Abyssal Awakening

"Is there anything I should be careful of? Won\'t they just try to kill me if they realise, I\'m far too weak to be there?" Alice raised an eyebrow, worrying about her survival.

After all, Velouria was suggesting that she, a three star Hunter, join a meeting between four Gods. Beings that govern this world along with apostles that are far stronger than Abyss Lords.

"Oh don\'t worry about that. I\'m the host of this meeting remember? If I want to, I can host it publicly and they can\'t do much about it. Of course, I\'ll give them a better reason when the time comes."

Hearing Velouria\'s response, Alice couldn\'t help but feel as though the Goddess before her had slowly become less reliable over time.

She seemed to be doing things on a whim but perhaps that was her true self. A self she couldn\'t expose to the citizens of her city and only to those who are close to her.

In Alice\'s case, a Successor.

"You\'ll get used to it. Master is… Indulgent in the weirdest places. I can only wish she was this happy about getting some break days for herself but no, she\'d rather play pranks on the other Gods." Cayla sighed as she was familiar with the expression Alice was making.

She had given up long ago but the sight of that exact expression still makes her cry out \'That\'s how it feels!\' in her heart.

"I can\'t exactly take a break from managing the city now can I?" Velouria smiled while Cayla didn\'t respond.

"Ahem, setting that aside, you have a day if we want to be safe. I know that you\'ve been doing some light training with Lua and Kaden so would you like to explore your abilities more? You can also test the functionality of your blood while you\'re here before you go back." Velouria offered.

"Aren\'t they going to be busy with patrols?"

"They are but they\'re also my Apostles. Patrols can be left to the others for now while they help train the next successor. It\'s the main reason why we hired other people after all, they can help with the tasks."

Seeing that there was no reason to reject this proposal, Alice agreed while Velouria sent a message to Kaden and Allura.

Once they finished their patrols, it was simple for Kaden to take them to the castle via teleportation. But when they arrived, the two were shocked to see Velouria preparing all kinds of different dresses for Alice while they waited.

Her explanation was that Alice needed to dress the part if she wanted to join the meeting between Gods. After all, each of the surface Gods were picky about aesthetics so Alice couldn\'t arrive in the dress she was currently wearing.

Looking at Alice\'s expression, both Kaden and Allura felt pity rise up in their hearts as she looked as though she had just fought a thousand battles.

Even though Alice enjoyed shopping and looking for new clothes, this was too much for her.

When she browsed for clothes, she only took 30 minutes maximum to find what she considered cute.

But Velouria? It\'s been over an hour and she was still not remotely satisfied.

"Hmm… No no no! This doesn\'t make Alice look cute enough. I need something that\'ll blow the other Gods away so they don\'t have a reason to reject her presence." Velouria complained while tossing aside another outfit into the void.

"Lua, Kaden! Help me find something for Alice." She called out as Allura and Kaden looked at one another before smiling helplessly.

Seems like Alice had triggered Velouria\'s hobby and now, she can\'t escape her fate of being Velouria\'s doll for the next few hours.

"Maybe you should find something that matches her hair, it\'s a pretty big part of her look. Can\'t forget the broken crown too." Allura chimed in while Kaden could only chuckle softly.

While Alice was being dressed up by Velouria, Allura and Kaden, she did not know the chaos she had caused in the real world.

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After Alice entered the inverted world, her actions caused a distortion from within and each of the contestants was sent to a different location. Teams were split up and none of the items were working.

A lot of the students realised what was happening and sought safety while those who were ignorant of the incident continued forth without worry.

Xinbei, Elara and Garrett formed rescue squads with Lothian, Hephas, Fae and Luke. Fynn stayed back to help with sending out commands since he wasn\'t fit for combat.

Each of them would be responsible for a full squad and commence rescue operations.

Even though Luke wanted to find Ria first, she wasn\'t the one that needed help right now. In fact, she seemed to be enjoying herself and fighting her way through the beasts without care.

On the other hand, the principal was dealing with other matters but still lent them the Ghost Flame Wyverns to help out with rescue efforts.

Sitting in her room, the principal had an annoyed expression on her face.

