Ghost King.''
*{{StoryIcon|Add2}} '''Add:''' ''I did not cry!''
*{{StoryIcon|Add2}} '''Add:''' ''I did not cry!''
*{{StoryIcon|Chung2}} '''Chung:''' ''Maybe there's some kind of magic, that allows you to sense the presence only after you've acknowledged its existence?''
*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''Maybe there's some kind of magic, that allows you to sense the presence only after you've acknowledged its existence?''
*{{StoryIcon|Lu2}} '''Lu:''' ''I can't say for sure. Whatever the case may be, it will help us immensely in finding the soul fragments as long as we're guided like this.''
*{{StoryIcon|Lu2}} '''Lu:''' ''I can't say for sure. Whatever the case may be, it will help us immensely in finding the soul fragments as long as we're guided like this.''
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