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The El Search Party manage to defeat Rosso and the demonic stones fade away. [[Ara]] is shocked to see that it was a human, [[Rena]] not believing him to be any ordinary human. Elsword tried to grab hold of him but his body is burning hot. [[Ventus]] arrives out of the blue, having just witness their battle. [[Add]] and Ara were shocked to see Ventus appear, Ventus apologizes her arriving late. Elsword asks if he knew the person they had just defeated, Ventus confirming they were long time friends. Rosso barely able to speaks tells Ventus to shut up and help him. Elsword surprised to he him already awake asks if he is okay. Rosso briefly introduces himself. Add asks why he would be in the Demon Realm surrounded by demonic energy, Rosso dismisses the question. Ventus interjects saying that he should take Rosso back to [[Elrianode]] where they can tend to his injuries. Before he left he gave Rena a Wind Stone, saying that he and Denif agreed upon a solution to getting the El Search party back to Elrios. That if they approach the seal with the stone, Ventus would be able to sense them and they'd know when to pry open the seal. Ventus jokes with Rosso to his dismay, and then asks the El Search Party if they should return to Elrianode together. [[Ara]] however mentions that they've found a lead about the Dark El and they need to head somewhere else. The two begin to leave, but Rosso warns Elsword that the Master of Crimson Eyes is near. They group go back and meet up with the [[Tiny Spirit]] before immediately collapsing of exhaustion. After they rested, the Tiny Spirit tells them he got word from Nephilim Lord of a location nearby they may want to check.

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The Tiny Spirit lead them to a large deposit of Mystic Stones. [[Eve]], [[Lu/Ciel|Lu, and Ciel]] all confirm that the stones gave of a similar aura to the Dark El Hennon had used, though faint. [[Ara]] reflects that she remembers seeing similar stones when she was a child visiting the capital city. [[Aisha]] notices the stones were very similar to Magic Stones from Elrios, realizing that there are many similarities between the two worlds. Further down, they spot Shadow Demons with mining equipment, they try to sneak past them but are spotted. The group notice the soldiers didn't seem properly trained, likely just miners, but they are then greeted by [[Nero]] who introduces himself as [[Ran]]'s right-hand man. The group managed to corner Nero, in a last ditch effort, Nero exclaims that he sees a giant bat. The El Search Party still a bit out of it since their last battle all fall for his trick and Nero manages to strike and shatter the ground beneath them. They land and awaken the master of the vein, Dark Agate. After they defeat the gem monster, the [[Tiny Spirit]] thanks them, but a lone demon soldier tries to land a sneak attack. Caught off guard, the Tiny Spirit uses his powers and swiftly takes out the demon. He then reveals himself to be [[Stirbargen]]. Lu tells the rest of the group that he was one of the 4 Demon Lords. He goes on to explain he too had his powers stripped away, before Eun, taking over [[Ara]]'s body, interjects. Eun lashes out in rage, planning to kill the demon, Stirbargen only laughs at their reactions. He offers to strike a deal with the group, though [[Add]] is extremely suspicious of how words. [[Elsword]] asks what information he has, and if it was worth his life. Stirbargen tells them that he managed to get to the Demon Realm because he knew its exact coordinates, he then goes on to tell them that the Dark El has been an object of myth for sometime, with [[Barkat]] as the current leader of the Demon Army seeking it out. He reveals to them that the spirits in the Demon Realm are only able to vaguely sense the location of the Dark El, that even if they did ask Nephilim, he'd still point them towards the mines due to it being the closest large scale deposit of them. He tells them that he had made a bet with Rosso in the past and had lost it, giving Rosso his eye. But now he has it back, though drained of its power. The Demon Lord then strikes another bet with the group.