The team walks through the stone corridors slowly.
Aliss gives instructions "it will soon be the time, we will return to the center of the temple which contains what we are looking for but be careful because according to what I have been told, to obtain it, you will have to fight against a historical projection of the phoenix at reduced power"
"A historical projection so we will in some way invoke the phoenix of the historical past and we will have to recover what we need without becoming ashes."
"This is also why I chose here instead of asking Hestia who owns it because once defeated the fire will be freed from its personality to become pure."
"You should know that this fire generally merges with the owner's essence which can transmit unwanted things like love so if we simply took Hestia's without purification your guy will go crazy for her or her devoted worshiper."
"So with what we're going to do, once the summoned phoenix is dead, the fire will automatically completely purify and will not leave any after-effects on your guy's essence."
Gray understands but a curiosity crosses her and she asks "is there no solution to directly purify Hestia's?"
Aliss, a little upset, replies "thanks but no thanks"
☆ If I spent so much energy manipulating without nature, I would no longer be able to maintain my existence and I would be transferred to my egg.
For the moment I am in an artificial body which costs me enough energy as it is so once this little reckless fire prince is saved I say goodbye and I rest in a remote, quiet corner.☆
Gray nods "okay 👍 but you don't even call him by his name anymore and you say boy?"
Aliss replies "Yes, why?"
Gray quickly responds "nothing, just a comment"
They walk again and again in the same path they were following but perceive light from the fire.
☆ it's impossible, you have to be careful. ☆
They are now in a defensive position and walk carefully and silently one step after another until they get closer and have a good look at the source.
This is the end of the corridor and at the end of the corridor there is a curtain of fire 🔥 which acts as a door 🚪 and just behind it there is the center of the temple 🏛 which is in a circle surrounded by black liquid with a dark maze interior with a bright light in the center of the maze.
But at the moment Aliss and Gray are in front of the curtain of fire 🔥 and cannot see beyond the flames.
Aliss and Gray are confused on how to act, Gray speaks "maybe we should go through with it?"
Aliss immediately retorts "no, certainly not, we don't even know what's on the other side"
Grey, serious, understands and nods with a realization "so we have to find a way to know what's on the other side of the flames"
Aliss thought a lot and very quickly about a solution.
☆ A........,F☆☆ EUREKA 💡 ☆
☆ We can't do much against these flames no matter what we try, they will burn everything whether it's physical, magical or even conceptual like time.
But we can cross it.
Really, even if it's very unpleasant, it's the simplest solution: you just have to see the other side.
As they say sometimes the simplest answer can be the best ☆
Aliss asks Gray "are you easily disgusted, are you disgusted by a face without eyes?"
Gray is surprised 😮 but speaks "why such a specific question Mademoi"
She is interrupted by Aliss "just answer"
Gray replies "sure I can be a little disgusted by such visions at times but it doesn't really affect me, ever and I always keep my cool"
Aliss smiles "so it's perfect 👌"
Then she raises her hand 🤲 gently lifts it, approaches her face quietly, caresses her face then gently removes one eye which she throws into the curtain of flames then covers her remaining eye while the blood from her removed eye covered part of her face and she was forthe blind moment.
But his removed eye starts moving on the other side of the curtain in all directions seeing every corner and sending all the information to Aliss who saw while covering his remaining eye and seeing through his removed eye.
At the same time Aliss now looks at Gray after having removed his hand and returned near the curtain "we can go and don't worry because now I can see the situation with an outside eye"
Gray was a little stunned "you still make puns in such a situation Miss?"
Aliss replies "when I encounter such ridiculous situations, I have to not care since in all circumstances I am superior and the strongest and most intelligent, my little wolf"
Aliss becomes serious and adds "know something about me, an absolute law in my interactions and that is that I always make fun of what is inferior to me in one area or another and respect what is truly superior to me"
Afterwards Aliss adds with a casual air "I'm sure that with such a statement it's the ego itself that should come to learn lessons from me, don't you think?"
Gray lets out a grin which becomes a soft smile "I understand Miss ego" "incorrigible, huh?" "your jokes"
Aliss speaks "you understand, perfect"
"Now move forward instead of contemplating my great superiority, the inferior"