They went to the corridor of Serafim’s room, hoping to find Livian there. As Livian is finishing cutting and taking care of Serafim’s hair after the shower, she notices movement outside the door. The kids are energetic after yesterday's training.

  – They are here – Livian smiles and goes towards the door.– Do you think I look good now? – Serafim looks at the hair, pying with the tips.–.I think you are! – Livian turns to her one st time before opening the door.

  Serafim stands up and spins to take a better look at her floral bck sleep dress. It reminds her of her free time at her family's hotel. Livian picked this dress it to try to make her look more cheerful.

  – I think Victor will fall in love with you again! – Livian smiles.

  Serafim smiles back after stopping. She is gd that she looks more energetic and hopes to get better soon.

  – Remember! – Livian calls her attention. – They will remain outside the room and do not in any circumstance use your powers, okay?– Okay – Serafim nods and straightens her posture.

  Livian finally opens the door as Serafim waits in the middle of the room. As she opens it, Victor and the kids look inside as Livian stands blocking one side of the door while letting them see Serafim on the other side.

  – Mom! – Niero runs towards Serafim, but Livian blocks his way with her hand.– Sorry – Livian holds his chest. – No visits for now. Just talk with her from the outside.– Hi, my love! – Serafim waves to Niero. – Hi, Alene! Hi… Victor. – She smiles after saying his name.– Hi… Serafim. – Victor takes a deep breath as he opens a big smile. – How are you feeling today?– I’m feeling better than yesterday – She hugs herself..– Are you coming out soon? – Alene asks, taking a step forward.– Maybe – Serafim answers.– For now, she is stable – Livian expins. – But we need to maintain a closer look in case she gets unstable again and does not destroy anything around her. You might talk to her from outside the room while I’m in between– At least we can see you again! – A tear escapes Victor’s eyes..– I will let you get closer as she maintains her stability – Livian continues. – But I believe the kids might be safer than you– Do you believe they might be immune? – Victor asks, curious.– From the information I got from my colleagues, when there were more than a wielder infected and unstable, they didn’t devour or interact with each other. So, if my theory is correct, the kids might be safe around her. The problem is the fact that you are not a Traveler who can withstand the side effects and might disintegrate if not careful.– I see… – Victor answers with a sad tone, but his big smile remains. – I just hope we might be together as before!– Me too, darling – Serafim answers.– Now let's be going – Livian pushes Niero out of the door. – We need to try something before you kids can stay next to her. I will let you all be together after lunch– Bye – Serafim says as she waves to his kids and husband.

  As the door closes, she goes towards the back and cries with a smile on her face. She is hopeful and gd to be able to reunite with her family again.

  Livian approaches Victor and the kids, she seems more serious than she was talking to Serafim.

  – I have something to tell you, Victor. But first, let's go to a more private pce

  He gets worried about her expression and doesn’t ask her why.

  – Niero, Alene – He calls the kid’s attention. – Can you go py in the pyground while I go talk with Livian for a while?– Were we not going to hunt today? – Alene asks, frustrated.– I promise I will go catch you to do that right after I talk with her. Maybe she even wants to join us! – Victor smiles at them.

  They get a bit sad, but Niero seems to understand that there is something wrong and doesn't want to be in the middle of it.

  – Okay – Niero says, taking Alene’s hand. – Let’s go, Alene! I bet you can't get to the top as fast as me at the climbing frame!– I’m gonna win like I always do! – Alene runs with him, ignoring her worries.

  When they are distant, Livian calls for Victor to her office. He doesn’t question, just follows her.

  After the quiet walk, they reached the office. It is full of books, has a table with two chairs in the middle and another door to a bathroom. She takes her coat off, showing the same fighting clothes she used yesterday.

  – Sorry for the urgent call, but I wanted to talk with you about what she told me and the information she gave – She shows the folder she was holding.– Is Serafim not okay? – Victor asks, worried.– Please, take a seat first – Livian says as she sits on the other side of the table.

  Victor takes a moment and sits in front of her. Livian takes a deep breath and opens the folder in front of her.

  – Serafim isn’t human anymore.– What do you mean by that? – Victor asks, surprised.– Her body, even her blood, everything has changed in her. – She shows a page talking about her body stiffness. – It's more like she is becoming a crystal golem than a human– Her body is… like a crystal? – Victor repeats, confused.– I think I can help you understand this

  Livian uses her power to create a doll. It looks stiff, hard to move. She gives it to Victor, and as he touches it, he feels like the skin that looks smooth and soft is like an unpolished sharp rock.

  – I had to help her take a shower since she was in a poor state before you came. It’s not only her skin that is like that, even her hair feels like sharp needles. Her blood isn’t liquid anymore. When I touched her skin on her back, it left a purple trail where I touched before it turned back to normal.– Is her mind okay, at least?– Not exactly. She told me her memory was fading, but she could remember things about you and your kids, at least. And there is something I would like you to answer me. – Livian stops for a while and looks at Victor with a serious expression. – Do you remember that Belium is a forbidden Dimension, right?

  Victor shivers. He knows that if she is asking for that, she knows that they went there and where she got infected.