Even with things as they were, no matter how she tried to establish a connection with Kaden or Allura, neither of them answered.

"Gods f*cking dammit! How hard is it to accept a connection when sh*t hits the fan?!" She cried out in annoyance. Tearing at her hair, she took deep breaths to calm down before biting her fingertip.

Controlling her blood, she began to draw a ritual circle.

Since they won\'t accept her messages, she\'ll forcefully establish a link!

"Hmph! Let\'s see how you evade me now." She clicked her tongue before slamming her hand down.

Black and red energy gathered around the circle as little by little, a mirror like surface manifested and she managed to establish a connection between her and Allura.

"What in the blazes is this?" Allura frowned while looking at this screen.

Just as she was about to pull her hand back and punch it, the surface cleared up, revealing the principal.

"Oh! Lil Vampy! It\'s been a while, and you still have my appearance huh? Did you not drink anyone else\'s blood?" Allura asked with a smile.

"First of all, what makes you think that some random schmuck\'s blood would override what your damn blood did to me. Second of all, if someone\'s trying to establish a connection ANSWER THE DAMN CALL!" She seethed while Allura simply laughed.

"Ahahah sorry sorry, I was busy with a fight earlier. So what\'s up?"

"You know damn well what\'s up. That disciple of yours! Why the hell did the Abyss make such a big reaction? If the people from the surface find out she\'s here, my Academy will become a damn warzone!" The principal frowned while Allura scratched her chin.

"Honestly, her growth exceeded my expectations since Cayla is waking up this early. Just hang in there, I know you can do it. I\'m already distracting the Churches so I doubt they can send over any heavy hitters." She waved her hand dismissively.

"And on the off chance they do?"

"You\'ve got it handled." Allura grinned before snapping her finger, cutting off the connection.

"&"£^%^%£!!!!"

Cursing aloud, the principal wanted to cry.

\'The f*ck do you mean I got it handled! What if they send damn Abyss Lords to my doorstep!\'

With no other choice, she created a second ritual circle and tried to establish a connection with Kaden.

Waiting for the fog to clear up, she saw Kaden in the middle of pulling someone\'s heart out.

"Lua! Wait no… Oh, it\'s you." Kaden paused before realizing who it was and wore a bored expression.

"What a charming greeting. Care to help out with the chaos you and Allura created at my Academy?"

"What kind of chaos are we talking about?" Kaden raised an eyebrow while twirling the heart with his fingers.

"You know damn well what kind of chaos I\'m talking about."

"Then I\'m sure you have it covered. Even though that brat is pretty damn weak, she\'s useful if you use her as a strategic asset. If any Abyss Lords show up just ask if she can give you a hand." Kaden waved his hand dismissively and tossed the heart aside.

Before he could say something else, a golden sword shot past his head as he twisted his body and snapped his finger.

From the ground, a pillar of shadows shot up and transformed into a giant maw, crushing the caster of the sword in an instant.

"Both you and Allura are busy, do you not care if the Churches sent Abyss Lords?!"

"Don\'t be so loud, kid. If you take a good look at where I am you\'ll realise I\'m doing you a pretty big favour right now." Kaden rolled his eyes. Taking a step to the side, he revealed the blood stained crest belonging to the Church of the Sun.

Widening her eyes, the principal realized that Kaden had launched an attack on the Churches!

\'Crazy b*stard!\'

"Once they realise I\'m knocking at their door, they won\'t have time to send the Abyss Lords. Of course, I\'m only one man so what I can do is limited. But you should be able to deal with any stragglers going your way right, kid?" Kaden asked as she reluctantly nodded her head.

As long as it wasn\'t Abyss Lords, she could deal with them. But once the Churches send a Lord, things would look dire.

"Look, if you\'re are really worried about the Lords then I have a great tip for you." Kaden grinned as she felt hope appear in her heart.

A secret weapon? A hidden technique? Perhaps an item to keep them out?

"Just be stronger, kid."

Without saying anything else, Kaden cut off the connection.

"£"&$&^!!! ARGGGG!!!"

The scream of the principal echoed throughout the chamber as talking to these two made her want to tear her hair out.