"Wahaha! Who are you that dares enter my lair?!" Count Blood's voice blasted through the castle.

"Oh no! What is this light beneath?" Chio shouted to Aurora, turning to her with a puzzled look.

"I believe Count is teleporting us away from him. He probably don't want trespasses on his lair! Let's get out of here while we still can!" Aurora replied.

"No way! We've came so far! I've just killed 25 Vampire bats and used up a lot of my elixir potions. It's too late to be turning back!"

Suddenly, Chio and Aurora found themselves before the Kerberos, Guradian of the 1st trials to Count Blood.

"Haha, I see Count has woken up again. So... Still want to enter his lair?" said the Kerberos, with an evil glint in it's eyes.

"Of course, " said Chio. "He will cower in fear when he sees me!"

Hiding behind Chio's back, Aurora said, "Lets not get too overconfident, Chio. I don't know if i can even harm him."

"Relax! Your job is just to kill his minions, which i believe to have Niwerth, which is weak against your magic. We'll be fine! Now let us in, Keberos! Follow closely, Aurora, alright?"

As Chio and Aurora dashed through the Guardian Keberos infested room, damage upon them were inflicted frequently. Aurora was incharged of keeping both of them healthly, to face the further challenges ahead. As they reached the 2nd Trials, the Maid Lydia, Guardian of the 2nd trials started laughing. "Welcome back. Are you giving up soon?"

"Shut up and watch me in action!" Chio rebutted, and ran towards the iron grills, where she saw a lot of Vampire Bats nearby. "Hurry, Aurora! Use your magic and kill those on the right side. You will easily get the last 15 needed. I will handle those on the left with my Piercing Wave."

Few minutes later, both Chio and Aurora completed the monster quest. Before continuing on, both of them had to recover their mana first. They were comparing some skills and strenght when Maid Lydia interrupted them.

"Haha. Time is almost up. Do you still want to continue on?" she shouted to them. "I smell another human coming. Probably right where Kerberos is."

"Of-of course we are going!" Chio said, shocked that someone was right behind them. "Hurry, Aurora, before the other person catches up."

"Oh-oh okay"

When they reached the next room, the noticed Mister Freaks, Guardian of the 3rd trials, pacing to and fro, stratching his head, looking really bored and irritated. Suddenly, out of nowhere, he screamed out. "Why isn't anyone coming?! I have been waiting for ages! Why was I appointed to be Guardian of this boring--" He stopped short when he saw Chio and Aurora giving him a really really weird look. Feeling embraressed, Mister Freaks started looking away, and not keeping in eye contact. Then he continued. "Here for the wisdom trials, are you? Well well, if you are, you won't pass it easily! I have spent that last 5 minutes getting a really tough one for each of you."

Chio replied in disbelief. "Waiting 5 minutes equals to waiting for ages...? What's wrong with you...?"

Mister Freaks replied angrily. "Fine! Insult me! I just won't give the test to you OR your friend. I will just give it to the person reaching here soon."

"Ah-ah-. I'm Sorry! I didn't mean it that way!" Chio answered frantically, with Aurora giggling away at the back.

"Isn't this a Sudoku puzzle?" Aurora asked. "It's simple. Pass them to me."

"Here," said Aurora, after a few seconds of scribbling. "The answers for the puzzle."

"... ..." Both Chio and Mister Freaks were speechless. "How... Did you solved them so quicly...?" said Chio and Mister Freaks in unison.

"It's a secret," replied Aurora, winking. "So, did we pass?"

"Just go..." said Mister Freaks, in a sad tone. "The next person will get the toughest puzzle ever!"

A howl was heard from the next room, followed by a groan, a human groan. And yes, it was Lycan in the middle of the room. With.... Maid Lydia and Mister Freaks at each side of the room?!

Lycan said, " This is a trial of luck. Either you make it to Blood or you go back out. Your choice. Talk to either Mister Freaks or Maid Lydis when you are ready..."

"But... Lydia... Freaks... Lydia... Freaks...! Weren't they just outside..?" Chio said, still stuck in that moment of shock.

"Them?" Lycan asked, then answered. "Twins.Heard that word before? T-W-I-N-S. Need more explanation...?"

Chio shook her head and turned to Aurora and ask,"Which path should we take? The right or the left? I'll let you choose, but don't screw up!"

After thinking for a moment, Aurora shouted, "Right! The Right is right."

"... ..." went Chio. "Were you even choosing..?"