  – I know what you want to know – Victor looks away for a moment before looking back at her. – Just to be clear, we didn’t know we would find natives there after we saw the registers from the First Dimensional War.– There is a reason why this information was hidden! – Livian y back and maintain the stare. – You entered a forbidden dimension that is under our management without our permission and brought back something that might doom us all!– She wanted to enter that pce at all costs to see it with her own eyes. – Victor starts to expin.– See what? The destruction and corruption?– Yes! And how a dimension abandoned by his god is! After all, we explore these kinds of pces to register and not lose the history! It is the main goal of the Mainheart!

  – How did you find a way in?– It was under the management of the Hastar Family before. Since my family is relevant between the demons in many dimensions, I got a contact that managed to find the first shared coordinates to enter it– So you find the Origin? – Livian gets surprised. – I wasn’t expecting such an interesting and old way to find dimensions since the Origin of that pce is so old– Serafim managed to open it, but after we got in, we couldn’t go back from that portal. So, we took the opportunity to explore the pce a bit more. That’s when we found the natives. At first, they didn’t mind us that much. Serafim wasn’t using her powers to not get much attention, and since the dimension is so big, they thought we were just one of the travelers from the many countries and isnds they have now– Did you manage to make a map of the pce?– Serafim accessed the Anchor from that pce. She deleted her register afterward, but there might be a trace of us since we camped near that pce at the time

  – What else have you found?– We managed to talk and find some pces about the first war, but as we went deeper and closer to the pce where the Rift Laboratory was, we found some Void creatures– So there are breaches there?– Yes. There are open spaces where they come, but they are all unstable. They just appear and close out of nowhere. But as we got closer to the boratory, they didn’t appear out of nowhere, we found many open breaches there. She wanted to go deeper, but since I couldn’t fight them, we sneaked our way in and found a group of people in that pce.

  Victor stops. He looked away, feeling discomfort.

  – What were people doing in a pce like that?

  – They… – He stops for a second. – hey were sacrificing people to a rge purple crystal in the middle. Kids, adults, anyone was going in there willingly. Some seemed dazed by the crystal, but as they were absorbed and distorted, they screamed and asked for help. After we got fed up watching all that, we decided to act. We rescued who we could, but we knew we couldn’t leave the crystal there, we had to destroy it. Our choice wasn’t one of the best since we also didn’t know what it was. Serafim she pierced it with her nce, it broke as well and destroyed her entire hand. We got desperate as we ran away, and she was bleeding, but after a while, a purple crystal hand appeared. We didn’t know she had that kind of power, but it was a new one. After a while, when we were taking care of the people, it was like she never lost her hand. It didn’t have any effect other than the same stiffness as this doll. She polished it, and everything was fine for years.

  – So that is how everything started – Livian says after the story.

  She stops for a while. Thinking about the whole situation. Indeed, the shapeshifters didn't care that much about that dimension since it was troublesome with the Breaches, but to have a Crystal of the Void in there, maybe they are the ones who overlooked the entire situation.

  – I also have something I’d like to ask – Victor says after a long pause. – Is there a chance that she might lose control again?– Like, repeat what she said at that time? – Livian asks back, curious about what he thinks is the loss of control.– Not only that, – He looks down. – I’m not that good with statistics and probabilities, but I’d like to be ready if something like what happened occurs again.– Sadly, I can’t guarantee it. – Livian leans closer to him. – I will try my best to maintain her stability. Even if you two broke a rule, it is indeed in the Mainheart’s nature to document and find any detail in the story possible, and we certainly appreciate all the information you collected. But I must repeat: Never go back there without permission! There is a reason why the Hastar family gave it to us without asking anything back!

  – I understand – Victor answers with a teary eye, thinking it is all his fault for finding a way in. – I’m sorry for all the trouble we are giving you! It is all our fault!– It is not – Livian answers. – It would be easier if we could just point towards someone and say they are guilty, but it isn’t fair since we had information we didn’t want to share, thinking it would avoid problems like this.

  Victor looks up. So, Amelia’s suspicions were true.

  – Is there something else you didn’t tell me about Serafim?– There is something – Livian y back again, staring at his eyes intently. – But I would like to propose an exchange! Between you and me. I will tell you what I’m sure about Serafim from now on, the best to the worst. And you tell me what exactly you two were looking for in Belium!

  Victor freezes for a moment. She noticed he was still hiding something.

  – I know that each family has a taboo or a deep secret. But the only family that has individual secrets is the Mainhearts. Even if you are not an heir, Serafim probably told you what she was looking for. No, she certainly told you her main goal. Just like her mother and father were to find a way to become gods and got close to finding it, she most certainly had one.

  Victor’s eyes are locked with Livian. He can’t look away. He knows he can’t run away. He is in HER Research Facility. She has control over the whole pce. She knows everything happening inside. How many people and who is where. If he denies her offer, he fears she might abandon Serafim and let her die or worse. He isn’t strong enough to fight a Traveler, even weaker to fight a shapeshifter. He has no other choice. He is cornered. She is the only one who can help Serafim.

  – All right. I will tell you. As long as you help Serafim. I will tell you everything I know!