FIFTY.

CHAMBER OF SOULS.

AGAD NIYANG tiningnan ang mga scientist at walang awang nararamdaman ni Conleth sa kanila. May iba pang mga rason kung bakit siya nagpatuloy sa pagsusulit na 'to. He walked closer to them and slowly took a deep breath, but no one could interpret his expression.

"Jacinta, what are the golem's weaknesses? Sir Milverton told you that while you were exercising with him, correct?" Tanong ni Conleth habang napahawak siya sa baba niya. 'Di siya pwedeng magpabara-bara na lang sa desisyon niya.

"Every monster has a weakness, so we must trust the threads of fate that bind us together and fight for our fate in the battle against the monsters." Jacinta noted that golems are weak without a philosopher's stone.

"That implies that golems are weak without the philosopher's stone. The same is true for these humanoids that behave like humans. They are humanoids. "A drow type."

Jacinta's eyes simply widened upon hearing it. A humanoid and a drow-type? It is something she didn't expect. In many ways, the drow resembled other elves or eladrin.

Their bodies were wiry and athletic, while their faces were chiseled and attractive, though they were shorter and thinner than other elven sub-races.

That's why they were able to coexist with people before, but seeing how many eyeballs they had on their faces and hands makes them even creepier, and the object that was attached to them causes them to move like robots who work for the scientist without their choice. Jacinta moved her mouth as she realized what Conleth wanted to say to her.

"Ah!" Jacinta shouted at may itinuro siyang bagay na kumikinang sa kanilang leeg. There was a thread wrapped around their necks, "Then we must take it out on them."

Napahawak na lang si Conleth sa kanyang bibig at pinagmasdan si Jacinta ng maigi, 'Sumisigaw pala 'to? Akala ko kasi hindi.' Kamuntikan na siyang tumawa dahil doon He rarely sees Jacinta speak to anyone because she appears to be delicate and quiet.

"Wait, Conleth. Allow me to use the power of the moon to deliver the final blow and demonstrate the true abilities of Phoebe's descendant." Dahan-dahan siyang lumipad patungo sa posisyon niya and her hair moves as brightly as the moon.

Her aura glowed brighter than the moon, and she emitted a lot of light from her eyes. Agad siyang may hinigit na baril sa kanyang bulsa at napaikot-ikot siya ng tingin at tila naghahanap ng bintana.

When she noticed a window behind the scientist, she raised her brow and shot her gun at it. The windows cracked, resulting in a large number of glass shards that hit the scientist. Then, when the moon shines through her body, Jacinta freezes her hands and her eyes glow.

She can manipulate cold by reducing the kinetic energy of atoms and thus making things colder, ranging from subjective feeling of cool to absolute zero. The time passed, and the frigid air went through the windows, leaving frost on her palms. Something she cannot handle. She closes her eyes briefly, feeling a bit wounded from the ice's extreme cold.

She's cold not because of the ice, but because of the moon's presence. Now she hits the scientist's bones and other portions of their body, so it can become brittle and weaken under extreme cold, to the point that they can shatter without pain due to loss of feeling and color in the affected area.

Medically, the cold can be devastating to those either not immune or adapted to its conditions. It can and will kill, if the user lowers the temperature to lethal degrees, where life around it begins to wither and die.

Jacinta took a few steps onto the freezing floor, narrowing her eyes when she spotted the threads still moving around their neck. She took a deep breath before leveling her gun and firing the threads with gold bullets. The threads quickly withered and died. Then she suddenly exhales coldly and says, "Let us leave. We must find the item, as Shinra has stated."

"Right. We have to go."

As Conleth and Jacinta traveled into the scientist's hideout, they both felt nervous as they saw the captured mythical creatures. And he had no choice but to swallow everything. So Conleth got out his phone and took a picture of it.

"Ano bang..." Dahil kinuhanan ni Conleth ang buong lugar—kung nasaan man sila ngayon—bilang ebidensya, hindi na kailangan ni Jacinta na sabihin ang kailangan niyang sabihin. She pretended a smile and stroked her fingertips, anxious about this. "Is it okay for us to get some evidence?"

"We are at war, Jacinta. We are already dealing with a number of problems as a result of our circumstances. So I don't believe I did anything wrong."

Sa paglapit niya sa isang kabinet, pinagdadampot ni Conleth ang iba't ibang uri ng armas. Ang mga bagay na 'yon ay puro metal, at 'di alam ni Jacinta kung ano ang mga 'to. However, there could be one essential aspect to this test.

