Now that I think about it, didn't the gunshot from that woman earlier do something weird?

  I don't know what caused this but the hole she made in the darkness is still pretty much there. This thing also seems to pay me no mind unless I chose to get involved as well. I'm also pretty sure my foot went into this darkness, as I didn't even have the proper time to remove my shoe from my foot.

  It can't be that it's scared of Maria's fire, it litteraly ignored that thing. Altho it did seem wary of them regardless.

  Think, Audrey, think!

  45 minutes left...

  What does that bullet and kick I did have that created such situations?

  The only we could do right now was preventing it from attacking us by creating walls of fmes. Each time one disappeared, Maria spawned another one. She's gonna run out of tank at a certain point and while Jessica doesn't need to see us to use that needle on us, all of her other abilities are disabled right now as they're based on sight.

  42 minutes left...

  An idea seemed to come to Alma's. She looked at Aria, a expression full of pain and sorrow on her face befors floating to her.

  What did she think about?

  "Keep that thing occupied for a while, I think I have figured something that might work."

  "Easier said than done, so far, nothing we did worked. Not to even mention the only thing we could have really used against it won't work right now."

  "Are you calling me a thing?"

  "Juanary, this is no time for iddle banter."

  40 minutes left...

  In an instant, the monster appeared right behind Li. It was pretty obvious from the start but that thing is toying with us; it's as if every ounce of despair it can squeeze out from us. Didn't Li call that thing Apophys?

  Our magnanimity bestowed upon thee guidances, yet thou dost not employ them. We deities dost embody the quintessence of a grand concept; herein dost lie thy answers. O Sun's Embodiment, grant them the illumination to discern the righteous course to tread. Forasmuch as a deity doth partake, we shall extend our aid to thee whensoever we are able, yet we cannot take physical form as hath the Great Serpent of Darkness manifested in this very moment.

  This vile serpent doth scorn the radiance of day, sun's gleam notwithstanding. As we art disposed to generosity and desire optimal chances to prevail in the battles of apostles for our progeny, we may unfold unto thee that this conflict would have ceased ere it commenced, hadst thou surrendered thy hope. This adversary is sworn against all that embodies hope upon this orb; it doth equally abhor it.

  Those gods are so full of themselves, I'm not like my mom, I can't understand everything they're saying just by existing. I thought having to spend that much time with Jessica and Maria, they would have decided to lower their standards already but this is rough.

  38 minutes left...

  "I think I get it", Maria said, a not so confident look on her face.

  "Id state."

  Maria's hair turned to fire, her whole clothes as well. I could discern smoke coming out of her body.

  "Don't say too close to me, guys, you'll melt in an instant.