SPEAKER_03 0:34

Angelica, this place smells putrid.

SPEAKER_00 0:37

Well, to be fair, it is hell, Ollie. What'd you expect it to smell like? Roses?

SPEAKER_03 0:44

Someone should burn incense or something. Scented candles, perhaps.

SPEAKER_00 0:49

Come on, grandpa. We need to head towards the mouth. And we are in the spine of hell, if memory serves.

SPEAKER_03 0:56

Hell Yon's beard. It is all true. Hell is laid out like the shape of a human body.

SPEAKER_00 1:04

Yeah? Not exactly the best time for a tour, Ollie.

SPEAKER_03 1:08

My apologies. You are right, of course. I will focus. Where are we headed?

SPEAKER_00 1:13

Here, you'll need these.

SPEAKER_03 1:15

Coins? Ah, the ferryman, of course.

SPEAKER_00 1:19

His boat pulls up here. Keep your eyes peeled for wayward spirits, loose souls, and any other random demons. Oh, and collectors, too. We get caught by one of the caravans, and we might be stuck here for a while.

SPEAKER_03 1:35

Duly noted, the provost and Angelica made way towards a position on the edge of a river so black it may as well have been tar. Every so often a soul would float to the surface of the dark waters, gasping for air, only to be dragged down, screaming. This is not exactly what I imagined it would be, my dear.

SPEAKER_00 1:58

What? A vacation spot? Not enough palm trees for you?

SPEAKER_03 2:03

Something like that.

SPEAKER_00 2:05

I thought you wanted to rule the nine hells. I thought you wanted power.

SPEAKER_03 2:10

If this is power, perhaps I do not. I see now the point you were trying to make to me.

SPEAKER_00 2:16

All pursuits of power end up in the same place. Right here, Oli. The only real power is love. Elyon's love.

SPEAKER_03 2:26

Yes, you are right. I see that now. There's all of the nine like this.

SPEAKER_00 2:32

Pretty much. Do you know what serves as currency down here? Peace itself. They call it shalom.

SPEAKER_03 2:41

Interesting. I wonder how peace makes it in here in the first place.

SPEAKER_00 2:46

That's a great question. It may in fact be counterfeit peace. Nevertheless, it is the only thing of real value here. All anyone here wants is to forget they're here at all. Taking down Ursula is a strong first step towards keeping other people from eventually ending up here.

SPEAKER_03 3:07

Speaking of which, we need to figure out how my abilities work.

SPEAKER_00 3:11

Have you asked Elyon?

SPEAKER_03 3:13

Why would I ask Elyon?

SPEAKER_00 3:15

I don't know, Dr. Science. Maybe because Elyon gave you the new abilities in the first place.

SPEAKER_03 3:22

He also gave me a brain. Elyon is the god of gods, not a genie in a bottle. I cannot rub the bottle and make a wish every time I face a new dilemma. He expects me to figure this out and I shall.

SPEAKER_00 3:37

I think your pride expects you to figure it out, whereas Ellion would just tell you if you asked him.

SPEAKER_03 3:45

I note in his very presence, Angelica. He is not exactly shy. If he wanted to give me step-by-step instructions, then he would have done so then.

SPEAKER_00 3:56

Have it your way. I'm not the one who's run out of magic dust. That'd be you, Grandpa.

SPEAKER_03 4:04

Stop calling me grandpa. I was not there when you meet Methuselah. You were.

SPEAKER_00 4:10

The ferryman is here. Hand him your coins. Take us to the mouth of hell.

SPEAKER_03 4:24

The ferryman accepted the coins and began navigating the raft towards the shores of the mouth of hell. Nemo Dawn. I sentier. It's no use.

SPEAKER_00 4:45

Are you ready to talk to him now?

SPEAKER_03 4:48

I do not need to talk to him, Angelica. I can figure this out myself. I became the most powerful magic user in all of Welcome on my own. I can figure this out on my own as well.

SPEAKER_00 5:00

May I make a suggestion?

SPEAKER_03 5:03

No, you may not.

SPEAKER_00 5:05

I'm going to make it anyway.

