Crossover Together ~クロスオーバ 一緒に~

Throughout the night from there onward, the interruptions for the team was little to none, which was for the best since none of them wanted another attack so quick (sexual or otherwise). They all spent their night over in Blair's house, most of the group anticipating just what they would have to go through tomorrow. What kind of land was the Great Rift? And what kind of dangers await at Abaddon? Those two questions much of the group couldn't really answer, and the only way they could was when they'll get there. They should be thanking their lucky stars that the first encounter with the locals didn't have any of them dead after the first half an hour. While much of the group was fast asleep, the only one who had a bit of trouble sleeping was Nagisa himself, the faint nagging left in him for his Demon Sense keeping him slightly on edge a little more than usual, and honestly he had all the right to be. All things considered, he was a criminal to the Underworld, him along with the rest of his group so who knows what they'll come across next. And that's not even including the thoughts on what his friends must be going through in this world as well.
Hard to think then, that the first one to actually get up during the middle of the night was actually Envy, and that was only because he turned over, and found that someone was ... well, actually missing. Opening his eyes and seeing the group sleeping around the room, most of the group was sleeping around him, but Kirara wasn't around anywhere. Envy slowly got up and looked around a bit, no sign of her anywhere. Nagisa tried to act asleep during this, but it wasn't until Envy actually got up and moved out did Nagisa finally decide to just get up. There was no point in simply sitting around if you can't even relax.

"Man. I haven't been this bad in a long time. ... Maybe I need some fresh air," Nagisa decided, getting up himself and quietly heading off after Envy. Nagisa paused for a moment and checked the rest of the group, seeing them all fast asleep still. He didn't want to wake the whole group after all.

Soon, after a short walk out, he was just outside Blair's house, and out in her front yard. It was something he should probably expect, but the trees around him outside gave them another little surprise, when the tips of their branches gave off a faint glow as if someone hung up Christmas lights on them, flickering like candles. It did add some special look to the forest around the town, and soon he found Envy standing off over by the boundary fence, looking up to the trees, as if looking for someone.

"Hey, Envy," Nagisa said, walking up to him.

"Oh, you're up too?" Envy asked.

"Yeah, I can't go to sleep with my demon senses like this. Among other things," Nagisa replied, leaning against the same patch of fence.

"Thought you'd have some control over it by now," Envy commented. Nagisa couldn't blame him for thinking that, him having this sensory system for a good while.

"Me too ... so what's keeping you up?"

...

*thump*

Just beyond the fence, both Envy and Nagisa looked to one of the trees and found that something foreign had fallen down from it. Not really a leaf, but actually a small book. Envy knew damn well you don't get books falling from trees, so Envy looked up the branches of the same trees, and found the answer.
Standing up in the tree, Kirara was doing what looked like some sight-seeing. Kirara kept her balance up by holding onto a higher branch above her, standing to the base of the tree, and almost looking like she was on watch for something. Blair wasn't up with her, but they were half way there either way. Envy and Nagisa walked up under the tree, picking up the book she dropped.

"Hey guys, you thought to have a look around too?" Kirara asked from above their heads.

"What're you doing up there, Kirara?" Nagisa asked.

"Trying to see if I can find one of those Gillian Hollows from up here. What other chance would I get to actually see one myself?" Kirara explained, looking back to the area around her. Why were they so desperate to find trouble?

"Stop trying to kill yourself, this isn't some game," Envy warned.

"I know that, I'm not going out of town to do it. ... Besides, I think I just about found one."

"Wait, what?!" they both gasped.

"Don't believe me, come on up," Kirara offered, waving them up. Was there a Hollow roaming by? Nagisa was the first to take her offer, and with a few quick hops, made it up to a higher branch as Envy was pulled up by Kirara up to her level in the tree. They got a good view from where they were, and after a bit looked off in the same direction to where Kirara was looking. Nagisa tried to keep his demon sense down, but when they did look off in the same direction, Nagisa knew immediately why his senses were going off so much.
A very tall figure was roaming around far off from the house. A very tall, black-cloaked figure with a white mask with a pointed nose, EXACTLY how Blair described it to them earlier. The only extra details Blair didn't place on these things was a small ring of spikes around its chest, and a set of long arms ending in white, pointed fingers. Even if the figure was a good fifty feet away, it still looked easily taller than the trees they were in. Nagisa's eyes grew wide.

"There's been one this close? No wonder my demon sense has been going off, that's gotta be why," Nagisa realized. And as if reading his mind, Envy looked up to Nagisa.

"I think we found out your trigger, Nagisa."

"Yeah, think you're right. I hope Blair and Yoruichi weren't lying about it staying away from towns," Nagisa noted, shivering at the idea. However, even if they were in the Gillian's line of sight, and it even turning to them at one point, the tall entity didn't attempt to move in any closer from where it was. The trio could even see the eye holes and teeth in the mouth of said Gillian as it turned to them, looking to them like a curious deer. Kirara got her book back, and with a pen she brought with her, actually started to sketch out what she was seeing. This was probably the best view she would get of one that wasn't gonna try to kill them, and seeing the beast made Nagisa shiver again out of demon sensing. Much to their relief though, eventually the Gillian turned and slowly began to move away, oddly very quiet as it did so, like a looming ghost.

"Thank. The lord," Nagisa sighed, before beginning to go down the tree.

"Very nice. Here Envy, what do ya think?" Kirara asked, showing Envy the picture she drew once they too got down the tree. A pretty good drawing considering how far away the Hollow was.

"That's actually pretty good," Envy noted, slightly impressed actually with the amount of detail she sketched out.

"Well, you do know we might end up running into one of those things if we don't watch it, right?" Nagisa warned.

"You heard Yoruichi, it'll go away when day breaks. And hey, maybe you'll actually get some sleep," Kirara said, walking passed them both and heading off back to Blair's house. Crisis obverted for now. And maybe Kirara had something there, at least Nagisa knew why the demon sense was going off, but that also proved one other fact. Whenever they get out, they'll HAVE to find somewhere to rest in a town before night falls.

~~

The rest of the night proved uneventful for them, and by the time dawn came around, and after some slight preparation, they were soon up and ready to go, packed up and ready for anything. It was probably for the best that they waited for daytime to go off, not willing to get caught by any nearby Hollows. If one was that close to them, who knows how many others were out there with it? The whole group gathered over to the edge of town, Yoruichi there to see them off, something by her side.

"Well, thanks for letting us stay for the night," said Nagisa.

"Thank you for taking care of my Blair. She's been telling me about your adventures together all night, and you all did a great job," Yoruichi said.

"No problem, mam. Well, we'd better be going, who knows when it'll get dark again."

"Hold on a minute, I got a little something before you go," Yoruichi made clear, walking over to them with something in hand.

"Well, sweet, what is it?" Takuya asked. Removing the covering over it, it turned out to be a few cartons of milk she got together. A bit of a random thing for her to give, but it could be a long time before they would get something to eat or drink.

