The moment Nikolai shouted, footsteps echoed, dozens approaching the hidden room.
"What's happening?"
"..."
The Scientist seemed confused, but Amphitrite remained in her strange, distant state, not speaking but looking quietly at the body in the cylinder.
Nikolai couldn't stop thinking, his mind falling into dark depths. 'If they planned for us to meet, then... was my grandfather being here a lie? Is it that Alaric has betrayed me again, or... Alucard has lied to Alaric because he cannot trust him anymore?' The difference between the two made all the difference.
The sound of metal gears grinding and rumbling shook through the room; he looked at Amphitrite as she turned to the Scientist with a sad look. "You must escape, Nikolai, take her and let's leave," Amphitrite stated to the blonde-haired woman, who looked around confusedly.
"How can I trust you both?"
