Different Gods

In a mountain surrounding Aconite Town, the Guildmaster of the Pantheon is studying some old ruins.

Hyperion Lucis walked along that same mountain, followed by Blaine Pheles and Herald Protista. Blaine was wearing a gas mask in order to keep him from accidentally killing his allies.

"Why do I have to wear the mask when we go missions together?" asked Herald.

"That way he'd kill everyone around him except you," said Hyperion. "The White Snake needs to kill. Just like anyone else who tries to harm Othrys."

The three were on a mission to Crocus, Fiore; with plans to assassinate its king.

"Cardinal Hyperion, there's someone ahead of us," said Blaine using his sense of smell to sense his opponent.

"Take them out," ordered Hyperion.

Blaine sprouted wings and flew over to where he smelled the person, seeing Nikolai. Not knowing of his status, Blaine removed his mask and began to breath a steady stream of poison onto his enemy. "Black Death."