"Wow, thanks," Aladdin said. He began to head on over, but as he was, his eyes began to wander to another milk dud in front of him, and his hands started to feel a bit antsy. Just before he grabbed the cartons, his hands passed them and -

"Don't you dare, Aladdin, we're just about to leave," Nagisa stated, grabbing him by the ponytail and yanking him back before he could grope anyone.

"I know," Aladdin meekly replied. Yoruichi can't help but chuckle when she saw this, and as Nakamura took the milk cartons, Yoruichi gave the young magi his wish and moved his head right between her boobs. Well, gotta send him off with something. Aladdin's face blushed red with a goofy grin on his face as the others looked on. After about five long seconds, Yoruichi moved back, Aladdin smiling and face red.

"... Thank you," Aladdin said, Yoruichi just patting his head and moving him to the rest of the group.

"Feel free to come by anytime," Yoruichi offered.

"Count on it!"

"Anyway, we'll be going. Take care," Nagisa said. Soon the group began to walk off, Aladdin having a bit of a giddy spring in his step. While the groping was a bit unexpected (or maybe expected, they weren't sure), it was a nice add-on to their rations, and some good hospitality. Perhaps this could be good for the future.

.......

Unfortunately, that can't be said for the group over in the holding cells. The morning light from above just managed to seep into the place, the first one waking up being those within the hanging cages: Edward in particular. Well, regardless of the light though, he could barely sleep anyway with all the moans from his prison, the unknown locations of the rest of the group, and his brother might he add, and just how much danger they all could be in. He tried to move, forgetting for a brief moment about his arm and leg missing. Even fi he was sleeping though, something jumped onto the top of his cage, and making him wake up, turning out to be one of the Imps, another blue Imp of the patrol.

"Time to eat," it said, peering in from the top of the cage and holding a little something for him, tossing it into the cage. It turned out to be some local food, made up of some dried up berries and a cup of water. Not much, but it was something. Ed simply glared at the demon on his cage.

"Come on, eat up."

"Will you quit it, I know you want us all dead, why don't you just kill us and be done with it?" Ed spat.

"Why would we do that?" the imp asked, actually sounding legitimate in its words. That took Ed off guard a little.

"What'd you do with everyone else then?" Ed demanded. A question he wanted to clear up for some time now since he was in here. The Imp spun around and was now gripping the bars of the cage like a monkey.

"You're in a Purgatory: an Underworld prison, your friends are scattered around in their cages and cells right now, like you friend down there," the Imp said, pointing down to Twilight down below, who at the moment was given some breakfast by what looked like a red Imp; a bit of the standard type, slightly broader than the blue Imp on Ed's cage.

"And they're still alive?"

"If you're that up tight about it, I'll have you know you'll be let out around midday for an hour in the fields. you can find them and ask them then. now you better eat up." And with that advice, the blue Imp jumped off of the cage, just to open up what looked like a kite on its back, gliding down to the bottom level. An interesting piece of information to gain, even if it wasn't intended for the moment. Ed began to think it over and get a smirk on his face, as he began to eat his berries. The blue Imp met up with Twilight down there next, meeting up with the red Imp.

"You feed him?"

"Just did," the blue Imp replied before walking on to continue. Twilight wasn't enjoying this anymore than the next prisoner, though it was a bit interesting that these demons weren't torturing them as much as they thought they would. In fact, the place itself was doing more of that than the actual Imps going around so far. The red Imp turned to Twilight in her cage.

"You gonna eat?"

"Yeah, thanks. ... You know, I ... wasn't expecting this."

"Expecting what? Being put in bars?"

"Eh, no, I figured that. I mean, how you're treating us. It's not really as ... bad, as I thought," Twilight admitted. The red Imp took a seat over by her cage.

"That's not how it works: you're put in there for jail time not for death. trust me if you're given a death sentence, you wouldn't even be here right now," the red Imp pointed out. Twilight got a image in her head of her friends getting torn to pieces, and she can't help but agree.

"Good point," Twilight simply said.

"Right. Your track record could've gotten you in a worse sentence, see?"

"What's the normal verdict?" she asked. The red Imp scratched its chin.

"Well you've been hunting down demons a whole lot, which included a dragon-class, so ... seventy to one hundreds years confinement to ... I dunno, maybe the ice caps or the fire plains. BUT you did take down a wanted criminal of demon-class former king of Tartarus, so it's been cut down to about ten to twenty in Abaddon."

"Ten to twenty over a hundred?!" she thought. Talk about a time gap from what could've happened to them.

"Why're you so surprised?"

"Ten to twenty years? That's still a long time, too much time."

"Too much? You're expecting a week in here?" the Imp groaned.

"You don't understand, w-we have a world to protect up there, it's going to collapse at any time now," Twilight pleaded, but it was met with deaf ears, the Imp having a pinkie digging for some ear wax.

"That's not our problem, rules are rules. Now, enjoy your meal, it'll be your only one for a while," the red Imp said, going back on its patrol. Well, so much for convincing one of the guards for something. On the bright side, at least their current situation wasn't as bad as they thought it would be.

~~

Well, as the first part of this trek was all walking, Aladdin gave them the privilege of flying as they had to cross the Styx River. With no boat, raft or anything, they had that as their only option to cross the river in little time at all. They had a decent fly by as they continued, the Styx River itself about as wide as the Nile river, and probably just as hard to pass over for any regular. Nagisa just needed to see the river flowing underneath them to see why a Gillian wouldn't follow anything across this thing, looking very long and deep even for that Hollow to take. As they flew along over the river, Nakamura, Nagisa and Blair were taking a look over the atlas.

"Well, looks like a straight shot from here. just keep flying Aladdin," Nakamura said.

"Will do," Aladdin replied, getting the turban to fly a little quicker, yet kept it smooth so nothing would fly off. Last thing they need was something important to fly off into the river.

"So, Envy, Blair, anything you wanna tell us before we enter this "Great Rift"?" asked Terasaka.

"Eh ... actually, no. You been there before, Envy?" Blair asked, just for Envy to shake his head.

"Nah, Sombra wouldn't let us go over there unless it's straight to Abaddon, and even then I've never gone there personally so ... your guess is good as mine," Envy shrugged.

"Damn it. Well, Aladdin, just keep off the ground will ya?" Takuya asked.

"Sure thing. We're about to reach the bank, actually," Aladdin said, pointing off ahead.

The whole group looked on pass Aladdin and sure enough, the little Magi was finishing up their fly over the Styx River, and soon the group found themselves from freshwater to dry land. A bit funny to think though, that while the first bit of the Underworld was a bit barren and lacking much in life for the most part, this area looked far more alive than they would've expected. They continued flying along the place, and looking down, it looked less like the Underworld, and more like prairies: long savannahs of dried grass and open spaces with a few scattered trees. The grass itself was a lot shorter than typical grass, and from what they could see, all of it looked like rough stubs of vegetation over typical green grass.
As they continued, the local wildlife started to get their attention as well. This life found here was anything but normal, though there was some vague resemblances to animals back home that they had noticed on their flight, some grazing on the grass, others bolting once they saw them fly by.

