"Ahhhhhh..."

Abyss groaned, as he than held his head with his hand, as he looked around to see where he is now. Needless to say, it was one hell of a mastery fall for him. He clenched his fist a little bit, as he than began to look around and he than saw that he is on what appears to be pavement of some kind, and Abyss felt like he had gotten an ear-splitting headache. He has no idea what in the world happens, but he than remembers Mes, who had and the others escaped from, along with Ganyu. And remembering Ganyu, made Abyss a little worried, as now, Ganyu is exposed to the Multiverse. This sort of thing is not good, as Ganyu is now gonna know that there are other stuff dangerous than even she readies, even though he had worked so hard to try and protect the truth from her.

As Abyss than sat up, he than spoke out, very groggily.

"Ugh, what happened?"

Than, a gasp is heard, as he hears Ravel spoke out.

"You're alive!"

Abyss looked up and he then felt Ravel hugging him as tightly as he can. Abyss is surprised at this, but he hugs her back, as he felt relived that Ravel is okay. And than, Atla came out of nowhere and hugged him as well, as a voice than spoken out.

"Oh, it appears that you are awake, Abyss."

Abyss flinched a little, as he than looked to see someone that he had never thought would address him.

Ganyu was sitting onto the ground, as she looked and see Abyss getting up, as he swept his clothing with his hands to get the debris off of him.

"Oh...uhhh...h-hey, Ganyu. I didn't think you are awake as well. But what in the world just happened while I was knocked out cold?"

Ganyu looks at Abyss with a worried expression present on her face, as she than spoke out to him.

"That's what I want to know. You had suddenly been knocked unconscious when you hit your head onto the ground. Raven and Atla thought that you had died from the fall. You weren't even waking up."

Abyss was surprised, as he spoke out.

"How long was I knocked out for."

Ganyu looks at Abyss and spoke out.

"I don't know, Abyss. But you were knocked out for a very long time."

This made Abyss stunned, as he looks down to take on the information. He than remembered, Mes, the battle against that alternate version of himself. That version of himself, he was...he is by far the strongest entity that he has ever met, that he had ever seen. Even though Sol only used an avatar to interact with Abyss' reality, it was only at the smallest fraction of its power. It is a lot more stronger, by an almost absolutely infinite amount, and it's insane. He almost felt like he would collapse to the ground, almost felt like he was going to die from what he was about to feel, or worse, he almost felt like he will be corrupted from what had happened by being within the presence of Mes. There is simply nothin else for him that can describe what he is feeling when he was in the presence of Mes. As he looked down, he felt a shadow rose over his head, and he looked to see what it is that is making the shadows rise above and touch his entire body. And when he looked up, Abyss almost blushed at what he is seeing.

Ganyu than stood up to her full height, and Abyss gets to see how beautiful her body is when seen fully by Abyss' eyes. He could not help but stare at Ganyu, who is looking graceful in front of him.

And Abyss realizes that he is seeing her in a way that kind of reminds him of the fact that Issei stares at woman, forcing him to shake his head in order to ignore it. And needless to say, Abyss almost fainted at the sight of it, but he held himself together and shook his head, as Abyss spoke out.

"Well, first things first, we need too see what is going on, starting with what type of city are we in., and what is out there."

Ravel nodded, as she spoke out.

"Yeah, that is a good idea. Otherwise, we need to find a way to get out of this mess."

Abyss nodded, as Atla held his hand, tightly, as if she is afraid to let go of Abyss, fearing they he will flee from her and accidentally get killed. Abyss held her hands tightly back, as he than sighed, and he than spoke out to the ground.

"Come on. Let's search this place."

Abyss than began to walk along with Atla. Ravel had followed behind, and then, Ganyu. All of them began to walk around and try to see what is happening, and to know what type of place that they are. Abyss, he can't help it, and he does not know what that he is feeling it, but there is something...off, about this place, something wrong. He does not quite get it. It feels so, familiar to him, for some reason, as if this place is demanding him to remember this place, like it is a place that he has lived for since he's a child. This feeling is so weird, it feels like it should not be here, and yet, he has a feeling that this sort of feeling is appropriate in being there, and he does not know why. He held his head one a free hand, and shook it, as he tries all he can to get that feeling out of his head, and he tries to continue on. He he puts his arm down, and continues to walk around.

The city, it looked...horrible, like it had been involved in a nuclear war. He does not understand what is going on. Buildings are damaged, trees decayed, and there are these red, pulsating liquid that are molded into what appear to be veins.

