"A-Austria? Is that you?"

Wherever he turns his head, all he could see was darkness. Darkness extended further than how far his eyes could see.

"My baby, where are you?"

Invictus' lower half was submerged in the dark matter he was standing in. He won't barge no matter how much he struggled. Crawling his way out was futile too.

"I'm right here," Austria exclaimed in the dark void.

"Where? I can't see you! Please, please take my hand if you can see me. Please, my baby, please!"

If Invictus has to cut his arm off and hold it with another just to reach longer than he can actually do, he would do it without hesitation just to hold his daughter once more.

Tears began flowing down his face and thousands of emotions flooded his mind and heart when he felt Austria's tiny fingers hold his.

"Oh, my baby, will you hold me? Please, I beg of you."

But that was how as far as the strange encounter goes. He had woken up when the king's servants dumped another liquid waste in The Oubliette, raising the