[Book 2] °It Was Never Meant To Be° •Twisted Wonderland X Reader•

💀The Keeper Of The Underworld; Crystal Of Blot: Part 1💀

Y/n's POV
'Am I standing on a cloud...?' This has got to be another dream. I slowly opened my eyes and was blinded by a bright light. "So bright..." Once my eyes adjusted to the light, I was now standing inside of a Greek Temple of some sort.

"My baby is so cute, isn't he?" I turned around and saw the God of Lightning himself, Zeus! "I should thank everyone on behalf of my son. Than you for the presents."

"Holy Hades... Those are some gifts." I saw a pile of gold, gems, and other luxurious items. They are Gods after all. "This must be the birth of Hercules." I mumbled, looking back at Zeus and his family.

"Yeah, he's very cute. I'm so touched." I heard a sarcastic voice from behind Zeus. It was Hades. "I've never felt like this ever since I got a moussaka stuck in my throat." Zeus then turned to Hades.

"Stop being so gloomy, we should celebrate together." Zeus said to Hades cheerfully.

"I can't take a break from my job. I appreciate your invitation but I had to do my work." Hades said to Zeus.

"Considering the fact that he's the Ruler of the Underworld, couldn't really blame him." I muttered. His job wasn't really an easy one, per say.

"I'm leaving now!" Hades turned around and soon walks away.

"Don't push yourself too hard, you might die from overworking." Zeus jokingly said as he and the other Gods there burst out in laughter. Except for Hades.

"Haha, God that died from being fatigued?? That's so funny, I'm gonna die of Laughter!" Hades growled out. "That's what I wish for..... I hope you die too!" Everything soon fades to black.

"A temple in the clouds..........?"

".......ey.......... Hey! Y/n! Wake up!" Ace?

3rd POV
Waking up, Y/n sat up groaning lightly.

"Hey, didn't you call us over? Don't sleep." Ace huffed out.

"I didn't expect you would call us at a time like this, what do you mean by Grim is gone?" Deuce asked. Y/n's fuzzy mind soon went clear as soon as Deuce mentioned Grim being missing.

"Yes, I was looking for Grim...." Y/n stuttered out, remembering the previous events that had happened before she passed out. Ace and Deuce noticed the large scratch on her hand.

".... Wait, what happened to your hand? That's a long scratch!" Ace yelped out. Both him and Deuce had the look of shock on their faces. Y/n didn't noticed the dull pain in her hand until Ace mentioned the scratch.

"Grim did this to me..." Y/n muttered out.

"Eh? What did you say just now?" Ace blinked, not believing what he just heard.

"No way...... Did Grim do this?" Deuce's eyes grew wide. He'd never thought Grim would attack Y/n like that. Y/n nodded, confirming Deuce's suspicion. The two stayed silent.

"Hoo... It's true. Me and Owlbert saw it all happen from above." Hooty said sadly.

"A-Anyway, let's move to the lounge now. You should treat your injury as fast as possible." Ace stuttered out as Y/n nods, getting out of her bed.

"Y-Yeah! I thought so! We should contact the Headmaster after that!" Deuce added as they all soon head to the lounge area.

"....... wait, you guys said that i contacted you." Y/n said, getting their attentions.

"Yeah, why?" Ace asked.

"I never-"

"Hoo! It was her mother and father!" Hooty hooted out.

"WHAT!?" They all yelped out.

"Her mother contacted you two via text while her father took her back here." Hooty explained briefly.

".......... We've seen weirder things happen." Y/n muttered out.

"True."

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In the Lounge area, Deuce was patching up Y/n's hand while Ace contacted Crowley. Deuce noticed how silent Y/n was, so he cleared his throat a bit before talking.

"Y/n are you okay? You've been quiet ever since we've got here." Deuce asked, feeling concerned for his friend.

"...... This is my fault." Y/n silently said.

"What?" Deuce snapped his head to Y/n, who looked as gloomier than ever.

"I couldn't help but feel responsible for what happened to Grim. I'm the one who was trusted to keep an eye on him. I'm the one responsible for him. I'm-" Deuce cuts Y/n off.

"Grim will be okay. Trust me on this. As stubborn as he is, he is a loyal friend to you. There's no doubt that he'll come back safe and sound." Deuce gave a reassuring smile to Y/n as she smiled bak softly.

"Thank you, Deuce."

"The headmaster's on his way." Ace said, flopping down on the couch next to Y/n as Deuce finishes her up. "This is gonna be a long night, I feel like."

A few minutes has gone by as they heard a knock on the door before someone went inside. It was Crowley. He was about to greet them and asked why they contacted him so late at night, he stopped once he saw the look on their faces and the absence of one character, not to mention the very obvious bandaged hand of Y/n.

"What happened?" Crowley asked as they soon started to explain.

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"Let me sum this up, after you talked to a person named Luz through the Mirror of your room... You went to search for Grim when you realized he wasn't in your room with you." Crowley summarized what Y/n had explained to him. "That's when you get attacked by a violent Grim... Hmm."

"He ate a black crystal again." Y/n muttered out.

"Black Crystal?" Crowley asked. This got his attention fast.

"Huh? Is that the same one with the Black Crystal he ate at the Dwarf's Mine?" Ace asked nervously as Y/n only gave a nod.

"Speaking of this....." Deuce muttered. "I saw him eating a Black Crystal at the courtyard of our dorm not long after Riddle's Overblot."

"But he didn't act strangely that time." Ace said, remembering that Grim was acting normal during those times. "By the way.... What is the Black Crystal?"

"...... No wonder I never find them....." Crowley mumbled softly. This made Y/n's ears twitch.

"Is there something about the crystals that you know of and we don't?" Y/n asked. Crowley hesitated to answer but answered anyway.

"The Black Crystal he has been eating might be the Crystal Of Blot." Crowley said.

"Crystal of Blot.......?" Deuce gulped. This sent shivers down the First year's spines.

"As I explained before.... Overblot is caused by he excessive amount of Blot that overflows from a wizard's body." Crowley briefly explains what Blot is once again to them. "Blot is the waste of magic. It contains a strong toxicity and powerful magic. It will form into a huge monster after taking over your negative emotions."

"And in order to defeat the blot.... We need to separate the person from the blot monster, am I right?" Ace recalled from the previous Overblot battles they had.

"Yeah. That's what we were doing before." Deuce muttered.

"........ Yes, you need to destroy the connection between them to completely get rid of the blot." Crowley nodded. "However, the remaining blot inside the monster will turn into a crystal as it disappears."

"A Crystal.....?" Ace blinked, a bit shocked from what he's heard. "You're writing this all down, right Y/n?"

"Already 3 pages ahead of you, Ace."

To Be Continued~

A/n
Y/n's depression Arc has begun.