This made Abyss uneasy, and yet, the texture of the red sacks looks similar to his CELL Core, but why? As Abyss look around, Ravel notices the expression on Abyss' face, almost looking puzzled, and she can tell that there is something wrong about this place, because Abyss looked more worried that he usually would be. But she does not question him on this, as she turned forward to walks with Abyss. Ganyu, however, notices his face, and spoke out.

"Abyss, is there something wrong?"

Abyss looks at Ganyu and nodded his head.

"Yeah, there is. I don't know why, but this place, it feels somewhat, familiar to me, strangely. I don't know why it seems familiar, but if it had any connection to me, than I need to find o wha that connection is."

Ganyu than walked beside Abyss and stares down at him, as she spoke out.

"But, is it not Mes that is responsible for this place?"

Abyss shook his head, as he spoke out.

"No, not him this time. I felt his power before, and it felt absolutely crushing. But this, this is different. The magic that I am feeling from this, it feels corrupted, but in a different way, almost like it had been distorted by something else. No, there is something else going on, Ganyu."

Ganyu looked a little bit concerned, but she does not question him on this a little bit more, as Ganyu than walked forward with Abyss, as the group continued forward. Ravel could not help it, but even she feels like she has been into this place before, but she cannot put her mind into it. Atla sensed the energy of this place however, and she was stunned, so much that she has no way to say whatever it is that this place is to her.

'No...this place...it's not possible, it...could it be...'

As she's thinking... a low growl had been heard. This made the group stop moving, as they than turned around to see what it is that has appeared. They looked, and they saw that, there was something coming. But what it it? What is it that is arriving to their location? As they looked, the figure got closer and closer, and as they did, the figure's silhouette looked a little bit more grotesque and disgusting, as they kept on moving. Abyss narrowed his eyes, as he tries to see what it is that is arriving, and when the figures showed themselves, Abyss's expression revolted, having a face of disgust.

Standing before him are creatures colored in red, looking like zombies, but with red liquid that acts as skin, and bones for limbs. In fact, all of them have bones in specific places, mainly the humanoid entities are lacking legs, with their ribcages exposed, with faces that look like they are all permanently open agape. This made Abyss looked grossed out, but he than noticed something odd. There is a shape in their chest cavity that looks somewhat familiar to him, but he does not know why it looks familiar to him.

This made Abyss step back, as he than hears the sounds of the entities. Needless to say, it was not good sounds at all.

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!"

Abyss flinched, as he than raised his arm, and fired an Abyss Blaster at the entities that had arrived to try and consume them. When he blasted at them, their bodies easily got destroyed, and when the blast ends, red spheres are left behind, before they also disintegrated. Abyss stepped back, but he than realized that the job is not done yet. Abyss than raised his hands up into the air, and summoned more and more Abyss Blasters. Before, he can only summon 8. Now, he can summon 44 Abyss Blasters, with the Abyss Blasters having now become a lot more powerful in their fire power than ever before, especially with how destructive he is. The blasts disintegrated the entire, as Ravel spoke out.

"What, what are those things?!"

Abyss spoke out.

"They're acting like zombies!! They are attacking us for food!!"

Abyss than fired more and more of the Abyss Blasters. But they kept on coming. As Abyss blasted them, he than noticed something. Their chest, they have a sphere that oddly has a strong resemblance to the CELL Core that he and Papyrus have. That Ravel and Atla have, along with everybody else. This is making Abyss feel a little bit odd, as he has never seen anything like this.

"This is odd? What is it similar to the CELL Cores that me and the others have?"

As Abyss spoke out, more and more of them kept on coming, and Abyss is having a lot of trouble keeping up. Thankfully, Ganyu comes to the rescue, as she than uses her own magic to try and stop them herself.

Ganyu has her orb of ice ready, as she than launched it into the air, with the intent to help her friends out in anyway she can. However, this time is different.

And needless to say, the ice had been a little bit helpful back in her universe. But when against these guys, it is an entirely different story. Usually, the ice would freeze people in their place. But for these entities, they didn't freeze. They simply slowed down. They are now moving much more slower than ever before, almost as a snails pace. But regardless, Abyss than took the chance to fire back with the Abyss Blasters quickly. The blasters fired at the zombies, and destroyed them, as Abyss look around, and Abyss spoke out.

"Okay, there is way too many of them. We need to flee, now."

Ravel and Atla nodded, as Ganyu used her bow to launch an icy arrow and does an area attack, slowing down the entities,

Ganyu continuously fired her now and arrow at the creature, as they got hit a bunch of times, but did not really stagger. But as that happened, Ravel and Abyss picked Ganyu and Atla up, and they go on top of a building. Thankfully, they did not choose a building impulsively, and they are able to go on top of a structure, and they are able to catch a break.

