Maribel Hearn Quest: ACT III - Part 2

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Point to the picture.
>"Do any of them look familiar to you, Rengeteki?"

>Rengeteki studies the picture for a moment, shaking her head, until she gets a worried expression.
>"T-That dress...." she points to the fourth person, "I-It looks hauntingly... f-familiar..."

>What did Rengeteki say Layla wore again ?

>A purple dress.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Could it be her ?"
>Take the photo and put it in our bag, throw away the shopping back at an trash can if we have to.
>"We should show it to the others, it might be an clue."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Could it be her ?"

>"M-Maybe..."

>Take the photo and put it in our bag, throw away the shopping back at an trash can if we have to.

>You remove the shopping bag from your satchel and slip the photo inside.
>OBTAINED:
  >Burnt Photo
  >>A picture found in the Prismriver mansion, it depicts 4 people, one of which has her head and upper body burned off and is suspected to be Layla.

>You see no trash cans to toss the shopping bag in, will you throw it on the floor?

>"We should show it to the others, it might be an clue."

>Rengeteki nods.
>_

[AzyWng]

>Probably best to hang onto the bag for now. Don't wanna litter in someone else's house, anyway.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Probably best to hang onto the bag for now. Don't wanna litter in someone else's house, anyway.

>You decide to hold on to the bag.

>You begin to hear the sound of a beautiful violin somewhere down below, feelings of sadness begin to well up in you, bringing tears to your eyes.
>Rengeteki, on the other end, jumps and turns pale at the sound.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Rengeteki ?"
>Look worried.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Rengeteki ?"
>Look worried.

>"I-It's the song... the song!" Rengeteki trembles.
>You begin to hear the sound of a trumpet, in contrast to the beautiful depression of the violin, this sound makes you want to sway in tune with the music, and feel happy.
>Combined with the violin, the result is an odd, yet wonderful feeling.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Come ! We have to find the others ! Let's go back downstairs !"
>Beckon her and quickly head out of the room.
>"Sanae ! Can you hear me ? Come over here !"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Come ! We have to-

>The sound of a piano cuts in to the already beautiful music. These notes sound rather odd to you, as if they're flowing through your very being, but they seem to be affecting the other two instruments. The result in an enhanced effect that produces a very soothing and relaxing sound....
>You feel really calm and don't feel like moving.

>Rengeteki is covering her ears and freaking out. Frantically trying to get your attention.

>About a minute passes before, as mysteriously as the music started, it seems to end. Leaving nothing but silence as you suddenly come to your senses.
>"M-Maribel! A-Are you s-still there!?!" Rengeteki still has her hands over her ears.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Yes ! Quick ! We have to find the others !"
>Make a gap leading to the entrance hall we split up at !
>"Sanae ! Sanae where are you ?!?"

[Monarda]

//Edit

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Yes ! Quick ! We have to find the others !"
>Make a gap leading to the entrance hall we split up at !

>You create a gap leading to the foyer, when you begin to hear the piano again, playing a menacing tune.
>It seems to be coming from the hall and getting closer.

>"Sanae ! Sanae where are you ?!?"

>You call out for Sanae.
>"COMING!" you hear her voice down the hall, "_{^{Huh!?! Lyrica? What are you-}}"
>You hear sounds of danmaku in the hall, shot in tune to the piano's notes.
>_

[Monarda]

>"SANAE ! Cmon Rengeteki !"
>Head down the hall towards Sanae !
>Be prepared to fire danmaku.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"SANAE ! Cmon Rengeteki !"
>Head down the hall towards Sanae !

>You leave your gap in the room and head out into the hall with Rengeteki.
>You enter the hall to find danmaku flying through the narrow space. Sanae is at the other end of the hall, firing danmaku from her gohei. Between her and Sanae is the brown haired girl, in red clothes, from the picture. A piano is floating in front of her and firing a stream of danmaku shaped like music notes.

>Be prepared to fire danmaku.

>You prepare to fire danmaku.
>"U-Uh... M-Maribel... I-Is this a g-good idea?" Rengeteki asks.

>At the sound of Rengeteki's voice, the girl immediately takes her focus off Sanae and turns around, revealing an unnatural red glow in her eyes.
>She begins firing danmaku again, this time aimed directly at Rengeteki!
>_

[Monarda]

>Make another gap in front of the bullets that leads to behind the assailant !
>If the girl flinches and we have enough time, either rush towards her and tackle her, or make a gap right by the instrument and attempt to break it or take it away from her, whichever seems more likely to succeed.
>"Sanae ! They want Rengeteki ! We gotta get this girl under control and find the others, they could be being kidnapped right now !"

