Aedan wasn't listening to him, seemed to be thinking about something.

"I swear I have read something about reactions like that, before." She muttered, trying to wrack her brain. She was certain she had, but knew that it wouldn't be easy to go through all the texts she had, especially since she was locked there, whil it was all at home. She paused a few seconds later before looking to Ilias.

"Firstly, sorry. Did you say something?" She asked.

"Secondly... I might have an idea for some research help."

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"I don't have my fathers journals here, obviously." Aedan started. "However, Kiah might have a few in her office, as she often does." She paused a moment.

"Unless she took them home for studying purposes.... regardless." She said with a shake of her head.

"Cain and Aedan, as far as I know, aren't here." She told him honestly.

"They have access to the journals. I swear I read something in them about the whole colour and mana and whatnot." She paused as she dug her phone out of her pocket.

":So I'll get them to try and do some hunting through them for us." As she spoke, she was typing up a text to send to both of them.

Yo, I'm sending this to both of you - Cain and Az - because I don't think I really have the time not to. Whatever, anyway, point is, there's been an interesting chemical regarction, that has mana involved... therefore alchemical. I'm attaching a short clip to this so you can see exactly what it is. I swear I've read something about that in my Father's journals. Take a look for me, will you? It's important, regarding the lock down. The only mana we know of, is electric. She typed before looking to Ilias.

"Let's get a recording of that reaction." She said. He nodded, she recordewd it, and sent the text, knowing it would take a little bit to send.

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"That'd be nice, but I have no idea, to be honest." Aedan told him honestly.

"All we can do, is try, and hope." She added with a shake of her head.

"But, with any luck..... there will be something in those jounrals that can help."

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Aedan just sighed as she made he way over to him.

"I know we have some Order Sand in storage in here." She started, a slight smirk to her voice.

"It has zero effect on me, so there's nothing stopping me from forcing you to sleep if you don't go to bed." She told him simply, in a warning tone.

"Ilias, go to bed."

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Aedan just crossed her arms beneath her breasts.

"Make it 6 or 7 and I won't sand you." She threatened with a snicker.

"I know where you and Kiah keep it, too." She added. "And it's easy to nick the key."

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Aedan nodded.

"Yep." She answered onestly before motioning to his companions.

"Your snakes are tired as hell." She then said. "So yeah. It's a case of it's obvious." She paused a moment before sighing.

"So get out of here. I'll keep working. Sleep ain't something I need, after all."

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When Ilias called out, he heard nothing but silence. Well, that wasn't entirely accurate, he could hear something crackling, popping. He couldn't identify what it was that he could hear, but it wasn't something he liked.

As he made his way to where he'd left Aedan, he heard it getting louder, probably because he was getting closer. As he stepped into the room proper, though, he saw Aedan on the floor a few feet away with some burns on her hand. It wasn't hard to tell that it was whatever had gotten to the rest.

There was a notepad near her hand though, as it looked like she'd been holding it whenever whatever happened, happened.

Ilias,

I have a suspicion as to what could be the extra element to the mana. I was speaking with Alicja while you were asleep, and she told me that Ebony's cgone. She doesn't know what's going on, but that got me thinking.

It's something that can obviously play with a souls connection to the body, or something of the sort. I can't say specifically.

If you find this and I'm outta the game, then that's because I'm right. It IS something that fucks with a soul. Probably elven in nature, but I can't say for certain.

-Reveka

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"Ilias?" The black haired lady that he knew worked there, that Aedan had said that she'd spoken to, addressed him with surprise in her voice before she noticed Aedan.

"Angela's a bit busy." She added. "Same as the others?" She then asked as she started to lead him off to where he could lay her down, where the others were.

"As far as I know, yeah. Here." Ilias answered as he laid Aedan down where he was prompted to. Once that was done, he handed the note to her.

"Alicja, I think she did this herself." He added as she accepted and read the note.

"..... This is... well, I don't know what anyone can do with this information, but... maybe someone should get ahold of someone else of Kiahs' line." She suggested.

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Alicja just sighed, heavily.

"Kiah is ... well... as she was." She told him honestly. "There has been no change with her, or any others." She paused here a moment.

"However...one of the others have gone missing. They've vanished and are just gone."

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"It is." Alicja agreed with a sigh.

"I have no idea what to make of it all." She then said "Adn I think Angela's at the end of her rope."

"Who? As in... who went missing?" Ilias asked after a few seconds, once his brain was able to properly process what it was that he'd been told.

"Erica Windsor." was Alicja's answer.

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