"Ok, I'm just gonna say it: the Overworld's got nothing on this," Nakamura stated.

"What?" Aladdin asked, surprised.

"Aladdin, look at it, does the Overworld have something like this?" Nakamura pointed out, pointing to the creatures underneath. Aladdin wasn't ready to say it just yet, but her point was still there. In a world up in the clouds, land was hard to come by.

"You just gotta know where to look, you only been in Elysium," Aladdin retorted, also saying a decent point. As they continued to fly along, Nakamura took a look over to Nagisa, who actually wasn't as bad as they were coming into this place.

"Looks like your demon sense is toning down, huh?" Nakamura said, nudging him.

"Actually, yeah. ... You think there's any demons around here?" Nagisa wondered.

"You tell me, you have the rader," Nakamura pointed out. So Nagisa took a minute and focused his energy in trying to sense a demon around the place. However, the further they went in on their flight, the less Nagisa actually sensed any demons around. What kind of place was this?

"No. Actually, the only one I can sense right now is Blair. Are demons not allowed in here?" Nagisa realized, actually surprised on that answer himself. His demon sense was going crazy for the longest time, only to be dulled down here. As they continued going though, they eventually flew closer to one of the trees, and as they did it spooked what looked like a flock of crows. They looked like any normal crow as they flew by them, but there was a few members of the flock not flying away from them.
These crows that began flying at them looked a little bigger than your average crow. This bird had a reptilian-like column tail, and three eyes instead of two, with one eye at the center of its forehead.

"Carrion Crows!" gasped Blair. And there was quite a lot of them coming up at them. Soon, several birds were already on top of them, cawing and pecking at them for getting too close to their tree. Aladdin got the carpet moving to dodge the birds, the Carrion Crows chasing after them. At first it was alright, but then one of the quicker birds got its beak on the actual carpet, and started to fly back, tearing into the turban!

"Hey, get off!" Terasaka yelled, swatting the bird off with a patch in its beak. It looked like a minor hit in their carpet, but with a patch torn away, the carpet actually began to weakened a bit! Aladdin tried to get it flying, but it kept dropping on them, slowing down for the other birds to catch up and try to get them down.

"Can't you fly any faster?!" Nakamura asked.

"I can't!" Aladdin replied. And what's worse, two of the birds were beginning to peck away at the turban again, tearing it to pieces! In no time at all, the turban got too weak, and started to fall down right to the ground below in a crash! The landing made them all tumble off and onto the ground, right in the open!

"God damnit, birds!" angry, Terasaka grabbed his rifle and readied to shoot them. The sounds of the shots did spook them a bit, one bird even getting shot, but it didn't get the flock to go away. They were in their territory, and these birds weren't going to let them get away so easily.

"Stand back," Aladdin said, readying and charging up a Gyro Ball. Terasaka, Yoshida, and Envy bolted aside and gave Aladdin room the shoot, Aladdin blasting the attack directly at the birds. The following explosion made four of the birds fly back, only for them to caw and fly at them! Nagisa came in next with his Halo Blade, slashing and trying to keep the birds back. This assault was more effective, and two of the birds gave up and flew off back to their tree, but there was still a lot of birds there. They were ready to fight each one of them off, and the crows were ready to do that same. At least, it seemed that way.

*RAAAAHHHHH*

Out of nowhere, a roar came up and shuttered the ground! All the crows freaked out like crazy, taking off and high-tailing it back to the tree. The team began to hear rustling off nearby in the grass, and they all armed up for whatever else was coming their way. ...

"... I missed you. I'm so glad you're safe."

"Morgiana?!"

A great sight to see, and Aladdin raced right up to her. Morgiana met up with him with a hug of her own, though strength was a issue again, and she griped hard on him. Aladdin cringed on the strength, but he didn't gripe about it just yet, he was just glad someone from their team was with them.

"You know her?" asked Yoshida.

"That's Morgiana, one of Aladdin's friends," Nagisa answered, remembering the story Aladdin had when explaining her.

"I owe myself to him," Morgiana stated, not letting go of Aladdin until after she said that. It wasn't exactly the right way of putting it, but at least they can be sure she wasn't gonna kill them. As nice as it was to see her, her presence is also a very good sign to a number of them in what they're trying to do.

"Wait. If you're here ... Morgiana, are the others with you?!" Nagisa asked, hopefully. Unfortunately for them, Morgiana shook her head.

"No. I'm the only one outside of the purgatory right now," Morgiana answered.

"Purgatory. You don't mean Abaddon, do you?" Envy asked.

"I think so."

"Called it!" Blair said. What luck they would pick the right purgatory on their first try, and now with Morgiana with them, being such a strong ally according to Aladdin's story, this rescue was as good as done! It sounded like none of them had died either, so that was very good to note for their sake.

"Thank god. Well there's no time to lose! Aladdin, get your carpet ready and let's get moving," Nagisa said, ready to head out. ...

"... Eh. I think we're stuck walking," Aladdin replied meekly. The others soon saw that his turban was completely torn up thanks to their little encounter earlier with the Carrion Crows. Cuts, tears, and rips were evident all over the sheet thanks to the many beaks and claws used on it. In short, they weren't going to fly anytime soon. Aladdin even tried to fly with it from there in front of everybody, but all the turban could manage was a foot off the ground, and even that was after a good amount of strain.

"Damn it! Well, how far is it from here?" Terasaka groaned. Morgiana thought for a little bit, and the answer she had was not a good one.

"Three miles."

~~

The view on the landscape was drastically changed now. While it appeared intriguing and nice from up in the air, now that they were on the ground, the whole area became a dangerous, and troublesome place. All those creatures they've seen earlier are now on their level, and they had to really watch their backs as they went on through, weapons all drawn and at the ready for whatever could be following them within the grass and behind the next hill. They had three miles to get there, and with every step, they all knew they had a long and precarious way to go. Morgiana, Aladdin, and Nagisa took the lead as everyone else followed behind, all of them armed to the teeth like a military patrol. If they had one thing going for them it's that for most of the walk, they weren't completely stuck in thick forest, and as such could see very well for miles. However, that's a double-edged sword, as they too can be seen for miles by any predator out here. And the last thing they want is to be caught under predation now.
As they kept on going, the landscape began to turn from flat-plains to a more hilly area of rocky landscape, often breaking to drops and cliffs around them. Not as many animals were around here though, but that wasn't enough of a reason to drop their guard by any means.

"Well, so far so good. Everyone's so on edge right now. I sure hope we get there soon," Nagisa thought, looking back at the rest of the group as they continued along. As they went, Nagisa accidentally bumped into Morgiana, who actually stopped herself at one point, seemingly sensing something.

