: VOLTAIRE, DARLING! WHERE ARE YOU?
: No need to shout, Jocelyn. I can hear you clear as crystal through the Microphones.
: As for my location, I am currently on the Second floor on the East Side, 6th room down. I shall send a Drone. It shall arrive soon.
Moments later a Drone appears. These little robots are one of the more simple constructs available to Voltaire. They are completely at his disposal, and he can make hundreds of them in a short period of time given he has the necessary materials. Sadly, like all the other constructs he has, these Drones cannot operate outside of the castle walls, so you can never fulfill your dream of having a Giant Spider Robot.
You arrive to where Voltaire is currently messing around with a console.
: I'd ask you how your mission went, but seeing that you are not carrying your Astral Conjurer I would say that it did not go well.
: Its a Terror Staff, and no. It went terrible.
: You can inform me of the details later. Uviso is dead.
: ... What?
: Ive lost all contact with his tower, his ocular camera and you do not even want to see what Menen did to him.
: The tower is missing from the Island. The experiment was successful and the Shadow Lord requests we begin Stage Two. I've already-
: Wait slow down. Uviso was killed... by Menen?
: Yes and no. It would be better if I just showed you what happened.
: ...Impossible. There is no way he could have that much power as weak as he currently is... Unless
: Yes. It would appear that Menen is not the only person inhabiting that body.
: Wait... Rewind. I saw something.
: Look, there's a scar...
: I observed that earlier, and I cannot come to a conclusion of how it got there.
: Hmm.
: Now, Jocelyn. It appears that you have a
purchase to make.
: What?
: I've already tracked down the staff. It was sold to a wealthy Thaumian Artifact Collector several days ago.
: Days? But Menen took it only a few hours ago.
: After doing a few calculations on the energy readings from the Rift that Dr. Verton opened up inside Uviso's tower, I believe they went back in time. The Staff then was taken back out of the Ethereal and sold to the collector. I don't have any information on who sold the staff to the collector except that the seller was described as a "dark figure".
: So where is this guy?
: Ive uploaded his information to your smart phone. He's having a party tomorrow to show off his newest additions and you're on the VIP List...
Poll