Alice spoke, her voice rasping as if devoid of water. "yes... forgive my outburst, i know not why i did that.. Do me a favor however? let me purify my own artifact. i dont want whatever caused this.." she paused, waving her blade at their surroundings, "to cause her any harm. if my own mind can help create it then my own mind can contain it." Alice looked at the amulet on the ground, afraid to pick it up less it be a figment of her mind. Slowly she reached down and placed the tip of her blade against the locket, willing for it to be pure. she wasnt sure if it would work, but it was worth a shot. As soon as her blade touched it, it began to glow white as memories poured into her mind. they were all of herself, and her horrible life before she cam to live here. Of the horrible man she called her father that had put her in a coma and left her for dead. All of it happened instantly, but it felt like an eternity, living over every moment as she regained every memory. Suddenly everything went black as the final memory came, and she vanished. the locket itself had popped open, revealing a picture of a woman and burnt picture that was barely recognizable as a man. A few moments later the ground began to shake as the area began to collapse on itself. The gate near the entrance had fallen over revealing the way out, which oddly enough was closer then before.

Chess suddenly appeared. [i]"hurry, you must leave before this place returns to nothing, do not worry of me, i exist outside of this area. as a part of Alice."[/i]
with those words he vanished, leaving the two to fend for themselves.