"What's the matter?" Nagisa asked. Morgiana waited a minute, and then got to her knees, hands on the ground, and focusing hard.

"... They're here."

"Abaddon?" Nakamura asked.

but that wasn't the case here. As they were standing there, they began to hear something begin to move around them, yet with how many times they turned and tried to figure out what was there, nothing seemed to show up. Morgiana knew damn well something was there though, and could sense them all moving around them. Yes, all of them. What was strange though was that Nagisa, despite being on edge, wasn't sensing any demon activity. So, if these weren't demons, then what were they?
And then one presented itself on top of a nearby rocky outcrop, looking down to them. Some stray rocks fell down the cliff for them all to catch their attention to this new creature looking down in some aggression. A large predator, looking like a mixture of sorts between a wolf and a dragon: with a dog like snout filled with thick, jagged teeth, skin covered in red scales from the end of its snout to the end of its tail, with a thick mane of red hair running down to the middle of its back. This one in particular actually had three braids in its mane by the head. Strong claws dug into the ground, one paw visible from their level as they looked up at the red creature.
And even worse, it was not alone. One by one, more of these hunters moved out into sight of the traveling band of humans, and each one was a bit different in their own right. One thing in particular was that some of these individuals had a good amount of scars, be it a simple cut on the neck or slice of the face, just to name a few things. Either way, these animals were not any pushovers, and now this pack had them surrounded.

"Great. First a bunch of cats, and now a bunch of dogs," Takuya said, loading his weapon, only for Morgiana to suddenly jump at him and actually kick the weapon out of his hand.

"Don't even try," Morgiana warned, giving Takuya a sort of death stare.

"Why the hell not?" asked Nakamura, just as three of the jumped down from its perch, and landing down right in front of the human group. The creatures stood easily taller than them, and pretty imposing to them to say the least. At first, the large animal kept quiet, but then Morgiana went straight up to it. The animals took a bit to see Morgiana before confronting the rest.

"What's our sister doing with you?" it then asked. Well, that reveal was rather blunt, and shocked most of them.

"Sister? ... Wait. these are Fanalis?!" Aladdin realized. With just how different Morgiana looked compared to this tribe of feral Fanalis, the idea that they were one of the same was beyond shocking. The creature moved in closer to them, moving over to Envy as his nose picked up something interesting. Envy kept his hand on his pocket so his stone won't be taken away from him again.

"... You're not all foreign. ... Who are you?" the biggest creature then asked. Envy gulped. He felt a sting of irony for this, as for the longest time things like this wouldn't even worry him, but he never had such a weaker body before, and predators like these are now a deadlier danger.

"Uh, T-Team Harmony," Envy answered. Not the particular name, but still some identification. Lucky for Envy, Aladdin jumped in the way.

"Wait, wait, we're friendly! W-We saved Morgiana from being captive by a Djinn back up in the Surface World," Aladdin quickly explained. The large animal then turned over to his fellow Fanalis.

"This true?"

"Yes. He gave me my freedom again after I was captured. I was bounded in magic chains, and if they hadn't come for me ... I wouldn't be here," Morgiana answered. As good as that was, the growl the creature made gave them some shivers.

"Magic binds. Those demons always cheat with that," the creature growled, which wasn't too far from the truth really.

"So none of you have magic on you?" Nakamura asked, arms crossed.

"Why the hell would we?" retorted one of the female Fanalis.

"True strength is not some light show," added another one. Well, Aladdin did feel a little bit worried, considering he had a lot of magic to use, but little physical promise to speak of.

"You have to have some."

The tribe and group then turned over to Kirara, who took a few steps forward towards the large animal.

"I mean, either Morgiana was cursed to look like a human, or you have to have some sort of human form you can turn into. Unless we're talking werewolves, I'd call that some kind of magic," Kirara explained. While they weren't sure what a Werewolf was, that didn't really lift up the mood very well.

"And why should we listen to you?" one of the Fanalis asked.

"Ok, fine, don't. We're just going to Abaddon anyway," Terasaka made clear, reminding them on where they were going, and even starting to head off, only to be blocked by another Fanalis, this one a male and with a more serious look over a standard aggressive one. The larger animal walked up behind him.

"What business would you have there?"

"Leave him alone!" Nagisa suddenly demanded. He didn't want to lose anymore people if he could help it. The animal turned around, and rushed at Nagisa, the boy actually bringing out his Halo Blade, and aimed it right at him. The beast's claw met with the blade, and both of them stopped. The blade stayed sturdy, but it wasn't burning him as it would a normal demon, making Fanalis something else entirely and explained why he couldn't sense them earlier.

"... Not even a flinch."

"You're not the first Underworld creature I had to fight. I am apart of Team Harmony, and if you're going to kill them, I'll fight you any time," Nagisa warned, surprising a good amount of them. Not often would Nagisa warn a fight, if ever, but Nagisa had no time to cut corners, and no one's going to die if he could help it. Eventually, after a pause in both sides, the Fanalis lifted his paw off of the blade, and raised his head.

"A fighter at heart. ... Well, let's see how much of a warrior you are. Masrur!"
All of a sudden, the Fanalis gave a loud bark, which signaled one of the Fanalis to jump out. They all thought that it would be an onslaught, but instead, it was just one Fanalis, and actually grabbed Aladdin from behind. Aladdin barely had time to react, and was now in the jaws of one of these Fanalis. After that, the Fanalis group turned and raced off with Aladdin as their captured prey!

"Aladdin! Everyone, come on!" Nagisa yelled, almost immediately rushing off after the Fanalis. There was little time to react, so they had to run after them.

The tribe of Fanalis continued racing on ahead through the land, not showing any signs of slowing down in their run. With their size and speed, this made it difficult for the humans to keep up with the Fanalis. The exception to this rule was Morgiana and Nagisa, with one of the Fanalis looking back just to see them right behind. Sure they were far behind, but still were keeping up and weren't farther away.
As they kept going, the land began to break open to what looked like a canyon up ahead, and the team thought that they would slow down, or turn.

.......

"W-What?!"

One by one, without slowing down in the slightest, the tribe began to jump across the great canyon! It was enough to make Nagisa skid to a stop, him and the rest of his group, seeing the Fanalis members make the jump following their chief. Morgiana was the only one who didn't stop, and followed the tribe across, her natural strength making it look pretty easy. Then again, none of them could crack a tree in two with a clench of their wrists like they could.

"Y-you shitting me?! How'd they jump across that?!" shouted Terasaka.

"Well, they are Fanalis," Envy noted. Some of them looked over the cliff, and it didn't help that they couldn't see the bottom of it either. And just for that icing on their little cake of troubles ...

"Well?! Come on and jump!" called one of the members.

"They won't do it!" mocked another.