[Monarda]

//Edit.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Make another gap in front of the bullets that leads to behind the assailant !

>You create a gap in front of her danmaku and watch as the entire stream hits her in the back, causing her to flinch.

>If the girl flinches and we have enough time, rush towards her and tackle her !

>You seize the opportunity and charge at her with all your might, culminating in a leaping tackle.
>You both fall, and her head smacks a damaged floorboard on the ground. Hard.
>She goes limp.

>"Sanae ! They want Rengeteki ! We gotta get this girl under control and find the others, they could be being kidnapped right now !"

>"Got it." says Sanae.
>You begin to hear frantic cries from Chen and Sumireko downstairs, they seem to be calling for Renko.
>_

[Monarda]

>"N-No... NO !"
>Close the previous one we had opened and make another one leading to the same place we split up at and put our head through it to shout.
>"Girls ! Go check outside ! They can't have gone far !"
>Immediately after get our head out of it,close the gap and make another one leading to the sky a bit above the mansion, then go through it.
>Look around frantically for any signs of Renko.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"N-No... NO !"
>Close the previous one we had opened and make another one leading to the same place we split up at and put our head through it to shout.

>You currently have two active gaps, one in the hallway, and one in the room, which connects to the foyer. Which do you close?
>_

[Monarda]

>The one in the room, if by room you mean the one where the photo was found.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>The one in the room, if by room you mean the one where the photo was found.

>You close that gap.
>_

[Monarda]

>Make the one we planned to before, put our head through it to shout.
>"Girls ! Go check outside ! They can't have gone far !"
>Immediately after get our head out of it,close the gap and make another one leading to the sky a bit above the mansion, then go through it.
>Look around frantically for any signs of Renko.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Make the one we planned to before, put our head through it to shout.

>You create a new gap to the foyer and stick your head through, you notice Sumireko and Chen are already in the foyer, frantically calling for Renko.

>"Girls ! Go check outside ! They can't have gone far !"

>They nod and quickly rush to the door.

>Immediately after get our head out of it,close the gap and make another one leading to the sky a bit above the mansion, then go through it.
>Look around frantically for any signs of Renko.

>You immediately withdraw, close the gap, and open one to the sky above the mansion.
>You then leave Sanae and Rengeteki with the unconscious girl and step through.
>You look around frantically for Renko, finding nothing...
>_

[Monarda]

>"CURSES !"
>Go back through the gap shedding tears.
>"This can't be... we just finally got some time to relax without something trying to kill us, and then this happens ! Why couldn't they take ME ?!"
>Hit the wall hard to relieve our rage.
>"I'm worthless, i couldn't even protect the person i love the most... all because of some damned music !"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"CURSES !"
>Go back through the gap shedding tears.

>You head back through the gap, tears in your eyes.
>"A-Are you okay...?" Rengeteki asks.

>"This can't be... we just finally got some time to relax without something trying to kill us, and then this happens ! Why couldn't they take ME ?!"
>Hit the wall hard to relieve our rage.
>"I'm worthless, i couldn't even protect the person i love the most... all because of some damned music !"

>"Hey! Don't talk like that." says Sanae, "You're not worthless."
>"M-Maybe she i-is..." Rengeteki frowns, "S-She couldn't s-save the one s-she loves... J-Just like m-me..."
>_

[Monarda]

>"...but i can't give up now, she isn't gone, she must be alive, and i will find her."
>Take a breath.
>"We have been through hell and back with the archangel issue and saving Matenshi and her sister, we aren't giving up now either..."
>Look at Sanae.
>"Do you have any clue about what happened just now ? All we know is that your friends are involved in this, although it might not be by their own will, but the music that played..."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"...but i can't give up now, she isn't gone, she must be alive, and i will find her."
>Take a breath.
>"We have been through hell and back with the archangel issue and saving Matenshi and her sister, we aren't giving up now either..."
>Look at Sanae.
>"Do you have any clue about what happened just now ? All we know is that your friends are involved in this, although it might not be by their own will, but the music that played..."

>"No idea..." says Sanae, "And they aren't really my friends. I just know them. Anyway, we have one of them, maybe we can interrogate her when she comes to."
>_

[Monarda]

>Nod.
>"Did you notice her eyes ? Did she ever have those ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Nod.
>"Did you notice her eyes ? Did she ever have those ?"

>"I noticed. That definitely wasn't her natural eye color..."

>You start to hear a commotion downstairs.
>_

[Monarda]

>"So it might be that she was being controlled, let's meet up with the others, cmon !"
>Use our gap to go back downstair and head to the commotion with our group.