The Darkening of Souls...

With yet another flash Reima appears at the Firelink shrine, the familiar scenery giving him nostalgia for his time spent here and in the game. He feels Snuffles squirm on his shoulder and gives her a look to stop... Only to find the Rabbit staring up at the sky in what he could only guess was shock and awe. Looking up Reima feels as if he'd just been struck due to the surprising sight...

Above them and the clouds, the sky was... Fracturing? Turquoise cracks splintered across the sky like never ceasing shooting stars, it was magnificent and he'd want to stay and watch for a while had he not have an important task on hand.

Reima "Right... I need to be quick about this." he mutters as he walks over to the burnt out bonfire in the middle of the clearing, sitting there innocently was a yellow summoning sign. He holds his hand over it and summons the person it belongs to.

Taking a step back a golden figure begins to manifest above the sign, they're bent over at first but straighten their backs and praise the sun. Obviously, despite the figures different attire Reima could tell who this person was with ease.

Reima "Solaire, I'm back." he says as he looks at the robed armour now covering Solaire, it almost look reminiscent of Gwyn's equipment.

Solaire gives a bright smile, Reima goes to grab his arm to greet him but Solaire just hugs him with strength only a god could muster. "My friend, you've returned! What a jolly day this is indeed!"

Reima pats him on the back, "Yeah, jolly to see you too Solaire. "

Solaire lets go and observes him, "You've gotten taller! My you've almost caught up with me."

Reima "Would it surprise you to know It's been around a year since we last saw eachother?" he asks, wondering how much time had passed here.

Solaire shrugs, "It is hard to keep time here, though it would not be more than a few months since you left."

Reima nods, "Well, as you could probably tell I'm on a tight schedule. Once I dissipate your phantom could you get everyone to quickly prepare their belongings to leave this world?"

Solaire nods, "We've been waiting for this moment since your departure, the world continues to degrade and fall apart at the seams but we never despaired!" he says dramatically.

...

Reima "Ah, before you go... What's with the armour?" he asks.

Solaire looks down and realises what Reima's curious about, "I found that while my father and I differ in many ways, our admiration for fine clothing wasn't one of them."

Reima "Huh, I was expecting something else... Whatever, makesure everyone's ready Solaire." he says, waving his hand and sending the phantom away.

After Solaire leaves Reima blinks to the archives that he'd left Logan and Griggs... Hopefully he wouldn't catch them in the middle of something...

He appears in the middle of the large entrance hall that's previously been completely infested with Crystalline Hollow's, however the first thing he notices is that all the bookshelves have been picked clean... Through his enhanced hearing he can hear the fluttering of paper as someones rapidly turns pages.

Ascending the archives is not nearly as difficult if you can teleport and so Reima makes his way up towards the sound in no time at all. Sitting on the revolving platform surrounded by books is Logan along with his apprentice Griggs who appears to be casting some sort of spell at the nearby wall. Eventually it's cast and a poorly constructed Soul Spear shoots out at a slow pace, it doesn't even reach the wall as it dissipates long before it gets there.

Griggs "For the love of!-"

Logan "Be calm, you've only started training this spell for two months. If you had cast it perfectly so soon I'd be calling you the name of that monster I previously taught." he says with a chuckle.

Reima "Is my name a new title for genius students now?" he asks with his arms crossed behind the duo who jump after noticing his presence.

Griggs/Logan "Reima!?!" "Reima?" they parrot eachother.

Reima "Well, yeah... Who else is gonna visit your decrepit asses?"

...

Logan slowly nods are a moment, "You are correct.. Though we are occasionally visited by that dragon-child.. What was her name..."

Griggs "Priscilla." he states.

Logan "Ahh yes, how could I forget? That girl is almost as talented as you are Reima." he says with a triumphant smirk, as if gaining a student who comes close to Reima had been his goal in life.

Reima "Ah, good. Priscilla's expanding her horizons then? How's her progress?" he asks, nonplussed at the old man's smug face.

Griggs "She's incredible, though she demanded to learn Crystal Soul Spear as soon as she got here. Said something about surprising someone?"

Logan whacks his apprentice on the back of his head with his Staff, "You fool! How could you forget who she was learning for! If she finds out she'll skin the hide off your hind!"

Reima just idly strokes Snuffles, pretending he'd not heard anything... He'd need to makesure he's surprised when Priscilla shows him her moves...

Griggs "Ah, Reima... If it would not be too much trouble, could you forget to mention my name when speaking with Priscilla?" he asks with a slightly tearful expression.

Reima turns back to him, "Huh, what were you saying?"

....

Griggs "I was just saying abou-Gurgg!" he's interrupted yet again by a hit from Logan.

Logan "Do I need to manually force thoughts into that tiny brain of yours!"

Griggs "What do you mean mast-... Ohhh, aha. I see." he says while sending a grateful smile to Reima who look on in disbelief, wondering if these two had permanently turned into some kind of comedy skit?

Reima "Whatever... Just gather your things and be ready on the summoning sign, we are leaving this world and I won't be coming back for you if you missed the "ride". He says before disappearing with another flash.