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[Color=mediumpurple]Time:[/color] Night
[Color=mediumpurple]Location:[/color] Edena
[Color=mediumpurple]Interaction:[/color] [@13org] Myra and [@Potter] Artemis

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Darius concealed his disapproval of Artemis' words. It was as if she hadn't heard all of what he just told her, and then there were the inconsistencies with what he thought he knew. Going back and forth wasn't something he was in the mood for and judging by Artemis' changing of the subject, he assumed she felt the same. When she asked about using the tub, he nodded.

[Color=mediumpurple]"Yeah you can use it… I think I'm going to take a walk, grab a bite to eat and maybe see if we can have amora take you somewhere with some water. You mentioned a place called Roshmi, right?"[/color] Darius said as he made his way out of the room. He could tell Artemis disliked being here, even with its better parts like Edena. [Color=mediumpurple]"I'll be back."[/color] Darius put on a smile despite feeling conflicted. He just didn't want anyone to worry and kind of wanted some time to himself.

Once in the hall, his face reflected his true feelings. [Color=mediumpurple][i]Artemis could be right. Some things line up, but some of it doesn't make sense.[/i][/color] Darius tried to remember it all, as she mentioned quite a lot. [Color=mediumpurple][i]Someone like Aklenroth would definitely do some low down shit like making me see images that would make me want to stay… Were they even real?[/i][/color]

Darius stopped in his tracks. He was now in a corridor he was not familiar with. It was the same one Kol had carried his unconscious body through. Concern filled him before a bit of reason took hold of his mind.

[Color=mediumpurple][i]Even if the visions were false, the possibility was real. The rebels used the DROMs to bring people here at random without concern for who was brought in and where they might end up… And it seems strange they'd put all this effort to bring us here to remove Aklenroth from power, but then just let us go back to Earth if we asked? They do have the DROMs though… but I don't think they can send people back or else Aklenroth would have threatened them to do it. He threatened them to surrender [b]and kill[/b] us if need be. And if he has the only way out… Then once they dethrone Aklenroth, they can send the humans home no problem.[/i][/color] Darius pondered this as he absent mindedly roamed the castle. By now he was in the less pleasant part of its enormous makeup. 

[Color=mediumpurple][i]Both sides are using us and both are fucked up in their own right. Aklenroth might be worse, but his side has the advantage. He rules Avalia, he has a way back to Earth… or claims to, and he didn't almost get me eaten by a fucking troll! Then there's the issue of that crystal. Malgormuun is a problem if what Artemis said was true.[/i][/color]

[Color=darkgray][i]Did anything that fish spout seem true to you? She is the true deceiver…[/i][/color] Darius almost jumped upon hearing Malgormuun's voice in his head. The demon spoke with venom, which told Darius that he wasn't a fan of Artemis and what she had said. [Color=darkgray][i]Tell me, why would I show myself to you if I sought to take you over? Better question. Upon discovering her, why did she not reveal herself as what she truly was until you gave her what she wanted? Even now she keeps the whole truth from you… She is no typical mermaid, Darius. Her song belongs to that of a siren, slayer of the seafarers she lures in with the power of her voice… I'm sure you remember hearing it and how it grabbed your attention. Think back, Darius… Alas, I will allow you to make your own decisions regarding her, but we have a deal. Keep your end and I shall keep mine.[/i][/color]

Darius didn't answer and instead thought about Malgormuun's words. He made a bold claim about Artemis, and backed it up with their first meeting. Darius shook his head in denial before turning back through the corridor to return to Edena. He moved briskly, filling the empty halls with nothing but the sound of his hard footsteps as he headed to Edena's dining area. 

It was there that he spotted not Zorrah, but a pink-skinned humanoid with two cuved horns and the same bright yellow eyes as Zorrah. She was dressed in a white robe, appearing as more of a servant than Zorrah ever did. [Color=mediumpurple][i]Another demon… Great.[/i][/color]