Right after everyone has left the floor.
Slither!
Slither!
Slither!
A green vine-like tentacle slithers out of the holes of the floors.
……Ar….ia…..
……………………..N…….ox…….
…….Ci……..rce…………
Slither!
Slither!
Slither!
Its vines grabbed the left behind bodies of the deceased and began to drag them down.
…st….rong……..
………w…..or……thy…..
It then gathered some ash belonging to a powerful warrior.
Floor ???????
In a lightless room, a being slightly opens its eyes by not even a centimeter.
"…..Ar………..ia." it said within its confines. "………………..No……………..x………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………C…………irc……..e……………….…..Ar………..ia………………..No……………..x………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………C…………irc……..e……………"
It would continue to mutter these names until it fell asleep once more.
A floor above, where "Her" briefly gained consciousness, something else woke up.
From a magic stone like cocoon, a blood-haired woman with green eyes fell out of the crystal cocoon.
"..."
She remained motionless as the tendril came and imbedded itself on the base of her neck.
"!!!!!!!!!!!"
She screamed violently; her body shook as bad as she screamed deep within that abyss.
After some time, the screaming stopped, as did her shaking. The tendril then detached itself from her neck and she got up.
"……A..ria….No…x……Cir…..ce…….Aria…Nox, Circe…my name is Arterial…no… Revis now."
She turned to the cocoon and with an open mouth bit into it. Devouring it whole leaving not even a fragment left.
She clenches her hands into a fist.
"…Weak…far too weak for "Her"." She looked behind her to see a massive crystal far away at the end of the hall. In it was a woman with golden hair, encased.
The tendrils ran along from her to the other crystal cocoons.
Revis then began to walk into the darkness of the Dungeon.
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
Behind her were several more crystals, pulsating.
Thanks for the chapter!