Raiya noticed the sort of dejected tone Nemo took towards the end of his explanation of his self taught abilities. She wasn't quite sure what his tone meant, so she filed it away in her memory under, "Odd, and Unexplained Nemo Facts," for good measure. Then Felix offered up some praise to the team, but Raiya wasn't won over.

[color=ec008c]"Of course my abilities are amazing. Because I'm amazing. But your flattery won't throw me off. I still have a bone to pick with you."[/color] Raiya said in an irritated tone, [color=ec008c]"You know much more about this crypt than you've been leading on, don't you?"[/color]

Felix sighed aloud, "Yes, well, it was a theory that until now, I couldn't have been sure of. But the theory has all but been proven."

[color=ec008c]"Well! Don't leave us hanging. Out with it!."[/color] Raiya demanded, sounding even more irritated.

"Well back when I was working in the Vatican, I had stumbled across some 3000 year old documents from a sect of Judaism, that spoke of a pagan tribe the Jews had drove out of the middle east, named the Valakites. The Valakites seemingly praised mana crystals as their gods. They used only mana crystal related magics and weapons. If the Jews had not been there to reign them in, they might have been a force to be reckoned with. But, there was a conflict between them and the Jews over a disruption in a supply chain running from Syria to Israel. The Valakites had been taking land and forcing cities to comply with them in Syria. Of course the Syrians which were under the rule of the Hitites at the time tried to fight back, but were overpowered. This disrupted the supply chain to Israel, and forced the Jews to react. But an odd thing happened. As it seemed like they were about to completely decimate the Valakite forces, they disappeared. In a bright flash of light, the Valakites all collectively vanished, never to be seen again. Of course, the Jews praised this as an act of their God. But, after I disclosed these findings to the scholars at the Vatican, many theories arose as to what might have actually happened. The common thread was that the Valakites used special mana cystals that every Valakite would have, and cast a chain spell teleporting all who were in posession of these special mana crystals. Though, without any leads as to where they might have gone, we were left at a dead end. After learning the possibility of the Paragon of Espial being located in an ancient catacomb near Academia under their jurisdiction. I began to read accounts of the catacombs, all explaining the catacombs as rife with mana crystals. One even went as far as to say that their examination of the crystals in the catacombs found that the crystals were arranged in a, 'religious fashion.' Of course, I was never actually able to see it myself, but now that I can lay my manalysis on it and see it for myself... Well, this is definitely the Valakites final resting place." Felix explained

[color=ec008c]"I see. That does add up."[/color] Raiya murmured, holding her left hand up under her chin and her right arm folded under the left arm in an inquisitive pose. 

[color=ec008c][i]It does add up as to why he kept quite about this information and when probed, didn't answer me. He wasn't positive about his theory, but something that just happened seemed to confirm his theory. And I'm willing to bet it's about the undead skeletons. It also seems as though Felix is still hiding something, but there's no use in thinking about that now.[/i][/color] Raiya thought.

[color=ec008c]"Anyway... Let's continue forward then."[/color] Raiya said, changing the subject. 

She made her way across the room and through the double doors. Past the doors was another corridor, but this one was different, no longer did coffins like the walls. Instead, the walls were barren, all except for the occasional mana crystal torch jutting out.

"Up ahead there is a room with a series of passages leading off to different parts of the crypt. Use your heads and pick one route out. You must all go down the same passage, no splitting up. There's no telling what lurks down here, and even the most experienced veteran might fall victim to a trap that they could have been saved from had there been someone else there to help them. This is Relic Hunter 101 information." Felix explained.

Raiya nodded her head in agreement, and began to head down the corridor that lead to the room with the many passages.