[b][u][center]Free Billy[/center][/u][/b]

Mime's fight with the drogan was short-lived, as even in Arlette's form his strength was simply overwhelming for the monster. The same was true for Remia and Eowyn's tussles with the beasts. Yet if they were disposed off so easily; why had the drogans been released in the first place. Not to actually stop the librarians... But they had succeeded in sowing more panic; which seemed to affect the fish in the tank. It's starfish-like collar unfolded and suctioned against the glass; pulling it's skull to bash against the glass. Even though it hadn't yet reached the sea; the fish was quickly cracking it's cage. One of the activists that had been on the pulling party attempted to hush it, but to no avail at all...

Simon, left to his own devices, last of all yelled at Nathair and Quartz to not cause more of a fuss. “And that fish is worth more than you can possibly imagine!” He shouted after the last holder running away from him. It became awful lonely on stage... And Simon had wasted all of his wits. He couldn't keep anything up under this pressure anymore... Especially when he saw something worrying in the distance; a giant monstrosity was coming closer with high speed; pushing through the water and leaving waves in it's wake. It looked much like the fish in the tank... Except at least ten times bigger!

[b][u][center]Will O' the Piper [/center][/u][/b]

Charles, and Sigmund if he would be able to catch up, would find that further up the river the kappa would soon again vanish the exact same way they entered the spirit world. However, as Sophia closed in to the portal the kappa were passing through, she would become transparent and intangible. Which was most unfortunate considering the blue and red shapes would turn out to be walking giants! Two oni, one red and one blue, with Buddha-bellies but the kind of musculature that almost ripped their skin. They were armed with trees; actual trees! For now it seemed the librarians were safe from them, but the kappa were escaping the spirit world and taking the kidnapped children with them... The alive ones at least. Some of the children had drowned during the kappa's hasty escape, and had been left to drift on the river. Yet the living ones... The kappa were bringing them to the two oni...

[b][u][center]A Clayman's Finale[/center][/u][/b]

The footsteps Adeline and Maria heard were indeed a golem's... Soon from the darkness one of the towering mechanical dolls appeared, slowly but surely approaching Maria who had stayed behind. This was a rock golem; like the one the first party had encountered at the entrance and it wasted little time to let the stay-behind rook know that it would have been best if she had at least just tried to run. A rock was propelled from it's arm; straight at Maria at alarming speed; with enough force to knock even the ironclad holder back...

Meanwhile, Salia's message was relayed to all the spirits. “Salia and Lux have destroyed one of the golems. Lux’s heat from the vapour made it malfunction and that made it particularly weak to Salia’s sword. Since the golems are made of clay, anything that will naturally affect clay will affect the golems. Human body parts found within the golems.” Soneillon and Titanius both received... Which would be helpful... Hadn't this golem been of rock. Or would some properties carry through?

Thanks to the floor-breaking battle with Valenci's spirit, Adeline was able to find a pathway that had previously been hidden. Down the path she would eventually be able to find doctor Valenci... But not before she would meet two other familiar faces she had met back at the museum... Or at least hear their voices. Although they certainly did not appear as they had back then, back when they had attempted civilised conversation. Now they seemed to be rushing the good doctor, as well as threaten him. It was fortunate for Adeline the corridor took many turns, so that she could avoid being spotted... But how many more turns were these people away?