Well, they've tried for the longest time to get this far into this Underworld, their one chance on getting allies in this place, and with the Fanalis laughing at them, there was no chance. Such a long cliff like that no human can ever jump, and somehow the Fanalis tribe here proved they could no problem. Morgiana waited for at least one of them to try, but none of them even bothered to go, intimidated by the feat these Fanalis had easily done.

"S-so now what do we do?" Envy asked. Nagisa stayed quiet for a bit more, and actually turned around, beginning to walk back. That just seemed to prove to the Fanalis Tribe that they were not up for something like this.

"Nagisa? ..." Blair said. Not a word.
Across the canyon, the Fanalis tribe all began to head off. Morgiana and Masrur stayed a bit quiet for a bit, looking over to the humans themselves, and eventually Masrur placed a paw on Morgiana's shoulder. a silent gesture to move on. Morgiana readied to follow her tribe onward back to their camp when -

"WAIT!"

The tribe stopped, and took a look back. That voice was from Nagisa again, this time facing towards the cliff face, and seemingly impossible jump. His friends were on the otherside of this cliff, according to the map they've been given. They were suffering there.

"... I can. ... I CAN. ..."

Then he began to run.

"W-WHA, NAGISA WAIT!" called Envy.

But Nagisa Shiota didn't stop. Determination edged him in his run, and as everyone watched, his feet met the very edge, and with all his power, launched right off in a mighty roar! It was a jump for his life, and for a moment, Nagisa almost felt like he was flying, arms spread to his side and body angled forward like a flying bird. Those on both sides were taken aback, Nagisa focusing only on the otherside. The winds from the canyon struck his body from below, as if it too was aiding in his goal.
Landing. It was a bit rough, Nagisa had to admit, as he almost lost his footing, but sure enough he was on the otherside of the canyon! Nagisa gathered himself, and looked back.

"WOO! WAY DA GO NAGISA!" called Blair, hyped up from the display.

"No way, he actually made it," noted one of the Fanalis. Masrur stayed quiet and continued to observe what would happen next. Aladdin smiled on seeing that ultimate victory, and he began to sense a similar determination vibe begin to grow in the others too.

"I've trained too long be shown up by these Fanalis! I'M GOING FOR IT!" Nakamura decided.

"No doubt about that!" Blair added in. She then turned to Terasaka's gang.

"Hey! Let's show those Fanalis what we Humans are really made of!"

"RIGHT!" the boys said. Their inner fighter had come to life now, and there was no stopping them. And with the signal, Nakamura lead the charge with Blair, the group of Terasaka's gang!

"H-Hold on, you're all gonna die if you try!" Envy insisted, but none of them were having any of that. And even more so -

"Right behind you!"

"W-WHAT?! Kirara, you can't be serious!" Envy gasped, seeing even her run too.

"My gang's nothing without me, Envy, so I have to go!" Kirara said, following close behind. Next thing they knew, the group off on the otherside, and those still remaining on the one, saw the group of humans make their jump in a mighty warrior cry. Envy couldn't even bare to look, and closed his eyes tightly as they flew over like Nagisa did. Right in front of everyone, much to their surprise, they just managed to get themselves across too! Terasaka landed more roughly than Nagisa, and got on his knees from the impact, but he wasn't too hurt from the fall, and everyone else was alright overall. To say that the Fanalis were impressed was an understatement. Envy opened his eyes and he couldn't believe what he was seeing. This group of humans had actually did a feat thought only Fanalis could do!

"T-They all made it?!" Envy gasped.

"YEAH! We're all making it, baby!" said Takuya, fist pumped into the air for the victory. Heine straightened up, and adjusted his glasses.

"Not just yet," Nagisa said. That brought their attention over back to Envy, who felt completely at a loss for words.

"Come on, Envy, it's easy!" called Yoshida.

"Just get a good running start, and you'll fly over in no time!" called Nakamura, equally hyped from the feat. Envy felt a twitch in his left eyebrow, eyes wide.

"G-God damn it," Envy said to himself, doing as they said and slowly backing up. If he had his original Homunculus strength this wouldn't be too bad, but he still had his human strength on him. Before going, he felt the stone in his pocket, and pulled it out to look at it in his hand. Eventually, his hand gripped it into a shaking fist.

"Come on, Envy. I'm not a Homunculus anymore. ... I'm a human. I'm as strong as I was before! So what if I don't have a Philosopher stone in me. I need them. And they all need me!"
In a state of determination and bravery, and making a warrior cry himself, Envy finally started to run towards his team! He made it this far without his Homunculus tricks, no way was he going to give up now. They all were waiting for him, and he met with the cliff with the biggest jump he could muster. Envy launched off with all his strength, and he felt the wind lift him over much like the others had done. Envy looked like he was going to make it with such a leap across, but at the last moment, he started to slow down, and he landed right on the edge of the cliff, his foot slipping down! Envy struggled a little bit, but he did eventually pull himself up to the otherside.
Safe.
Envy needed a minute to realize what the hell happened, but looking back, he was alive, he was alright, and he had did something he thought couldn't be done. Him and the rest of the group.

Then came the steps of Masrur coming over to them.

"What now? You going to complain some more?" Blair asked. Instead, the Fanalis dropped Aladdin onto the ground, and the tribe confronted them all. Were they going to fight them now? However, Morgiana was smiling at what they did, and they didn't reach their weapons.

"... You're all warriors after all," Masrur stated. That was enough of indication they needed to reassure them. This tribe now saw them as actual soldiers worth their time, not to mention they got Aladdin safe and sound. Then stepped forward the first Fanalis they saw. He at first didn't saw a word, but he actually looked a bit more guilty than anything.

"... I'm terribly sorry to misjudge you all like that. Our kind doesn't like demons, and seeing him, I ... I hope you can forgive me," he said. While this was indeed humble of him, Nakamura actually found it kinda funny, even laughing much to the Fanalis's surprise.

"Talk about a one eighty: first you try to kill us, and suddenly you're groveling. But hell, who can blame ya for being worried about demons down here?" Nakamura joked. The Fanalis wasn't expecting one of them to actually joke about it, but there were no hard feelings from her.

"All the same, maybe if you want to prove someone's worthy, capturing friends shouldn't be the first thing you do. You alright, by the way?" Yoshida asked, turning to Aladdin.

"I'm a little shaken, but I'm ok," Aladdin replied, arm holding his shoulder. Then however, the large Fanalis began to seemingly bow to them, head aimed to the ground in what looked like either respect or submission.

"Ok, we accepted your apology, you don't have to be so formal about it," Kirara said.

