meanwhile in tartarus

[enblightened]

[He does not remember much before this moment.

The final dungeon was upon them, surely. And they were being led through something strange and agonizing, just as before. The broken shell of a manor and its twisted, flesh-ridden halls only promised torment, yet he cannot recall beyond that.

So surely, this is just another part of it. Surely, another dungeon. Yet, he is alone. The monsters are new, somehow less horrifying than most other things he has encountered. If nothing else, there is that, even if it means he must relearn how to deal with these particular ones.

Though if he is not mistaken, the streams here look like they're filled with blood.

At the moment, Bigby is examining one of the streams of the river, mystified.]

How curious this part of the dungeon is... yet, I cannot recall the exit.

hadesvania

[reposing]

[Only Zagreus would know how many times he's made his escape attempt.

As for Alucard, he is on his first attempt to break into the Underworld.

The entrance was not actually complicated to find. His father's collection of books made it easy to determine where to go, and the cold does not especially have any effect on him. He marches forward, through the entryway, finding himself in a familiar place of gears turning.]

Hm. Could it be this is where you drew inspiration? It wouldn't be surprising...

[And so it is, two princes bound to run into each other, coming from opposite directions.]