Aurora stuck out her tongue and pull Chio towards Maid Lydia." We choose this path!"

In the path, there were a lot of... Guardian Kerberos again! They dashed as fast as they could and ran through the door on the other side. When the entered, they saw... Count Blood! But wait... As they looked around, bodies of past adventurers and travellers lay motionless all over the room.

Undetered, Chio charged up her skills. Pumping Heart, Bullseye, Eagle Eyes, Hyper Beat and Guard. As for Aurora, She charged up her Aura of Mana, Bolster Ballad and Mist of Mana. After that was done, Chio charged right at Blood. Blood laughed at their foolishness.

Thinking to herself, Chio went, "First, Tetra Punch. Then Uppercut, then Quad Punch, then repeat."

As Chio attacks, and recharging Guard after every few hits, Aurora supports from the back, with Cure, and when no cure was needed, Cleaving Terra and Earthquake were used to wipe out Blood's summons and to deal damage to Blood himself. Just when Blood was about to fall, a giant marble flew in, hitting Blood hard, giving the final blow. Chio and Aurora then turned to the doorway in dismay. An Explorer walked, tossing a Gong Marble up in the air and catching it back, gave them a proud look.

Aurora suddenly shouted to Chio, "Look! a Blood Sword!, Take it, hurry!"

As Chio was about to dash for the sword, the Explorer took something out of her pocket and threw it in Chio's and Aurora's direction.

"It's a mine! Explosive Expert! Aurora, duck!" Chio shouted.

When the mine exploded, the whole room was engulf with smoke and dirt. Chio and Aurora couldn't see what was going on anymore. Kitsune took this chance and went to the front, picking up the Blood Sword, and laughing at both Chio and Aurora. For a quick escape, Kitsune took out a port from her pocket. Just as she was about to use it, she said, "My name is ShinigamiKitsune. You can call me Kitsune for short. Remember it well. Oh, and thanks for the seal and sword!" Then she teleported away.

"Grr... That darn Explorer... My Blood Sword! I'll get you!" screamed Chio.

"Calm down, Chio,"Aurora said, as she passed Chio a port to Paradise. "We'll hunt it again tomorrow."

Right when they arrived in Paradise, the first thing they saw was Kitsune showing off her newly aquired Blood Sword to the public.

"Wahaha! Who are you that dares enter my lair?!" Count Blood's voice blasted through the castle.

"Oh no! What is this light beneath?" Chio shouted to Aurora, turning to her with a puzzled look.

"I believe Count is teleporting us away from him. He probably don't want trespasses on his lair! Let's get out of here while we still can!" Aurora replied.

"No way! We've came so far! I've just killed 25 Vampire bats and used up a lot of my elixir potions. It's too late to be turning back!"

Suddenly, Chio and Aurora found themselves before the Kerberos, Guradian of the 1st trials to Count Blood.

"Haha, I see Count has woken up again. So... Still want to enter his lair?" said the Kerberos, with an evil glint in it's eyes.

"Of course, " said Chio. "He will cower in fear when he sees me!"

Hiding behind Chio's back, Aurora said, "Lets not get too overconfident, Chio. I don't know if i can even harm him."

"Relax! Your job is just to kill his minions, which i believe to have Niwerth, which is weak against your magic. We'll be fine! Now let us in, Keberos! Follow closely, Aurora, alright?"

As Chio and Aurora dashed through the Guardian Keberos infested room, damage upon them were inflicted frequently. Aurora was incharged of keeping both of them healthly, to face the further challenges ahead. As they reached the 2nd Trials, the Maid Lydia, Guardian of the 2nd trials started laughing. "Welcome back. Are you giving up soon?"

"Shut up and watch me in action!" Chio rebutted, and ran towards the iron grills, where she saw a lot of Vampire Bats nearby. "Hurry, Aurora! Use your magic and kill those on the right side. You will easily get the last 15 needed. I will handle those on the left with my Piercing Wave."

Few minutes later, both Chio and Aurora completed the monster quest. Before continuing on, both of them had to recover their mana first. They were comparing some skills and strenght when Maid Lydia interrupted them.

"Haha. Time is almost up. Do you still want to continue on?" she shouted to them. "I smell another human coming. Probably right where Kerberos is."

"Of-of course we are going!" Chio said, shocked that someone was right behind them. "Hurry, Aurora, before the other person catches up."