"I don't that's what they're doing," Envy said.
And before they could say much else, the Fanalis in front of them began to change a bit. Turned out Kirara was right about the magic in these creatures, as a sort of light began to cover the body. It wasn't exactly the same as the transformation Blair would do, or Yoruichi, but the effect was still overall the same as the beasts began to shrink down and become more human-like, such as Morgiana.
After a short bit, Team Harmony found themselves with a tribe of human Fanalis, and no longer in the company of the red beasts (not in a literal sense anyway). The first Fanalis turned into a tall and muscular man. His hair was long and went down to his back, some bands tossed in front of his shoulder. The outfit on him mirroed that of Morgiana in a sort of Romanian toga with sandals on his feet. what remained from the animal counterpart would be the red eyes, red hair, and unique eye markings which appeared like eyeshadow. For him, he had what looked like a piercing under his lower lip, which was a distinct characteristic.
The other Fanalis did the same thing, and every single one of them, despite the differences, all had red hair, red eyes, and similar eye markings. Morgiana fitted right in now, and the kind's resemblances are now staggering. And once that was done, the leading Fanalis went forward, hand extended.

"I am Muu Alexius," he introduced. Nagisa smiled, and shook his hand.

"Nagisa Shiota."

~~

As the day continued on, those within Abaddon eventually reached their own time outside of their cells for their hour in the yard, as it were. Still, "outside" might not be the right word, as it was more of just going out in a larger part of Abaddon Purgatory. The first one to be out there was Karma Akabane, though if one saw him clearly could tell he had seen better days. Going out with a few other prisoners of Abaddon, Karma looked beaten up to a degree, bruises and a few cuts along his body. Though being a tough kid, he had little to really worry over with these injuries.
The area "outside" was a large opened area, no visible way to the outside. The area stretched about football field length, the whole area lined with walls with many different types of demons going around inside. Usually the walls would be steel with occasional barbed wire, but these walls were red and lined at the top with sharp, curved teeth. Karma's first stop was actually over by one of the walls, looking it up and down as if it was some art piece. He could just make out some Imps patrolling on the otherside, one of which peered in and looked down at him.

"Some architecture," Karma commented. his hand pressed onto the fleshy substance, but he began to feel it start to suck him in, Karma immediately pulling himself back.

"I wouldn't!" called a green Imp. "Those are absorbent: you try climbing it, you'll just add to the structure!"

"Thanks for the tip!" Karma called back, strolling away from it before the wall could eat him. And good timing too, as some more familiar prisoners began to catch sight of him.

"KARMA!"

Suddenly, Pinkie Pie charged out of nowhere, and hugged Karma tight, super happy that another one of her friends were alright overall. Pinkie sure didn't look very happy herself, her usually poofy hair now draped down in a smooth layer, Pinkie crying fountains out of her eyes.

"Good to see you too, Pinkie," Karma replied, as Pinkie cried.

"Everyone's so mean in here!" Pinkie wailed. Karma got Pinkie Pie to let go of him, just as a few more familiar faces of Team Harmony: Twilight, Gaara, Hoopa, and Winry in particular.

"See you two are still with us," Gaara commented.

"Hey guys. So, any of you found a way out yet?" Karma asked, getting right to the main point. Unfortunately, the group didn't look too promising with their expressions.

"We all were tossed into our cages after being knocked out, how're we supposed to figure that out?" Hoopa commented dryly.

"Why, Hoopa, have you any ideas to share to the class?"

"I'd use my rings, but those Imps confiscated them like everyone else's weapons! ... I miss em'," Hoopa said, the last part a lot more humbled. It's just not something he was used to. Hoopa without rings is like fish without fins, it just didn't feel right. Karma looked around nearby, but for the moment, that was all of Team Harmony that came outside, the others apparently missing.

"And what about the others? Olivier, Al, Ed, Ciel?"

"We thought they were out here with you," said Twilight.

"Someone mention me?"

The group turned away, and soon found at least one of them coming out. Though, it wasn't exactly on his own power, as the large Yellow Imp was carrying him outside to join the others. Seeing his missing arm and leg easily explained why the Imp did this for him, the Imp carrying him on his back like he weighed nothing.

"Didn't we say you'll see eachother out here? Here you go," the Yellow Imp said, as he placed Edward on the ground over by Winry. Edward fell on his head when he did that, but at least he was out there, Winry getting him to sit upright.

"Don't tell me: you confiscated his automail too, right?" Gaara assumed.

"What else did you expect? He can't use alchemy with one arm, can he," the Imp replied. Fare enough.

"And what about the others? Olivier, Al, Ciel, where're they Mr. Imp?" Pinkie asked, going right up to it. The yellow Imp scratched its head, trying to remember. There were a lot of demons going around in here, and narrowing it down was a bit hard to do, but eventually it did figure it out.

"Let's see. Olivier Armstrong caused some trouble, and even killed one of our Imps so she's in solitary. Alphonse Elric had to be confiscated, so he's not out here -"

"My brother's not a tool!" Ed suddenly snapped, making the Imp jump back.

"I-I know, protocol! ... anyway, as for Ciel Phantomhive ... well, we tried getting him out, but he wouldn't go so we left him in there. Can I ask you one question?" the Imp finished.

"Ask away."

"Did your friend deal with this before? We don't see someone that broken up unless they've been put into Gehenna first," the yellow Imp asked.

"Don't see why we should tell you," commented Edward.

"And what is Gehenna anyway? Another prison?"

"Let's just say you won't be alive for a day if you're in there. Especially you, Ed," the Imp said, considering his missing limbs. It was then another thought came to mind, and Winry went over to it.

"You devils didn't destroy my automail, did you?" she asked. Her scary expression caught the Imp off-guard, expecting such a look from a devil not what he assumed was an angel. Rather than answer, the Yellow Imp jumped up to the top of the flesh wall to the next platform. Only then did it answer.

"Yes."

"... GET DOWN HERE!!!" she screamed, trying to climb the wall, but she began to get sucked into it! Karma, given the warning earlier, pulled Winry out before she could be absorbed into it. Winry thrashed as if a demon possessed her, trying to get him to let go, some of the other Imps stopping and looking down to her from the top of the wall.

"What's with her?" asked a red Imp.

"She cares a lot for her automail, apparently," shrugged the yellow Imp. They were lucky though that Winry couldn't climb the wall after them.

"Will you calm down, it's just some metal," Gaara said. Winry looked to Gaara with an almost demonic glare.

"That "metal" is my creation."

"So what? Going on a murder spree won't help, and it won't get us out of here any faster. Unless you want to join solitary with your not-aunt," Gaara pointed out, giving Winry a bit of a glare of his own. He may not have a demon in him anymore, but he still had his demonic tricks on him. As mad as she was, Winry slumped and sat down over by Ed. Ed wasn't feeling much better about it, and he knew Gaara was right. Even if he wanted to hurt them though, what could he do with one arm and one leg? The Imps went off out of sight, much to their annoyance.

"Well, this is just a fine kettle of fish, is it? Sebastian dead, we're all stuck in here, and we got literally no way to get out. This is the bottom of the pit," Hoopa griped.

"Tell us something we don't know," Ed sighed.

"Guys, don't count it out just yet. Blair, Aladdin, and Nagisa didn't get caught, remember? They'll find us, I know they will," Twilight said.

"Wait, yeah they didn't. Well, looks like we'll have to put our hopes on them," said Winry.

