Elanor's thoughts cleared up quite a bit as she felt the presence of Alura... Her friend was there. After her, there arrived Brie and Ragne too. And, by any bizarre accident with her mental tendrils, Leonardo was there too. Her friends... Oh, if the spirit didn't keep her under her grip of ice, her heart would have warmed and she would feel safer. But under the current circunstances, her heart only thudded louder. They were in danger - and worse, it was her fault.
The spirit grinned cruelly once again. ''So you brought your friends with you. Clever move, girl. By now, you're in advantage. I'm only a spectral vision, I'm not truly here. My essence is still out there - in your world. And I sense another Underworld creature, or am I wrong?'' she tilted her head so she could look Ragne on his eye. ''If you'd strike now, you'd possibly win. But that won't happen, will it? You're still shocked with the change... creature of the surface.'' she whispered coldly onto Elanor's ear. She shuddered and felt like falling, but a voice rang on her head and kept her conscient.
Don't give up. Think of Ragne. I'm coming.
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Kateryne flicked her hair back. ''Pardoname, signore Ezio, but I must go. I have important assignments awaiting me.''
Of course, lying again. She leaned forwards, face to face with the human, floating in mid-air. In less than a second, her fingers were already clutching Ezio's arm. ''And I wouldn't mind if you came too.'' She smiled openly, making her pearl white pointy teeth sparkle in the dim light of the damp woods. Then, she simply merged with the image she had been casting on the Underworld, not letting the man go. If he would be wise, he wouldn't struggle. And, by now he'd be feeling the coldness and the fires of death on his very own soul. She'd like to bring him to the Lands of Dead and assure he wouldn't leave them. She wanted to take revenge from her death, so why not to take with her one of the assassins of the Creed that had killed her?
Returning to the Underworld was as natural for her as it is to a fish to dive in the ocean. She felt strong, and a wave of might flowed through her essence as she landed on her image, becoming visible to the group. ''You can't win me anymore. This is my place.'' she laughed.
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Shyr heard Elanor's cry, even blocking her as he was, and halted. All the resentment with her, the other half of his soul, was gone as he closed his eyes and slipped onto the shura mind. He saw the lake gleaming softly, its surface curved with soft waves, and it was all as clear as ice. The ice he felt growing on his chest; for he knew Elanor was on the Lands of Dead. ''Don't give up. Think of Ragne. I'm coming.'' he tried not to sound too worried, but it was silly. It was the right time to worry. Without a second thought, he dived in the lake, and felt himself slink past the gates of Death and into the Underworld, landing near Brie, Alura, Leonardo and Ragne, hurt on his soul but not on his strength.