VRMMO | Terris Story: Someone "Them"

16:C.Another Quest, Meaning Of A Flower

Aquilegians.

". . . Columbine flower, symbol of wisdom." muttered Elcia in a limp voice.

Alice approached the wall in front of her, and without a second thought, a fist slammed into the hard rock.

—Dug. . !

Alice

Health: 397/400 (-3)

"—Ack!"

Feeling pain, of course, Alice held onto her right hand with a half-excited face half-crying; leaving Elcia who was looking at it with a flat face.

Knowing the answer they were looking for was in the writing before her, Alice inevitably became irritated considering the effort they had put in before was nothing more than a waste of time. Likewise Elcia who had to release a curse, which illustrates if the limit of 'patience' the girl herself had also leaked.

Scratching her non-itchy head, Elcia let out a long sigh. "Mouh. . ."

"Alice, up. Gathered again in the first room" said the girl, with half-clear words of hers.

Maybe someone else will ask for a word back because of it. But Alice did not need it, she immediately nodded in agreement and rushed up the stairs to the top floor.

Meanwhile, Elcia also rushed over. Opposite direction, he descended down towards the first room where they had come. And at the entrance of the room, a sign of writing was attached in the same position.

Zephyrantes

"Rain flowers, new beginnings."

Confirming the first key of the final puzzle, Elcia continued her search at a fast but meticulous pace.

On the next floor, Elcia again found another inscription at the entrance of her room.

"Hope."

· · ·

"Determination."

· · ·

"Sacrifice."

· · ·

"Lucency."

But on the next floor, Elcia found something she did not want to see. That something, which he had forgotten when he came to Terris.

Amaryllis.

The flower that became her surname, and the flower that carries the symbol 「Pride」; Self-esteem.

"Why. . . here. . ." said Elcia with a grim face. ". . . Of all. . , why?"

Like that name, the family he knew was not far from the meaning that the Amaryllis flowers carried. Includes other meanings of「Pride」; vanity.

Amaryllis flower tubs in high bloom, her family raised their heads haughtily; for they stood at the top of society.

Look down on others. Elcia recalled a time when she had achieved something generally worth being proud of. Events that often appear in the mind of his memory.

"You're a member of Amaryllis, understand."

"Hmp, I think it's enough. As expected of the boy."

"only this? Don't embarrass this family!"

It's all because of self-worth. Something invisible, but the most important part for the people of the name Amaryllis. The cause of a tradition that considers each other as a mere trophy.

And again, Elcia was a victim of that.

—Dug. . !

Elcia

Health: 207/210 (3)

'You. . . You don't understand anything. . !' the girl shouted inwardly; she gritted her teeth with a feeling filled with hatred.

Bugs. . !

Dudo. . !

Health: 204/210 (2)

Health: 202/210 (3)

Health: 198/210 (4)

Health: 197/210 (-1)

[Extra Skill: Hatred learned!]

. . . Dug. . .

The girl's hand was quickly filled with abrasions and wounds. He trembled as if he could explode at any moment because of his emotions.

In the real world, Elcia always chained those emotions. But in this place, the chains that bound him became rusty and made it easier for the girl to vent her feelings.

". . . Fuckin."

—Buag!!

Health: 190/210 (-7)

Health: 185/210 (-5)

Health: 174/210 (2)

Health: 168/210 (-6)

Health: 162/210 (-6)

Health: 159/210 (-3)

It took some time for the girl to pull her emotions back into the cage.

Taking a deep breath, Elcia turned around and left the floor feeling fed up. But at the last moment before he left the floor, he glanced for a moment at Amaryllis' writing.

[Skill : Cold Gaze got it!]

. . .

"Muh. . This is the floor, last. . ?" Elcia muttered softly as she found that the stairs she was leaning on no longer had another twist.

With legs that felt slightly trembling and a face that showed a desire to give up, Elcia slowly glanced at the writing on that floor.

Lycorines.

The girl's expression instantly changed in one blink of an eye; from the previous one like declaring herself 'almost' giving up to an expression full of achievement. And with a somewhat mixed feeling, a tired smile formed on the girl's sweet face.

"Finally, see. . ."

Flowers with red color that are part of the Aster family, and better known as;

The Red Spider Lily.

"The flower of death."

But the girl's happiness didn't last much longer either. Because the moment Elcia recalled if she needed to return to the first room, the expression on her face immediately fell and sank to the bottom of the sea.

[Your stamina reached a low point]

[Your body is getting tired]

[Endurance increased!]

And the girl finally started to hate the stairs.

. . .

Arriving at the starting room, Elcia had transformed into a grandmother with trembling legs.

Focusing on her Rapier, Elcia stepped carefully and quietly. And when he got to the entrance,

"Ha-ha-hal-ooo. . ! Al-congratulations, daaat-taanng, kem-mbal-li. O-ho-ho. . !" greet Alice in a typical elderly way of speaking.

Not knowing what to react to, Elcia chose silence with her flat face Trademark clearly displayed.

Made awkward, Alice was eventually forced to change the topic. "Erm. . , well, report from upstairs. Nothing corresponds to the flower of death as far as I can find."

'. . . obviously, just.' thought Elcia.

Sure, because the room they were looking for was at the base of this place. But the thing was, Elcia was hesitant to say that, which brought the current mute moment into even longer.

Unfortunately, Elcia's mind accidentally slipped through Soul Link and captured Alice.

". . . That, the bottom floor?" alice asked with a shocked face.

". . ."

Having no other answer, Elcia nodded softly without making a sound.

The room was silent for a moment.

. . .

Turning down, the two forced themselves to complete Bill's cursed Quest.

Along down the stairs, Alice chooses to turn her attention to the writing on each floor; which is also driven by sheer curiosity, as well as so that her mouth can stop complaining.

"Hee, Eranthis? Hope?"

"Cistus. Determinedly."

"Hyssopus, tumblr."

"—Gh-uhuk, uhuk-uhuk. . uhuk-uhuk-uhuk. . ! It means sacrifice, Alice!" shouted Elcia confirming, while choking.

"Their?" alice asked with an annoying satisfied smile, successfully silencing Elcia.

"May. . ."

But as if repeating time, Alice's face changed as they reached the 'pride' floor'. But rather than bursting with emotion, Alice showed the worried face she was pointing at Elcia.

Moreover, traces of blood that were still fresh red were visible on the walls on that floor. Alice was not an idiot either; she knew the reality of Terris. Therefore, he immediately noticed Elcia's hand.

Which although it had started to faint thanks to the Health Regeneration of the character's body that the player possessed, his eyes managed to catch a small blister on the girl's hand.

". . . Elcia?" call out to her as Elcia descended to the next floor in a hurry.

Elcia stopped stepping and sighed heavily, before opening her mouth. ". . . You know, don't you, Alice? Flower Cistus. . , symbol of determination."

He also once again breathed. "But there's another flower, which means the same."

Realizing Elcia's words, Alice immediately replied with an expression of hers that turned even more worried. ". . . Hippeastrum."

"Cm. . . Hippeastrum, or also. . ."

" "Amaryllis" "

Is it a curse, or a blessing? For Elcia still carried one symbol of Amaryllis even though she hated it most. And more ironically, the symbol was his resolve; the determination to break free from that name.