Phantasmos was utterly shocked by Elayne's overflowing powers. Her [Pathway] Ability had begun to connect with a few of the Gods of Arcadia, granting her the ability to fight Phantasmos despite the power difference between the two, and giving her the chance to exorcize him out of this world.
However, Phantasmos, despite his shock, started to laugh back at her words.
"Prepare myself?! Why yes! I've prepared myself rather well! Gahahahahaha!"
FLAAASH!
Phantasmos raised his arms into the skies as a gigantic black hole suddenly started opening in the middle of the air, shattering space itself and expanding more and more.
This was a phenomenon that only happened over a week ago in the First Contact, a "Gate" leading to a different world, according to experts, where the monsters of the First Contact appeared, and where all the Mana flooding over Earth had also originated from!
"Is that a Gate?!" Rita panicked.
"We need to stop him! Quickly!" Mark said.
"STOOOP!" Elayne roared, furiously rushing towards Phantasmos as her aura of divinity overflowed across her body and was even shared with her friends.
Suddenly, three other figures appeared from behind Phantasmos, a young-looking Dhampir, a red-haired Asian young man, and a plain-looking Canadian, albeit overflowing with the power of a Demon.
"What is he doing?!" Rose wondered. "Is he… No, there's no way that's possible!"
"This bastard is making a Gate?! STOP HIM BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!" Josuke roared. "[Vermillion Bird]!"
"STOP, YOU DAMN GHOST!" Albert cried.
However, it was too late. Phantasmos smiled back at these three agents with a vibrant, malicious smile.
"It is too late for you too, kehehehe…"
TRUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMM…!
A gigantic Gate opened in the middle of the forest, sucking everything within its surroundings, be it trees, monsters, animals, and even Phantasmos and everyone else inside.
FLUOOOOOSH!
"UUAAAGGGH…!"
"W-We're being sucked?!"
"FUUUCK!"
As they screamed I surprise, Phantasmos laughed while entering the Gate and taking over it with his powers.
"Gahahahahah! Welcome to my Labyrinth, and the grave where all of you won't be able to escape from!"
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[You have entered the [Phantasmos' Abyssal Labyrinth of Ghosts]]
[Toxic and Deadly Nether is overflowing through the Labyrinth, your Life is slowly being eaten away…]
[Your equipment is currently protecting you.]
[The Divinity [All Mother of Life and Souls] is concerned about your wellbeing…]
[She urges the [Great Spirit of Harvest and Nature] to wake you up.]
While Elayne was unconscious, she heard that mysterious voice once more, whispering into her mind. It seemed like a system prompt, but much more personal.
"Elayne, please wake up…"
"Ahhh… Who…?"
"Elayne!"
"Where… Ngh…"
"Elayne, please stand up, quickly!"
"Why are you sleeping in the damn middle of a dangerous dungeon? GET UP!"
"Uwaaah!"
Elayne suddenly opened her eyes, finding herself in the middle of a desolate labyrinthian cave. The caves were completely black, with strange blue and black crystals growing around and faintly illuminating her surroundings.
In the floor, there were many ponds of a green and black-colored liquid, emanating a nasty smell. The same putrid smell that rotten corpses give out, and it was filling the entire atmosphere, making it almost toxic to normal people.
"Cough, cough… Ungh, this place's so smelly…" Elayne muttered, standing up and looking around, finding the Great Spirit at her side.
"You're finally awake, oh my gosh!" The Great Spirit sighed in relief, immediately flying back inside of Elayne. "I cannot keep myself materialized out there for much longer, this Nether's deadly for Life Attribute beings such as us! You can bear it thanks to your equipment to an extent though. But still, drink a potion ASAP!"
"R-Right…!" Elayne panicked, taking out a small potion she made using fruit juice and drinking it, finally feeling better with herself. However, after that relief, she immediately assessed her surroundings, and what was happening right now. "I am… in a Dungeon, I heard the voice again. So Phantasmos was preparing this trick while we fought his Giant Phantoms this whole time?! Dammit it… And where's everyone?! I can't see anybody here!"
Elayne panicked a lot, looking around desperately, her surroundings were too dark for her to be able to identify where she was, and without a mapping ability like in Arcadia, she was rather helpless inside a dungeon.
"I can't believe we were trapped inside a Dungeon that the ghost made! That damn bastard! He somehow managed to create a Gate! I can't believe it." Sighed the Great Spirit. "And your friends! What if they're already dead?!"
"Please stop talking about that or I'm only going to get more worried!" Cried Elayne, trying to focus on her search, walking around the darkness was a bit too much, but whenever she tried to bring out spirits, nothing answered other than the few ones living inside her clothes as they fused into them. "And there's… no spirits here, nor nature at all…"
"Hmmm, for now you'll have to go for a different approach and try out Light Magic, good thing I've engraved you some basic spells there." Said the Great Spirit. "Try conjuring [Light Ball]! You've got plenty of Mana now."
"[Light Ball]!"
FLAAAASH!
A large sphere of light appeared above Elayne's head. Even when using Spiritual Gaze, her ability to see through this darkness was very dim, but with this floating sphere of light, things finally became easier. Bringing out torches wouldn't be recommendable because the place was very damp, she tried bringing one but it instantly turned off.
"Aahhh, finally some light~ Now- Eh?!"
Elayne was already thinking about seeking her friends through their magical connection. Just by focusing she was able to sense them rather far away from where she was currently… However, something else greeted her sight.
Countless of red eyes glaring at her all around, monsters crawling over the ceiling, walls, and behind her suddenly became as clear as water to her sight. Their appearances were like rotten zombies with their heads resembling the skulls of wolves and other animals…
"T-Those are Wendigos?!" The Great Spirit panicked.
"SHAAAAAHHHHH!!!"
And as the Wendigos hissed back at Elayne and were about to attack her, she quickly realized another thing, there was someone else here, a young-looking girl wearing black clothes was on the floor, about to be mauled by the hungry beasts.
"There's a girl here?!"