"Okie dokie lokie," Pinkie said.

"Look, I know you got a lot of faith in your boyfriend, but be real: Abaddon has the highest security in the Great Rift, how the hell are we supposed to get out? He's gonna need more than just some speed and a toy knife to do that," Hoopa explained, as narrow-minded as that was.

"Hoopa, we're talking about a kid who took on Tirek and won, I think he can figure something out. Or would you rather stay stuck in here?" Karma stated.

*AAUUGH!*

Before their conversation could go any further, the sudden scream caught their attention. Off into the field, it looked like one of the demons was in a bit of a tiff, and he suddenly had a smaller prisoner in its mouth, shaking it around and tearing it apart! Stray blood splattered over near their feet, but this commotion did spark the Imps to suddenly jump in at them. A group of green Imps swarmed the larger demon, forcing it to drop the smaller one, and keep him back, but it seemed too late to save this one, the body laying in a pool of blood, organs and bones crushed. A pair of blue Imps joined the green Imps in seeing the incident, some of Team Harmony going over as well.

"God damnit, not again," the blue Imp groaned.

"Again?" asked Pinkie. The blue Imp gave a whistle, and some of the Green Imps went on over, going around the body. They thought that they were going to take him away, but instead, one of the Imps got what looked like a wooden flute. The lesser demon started to play a tune on it. ...

*GASP*

And after a good minute, the seemingly dead demon sprang back to life! The wounds were still bleeding, but he looked a lot better than he did earlier. This caught them off guard the most since arriving in Abaddon.

"Hold on ... you revived him?" asked Twilight. The blue Imp turned to her.

"It's a rule we have here: you can't go through your sentence if your dead, so we have to revive them if something like this happens. This is the seventh time in the last three months," the blue Imp explained.

"Weird. Won't the reapers be pissed off at you for doing that?" Gaara asked.

"Oh, you'll stay dead of you're outside Abaddon, but it's not a way out in here. so try to stay alive, please?" the Imp replied, going away with the group of green Imps once things calmed down. So not only were these Imps a bit more open, but they were actually merciful as well. ... Well, sort of.

"Well, least we can say we're not gonna die in here," shrugged Karma.

~~

After this, the whole group was given a far better welcome by Muu to his tribe, and with some aid of Morgiana, the group was brought over back to the Fanalis camp. It sure was a good change from killer to kindness, and Nagisa would've forgive himself if things would've gone worse. At least they've managed to get things right, and that was the important thing.
For the exact place they had in mind, the group was brought to a more opened tribal settlement, looking like a village of sorts, not too dissimilar to the place Yoruichi had made home in for her clan. The only difference though was that this was more well-kept in an overall sense, and plenty more room to roam around. The group went on through the front, and noticed other Fanalis going about their time. Some human-like, and some still as the same beasts just coming back from hunting. It didn't really mattered on what age they found them in, be it adult or kid, they all had the similar markings and red eyes and hair. They still noticed that they had scars as well, each one different in its own way. And ... well, someone had to say it.

"Is anyone else feeling like Deja Vu right now?" Yoshida quietly asked.

"Eh ... yeah," Envy replied.
The group began to head on inside the village for a bit, following Morgiana and Masrur. Seeing the Fanalis all around them, it didn't take much time until this group of humans got the tribe's attention. Not often would humans even get out this far, let alone be invited into the camp.

"Are scars an accessory to you Fanalis?" asked Nakamura.

"No, but each scar a Fanalis has is a sign of how much one has gone through in life," Muu answered.

"But you don't have any scars," noted Blair. Muu rubbed the back of his head with a smile.

"Just because it's common doesn't mean we try to get scars. Besides, we Fanalis are a lot stronger than other humans, so getting scars is harder on us," Muu joked. Before they could continue, one of the Fanalis began to get a meal ready for the tribe to eat up, something they easily got a good smell of not too far away. A smell of meat to be sure (why wouldn't it be?), and with how long they've been going around with what rations they had now diminished from travel, it was a welcoming sight for them.

"Karma would have a field day with these Fanalis if he were here," Nagisa thought.

.......

So it didn't take too long until they were starting to eat up. And with the Fanalis, meals come big, and most of it was mainly animal meat from the Great Rift, most of which was a bit unrecognizable, but it was still pretty good anyway, as many of them were given a good chunk of their share. Blair, Kirara and Terasaka were given some Carrion Crow meat, all cooked up and juicy.

"Talk about your ironic twists," Kirara simply stated, taking a bite of the surprisingly good meat. A bit spicy, but pretty good all the same, tasting like some spicy chicken wings. The others had their own different types of meat given to them, and the various members of the Fanalis tribe, young and old, were enjoying every bit of it, like it was a big celebration or something. Nagisa and Aladdin enjoyed their meal, though they were a bit more humbled by the Fanalis more than anything.

"You not hungry, Nagisa?" asked Envy, nudging him.

"Sorry. I'm just wondering how the others are doing in that Abaddon place. They could be going through anything in there," Nagisa sighed, picking at the meal he had in front of him. Here he was eating up a feast and his friends were probably getting scraps in their prison.

"Eh, not everything. I mean, Abaddon's the most secure but not the most cruel."

"So much better," Nagisa remarked. They may be alive, but what did that mean exactly? It didn't matter much to him how secure a place like that is, he just wanted them out.

"Actually, yeah it is."

"Ok, Envy, what won't they do in there now that they got Team Harmony locked up?" Nagisa asked. Envy needed little thought, and whispered the number of ideas he could come up with he knows they won't do. ... And Nagisa felt a shiver run through his spine just seconds after Envy started. Needless to say, the idea of what demons so to their prisoners was far more horrid than he thought. But, he quickly shook off his fear.

"Well, anyway, I'm still not letting them stay locked up."

"Oh, year, of course, damn straight we'll get them out!" Envy reassured. Yeah, Abaddon wasn't as bad as brought on to be, but they were surely getting them out regardless if it meant to keep the world in tact from Sombra's reign.

"Right. Morgiana?" Morgiana paused for a minute in her eating, with what looked to be a large slab of meat in her mouth. "How much further until we reach Abaddon? do you know from here?" Morgiana took a moment to swallow her meat before she gave her answer.

"We're miles away still," Morgiana simply answered.

*thud*

"Still not close?" Nagisa groaned, now his face meeting the table. How far did they travel through the Great Rift already? He would think that they'd be at least close, but clearly it wasn't gonna be a straight shot after all. This thud got the attention of one of the other Fanalis sitting further away from him. some of the others, Masrur included, had overheard what Nagisa's goal was, taking some interest in it.

"Abaddon?" Masrur asked.

"Yeah, we're going on a rescue mission. Looks like we have to wait though," Aladdin said, disappointed when he looked up to the sky. If they were still miles away, it would be well into night time when they would get there, and they weren't interested in being victims of Hollows roaming around during the night.

"Who's stuck there?" asked a female Fanalis.