SPEAKER_03 5:07

Of course you are. Why do you even ask me then?

SPEAKER_00 5:10

I don't know. I wanted to see what it was like to be polite. It's overrated. Anyway, my suggestion is that perhaps you need to rethink your approach. You're trying to cast a spell using magic that you no longer have.

SPEAKER_03 5:28

What do you mean? Elion has restored me, and I felt my strength and power beginning to return the moment he embraced me. Now even my robes have regained their rainbow colors. I just don't know how to tap into my power.

SPEAKER_00 5:41

First, you might want to stop calling it your power. Haven't you learned yet that this need to be all powerful is what got you in trouble to begin with?

SPEAKER_03 5:52

You know, I was there when Ursula stripped me of my abilities, and as luck would have it, the memory is fresh. So, yes, I believe that particular lesson is one that I will not soon forget.

SPEAKER_00 6:05

How did we contact Elyon? Did you use rooms or any summoning magics?

SPEAKER_03 6:11

No. We knelt together and we prayed to him. You held my hand. You have calluses, incidentally. You should moisturize more often.

SPEAKER_00 6:22

First, shut up. Second, yes, we humbled ourselves. I think the key to tapping into your real power is understanding who the source truly is. Ollie, it is Elyon. Apart from him, your spells just fizzle out.

SPEAKER_03 6:43

Hmm. Perhaps you have a point. But that does not help me practically, and I need something more than philosophy and theory to take down Ursula.

SPEAKER_02 6:53

I know what you seek, Provost.

SPEAKER_03 6:58

For the love of Welkenman, you cannot sit here saying absolutely nothing, like some sort of paddling mime, only to then speak and scare the living daylights out of us.

SPEAKER_00 7:10

What do you mean us? The ferryman did not scare me.

SPEAKER_03 7:15

Then why does your armor smell soiled all of a sudden?

SPEAKER_00 7:18

That's that's your top lip that you smell.

SPEAKER_03 7:23

Hmm, yes. Well that must be it. Anyway, you have something to get off of your whatever that is that serves as a chest under all of whatever that is you're wearing, Perryman.

SPEAKER_02 7:37

What you see is the book of El Yan. Those that follow him must do so in accordance with his teachings, and those teachings are written in his book. Once you have obtained this home, simply speak the words. There are teachings for every situation you will encounter.

SPEAKER_00 8:00

That sounds like a quest. I dislike quests, Verryman.

SPEAKER_03 8:05

Oh, I'm sorry. Is your calendar suddenly full? Do you have a hair appointment to go to?

SPEAKER_00 8:11

You wish you had a hair appointment to go to, Baldy.

SPEAKER_02 8:14

Eryon's book is easily obtained for those who seek it. I happen to have a copy of it here. Take it and do what you must to set things right.

SPEAKER_03 8:27

I I do not know what to say. Thank you.

SPEAKER_00 8:32

Why would you just happen to have that, Fairyman? We're supposed to just trust you.

SPEAKER_03 8:38

Well, in his defense, he could have tipped this raft over long ago, my dear. He seems trustworthy enough to me.

SPEAKER_00 8:46

Ollie, how did he get a copy of Elion's book down here?

SPEAKER_02 8:50

You believe this coup by Ursula is the first of its kind? I once lived in Elysium, served Elon as you do now. I foolishly believed in the one who wanted to be like the Most High, and the result of our attempt at ultimate power was to be cast out of the heavens and thrown into this pit where I have served as hell's ferryman ever since. Take this book, vanquish Ursula, and please tell Elyon what I did to help.

SPEAKER_00 9:33

You're assuming we're going to survive this. Take a look at it, Ollie. Is it what you need?

SPEAKER_03 9:41

It is written in Greek. Admittedly, I haven't studied this particular language in years. Yea, though I walk through the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil.

SPEAKER_02 9:55

For thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff. They comfort me.

SPEAKER_03 10:12

Thank you, ferryman. Ellion will know what you did to assist us.

SPEAKER_00 10:16

We're pulling up to the shores of the Malfoli.

SPEAKER_02 10:24

Well, fancy meeting you here, sister.