The intern was silent for a moment.

"...o-oh..." he stammered.

"One second." he said.

"Doctor Remmington!" he then called into the lab.

"There's something here you should see!" he said further, before turning back to Aly.

"Where did you find that?" he asked.

Almost as though she'd summoned him, Hal showed up a few seconds later.

"I'm here." he said.

"I was told you have something concerning." he told her.

Aly filled him in, causing him to curse lightly.

"Damn it." he said.

"If all this is connected, Levi may very well be in serious danger."

"....." Hal was silent as she said that.

"I can't say for sure." he said.

"I don't know." he sighed.

"But if you want, you can temporarily stay in one of the dorms here." he offered.

"I can send a team there to try and find out if there's anything strange at your home as well." he continued.

"And it's understandable you're worried." he then said.

"Who knows what's happening right now?" he asked rhetorically, shaking his head slightly, and gently placing a hand on her shoulder.

Hal was silent as he watched her go, and sighed.

"...Levi." he mumbled.

"The hell is going on?" he wondered.

- - -

Chris just smirked as he walked into the room where Lilim was, case in hand.

"Mistress triumphs again." he told her.

"Another acquisition from right under the Unit's noses." he bragged.

"They're all so trusting. Bunch of idiots." he chuckled.

Chris just laughed.

"Sort of." he said.

"Just showing you that Mistress gets what Mistress wants." he told her, setting the case down.

"Nabbed a real prize, too." he continued.

"He's a natural talent of a conduit." he went on.

"Seems like a strong one, too." he added.

Chris was about to open the case, when he paused.

"Eh?" he muttered.

"Of COURSE she does." he said.

"That is never in question. Ever." he told her, narrowing his eyes.

"What on Earth, Heaven, and Hell, possessed you to even MAKE that statement?" he asked her.

"He may be strong, but she is stronger." he declared.

"He doesn't even have active mana. He's no threat to her." he continued.

"Like an aphid before a praying mantis." he chuckled.

"........" Chris was silent as he heard that.

"I..." he stammered.

"Uh..." he stammered further.

"Wait, what?" he asked.

"That's even possible?" he asked her.

"And something much larger, more powerful, and a far greater threat?" he asked further.

"...pfft." he then said.

"Sure." he chuckled, though Lilim could see something in his eyes. Something that said he believed her... but this info was something he was going to keep to himself.

"Oh, that?" Chris asked.

"A double-agent." he told her.

"She had someone work for the Unit so she could get close to him." he went on.

"A conduit, like him." he continued.

"One that also has multiple souls inside." he then added.

"A borderline failure, but she's still useful to Mistress."

"Oh, Mistress wanted more souls in her." Chris responded.

"And... well, the procedure left her a bit... mentally unstable." he added.

"I guess she technically IS a failure, but still one that can be used." he reasoned.

"That's all." he said further.

"Also, it's handy that she can be so many different people." he then laughed.

"A real multiple personality case."

Chris just rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, yeah, keep talking in vague terms." he said.

"They, them, whatever." he muttered.

"And whatever she does, is whatever she does." he went on.

"...still..." he mumbled.

"It was nice for Mistress to keep her around..." he said quietly.