Hephateus was the Olympian god of fire, smiths, craftsmen, metalworking, stonemasonry and sculpture. He was depicted as a bearded man holding a hammer and tongs—the tools of a smith—and sometimes riding a donkey.

In other words, they're looking for this metal to forge in the Hephaeteus realm, which is someplace in Mudned. But, where? Suddenly they notice a flare of flames at agad naman sinenyasan ni Conleth si Jacinta.

"Tara na. I have a feeling that my father's realm is close."

"Are you sure?"

Tumango si Conleth. Dumiretso sila agad sa lokasyon ng apoy na nakita nila, naniniwala na malapit na silang matapos sa special exams at kailangan nila ang item na inilarawan ni Shinra.

He had a spider. It was a watch with Arachne's symbol on it. Shinra was fiddling with it, so Jacinta couldn't get a look at it. The only answers that was left is to find the Cyclops for the answers.

Then they finally reached the cave. It got an unsettling aura with it. At si Jacinta ay napalunok na lang sa mga shadows na lumilitaw dito sa cave kung saan sila ngayon. 'Di karaniwang ang mga naririnig nilang mga boses.

Within the cave was a lake that was encircled by a sinister enchantment. You couldn't even see what was inside because it was dark. Jacinta wasn't certain that they were the appropriate Demigods to enter. If Shinra or Henry were present, that would be a smart decision.

"Are you certain that this was your father's domain, Conleth? He had nothing to do with..."

"Death, you mean? By Hades?"

Mas lalo pang namutla na lang si Jacinta at napakapit sa likod ni Conleth.

Umiling-iling na lamang siya and tears escaped from her eyes, "Sabihin mong 'di siya nand'yan! Mahal ko pa buhay ko!"

"Demigods, what do you mean by that? Would you mind telling me?"

There was a lot of pressure around them, and his aura was so ominous that it felt like thunder rumbling in its own realm. Jacinta became frightened of him as he approached them with his hands in his pockets. He's different from the other Greek gods far too much. The eerie atmosphere in him caused Jacinta's throat to dry up.

"Speak now," Hades commanded,"Or you will not like the outcome."

A tall man wearing a black suit and a skull mask in his left hand materialized in front of them. He also had a ton of black earrings. He has black fingernails and is accompanied by the three-headed dogs and his trident. Cereberus.

"T–this..."

"This is Hephateus' cave, sir. What exactly are you doing here?" Conleth asked, gulping.

"I've heard. As directed, I must watch out for some children like you two. Naturally, I didn't like it either." Hades's expression was filled with frustration as he tightened his jaw. Furthermore, at this stage, it's impossible to read his emotions.

"Don't care about that, kids. I will not force myself to do it again. Let's go now. The Cyclops is awaiting your arrival.

"Y–yes sir!" Sumang-ayon naman si Jacinta and averted her look on him while chuckling like an idiot.

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THERE WAS no sound between them. Because of the pressure caused, the rumbling appears to have occurred before their eyes.

A few seconds later, Hades pushed open the door, allowing them to enter. He took a quick peek at them. His stares are cold. "Get in."

Conleth placed her down gently at pumunta sila sa loob upang hanapin ang Cyclops. Kung sakaling nandito siya at pinipilit ni King Moonstone ang mga 'to na gawin ang mga kakaibang mga magic tools dito sa Twilight Vale, kailangan niya itong iligtas. He could only act like his son in that way.

Nagtatakbo si Conleth sa loob nang walang pakialam kung ano ang matamaan niya. He was exhaling so hard that sweat was dripping off his face, and it seemed like an internal war. His steps become increasingly louder as he places his feet on the ground and runs wildly.

Maya-maya lang, nakarinig siya sa loob ng ilang pukpok ng metal. So he took a deep breath and exclaimed, "Cyclops!" sigaw ni Conleth and sweat dripped down his cheeks as he tapped his chest, saying, "It's me! Hephaeteus's son, Conleth!"

"Conleth!"

They say that the divine Cyclopes were gigantic and immensely strong beings with a single eye in the middle of their foreheads. They had a knack for metalwork and handicraft and eventually ended up being the workmen of Hephaestus, whose workshop was supposed to be in the heart of the volcanic mountain Etna.

Conleth can't believe he's seeing a Cyclops standing in front of him. And their real challenge is only beginning. Who knows what will happen?