The orb than returns to Ganyu's hand a few moments later, after she and the others are done fighting for now. And they all began to take a break from all of this, on top of the building. Abyss looked down, as Ravel spoke out.

"What...why are those things even like this? What even are they?"

Abyss looked down, as he felt a sense of familiarity coming from those entities. He looks down at his hands, as Ganyu spoke out.

"Abyss, I just noticed, your powers have been able to destroy those creature, and they have been killed very easily. Do you know why that is the case?"

Abyss than looks at Ganyu in the eyes, as if he himself is confused, before he than spoke out to her.

"I don't know the answer, Ganyu. In fact, I don't know what in the world those creatures are, and what it is all about. But I do know this. I have a very strange hunch about it. And I really wish that it is not what I think it is."

Abyss sighed, before he than looked up, and spoke out.

"And right now, we need to know if are other weaknesses. After all, my powers can't be the only thing that they might be weak against. There has to be another weakness that they might have that will allow us to turn the tide in our favor, in order to get out of the mess."

He than turns to Ravel, as he than spoke out to her.

"Ravel, do you think that your flames are able to cause any harm to the entities that are present there?"

Ravel than looks at Abyss and shrugged her shoulders, as she than spoke out.

"No, in fact, I never even tried it. I don't even know if it would work against them or not."

Abyss than looked down at the ground for a little bit, his fingers on his chin, as he began to think of a plan that might be possible to prove that Ravel's fire might be one of the 2 weaknesses that these entities have.

'Ganyu's power over ice has only been able to slow them down. But what of Ravel's hellfire. Can it make a difference? It there is a difference, than it might be the only way for all of us to be able to get out of this mess more easily. It's a risky move, but it is worth the shot doing it.'

Abyss than looks at Ravel, as she than spoke out.

"Well, I think it is the best opportunity to try it out. After all, we won't know if it works unless you use your power on it. Besides, it is powers by the CELL Core, that you manage to absorb, so it should be fine."

Ravel looks down at herself for a little bit, before she clenched her fist, and flames are engulfing her fists, as she than looks back up at Abyss and nodded her head, before speaking out.

"Right. I'll do it."

Ravel than walked to the edge of the building, and she took a deep breath, to mentally prepare to launch hellfire. She closed her eyes for a little bit, as she felt the power of the CELL Core having infused within the hellfire that she commands. She than opened her eyes, and her eyes flared dangerously, as she's ready to attack. She than raised her hands into the air, as she than made a ball of flames appear above her head, as she than used her power to increase their size. Once she is done, and akin her them at the Zombies, and they detonated upon impact with them. And when that happened, what she saw was unexpected. The flames are actually spreading onto the infected, and they are catching fire, causing them agony. They than turned to ashes moments later, as they collapsed down to the ground. The spheres that was on their chest disintegrated and began turning to ashes. Needless to say, Ravel was very proud of herself, as she looked at Abyss in the eyes, a proud expression on her face.

"It...it worked!!!"

Abyss smiled, as he than nodded his head at her, before he than spoke out to her childhood friend in a very proud tone.

"Than it proves it. Your confirm over hellfire is able to burn the zombies to death, as well as the fact that the CELL Core's power made them able to be destroyed just more faster than normal flames. Good job out there, Ravel. It is going to be a very big help when we go and fight against the Zombies again."

Ravel nodded, as she felt a smile on her face creep even more. Before she went to Abyss, picked him up, and kissed him on the cheek, before putting him down. This made Abyss stunned and embarrassed, as he than sat down onto the ground, and held his head in embarrassment.

Ganyu also saw this, as she thought out to herself.

'Is that what it is like...too he physically affectionate. It must feel...so good to do it."

Ganyu than held her cheeks, as she spoke out.

'No, you can't think about that. You're better than that, Ganyu. Quit thinking of stuff such as this.'

As that happened, Abyss felt something. He than stood up, and shook the embarrassment off of his face, as he than ran up to see what direction that is causing this strange feeling. What he had seen stunned him to the very core.

Having appeared on the ground that is below the building, is another entity that appear to resemble Abyss a little, expect that he is wearing a white cloak with SAVE point stars and black hood, as well as black eyeballs. He is also wearing leggings and black boots, and he appears to be confused, as if he has no idea what is going on now. And he is in big trouble, because he is now surrounded by the zombies.

Abyss and the others saw the other Sans that has appeared, and Abyss spoke out.

"Oh no you don't!!"

Abyss flies down to action, as he gets ready to rescue the Sans that has appeared to try saving him, as the others followed behind him.