"Quite a few actually: Pinkie, Twilight, Karma, Edward, Alphonse, Gaara, and then there's Winry, Hoopa, and Olivier I think," Blair said, going down the list in her head. And going over said names, that was quite a lot of people they would end up looking for. The amount they were trying to go for was something intriguing to say the least.

"You're hopeful," Masrur stated, not believing that they're gonna be very successful. That caught the group's attention.

"Hey, we're trying to save the world here before it all goes to hell by Sombra's demons, damn straight we're gonna try to get them out and save everyone," Blair suddenly blurted out.

The chatter suddenly died down when they all heard this, many of the Fanalis tribe looking to her and the group in this statement. Surprised either from their big mission, or the fact Sombra was starting an attack on the Surface World. Blair and company soon grew quiet themselves.

"... Say that again?" asked Muu.

"What part? Sombra attacking the human world, or us fighting against them?" Blair asked. No, it didn't help the excitement and surprise much, and Nagisa felt a little bit of Deja Vu from before. It was the day he returned from his Pluton victory to school all over again.

"The demons finally decide to face us humans," pondered Muu.

"They've been giving us shit for about a year, yeah. And now Team Harmony's stuck in Abaddon," Envy replied. The Fanalis took this into some consideration, as Nagisa waited for that question to come up.

"I know what's coming. Pluton's gonna be brought up again," he thought. Then Masrur turned to him.

"... So you killed Tirek?"

... Well, he wasn't ready after all. And this time it was something he did so himself, and not broadcasted to the entire world. Admittedly, Nagisa wasn't sure how to handle this one. Well, he didn't have to explain it to his whole group, much of the new gang well aware of who that demonic creature was, Envy especially. Kinda hard to forget someone who tried to force suicide onto him.

"Tirek?"

"We heard about the defeat of the former king. So was it you who did that?" That got the attention of a few other Fanalis as they waited for his answer. Well, with how many times Pluton had been brought up, Nagisa had grown a bit more used to it by now. He took a look to Blair and Aladdin, both of which waited for the story themselves.

"Go on," Aladdin insisted. Eventually, Nagisa smiled.

"Who's up for a story?"

~~

As nighttime came, the Fanalis Tribe began to show a lot more respect to the group, Nagisa Shiota especially for his story on his fight with Tirek. It surely was a bit of a surprise for the Fanalis to hear a seemingly normal human defeat a Demon King, but it did put a better word with the rest of the group, not to mention his friends stuck in Abaddon. For the night, the group were given a place to stay within their camp, an offer they had to really take mainly to avoid the Hollows.
Their main place to stay was mainly a large shared room, much of the group sleeping for the run tomorrow. However, as with the nights prior, Nagisa just couldn't go to sleep, the worry over the others back in Abaddon stuck in his head. Sure, half of what cruel things Envy said were forbidden in there, but that didn't mean that they weren't in any trouble. The world was still in danger after all, and having them all locked away wasn't the best scenario (though Sombra might think so). Though, at least his Demon Sense was calmed down while he was here.

"Come on, Nagisa, get some sleep. I need all my energy for tomorrow," Nagisa thought, trying to calm down. He had his eyes closed, and all he could do was toss and turn a little bit.

"Oh, it's no use. My Demon Sense isn't acting up, but ..."

Don't see why he would, that purgatory's the most secure one in the Great Rift, and closest to Tartarus.

Nagisa finally sat up, realizing something.

"What was I thinking? Sombra would want us to just go in there, he's probably waiting for us to show up just to take us all at once. Envy and the others were nice to come along, but it won't be much against King Sombra himself. ... They'll probably kill me for thinking that," Nagisa thought, looking to his friends still sleeping. A sigh escaped him, as he continued thinking. "Well ... If he is going to expect us, then we need to try and step ahead of him. K think: your friends are in a Purgatory close to Sombra's kingdom, about a mile or two away from the -"
And it suddenly struck. Throughout their travel through the Great Rift, demonic activity had been surprisingly low. Sure there was the Carrion Crow, but that was about the worst of it so far apart from the Fanalis. And then there was the clues some of the others had said on the way.

Nah, Sombra wouldn't let us go over there unless it's straight to Abaddon, and even then I've never gone there personally so ... your guess is good as mine

Magic binds. Those demons always cheat with that

"That's it!" Nagisa realized. That last part escaped his mouth instead of keeping in his mind, but it wasn't enough to wake the others up. This could be proven as a good advantage in this demon fight in the long run, and as they were sleeping, Nagisa slowly got up and quietly walked on out. If it'll all work out, then he'll tell them in the morning.

.......

"Good night, Nagisa?"

Well, what timing was this? Nagisa did jump on the voice, but found it was the very person he wanted to talk to: Muu Alexius! And he was in his animal form no less, which made the encounter even more of a surprise, almost making Nagisa fall over.

"M-Muu? You're up still?" Nagisa asked.

"I just came back from some hunting. I didn't wake you, did I?" Muu asked, turning back into his human form.

"No, you're fine ... though, it's good you're up anyway. Can I ask you something?" Nagisa asked, walking a ways from the others so to not wake them up. However, Muu himself was already starting to sense a bit of a stronger motive, and took Nagisa a bit more seriously.

"... I want the tribe to join us against Sombra."

Now it was out. Silence hung in the air for a bit more between Muu and Nagisa, letting the offer fully be known to the Fanalis chief. To Nagisa, this was the first time he actually made this kind of offer to anyone, but with all the clues, the Fanalis would be perfect allies against Sombra. Nagisa just had to make it work first.

"To join you. ..."

"I know this is kinda out of nowhere, and it just came to me now. ... But ... but Sombra has to be stopped. We need all the help we can get when he decides to try a full takeover," Nagisa explained, trying to be sincere about it. Muu though had a different look on it.

"I know where you're coming from. But I can't have my people go into danger like this. We don't actively hunt demons."

"... Neither did we," Nagisa admitted. This kinda took Muu by surprise.

"You didn't? You mean you didn't hunt down Tirek?"

"Well, no. In fact, he was more eager to find me than I am to find him. To tell you the truth, we didn't start to actively hunt demons until a few months ago. Sombra's been sending demons after me and my friends, and we have to fight him back before things can get any worse," Nagisa explained. Muu honestly was a bit taken aback, but if Tirek was just jumping up there to get at him, he saw how much pressure Nagisa was actually under.

"And how long have you've been dealing with demons?"

"Almost a year," Nagisa answered.

"You mean you never hunted any demon until now?"

"It's complicated. ... Listen, I'm not going to force you if you don't want to, but Sombra has the entire world in a time limit, and if we're not ready when it ends ..." Nagisa didn't have to finish his statement to Muu for him to understand the situation. After some bit of thinking, Muu actually nodded his head.

"I'll need to talk to my tribe first. If they all want to help you, then ok," Muu decided.

It was probably the best answer he was gonna get.