"Oh-oh okay"

When they reached the next room, the noticed Mister Freaks, Guardian of the 3rd trials, pacing to and fro, stratching his head, looking really bored and irritated. Suddenly, out of nowhere, he screamed out. "Why isn't anyone coming?! I have been waiting for ages! Why was I appointed to be Guardian of this boring--" He stopped short when he saw Chio and Aurora giving him a really really weird look. Feeling embraressed, Mister Freaks started looking away, and not keeping in eye contact. Then he continued. "Here for the wisdom trials, are you? Well well, if you are, you won't pass it easily! I have spent that last 5 minutes getting a really tough one for each of you."

Chio replied in disbelief. "Waiting 5 minutes equals to waiting for ages...? What's wrong with you...?"

Mister Freaks replied angrily. "Fine! Insult me! I just won't give the test to you OR your friend. I will just give it to the person reaching here soon."

"Ah-ah-. I'm Sorry! I didn't mean it that way!" Chio answered frantically, with Aurora giggling away at the back.

"Isn't this a Sudoku puzzle?" Aurora asked. "It's simple. Pass them to me."

"Here," said Aurora, after a few seconds of scribbling. "The answers for the puzzle."

"... ..." Both Chio and Mister Freaks were speechless. "How... Did you solved them so quicly...?" said Chio and Mister Freaks in unison.

"It's a secret," replied Aurora, winking. "So, did we pass?"

"Just go..." said Mister Freaks, in a sad tone. "The next person will get the toughest puzzle ever!"

A howl was heard from the next room, followed by a groan, a human groan. And yes, it was Lycan in the middle of the room. With.... Maid Lydia and Mister Freaks at each side of the room?!

Lycan said, " This is a trial of luck. Either you make it to Blood or you go back out. Your choice. Talk to either Mister Freaks or Maid Lydis when you are ready..."

"But... Lydia... Freaks... Lydia... Freaks...! Weren't they just outside..?" Chio said, still stuck in that moment of shock.

"Them?" Lycan asked, then answered. "Twins.Heard that word before? T-W-I-N-S. Need more explanation...?"

Chio shook her head and turned to Aurora and ask,"Which path should we take? The right or the left? I'll let you choose, but don't screw up!"

After thinking for a moment, Aurora shouted, "Right! The Right is right."

"... ..." went Chio. "Were you even choosing..?"

Aurora stuck out her tongue and pull Chio towards Maid Lydia." We choose this path!"

In the path, there were a lot of... Guardian Kerberos again! They dashed as fast as they could and ran through the door on the other side. When the entered, they saw... Count Blood! But wait... As they looked around, bodies of past adventurers and travellers lay motionless all over the room.

Undetered, Chio charged up her skills. Pumping Heart, Bullseye, Eagle Eyes, Hyper Beat and Guard. As for Aurora, She charged up her Aura of Mana, Bolster Ballad and Mist of Mana. After that was done, Chio charged right at Blood. Blood laughed at their foolishness.

Thinking to herself, Chio went, "First, Tetra Punch. Then Uppercut, then Quad Punch, then repeat."

As Chio attacks, and recharging Guard after every few hits, Aurora supports from the back, with Cure, and when no cure was needed, Cleaving Terra and Earthquake were used to wipe out Blood's summons and to deal damage to Blood himself. Just when Blood was about to fall, a giant marble flew in, hitting Blood hard, giving the final blow. Chio and Aurora then turned to the doorway in dismay. An Explorer walked, tossing a Gong Marble up in the air and catching it back, gave them a proud look.

Aurora suddenly shouted to Chio, "Look! a Blood Sword!, Take it, hurry!"

As Chio was about to dash for the sword, the Explorer took something out of her pocket and threw it in Chio's and Aurora's direction.

"It's a mine! Explosive Expert! Aurora, duck!" Chio shouted.

When the mine exploded, the whole room was engulf with smoke and dirt. Chio and Aurora couldn't see what was going on anymore. Kitsune took this chance and went to the front, picking up the Blood Sword, and laughing at both Chio and Aurora. For a quick escape, Kitsune took out a port from her pocket. Just as she was about to use it, she said, "My name is ShinigamiKitsune. You can call me Kitsune for short. Remember it well. Oh, and thanks for the seal and sword!" Then she teleported away.

"Grr... That darn Explorer... My Blood Sword! I'll get you!" screamed Chio.

"Calm down, Chio,"Aurora said, as she passed Chio a port to Paradise. "We'll hunt it again tomorrow."

Right when they arrived in Paradise, the first thing they saw was Kitsune showing off her newly aquired Blood Sword to the public.