[ Emet-Selch's chief of bureau is nowhere to be found. All is chaos and terror, and even if Hijikata manages to get coherent answers out of Emet-Selch's dream shades, all that can be found at the Bureau of the Architect is a swathe of dead bodies - including one hauntingly familiar face: Hythlodaeus.
--But the Ascian is not where he was first encountered when Hijikata returns. As is the nature of dreams, it is difficult to recall the exact path one takes between one location to another, but one goes from the crumbling city of Amaurot to a platform of dark, violet crystal high, high above the surface of the planet. There, a monstrous beast lies dead. Several more robed figures stand near its head, looking battered and worn. Evidently they have just finished fighting the thing. All can be seen to wear various uniquely shaped red masks, just as Emet-Selch does, when they turn to look at Hijikata. ]
...You could not find him? [ Emet-Selch asks. He sounds...resigned. ]
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--But the Ascian is not where he was first encountered when Hijikata returns. As is the nature of dreams, it is difficult to recall the exact path one takes between one location to another, but one goes from the crumbling city of Amaurot to a platform of dark, violet crystal high, high above the surface of the planet. There, a monstrous beast lies dead. Several more robed figures stand near its head, looking battered and worn. Evidently they have just finished fighting the thing. All can be seen to wear various uniquely shaped red masks, just as Emet-Selch does, when they turn to look at Hijikata. ]
...You could not find him? [ Emet-Selch asks. He sounds...resigned. ]